CHICAGO -- 1,606 people were shot in a single three-month summer period in Chicago. That's the population equivalent to many American small towns. The violence isn't limited to the season: A ...

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.

President Donald Trump has threatened for weeks to send National Guard troops to Chicago, claiming crime has transformed the city into a "killing field." However, Chicago Police data shows violent ...

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 ...

More work lies ahead in preventing shootings and in saving lives, according to stakeholders working to reduce violent crime and provide needed support to victims and their families.

A Far South Side man was convicted of gunning down a 71-year-old grandfather taking a regular walk in Chinatown in 2021 in a bold daylight killing that frightened a community already reeling from an ...