CHICAGO — Violent crime in Chicago is down significantly in the first half of the year, representing the steepest decline in more than a decade, according to Mayor Brandon Johnson.“Homicides ...

Of course, Chicago isn’t alone in this encouraging trend. Virtually every U.S. city has posted declines at that level or better in 2025, a generalized falloff in violent crime that has been most ...

A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice shows most major crime categories in Chicago are down below pre-pandemic levels, including homicides and sexual assaults.

Leaders from various groups helping disrupt crime met to discuss what has been going on this summer in Chicago, and how to ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – A mass shooting in River North Wednesday night ripped off a scab on Chicago’s violence that was just beginning to form. The shooting also draws attention to the River North ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are warning South Side residents about a series of armed robberies. The thieves have targeted at least seven people in the city's South Chicago neighborhood, with the ...

While national rhetoric leans on fear and force, mayors in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Birmingham are reducing ...

Fox News analyst transforms grief into action after his brother's murder with new book, offering a reward and establishing the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety amid Chicago's crime crisis.

Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joins Steve Dale to discuss the snap curfew veto and his beliefs on why Chicago residents and the Chicago Police Department could be the ones that lose. The ...

Major cities across the country, including New York and Los Angeles, have seen significant dips in violent crime since the unrest of 2020, when protests, riots and looting followed the killing of ...