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July 5, 2017

Chicago mayor calls holiday weekend violence 'unacceptable,' at least 6 dead

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says street violence over the holiday weekend is "unacceptable."

July 5, 2017

Chicago gang members say more police won't stop the murders

Mike Tobin met with gang members on the city's West Side.

July 5, 2017

Man charged in killing of 11-year-old Chicago girl shot in the head

A 19-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of an 11-year-old Chicago girl who was shot in the head over the weekend.

July 5, 2017

Illinois' poor more often victims of violent crime: Report

People living in poverty in Illinois are more likely to become victims of violent crime than high income earners, whether they live in cities, suburbs or rural areas, according to a report released Wednesday by a Chicago research group.

July 5, 2017

Chicago's violent gangs looting freight cars filled with guns

Gangsters are ransacking freight trains and stealing weapons that eventually make their way to the city’s blood-soaked streets.

July 5, 2017

Caterpillar offices at company headquarters raided by federal agents

Caterpillar confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ that law enforcement raided offices at the company's headquarters, exectuting search warrants on three propertiers in the Peoria, Ill.

July 5, 2017

Storm that spawned 24 tornado reports barrels east; 3 dead

A powerful and wide-reaching line of severe storms barreled east on Wednesday threatening new damage, after spinning off as many as 24 tornadoes across the central U.S., killing at least three people.

July 5, 2017

Facebook Live torture video part of 'the new normal,' Chicago's former top cop says

The gruesome video showing a group beating and battering a mentally challenged man was just the latest sign that criminals have been "emboldened" to act on lawlessness, not just in Chicago but across the country, former Chicago Police Supt.

July 5, 2017

Former Chicago top cop blames Black Lives Matter for surge in violence

Chicago ended 2016 with more homicides than New York and Los Angeles combined – and the city’s former top cop is blaming the Black Lives Matter movement with contributing to the staggering tally.

July 5, 2017

Chicago records 762 homicides in 2016, up 57 percent from previous year

The city of Chicago recorded 762 homicides in 2016 — an average of two murders per day, the most killings in the city for two decades and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.