July 31, 2021 Chicago shooting leaves 4 injured, weekend total already at 16 Chicago suffered a violent start to another weekend with sixteen people shot by Saturday morning, with at least four people in serious or critical condition.
July 30, 2021 Chicago boy, 14, shot twice in the head while sitting in parked car, police say A 14-year-old boy was shot twice in the head and a man was also wounded Thursday while they were sitting in a parked car in Chicago.
July 30, 2021 Chicago teen charged with two carjackings as attacks have increased 50% over past year A 16-year-old Chicago teenager has been charged with two carjackings as the number of carjackings has increased by more than half over last year.
July 26, 2021 Chicago's top cop blames crime wave on courts for releasing violent offenders: reports Chicago's top cop took aim at the court system Monday for releasing violent offenders amid a wave of gun violence in the city, according to reports.
July 26, 2021 'The Five' blasts left-wing activists denouncing cops while minority areas call for more support The panel on “The Five” sounded off Monday after another deadly weekend in the nation's major liberal cities.
July 26, 2021 Chicago police union, city reach tentative agreement on contract with pay raise, accountability reforms Officials with Chicago's police union and the city have reached a tentative agreement on a new eight-year contract that would give officers a pay raise and would expand on some accountability reforms following months of tense negotiations as both sides publicly engaged in a war of words.
July 26, 2021 Cities under siege: Americans speak out on crime spike After weeks of several high-profile shootings, including one outside of the Washington Nationals' ballpark that sent players and fans running for their lives, ӣƵ spoke with several tourists and DC residents in the nation's capital to get their thoughts on crime and what can be done to fix it.
July 26, 2021 'Unapologetic' Lightfoot defends speaking only to reporters of color: 'I would absolutely do it again' Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, continued to defend her controversial decision to only speak with non-White reporters earlier this year, calling the number of the journalists of color covering her "unacceptable" and declaring she'd do it again because of the conversation it spurred.
July 26, 2021 Chicago violence: 12 dead, 70 shot amid bloody weekend Chicago authorities on Monday said that 70 people were shot and 12 were killed amid another violent weekend in the city.
July 26, 2021 Chicago expressway shootings continue to surge despite $12.5M grant, federal intervention Chicago expressway shootings continue to surge, as authorities search for answers following the latest two incidents on the same day at different areas across the city last week.