Crime in Chicago had already declined dramatically before any federal deployment occurred. The reductions extended beyond ...

A more comprehensive approach would deliver the resources and justice needed by those most impacted, writes a pastor who ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The violent and deadly holiday weekend prompted public officials, the business community and anti-violence groups to redouble their commitment to making investments to address the ...

Chicago neighborhoods where community violence intervention is most active have some of the largest declines in gun violence ...

Chicago experienced a spate of gun violence over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend during which 102 people were shot, including at least a dozen fatally, according to police reports.From July 3 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 21 people have been shot, 4 fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said. Here's how the news is developing. A man was found shot to death on the ...

Delphine Cherry looks out from her favorite spot in her home Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Hazel Crest, Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Delphine Cherry knows as well as anyone how intractable violent crime ...

Advocates, survivors, and the Cook County State's Attorney shed light Tuesday on the crisis of domestic violence in the Chicago area. They testified at a Cook County Board hearing on gender-based ...

Zelisa McCullom lives on the West Side block where a 16-year-old girl was among five people seriously wounded in a shooting over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in 2022. But this year, with four men ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Chicago anti-violence program received nearly $4 million in federal funding to help reduce gun violence. Federal officials announced the grant for Chicago CRED on Tuesday. "The ...

FBI found violence levels in Chicago increased 24 percent last year. — -- On a chilly Saturday, 20 volunteers sat in a movie theater-turned-church located on Chicago’s South Side, taking detailed ...

Delphine Cherry knows as well as anyone how intractable violent crime is in Chicago. In 1992, her teenage daughter was gunned down in one of the city's toniest neighborhoods — a bystander caught up in ...