Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death ...

Michael Williams, then 65, spent nearly a year in jail after being charged with murder, only to have the charges dismissed after prosecutors told a judge they did not have enough evidence to proceed ...

A man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with separate shootings that injured a Chicago police sergeant and a 63-year-old woman on the city’s South Side.

Two men have been charged in the December shooting of a 55-year-old man on Chicago’s West Side. Police say Terry Williams, 63 ...

A Chicago man has been charged with frist-degree murder in connection with a shooting in 2022, authorities said.

Data from the Chicago Police Department shows there were 25 homicides and 81 shootings across February, increases of 19% and ...

A Chicago woman accused of killing her boyfriend after their baby shower asked prosecutors to dismiss the case on Tuesday.

A Saturday night hangout at Joliet's West Park turned into a crime scene when a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head and ...

CHICAGO - Two teenagers were arrested and charged in connection with the murders of two people and multiple carjackings last week across Chicago. What we know Marquese Hill, 18, and an unidentified 17 ...

A Chicago woman is speaking out after she says she was attacked in a downtown hate crime, describing a moment that has left ...

Edwin J Barron, 36, is accused of attacking three women in downtown Chicago in separate violent incidents on March 5. He faces hate crime and aggravated battery charges.

A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.