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Officials in Manhattan and Chicago touted sharp drops in homicides in the first six months of 2025, compared to the same period last year.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday that homicides and shootings in the New York City borough both fell by more than 40% in the first half.
Now that the Primetime Emmy Awards nominations have been announced, you’ve got two months to catch up on some of the year’s ...
Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for his role in a scheme to funnel $1.3 ...
The program is called Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a safer Chicago or SC2. Tuesday, local leaders and advocates mark the one-year anniversary of the effort they say so far has been a ...
The City of Chicago has scaled up its Community Violence Intervention (CVI) program, resulting in a 39% decrease in shooting incidents, a 35% decrease in fatal shootings, and a 41% decrease in ...
Body-worn camera footage serves as valuable training material for the city’s Police Department in its post-Laquan McDonald ...
The City of Chicago has been paying out record-breaking number of legal settlements — many of them police-involved.
Chicago has seen multiple vehicle break-ins and an armed robbery, putting neighborhoods like Printer's Row and Motor Row on edge. Police issued a community alert, advising residents to be cautious.
Nearly 31 million Americans are bitten by ticks every year, and with tick-borne illnesses on the rise, officials are urging residents to be cautious.