Regular Tribune Opinion contributor Jens Ludwig, Pritzker director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, has a new book, ...

Chicago has 185 shelter beds. New York has 3,000. Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston, has 336 beds. While Chicago ...

Around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, Chicago police said the victim got into a quarrel with another woman who took out a gun at the 69th Street Red Line platform. The victim was shot in the neck and taken to the ...

In response to a pattern of large teen gatherings downtown, the Chicago Police Department is urging parents to help keep ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Police Department ... cut to - "So the level of violence in these incidents is escalating." Superintendent Larry Snelling recently spoke about the issue and CPD's ...

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In honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, vigils were held Saturday in communities most affected by violence.

Ashburn, on the West Side, was barely better with five arrests made out of 93 reported incidents ... that continue to drive violence down in the city of Chicago." The Chicago Police Department ...

As the Jewish community prepares for one of its most important holidays, leaders are warning of an increase in antisemitism ...

After multiple violent incidents amid teen gatherings in and near Chicago's downtown, some are calling for stricter curfews. Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to provide more opportunities for ...

A police vehicle sits outside Mercy Hospital where three people — a Chicago police officer ... not required to report such incidents, the scope of health care violence is not fully appreciated.

Domestic violence in and around Chicago began climbing in 2019, and incidents have spiked yet again to start 2025. In January, 41-year-old Tanisha Weeks was shot and killed in front of her 7-year ...