May 31, 2023 Licensed gun owner turns tables on would-be carjackers amid soaring Chicago violence Two suspected armed carjackers in Chicago were arrested after a concealed carry holder returned fire on the pair, injuring one, according to the police department.
May 31, 2023 Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee, set to journey across US to raise awareness about migration A 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee nicknamed Little Amal is set to journey across the United States in the fall. The puppet's journey is meant to raise awareness about immigration.
May 31, 2023 Newly-elected Chicago mayor responds after city suffers deadliest Memorial Day weekend on record: 'devastated' Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a statement condemning the violence that the city suffered over Memorial Day weekend was 'intolerable.'
May 30, 2023 Chicago suffers 46 shot, 11 killed as bloody Memorial Day weekend ends near all-time record Chicago saw 11 people murdered and 46 more injured in shootings over the long Memorial Day weekend, just one death shy of the city's record, according to Chicago police.
May 30, 2023 Two 2-year-olds shot within hours in crime-ridden Chicago One 2-year-old discharged the firearm on her hand, while another 2-year-old was shot while playing with a 24-year-old man. The toddlers are in fair condition.
May 29, 2023 Chicago toddler shoots herself after finding gun at home in Rogers Park neighborhood: police Police said a 2-year-old girl in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood shot herself in the hand after finding an unsecured firearm at a home Sunday night.
May 26, 2023 Popular Chicago beach closed just hours after opening for summer when shots fired during fight A Chicago beach temporarily shut down just hours after it was opened for the summer season after shots were fired Friday afternoon when a fight broke out.
May 26, 2023 9-year-old killed, woman wounded in shooting near Chicago A 9-year-old boy was fatally shot and a 20-year-old woman injured in a shooting outside a home in Matteson, Illinois, just outside Chicago.
May 26, 2023 Man who shot suburban Chicago officer hit with additional armed robbery charge Samer Hernandez, who was arrested after shooting Officer Dominic Thielman of Romeoville, Illinois just after midnight on Thursday, now faces an armed robbery charge as well.
May 25, 2023 Judge tosses Chicago's lawsuit against Indiana gun shop A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the city of Chicago against Westforth Sports Inc., which alleged the Indiana store sold hundreds of guns in straw purchases that were used by felons.