Chicago: Despite mayor’s call for fewer than 500 homicides this year, 2025 opens with familiar violence
Six shooting deaths on the South and West sides, a fatal stabbing in Little Village and a vehicular homicide in Chicago Lawn.
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Son of woman killed in domestic shooting helps pass Illinois law to protect victims, becomes advocate
Manny Alvarez does not like to call himself brave. But he does want to keep helping domestic violence survivors—any way he ...
Chicago nonprofit launches violence intervention program for boys
The organization UCAN Chicago​ aunched REACH 21—a program with a goal of helping kids through mentorship, education, ...
A vanishingly small number of violent sex crimes end in conviction, NBC News investigation shows
Less than 4% of reported rapes, sexual assaults, and child sex abuse allegations in certain cities across the United States ...
Mexican Americans who visit homeland are at risk of deadly violence
Last month, two Chicagoans and a Rockford-area man were killed while visiting family in Mexico. The son of one Chicago man ...
Calling domestic violence ‘unique in nature,’ Judge reduces sentence for woman who shot alleged abuser
In a case indicative of the justice system’s slowly changing attitudes toward domestic violence, a Cook County judge on Monday reduced the sentence for a Chicago woman who said she shot and ...
State lawmakers send Karina's Bill addressing domestic violence to Gov. Pritzker's desk
Karina's Bill passed the Illinois House by a 80-33 vote. It would require police to confiscate guns within 96 hours from ...
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‘If you want to take it outside …': Nancy Mace challenges Jasmine Crockett at House hearing
The heated exchange between state representatives took place during a discussion of civil rights and transgender rights at a ...
Activist calls for action as Chicago transit crime numbers jump
Violence Interrupters Executive Director Tio Hardiman is demanding top city officials do more to keep riders safe.
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Despite Chicago mayor’s call for fewer than 500 homicides this year, 2025 opens with violence
Chicago saw eight homicides in the first six days of 2025, and another 28 people suffered nonfatal gunshot wounds.
Illinois lawmakers pass Karina's Bill, aimed at protecting domestic violence victims from gun violence
Illinois state law already allows anyone seeking an order of protection to seek a "firearm remedy" which would allow police to remove guns from an alleged abuser's home. Karina's Bill would close a ...