Community Peacekeepers say reducing shootings means confronting poverty, trauma and instability in the neighborhoods most ...

While gun violence has steadily declined all across America over the last four years, Chicago has the second-largest drop among the 10 largest cities and will likely end this year with the fewest ...

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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 ...

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A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago. Cook ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. For the first time in two decades, Chicago will experience ...

Lauren joined CBS News Chicago in May 2016 and is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. National leaders fighting for gun violence prevention joined advocates in ...