Fight for Chicago: more from gang violence series
In a special four-part series, correspondent Christof Putzel takes you to the streets of Chicago's West and South sides to explore how the city became the most violent in the country and what's being done to stop its gang-related violence. Putzel and producers Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud spent months in Chicago reporting on each side's perspective: the police, the advocates, the churches, the schools, the families, and the gang members themselves. Watch excerpts of his reports below and find more Chicago coverage from America Tonight and Al Jazeera America:
Fight for Chicago series
Chicago’s Internet gangsters
Social media has become a new battle zone for Chicago's gangs, and it's spilling over into real-world violence.
- Topics:
- Gangs
- Chicago
- Technology
- Gun Violence
Chicago's Southeast Side: Is a revolution coming?
The development plans for southeast Chicago are mind-blowing, but will it help the communities that call the area home?
Will Illinois RICO law ‘with teeth’ help Chicago?
Illinois has arguably the strictest Street Gang RICO laws in the country. But will they make a difference in Chicago?
Buying a gun as easy as 'getting candy'
A mother who lost her son and brother to gang violence and other residents speak out about what can be done.
Ex-gang member confronts past
Derek "Shotgun" Brown returns to the corner where he founded the Unknown Vice Lords gang.
Meeting a Chicago gang
Christof Putzel reflects on reporting a special four-part series on gang violence in Chicago. Watch an excerpt above.
‘This could get dicey’: Ride along on Chicago journalist’s graveyard shift
In his years working nights as a video journalist in Chicago, Ken Herzlich figures he’s covered 1,700 homicides.
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