It's time to dispense with the 'conventional wisdom' approach that has brought little progress, writes the director of the ...

A week after shocking mass shooting outside River North lounge, links to city’s worst gang feud have surfaced again.

It was a jarring act of violence that again put Chicago in an unwanted spotlight and left River North on edge. A drive-by shooting into a crowd of people waiting outside a lounge on Chicago Avenue ...

Jobs for young people have grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched the program as a key anti-violence ...

The Democratic primary race for the Illinois 9th Congressional District is heating up with at least a dozen candidates, ...

Putting aside red and blue, doctors on the front lines of gun violence are teaching families how to protect themselves and ...

Gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, where organizers say tackling poverty is the only way to create ...

It’s the first time since 2014 that fewer than 200 killings were recorded in Chicago between January and June, data shows.

Gun-related suicides in the U.S. reached record highs in 2023, even as gun homicides continued to decline from their pandemic-era peak, according to a new report from the Center for Gun Violence ...

Both homicides and killings using firearms dropped 30% in Lake County from 2023 to 2024, according to information provided by the State’s Attorney’s Office.

Woman seriously hurt in Garfield Park shooting At least two people were killed and 21 others were hurt in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Saturday. The ages of the victims range from 11 to 63.

Guest Commentary 2 new tools will protect Kansas schools from tragedy of gun violence | Opinion By Chris Croft Special to The Kansas City Star June 24, 2025 5:04 AM ...