The crisis of growing violence on Chicago’s South Side is increasingly in the spotlight. The Interrupters — the latest internationally praised documentary from Hoop Dreams director-producer Steve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to Chicago and crime, perception isn’t always reality. Those crimes were red meat for those who revel in the city’s ...

Violent crime has fallen to historic lows in Chicago, although gun violence continues to plague neighborhoods with concentrated poverty. A 2023 study of five major cities showed that more than 55% of ...

CHICAGO — When it comes to Chicago and crime, perception isn’t always reality. At times, 2025 brought deadly chaos to Chicago’s shimmering downtown: An 18-victim mass shooting in River North, the ...