The city of Chicago saw a historic drop in homicides in the first half of the year, a trend that has largely been mirrored ...

Seeking to identify long-term shifts in how the criminal justice system operates in Cook County, Loyola University ...

A violent Independence Day weekend has Chicagoans worried about violent crime, but it was a spike and not a trend. Crime is ...

Why is Chicago violence plummeting? Some credit street outreach workers. A reporter rides along to get an up-close look at the violence intervention work that aims to prevent retaliation in the ...

A mass shooting in River North Wednesday night ripped off a scab on Chicago’s violence that was just beginning to form.

Major cities across the country, including New York and Los Angeles, have seen significant dips in violent crime since the ...

Chicago police are leveraging additional tools and staffing resources inside of a high-tech CTA support center to fight crime ...

Chicago’s gun violence proved unrelenting in 2021, as the fear and unease many neighborhoods have long felt spread into wealthier, traditionally safer parts of the city.

Fourteen people were injured and four were killed in a drive-by shooting outside a lounge in Chicago's River North ...

Chicago police are using new tactics in Streeterville to help prevent violence during expected downtown "teen takeovers" and control large gatherings.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, likely the most progressive mayor in Windy City history, allowed police funding to grow modestly, even as he invests more in anti-violence programs.

Chicago police were once again preparing for a possible "teen takeover" trend downtown on Friday night, and they have been employing some high-tech measures to try and discourage the gathering ...