Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago saw a significant reduction in violent crime during the summer of 2026, calling the decline in summer violent crime historic during his fourth summer in office.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is touting a reduction in 2026 summer violence as the city has reported fewer homicides this ...

A recent NORC at the University of Chicago poll said 44% of Chicagoans think crime is going up, despite CPD data saying otherwise.

A 45-year-old man and a 32-year-old man were shot to death inside a home in the 600 block of West 74th Street late Monday ...

The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago ...

During an appearance on Fox News, Alderman Raymond Lopez discussed President Donald Trump’s offer to lend federal assistance ...

"I'm going to address the people of Chicago around my future and the future of our city," Mayor Johnson told CBS Chicago ...

Six people were shot, including two teenagers, one fatally, between Saturday night and early Sunday morning across Chicago.

New York City recorded its lowest number on record in homicides and shootings over the three hot-weather months. There were 66 homicides in New York in June, July and August, a little over half the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city’s expanded Chicago Youth Works program is part of a long-term strategy to create safer communities by giving young people paid opportunities, mentorship and ...

A child is dead and police are calling it a homicide in Frankfort, Illinois — a suburb that hasn't seen this in decades.

The city of Chicago in August saw its fewest homicides across any such month in more than a decade as the city’s violence ...