Chicago's Crime Wave - Page 28

August 14, 2023

Chicago shootings: 16-year-old among more than two dozen shot in violent weekend

Chicago police report that there were at least 28 shooting victims, fatal and nonfatal, across 19 incidents that took place in the city over the weekend.

August 10, 2023

Off-duty Cook County Sheriff's officer shot in crossfire on Chicago’s South Side; suspect in custody

An off-duty Cook County Sheriff's officer was hospitalized with critical wounds after getting caught in the crossfire between two vehicles.

August 7, 2023

Chicago 9-year-old girl fatally shot in head while playing outside in latest bloody weekend

Police in Chicago said there were 27 victims of gun violence over the weekend, including an 9-year-old girl who was among seven murder victims.

August 3, 2023

Tragic shooting in Chicago's South Side kills mother, wounds toddler and two others

Unidentified assailants who opened fire in Chicago's South Side struck a two-year-old boy, claimed the life of his mother and wounded two others who were standing on a sidewalk Wednesday. (Chicago Police Department)

August 2, 2023

Non-citizens enforcing US laws will create problems, says Illinois sheriff: ‘Become a citizen, and then apply’

Illinois Sheriff Jeff Bullard said the new law allowing non-citizens to police Americans in Illinois will lower police standards and have "unintended consequences."

July 31, 2023

Nearly 40 minors arrested after ‘disorderly’ gathering in Chicago

Nearly 40 teenagers were arrested Sunday night with some form of reckless conduct during disorderly gathering in Chicago's South Loop.

July 31, 2023

Chicago mother, 21, killed in shooting that wounded 8 others as weekend gun violence victims in city nears 50

Gunmen in Chicago opened fire on a group of women in the North Lawndale neighborhood, wounding eight and killing 21-year-old Kanesha Gaines.

July 19, 2023

Illinois sheriffs brace for fallout of 'America's most dangerous law' after state supreme court ends cash bail

Southern Illinois Sheriffs Jeff Bullard and Kevin Bacon say they are concerned and discouraged by the state Supreme Court's ruling to end cash bail.

July 11, 2023

Defund the police movement wrecks America's third-largest city

It's time we discard the misguided notions of "wokeness" and return to the principles of law and order that have served our society well for centuries.

July 10, 2023

Chicago mayor unveils blueprint for city’s future

 Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez argues Mayor Brandon Johnson’s agenda for the city does not address the rising crime and taxes forcing people to leave on ‘America Reports.’