October 12, 2020 Chicago murders at highest in five years, with around 600 in 2020 so far The number is on course to be almost double what it was in 2019
October 8, 2020 Chicago gun violence leaves 14 people shot, 2 fatally within 24-hour time frame: report Chicago’s latest streak of violence left 14 shot, including two fatally Wednesday.
September 29, 2020 Chicago girl, 8, tried to stop mom from fatally stabbing sister: prosecutors An 8-year-old Chicago girl watched as her mom butchered her 5-year-old sister -- and tugged at the woman’s hair in a desperate bid to get her to stop, prosecutors said.
September 29, 2020 Violent crime spikes after police funding cuts dubbed 'Minneapolis effect' Violent crime is spiking across the U.S. in what one law professor calls the "Minneapolis effect."
September 28, 2020 Chicago violence: Girl, 5, stabbed to death in another bloody weekend A 5-year-old girl was stabbed to death Saturday morning in Chicago during another bloody weekend in the city that resulted in at least 48 people shot, including seven fatally, according to reports.
September 20, 2020 Chicago postal workers threaten to stop delivering mail after multiple employees shot on the job United States Postal workers who deliver mail in some of Chicago’s more violent neighborhoods are threatening to halt their services after a mail carrier was shot in the city’s South Side earlier this month.
September 17, 2020 Chicago homicides up 52%, with vast majority of victims Black or Latino Murders and shootings are up 52% this year from 2019 in Chicago amid the coronavirus pandemic, economic fallout, and a summer of protests, according to a report.
September 14, 2020 Chicago police officers targeted '5 times' more than years prior as crime surge continues, superintendent says Dozens of Chicago police officers have been shot or shot at so far this year -- including as recently as this weekend -- when the Illinois city saw 35 shootings and at least 10 murders through Sunday, officials said Monday.
September 9, 2020 Chicago murder rate cut 'roughly in half' since before Operation Legend: AG Barr The federal government through Operation Legend has "reversed" Chicago's violence surge, making more than 500 arrests and charging 124 people with federal criminal charges, officials announced.Â