Mayor Brandon Johnson called 2024 a breakthrough year for Chicago, claiming some crime rates are at their lowest in a decade.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a roundtable discussion Wednesday morning with leaders within the Chicago Police ...

Two teenage boys were charged in connection with a carjacking Thursday on Chicago's Southwest Side.

A 17-year-old boy is accused in a South Side armed robbery and carjacking last summer. Police say the victim was restrained during the incident. CHICAGO - A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and ...

Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said a man is now charged in a Southwest Side kidnapping and multiple armed robberies that were part of a string of robberies last month across the city. Marquis Terry, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Chicago’s struggles around public safety were the subject of many Chicago Tribune editorials in 2025. As part of our annual look back at the editorials of ...

How the Chicago Police Department deploys its more than 11,000 officers shapes response times and efforts to reduce violent ...