Conventional wisdom about violence is wrong, Jens Ludwig, director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, says in ...

James Robinson and Angel Contreras, both 21, are facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, robbery, and vehicular ...

Charles K. Green, 44, was charged with murder and arson in the death Wednesday of CFD Capt. David Meyer, 54, during a fire in ...

Meyer was a 29-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department. Police said Wednesday the fire was the result of human action, ...

The recent show of force in Streeterville might serve as a metaphor for the state of the current response to Chicago’s crime ...

Authorities said Nicholas Novak fired a shotgun at police at the end of a chase from Plano to Aurora, after already having ...

The task force addressed its progress for the first time this week, nearly a year after the formation of the unit was first ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by ...

A 54-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 25-year-old woman last Thursday.

A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder and arson after a garage fire led to a collapse that killed a Chicago fire ...

Chicago police announced murder charges Friday against an Austin man believed to have set the trash fire that led to the ...

Two men have been charged with dozens of felonies, including attempted first-degree murder, following a violent string of ...