(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump says crime in Chicago would go down virtually 100% if not for Gov. J.B. Pritzker ...

Cook County Crime Stoppers announced Wednesday that they are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl on Chicago's West Side ...

As overall crime continued to drop in Chicago in 2025, the city ended the year with the fewest homicides in 60 years. Preliminary crime data from the Chicago Police Department showed the number of ...

Gun violence saw a steep drop from 2024. There were 2,274 shooting incidents in 2024, compared to 1,471 in 2025. There were 2,797 shooting victims in 2024 and 1,847 victims in 2025. There were 587 ...

Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores ...

Some experts who track crime trends are weighing in. Chicago had some headline-grabbing violent crimes this year. But, overall, the city saw a big drop in the number of murders and shootings. But ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says 2025 was one of the safest years the city has had in decades. Through Dec. 30, Chicago recorded 416 homicides, fewer than any year since 1965. The city also reported ...

A man was stabbed and critically wounded during an attempted robbery Friday morning in the Englewood neighborhood.

Using data from 2025, studies show that some of Illinois' safest places are found in these Chicago suburbs with low crime ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago’s struggles around public safety were the subject of many Chicago Tribune editorials in 2025. As part of our annual look ...

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