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A nearly three-year upswing ended last summer, WBEZ finds. The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any ...
The first quarter had the fewest Chicago murders since early 2019. The city’s annual murder count has been dropping since 2021. How do these numbers compare to national trends? So far ...
A Streator man was found guilty of murder in connection with a 2021 shooting that left one man dead in Montgomery.
(Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims ...
With a nearly three-year surge in the rearview mirror, Chicago robbery numbers have plunged to historic lows. From September 2021 to June 2024 ... impact of COVID on crime,” said Wesley G.
Chicago police announced five new murder ... and has been in custody at the Cook County jail since 2021, awaiting trial on other murder and attempted murder charges for the killing of a sixth ...
The 17-year-old boy was charged with felony counts of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm.