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 ...

You step into a story that starts with a day like any other and quickly becomes a community’s worst fear. A young mother was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting while her child sat nearby, and the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The effort to end mass shootings ramps up Wednesday. It's the National Day Of Action On Gun Violence Prevention. In Chicago, people and politicians rallied at Federal Plaza. Rallies ...

We are seeing big declines in crime across the country, suggesting that what’s going on may not be due to anything unique that Chicago’s doing.

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 ...

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 ...

Chicago’s sharp drop in shootings and homicides came alongside fewer arrests and a smaller police force. Community violence ...

On Thursday morning, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson met with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to talk about what the federal government can do to help address violence in the city, ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Victims of gun violence, their families, and advocacy groups gathered on Tuesday to speak out against President Donald Trump’s potential plan to mobilize the National Guard in Chicago.

Two people were killed and 11 others injured in gun violence overnight across Chicago, hours before the city is set to graduate its largest class of new police recruits in years in an effort to tackle ...

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 ...