While national rhetoric leans on fear and force, mayors in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Birmingham are reducing homicides through data, community investment, and strategic prevention—not just ...

Windows were shattered at three Northwest Side businesses early Thursday morning, as thieves tried to break in, Chicago police said. Glass was strewn about at China Chef, La Michoacana and the New ...

Leaders say the expansion will help them meet ambitious goals of reducing shootings, even as President Donald Trump pulls ...

The City Council needs 34 votes to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of an ordinance that would allow the police to enact ...

A man has been charged in the murder of a 30-year-old woman. Chicago police said she was found dead at a South Side home over the weekend.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOn ...

The city of Chicago saw a historic drop in homicides in the first half of the year, a trend that has largely been mirrored ...

The Chicago Public Safety DataHub will track the most recent data on violent crime in Chicago and allow users to compare it ...

Violent crime down this Memorial Day weekend in Chicago compared with last year The City of Chicago's safety plan was put to the test this Memorial Day, and it appeared to be passing late in the ...

The gap drives how Chicagoans perceive safety in the city, write two UChicago Crime Lab experts.

A new real-time crime-tracking center is helping Chicago police monitor thousands of CTA and city cameras to boost safety ...

Chicago saw fewer than 600 murders in 2024 for the 1st time since 2019; shootings and carjackings were also down.

Four people were killed and another 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in downtown Chicago. The ...