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 ...

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.

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

The FBI is reporting similar trend lines nationally--with overall violent crime down while murder and non-negligent manslaughter are up. Because of the dismal murder figures in Chicago during the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson recently told the City Club of Chicago that a goal for 2025 is to keep the city below 500 murders, but only time will tell. And the crime fighting does not come cheap.

Chicago summer violent crime data show some promising trends CHICAGO (CBS) -- Another holiday weekend is in the books – along with an unofficial wrap to summer. This Labor Day weekend, 55 people ...

Violent crime is declining in Chicago, but crime prevention funds are too As grant money dries up, violence prevention group leaders worry about how they will continue their work amid signs of ...

In Chicago alone, at least 10 people were killed in multiple shootings during the holiday weekend. These everyday killings received far less attention than the mass murder at the parade.

Crime was a scorching controversy in the 2022 Illinois governor’s race, as Republicans raged that Democrats were soft on crime. The GOP lobbed brutal attacks at the SAFE-T Act, warning that the ...