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‘O’Block’ is one of Chicago’s most talked-about neighborhoods, but many don’t know the full history behind it. This video explores the reasons why it’s often seen as off-limits and ...
The most dangerous block in Chicago isn’t in Englewood or on the West Side. It’s a stretch of South King Drive where a young Michelle Obama once lived.
Chicago was in the midst of a tumultuous summer beset by the pandemic and violent protests when Carlton Weekly, a reputed gang member who rapped under the name FBG Duck, came to the ritzy Gold Coas… ...
Around 5:30 a.m., police said the off-duty officer was confronted by multiple gunmen in the 10800 block of South Campbell Avenue, leading to a shootout. It was not clear who fired first.
The block where I pastor on the South Side of Chicago is known infamously around my city, around America, and even internationally, as "O Block." It was gangsters who gave O Block its name.
O’Block is mourning the loss of two of its own, as rappers Munna Duke and Youngin were reportedly shot and killed in Chicago this week under unclear circumstances, as reported by No Jumper.
Chicago Alderman David Moore is living outside on 73rd Place in Englewood to draw attention to violence in the area. Gunfire was caught on video.
According to the book Chicago’s Block Clubs: How Neighbors Shape the City, by Amanda I. Seligman, the signs were first erected as public declarations of rules spelled out in club newsletters.
Five alleged O-Block gang members have been charged in the August 2020 murder of Chicago rapper FBG Duck, according to a federal racketeering indictment unsealed Wednesday.
FBG Duck murder trial expected to spotlight Chicago’s gang, rap ties Six “members and associates” of the O Block gang faction face trial Tuesday in a case likely to show gang-rap links that ...
Calling her "Miss D," current Kids Off the Block teens said Latiker has given them happiness and hope for the future.