President Trump said the possible deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago would help tackle crime in the city. But it also comes with violent crime numbers at a record low. Community groups ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A coalition of community groups are joining forces to come up with a plan to keep the peace on the streets. A firm that did a survey for the group says 15 Chicago communities ...

CHICAGO -- 1,606 people were shot in a single three-month summer period in Chicago. That's the population equivalent to many American small towns. The violence isn't limited to the season: A ...

Naperville resident and civil rights attorney Qasim Rashid said he was 16 years old in 1999 when the Columbine High School mass shooting took over a dozen lives. At the time, Rashid said he thought ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Good morning, Chicago. When it comes to Chicago and crime, perception isn’t always reality. At times, 2025 brought deadly chaos to ...

Early data show drops in violent crime in parts of Chicago — leaders say funding will determine if gains hold.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (WGN) — Victims of gun violence, ...

CHICAGO — Dozens of teens from the South and West sides were in the Loop Friday, pitching social media campaigns they created to help tackle gun violence. Many of the teens participating in the pitch ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson argued during a statement with the Illinois Governor on Tuesday that gun crime in Chicago is caused by lax gun control laws in red states. "For every shooting in Chicago, ...

Antwan Mclaurin, 23, was arrested and charged in the alleged fatal shooting of another man in West Town last month. Chicago police accuse Jermaine Sutton, 26, of fatally shooting a 57-year-old man in ...