After a shooting outside of Mello Buckzz’s mixtape release party, some took to social media to discuss the impact of drill ...

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

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.

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

Over one recent weekend in Chicago, two children under the age of 10 became victims of the city's rampant gun violence. Mateo Zastro, 3, was shot and killed while in the car with his mother and ...

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 ...

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