Regular Tribune Opinion contributor Jens Ludwig, Pritzker director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, has a new book, ...

April 6 through April 12 marks National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) across the country. The Chicago Police Department started on Saturday with a meet and greet, where crime victims and ...

Johnson was recently lambasted by Congress over Chicago's crime wave and allegations his administration doesn't properly cooperate with ICE. Johnson appeared to deny some allegations from ...

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling watches a protest at the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. Alex Brandon/AP Share All Chicago police supervisors will soon be ...

Illinois Retail Merchants Association CEO Rob Karr isn’t surprised by the findings of a new study that concludes that local ...

With data showing shoplifting crimes across Chicago jumped by nearly 50% over ... concerned about shoplifting and organized retail crime,” the survey concludes. “This has led to a shift ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A waitress was attacked by two women while working at a Pilsen restaurant, surveillance video shows. The attack happened on Saturday at about 8:43 p.m. at El Taco Azteca in the ...

According to the most recent Chicago police crime data analyzed by the I-Team, violent crime has decreased citywide by 5.5% in the last 12 months compared to the yearly average of the previous ...

Cotten, from Nashville, said she’s visited Chicago many times but had never witnessed a crime scene before. “This whole situation is very sad,” Cotten said. “I just hope he and the ...

Chicago finished the year’s first quarter this week with 96 murders, a drop of more than 15% from the first three months of last year. Data analyst Jeff Asher, who closely follows crime numbers ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road ...