CHICAGO (CBS) — At least 17 people were killed and 89 others were hurt in shootings during the Fourth of July weekend across Chicago as of Friday. The ages of the victims range from 5 to 74 ...

An alarming number of Chicago youth witness gun violence. Schools need support to help them heal. The average age at which Black and Latino Chicagoans witness a shooting is 14, a new study found.

Illinois pays an estimated $18.6 billion a year toward firearm injury and death. Firearm manufacturers share none of these costs.

A new analysis from the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab pinpoints where and when violent crime primarily occurs in the city — down to the hour and 1,000-by-1,000-foot block.

In Chicago, a year of fewer shootings and murders but little sense of being safer “We have a much longer way to go,” says Susan Lee, the former deputy mayor for public safety who was the ...

In Chicago, if you were to be shot today - you’d be more likely to die from your injuries than you would have been 13 years ago. That’s the finding of a new report from nonprofit news outlet ...

Homicides are up 10% in Milwaukee this year. Even more depressing — and truly infuriating — is the perception that gun deaths ...

CHICAGO – Funding cuts from the U.S. Department of Justice are having a big impact on local organizations dedicated to violence protection.Pha’tal Perkins told WGN-TV he was once on the wrong ...

Northwestern study shows success of Peacekeepers Program in Chicago area 02:30. A new report details the impact of the work of violence interrupters — the people assigned to look for conflicts ...

The mass shooting in River North that claimed four lives and injured 14 others was the start of a violent Fourth of July ...