CHICAGO - A 35-year-old man was shot and killed on the city’s South Side overnight. Police responded to the 1600 block of E. 85th Place a little before 10:30 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department. The victim was shot in the back and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.

Chicago police are investigating a string of armed carjackings and an armed robbery reported across five different neighborhoods.

As overall crime continued to drop in Chicago in 2025, the city ended the year with the fewest homicides in 60 years.

As the Trump administration threatens to withhold funds for CTA and other transit agencies over safety issues, Chicago officials are still trying to crack down on violent crime.

Police are looking for three suspects in connection with an armed robbery that took place on a CTA Blue Line train on Sunday.

Chicago closed out 2025 with a 10-year low in violent crime. But the reason why isn't simple or straightforward.

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 the year, today we focus on both the politics and the human costs of violent crime and our collective search for solutions.

Chicago's Inspector General has launched a new data dashboard that tracks the number of reported crimes in the city, police staffing, 911 calls and arrest data, and the murder clearance rate.

Police were coming up short Monday in their investigation of a mass shooting in Chicago's River North district, which killed one man and left three others in critical condition.

Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores of federal immigration agents flooded the city and President Trump repeatedly highlighted its crime.

CHICAGO - Four people were shot, one fatally in Chicago’s River North neighborhood early Sunday morning. The shooting happened in the 400 block of N. La Salle Drive, according to the Chicago Police Department. Officers responded to the scene around 2:35 a.m. for a call of people shot.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The new top enforcer for the Drug Enforcement Administration's Chicago Field Division spent more than 20 years on the front lines in the city battling cartel influence in the dangerous drug trafficking trade.