A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice shows most major crime categories in Chicago are down below pre-pandemic ...

Cook County invests $25M in initiatives to reduce gun violence, with funds aiding at-risk individuals and survivors through ...

In a lawsuit, Sher’Ron Hinton claims Chicago Public Schools was fully aware of the situation but neglected to properly act.

A mother sues Chicago Public Schools over her daughter's experiences of racist bullying and sexual misconduct.

While city staff said the program had been a long time coming, the vote eerily came on the same night that a 14-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in ...

Assaults against nurses are rising — and nurses are making it clear: Violence is not part of the job description.

The City of Chicago has scaled up its Community Violence Intervention (CVI) program, resulting in a 39% decrease in shooting incidents, a 35% decrease in fatal shootings, and a 41% decrease in ...

Is ShotSpotter helping catch killers? Cleveland has spent $2.8 million on the tool, and there is growing evidence that it is ...

Jayden became the face of children who recently lost their lives to domestic violence, joining Daniela Alvarez, 15, who died ...

The Chicago Mayor's Office, Chicago Police Department, and Office of Equity Engagement and Victim Services have opened an Emergency Response Center in South Deering to provide support to victims of ...

This is an abomination. This is sinful. It’s unholy,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “This bill is a fundamental attack on our democracy and our way of life.” ...

At least 55 people have been shot, eight fatally, in gun violence across the city over the Fourth of July weekend, Chicago police said.The number is a drastic decrease from last year, which saw at ...