Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by ...

The Lake County Coroner's Office investigated 65 homicides in 2024, it said, a 12% decrease from the 74 in 2023 and a 35% ...

"If they are going to prove this isn't self-defense," defense attorney Brandon Hicks said, "they should be able to tell who shot first in the confrontation." ...

Despite recording more than 570 homicides in 2024, Chicago actually saw signs of improvement, with that total marking the third consecutive year the city recorded fewer killings than the one prior.

Use the table below to look up how the number of gang crimes reported in your neighborhood compared to the rest of the city.

IDPH launches a new dashboard for tracking firearm violence and deaths by county to inform prevention efforts in Illinois.

Programs partly funded by the flow of opioid settlement cash are beginning to turn the tide, experts and preliminary data ...

New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Houston, Detroit, Baltimore and dozens of other cities have reported ...

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 ...