Daywatch: 2025 opens with familiar violence for Chicago
Chicago saw eight homicides in the first six days of 2025, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Mexican Americans who visit homeland are at risk of deadly violence
Last month, two Chicagoans and a Rockford-area man were killed while visiting family in Mexico. The son of one Chicago man ...
State lawmakers send Karina's Bill addressing domestic violence to Gov. Pritzker's desk
Karina's Bill passed the Illinois House by a 80-33 vote. It would require police to confiscate guns within 96 hours from ...
Despite mayor’s call for fewer than 500 homicides this year, 2025 opens with familiar violence
About a week into the new year, violence in Chicago ticked up slightly, and Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Department ...
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Chicago nonprofit launches violence intervention program for boys
The organization UCAN Chicago​ aunched REACH 21—a program with a goal of helping kids through mentorship, education, athletics, job training, mental wellness support, and restorative justice practices ...
Redefining school gun violence: Acoustic sensors find frequent gunfire on school walking routes in Chicago
A new study used acoustic sensors that detect the sound of gunfire to show how often children in one Chicago neighborhood are ...
Lawmakers advance bill requiring removal guns from domestic violence situations
A bill that would require police officers temporarily removing guns from a person who has an order of protection has advanced ...
Illinois lawmakers pass Karina's Bill, aimed at protecting domestic violence victims from gun violence
Illinois state law already allows anyone seeking an order of protection to seek a "firearm remedy" which would allow police to remove guns from an alleged abuser's home. Karina's Bill would close a ...
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State lawmakers send Karina's Bill to Gov. Pritzker's desk to address domestic violence
It would require police to confiscate guns within 96 hours from people whose FOID cards have been revoked due to emergency ...