It might not feel like summer outside but Memorial Day weekend means beaches are open and preparations for events and parades ...

A Trace analysis found Chicago’s clearance rates are declining even with fewer homicides to solve. Thousands of families are ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other city officials touted the plan at an event Thursday, ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

The Memorial Day weekend is viewed as the start of summer in Chicago — with all 22 beaches set to open for the summer on ...

Chicago’s top officials are calling for calm ahead of Memorial Day weekend — often one of the city’s most violent — as homicides continue to fall and the summer season begins.

From packed street festivals like Sueños to Chicago's beaches officially opening for the swimming season, Memorial Day weekend starts a fun-filled summer for Chicago, but it can also bring safety ...

Both deaths were preliminarily ruled homicides, according to the coroner's office, and they each died of gunshot wounds.

The Chicago Police Department repeatedly has downplayed or ignored accusations that officers committed sexual assault and ...

A second man has been identified in a Hammond double homicide early Sunday. Montelle D. Lang, 29, of Chicago, was killed, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.

Amid those shifts, The Trace is dedicated to helping readers stay grounded, gain context, and expand resources. That’s why we ...

Fort Wayne area law enforcement agencies have created the Northeast Indiana Crime Gun Intelligence Center to help address ...