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Chicago's Crime Wave August 5, 2020

Chicago rapper shot in celeb-frequented area was likely killed by rival gang member: Lightfoot

Investigators believed it was a planned attack.

Chicago's Crime Wave August 5, 2020

Chicago cop shot while responding to domestic violence call; suspect in custody

A Chicago police officer was shot in the leg while responding to a domestic violence call on the city’s West Side early Wednesday, becoming the city’s fourth officer hit by gunfire in the past week, authorities said.

Chicago August 4, 2020

Chicago violence: 3 shot, 1 fatally in violence on fashionable street

A shooting on one of Chicago's most fashionable streets Tuesday left one person dead and two others injured, according to authorities.

Chicago August 4, 2020

Murder charge filed in fatal shooting of 9-year-old on Near North Side

A 39-year-old man was ordered held without bail Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old Chicago boy over the weekend. 

Chicago's Crime Wave August 4, 2020

July was deadliest month in Chicago history, police superintendent says

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Flash August 3, 2020

Chicago gun violence is rampant and 'it seems like no one cares,' Lawrence Jones says

A series of shootings over the weekend in Chicago left nine people dead and 25 wounded.

Chicago's Crime Wave August 3, 2020

Chicago weekend shootings leave 9 dead, 25 wounded, including boy who 'was unintended target'

A series of shootings over the weekend in Chicago has left nine people dead and 25 wounded, closing out a violent July in which murders there more than doubled compared to the same month last year, reports say.

CRIME August 3, 2020

Large US cities see double-digit surge in homicide rates in first half of 2020, report finds

More than three dozen of America’s largest cities are seeing a double-digit surge in homicide rates, a new report finds.

Chicago's Crime Wave August 1, 2020

Chicago homicides increase 50 percent in 2020, 139 percent in July alone, data shows

Chicago saw a dramatic increase in homicides and shootings in the first seven months of 2020 and a particularly remarkable increase in July, reflecting a growing trend in the U.S. that raised questions about potential police reform in major cities.

Chicago's Crime Wave July 30, 2020

3 Chicago cops shot outside police station during arrest, suspect also hit, authorities say

Three Chicago police officers were shot Thursday morning while taking a violent carjacking suspect into custody outside a police station on the city’s West Side, authorities said.

Chicago July 30, 2020

Chicago adds 200 police to downtown tourist district because of rise in violent crime: report

Chicago, the nation’s third-largest city, has beefed up the police presence in its downtown tourist district because of a recent rise in violent crime, according to a report.