Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by ...

Six shooting deaths on the South and West sides, a fatal stabbing in Little Village and a vehicular homicide in Chicago Lawn.

"If they are going to prove this isn't self-defense," defense attorney Brandon Hicks said, "they should be able to tell who shot first in the confrontation." ...

Despite recording more than 570 homicides in 2024, Chicago actually saw signs of improvement, with that total marking the third consecutive year the city recorded fewer killings than the one prior.

A 33-page evaluation of the first year of the push dubbed the People’s Plan for Community Safety promises to continue working to reduce crime and violence by “addressing the root causes of harm and ...

IDPH launches a new dashboard for tracking firearm violence and deaths by county to inform prevention efforts in Illinois.

Use the table below to look up how the number of gang crimes reported in your neighborhood compared to the rest of the city.

As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in ...

Programs partly funded by the flow of opioid settlement cash are beginning to turn the tide, experts and preliminary data ...