August 20, 2018 Picture of snoozing Chicago cops goes viral after violent weekend Two Chicago police officers are in hot water Monday after a picture of them sleeping on the job went viral.
August 20, 2018 Four people killed, nearly 60 shot this weekend across Chicago The bloodshed riddling parts of the city of Chicago continued well into the weekend as four people were killed and another 54 were wounded by gunfire.
August 19, 2018 Amid gun violence crisis, all 5 Chicago pro sports teams funding therapy, mentoring program for at-risk youth Although Chicago’s gun violence continues to erupt frequently, its communities spread out in many of the city’s sectors increasingly attempt to fix their city — starting with its kids and their sports heros.
August 19, 2018 Chicago 'peace picnic' turns violent: 3 people shot, another is beaten Three people were shot at a back-to-school peace picnic held at a playground in Chicago on Saturday night.
August 18, 2018 Amid new shootings, Chicago girds for yet another weekend of crime and violence A 3-year-old boy was among seven people shot in a single incident in Chicago on Friday night as the city braced itself for another weekend of bloodshed and violence.
August 18, 2018 Rahm Emanuel under increasing fire for linking Chicago violence and morals in minority neighborhoods As Chicago braces for another weekend of violence, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is once again coming under fire for blaming the rise in criminal activity on a lack of morals in predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
August 17, 2018 Firefighters find smoldering body of man, 18, who was choked, stabbed, burned, authorities say Two men and a teenage girl have been charged in what authorities described as the "vicious" and "heinous" killing of an 18-year-old man whose body was found smoldering Tuesday just outside Chicago, officials said.
August 15, 2018 Beloved Chicago grandmother killed by bullet fired into home, report says A woman described by family members as a beloved grandmother was killed Tuesday night in Chicago -- one of six people shot overnight in the city and one of two struck by gunfire while sitting at home.
August 12, 2018 Another bloody Chicago weekend: gun violence leaves 1 dead, 27 wounded The violence in Chicago continued again over the weekend, although down from the previous weekend where a burst of gun violence left at least 11 people dead and around 70 wounded.
August 11, 2018 Chicago shootings reportedly leave multiple people wounded Multiple people reportedly suffered gunshot wounds in Chicago on Saturday, the latest in a string of violent episodes throughout the city.