A new analysis from the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab pinpoints where and when violent crime primarily occurs in the city — down to the hour and 1,000-by-1,000-foot block.

CHICAGO (CBS) — At least 17 people were killed and 89 others were hurt in shootings during the Fourth of July weekend across Chicago as of Friday. The ages of the victims range from 5 to 74.

Illinois pays an estimated $18.6 billion a year toward firearm injury and death. Firearm manufacturers share none of these costs.

In Chicago, a year of fewer shootings and murders but little sense of being safer “We have a much longer way to go,” says Susan Lee, the former deputy mayor for public safety who was the ...

Gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, where organizers say tackling poverty is the only way to create ...

In a country where mass shootings and gun violence have become daily occurrences, a fatal shooting in Antioch on April 12 during an argument over the use of a leaf blower stood out for its triviali… ...

Nearly a year into Lightfoot’s anti-violence plan, many of Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods are doing worse The plan proposed flooding the 15 most violent community areas with resources.

CHICAGO (CBS) — At least 19 people were killed and 87 others were hurt in shootings during the Fourth of July weekend across Chicago as of Friday. The ages of the victims range from 5 to 74.

The increase, reversing a three-year trend, is among the highest in city history, The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday. Fatal shootings rose by 53%, with December shootings totaling 50, compared ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the wake of a series of mass shootings that have rocked Chicago in just the past week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is addressing an issue that is plaguing cities across the country ...

To the Editor: Like New York City (news article, Aug. 5), in Cook County, Illinois, we have seen a rise in shootings.Our efforts at bail reform, which have been progressing for years along with a ...

Greg Abbott: "We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis." ...