Ryan is devastated when an injury prevents him from tatting his childhood idols. Charmaine tries to persuade Cobra to stay at 9Mag. Jenn's inadvertent nip slip sends Van ...

Black Ink Crew: Chicago follows a passionate and ambitious group of tattoo artists and friends through the unforgiving streets of Chicago as they band together to create ...

Kat questions her life in LA. Lily tries to turn the shop against Cobra. Charmaine's relationship is on rocky ground when her career takes priority over Neek. Nikki's jea ...

Ryan triumphantly returns to the shop after a major health scare. JR learns disturbing information about his relationship with Lily. Phor questions his career as a tattoo ...

Lily jeopardizes her relationship with JR. Cobra confronts Ryan about a rumor on the internet. Van has a questionable plan to win Jenn back. Danielle throws a fashion sho ...

Don freaks out after Ashley gives him shocking news. Lily and Cobra come to blows. Van struggles to deal with the fallout from his breakup. When Ryan throws a party for B ...

Don starts his new career as a piercer at 9Mag. Charmaine's mom gives her devastating news. Phor attempts to reconnect with family. Cobra gets turned on by her new roomma ...

Danielle reveals an explosive secret about Kat. JR and Lily take their relationship to the next level. Van freaks out when Jenn mentions the m word. Charmaine grills Ryan ...

The crew is smitten when Ryan hires a new female tattoo artist. Phor's peace offering sends Nikki over the edge. Don explodes when Ashley gives him a taste of his own med ...

Kat invites the crew to a lake house. Charmaine's job is in jeopardy after a night of hard partying. Nikki learns that Phor sent Kat roses. Ryan and Van come to blows. Ch ...

Charmaine's birthday party turns sour when Danielle confronts Ryan. While Ryan heads to Philly for a tattoo convention, Van and Danielle take over the shop. Ryan rehires ...

Ryan battles his staff over their growing disrespect towards him. Don and Ashley's marital bliss is threatened. Kat leaves Chicago for LA. Van starts a brawl at the 9Mag ...

Ashley arrives in the DR for her wedding day and enlists her brother to spy on Don's bachelor party. Terrence crashes Don's wedding weekend and gives Danielle an ultimatu ...

The 9 Mag crew heads to the Dominican Republic for Don's wedding. Kat confronts Phor about cheating on her when they were together. Van's threesome goes horribly wrong wh ...

With his jail sentence looming, Don pushes up his wedding date. Kat hosts her first art show, but things turn sour when Phor shows up with the woman he cheated on Kat wit ...

Don receives some life-shattering news that could send him back into a spiral. Charmaine is determined to improve her financial situation and auditions to be a radio DJ. ...

Don brings his two baby mamas together in hopes of uniting his family, but Whitney has no intention of making nice. Ryan celebrates his 30th birthday in style with a Grea ...

The crew heads to New Orleans for some Bourbon Street debauchery. Charmaine's family demands that the she moves back home when they find out she's broke. Don is caught of ...

Van returns to work at 9 Mag but is angered that the shop has changed. Charmaine is forced to face the consequences of quitting her corporate job and following her dreams ...

Don's paternity test results send him on a downward spiral. Ryan dips his toes back in the dating pool. Van has an emotional reunion with his daughter after being separat ...

The shop is up in arms after Ryan hires a new tattoo artist. Fists fly when Kat learns that Charmaine threw her personal items in the trash. Don takes a paternity test ho ...

Ryan steps up his boss game when he learns that his staff is taking advantage of him. Kat betrays 9 Mag in order to take her Kat Tat brand to the next level. Don's old co ...

With the death toll in Chicago at an all-time high, the 9Mag crew hosts an event to help victims of violent crimes. Meanwhile in the Dominican Republic, Don tries to win ...

Shocking news at Van's final court appearance leaves him wondering if he should run. Kat's enjoying her time away from 9 Mag, but when the girls fail to pay her a visit, ...

Ryan decides to throw a shop appreciation party in true Chicago summer fashion...on a yacht! While Kat takes some time away from the shop to think things through, the res ...

What happens in New York, stays in New York...not! Upon their return from the Big Apple, Charmaine reveals a secret about her and Don's relationship. Phor receives some s ...

The rest of the 9Mag crew heads to New York City to lend support to Kat and get in some partying while they're there. Ceaser and the NY crew throw a mixxxy party in their ...

After Ryan's meltdown, Kat and Van confront him about his erratic behavior. When the crew questions Kat's loyalty to the shop after she plans to attend a tattoo conventio ...

After confronting Charmaine at Phor's concert and learning the truth about Charmaine and Don, Ashley makes a shocking decision about their relationship. All eyes are on K ...

With his first solo music performance approaching, Phor decides to put it all on the line and pursue a relationship with Kat. After a harsh meeting with his lawyer, Van's ...

Ryan is turning 29, so the crew plans a one of a kind surprise party. Don tries to make things right with his girlfriend Ashley, but when he is put on the spot about thei ...

Welcome to 9 Mag, where the only thing tighter than the ink is the bond between shop owner Ryan and his work family. In a city defined by survival of the fittest, the cre ...