April 21, 2022 Florida prosecutor's crackdown on repeat offenders leads to drop in violent crimes as Dem city crime soars By targeting known violent criminals and seeking stiff penalties for the worst offenders, a Republican Florida prosecutor has tamped down violent crime in her community – as big cities with Democratic district attorneys around the country are witnessing spikes.
April 20, 2022 Reporter to Chicago's Lightfoot: How can you 'possibly even consider' re-election after 'harm you've caused' A reporter asked Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Tuesday how she could consider running for reelection after the "harm" she's caused.
April 20, 2022 Reporter asks Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot how she can 'possibly even consider' re-election A reporter asked Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot how she could even consider running for re-election after all the "harm" she's caused during a Tuesday press conference.
April 18, 2022 Former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke, who shot, killed Laquan McDonald, will not face federal charges, DOJ says The former Chicago police officer who shot and killed Laquan McDonald will not face federal civil rights charges following his release earlier this year after serving less than the nearly seven-year prison term he received for the 2014 fatal shooting.
April 18, 2022 Chicago weekend violence leaves at least 14 shot, one fatally At least 14 people were shot, including one fatally, across Chicago from Friday evening to Sunday.
April 18, 2022 Bloody Easter weekend sees multiple mass shootings, violent crime in cities Four shootings major shootings broke out across the U.S. during Easter weekend, while Chicago and Baltimore recorded a bloody few days with multiple shooting
April 18, 2022 3 bodies pulled from Chicago waterways over weekend, police say investigations ongoing Detectives in Chicago are investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were pulled from Lake Michigan and the Chicago River over the weekend, authorities said.
April 18, 2022 Chicago hotel guest gets into late-night gun fight with would-be robber A Chicago hotel guest exchanged gunfire with a would-be robber on Sunday
April 17, 2022 Chicago man sentenced to 105 years for ‘execution’ of 14-year-old girl A Chicago man was sentenced to 105 years in prison after murdering a 14-year-old girl in what police call an "execution"
April 17, 2022 Chicago police officer run over while trying to stop stolen vehicle A Chicago police officer was injured Saturday night after he was run over by a stolen car during an attempted traffic stop, authorities said.
