A man has been charged with arson and murder in connection with a fire that killed four people, including a pregnang woman ...

Over the first six months of 2025, shootings and homicides have dropped to some of the lowest levels seen in about a decade.

According to data from the city and Chicago Police Department, total violent crime is down at least 22% thus far in 2025, ...

Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago. Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through July 4, 2025. The number of people slain so far in 2025: 200.

After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in ...

County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total ...

A 20-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred over the violent Fourth of July ...

Chicago police, with help from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives officials, arrested 23-year-old Lontray ...

Chicago's Fourth of July weekend reportedly marred by violence with over 50 shootings, six fatalities, and multiple mass ...

Nine people were killed and 40 others were injured in citywide violence over the holiday weekend, making it the least violent ...

Through the first six months of this year, Chicago saw about a 33% decrease in homicides compared to the same period last ...