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.

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 ...

News Following slew of ‘wrong place’ shootings across the nation, Chicago experts discuss alternatives to violence Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email ...

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.

Chicago authorities have made arrests of suspects in only 6% of the Windy City’s 19,000 non-fatal shootings in the past seven years, according to a deep dive conducted by the Chicago Sun-Times.

Shootings of Chicago students prompts push for anti-violence workers in high schools Many people who do violence prevention work have criminal records that would bar them from working in schools.

Please check your inbox for your confirmation. After a succession of fatal shootings of Chicago Public Schools students just after dismissal, there are calls to bring violence prevention workers ...

Chicago saw a slight decrease in murders and shootings in 2024, with 573 murders and 2283 shooting incidents, compared to 620 murders and 2876 shooting incidents in 2023.

At least 26 people have been shot, five fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

As of July 1, multiple new alcohol-related laws -- including two that impact how such beverages can be sold -- went into ...