A Chicago police officer was shot and killed during an armed confrontation in a Chatham apartment Thursday night, authorities ...

Krystal Rivera, a Gresham District tactical officer, has died after being shot in the 8200 block of South Drexel Avenue.

The U.S. Justice Department program started in 2001 to try to secure stiffer prison sentences for gun offenders. Up to now in ...

A Chicago police officer was shot Thursday evening on the South Side, CPD officials confirmed to ABC7. The shooting happened ...

A long-running federal anti-violence program will be expanding to downtown Chicago and mass transit for the first time this ...

U.S. Attorney's office expands Project Safe Neighborhoods to cover Chicago's downtown and CTA system for crime prevention.

The cooler weather could have something to do with it, but one organization made sure young men stayed occupied and out of ...

A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting last summer in the Washington ...

A Chicago criminologist challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happen—and what really makes a city safe.

A 23-year-old man was fatally stabbed late Wednesday night following an altercation in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police. A suburban man was arrested for ...

Illinois followed New York’s lead last year with a lenient crime bill that handcuffs police and eliminates cash bail. TNS The upshot is that two-thirds of Chicago voters don’t feel safe and ...