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’48 Hours’ Puts Spotlight On ‘The War In Chicago’
Chicago’s street violence will be getting more national attention this weekend.
McHenry Task Force Makes 9 Arrests In Harvard Gang Suppression Effort
A special anti-gang unit has set up operations in far northwestern Harvard, and officials say it’s already yielding results.
Mayor Touts Success Of Foot Patrol Saturations, But Residents Not So Sure
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said Thursday that a recent move to step up foot patrols in some of the most violence-prone neighborhoods is paying off.
Michelle Obama Discusses Youth Violence In Chicago
First Lady Michelle Obama came to Chicago on Wednesday to attend a conference on efforts to reduce violence, and to speak to local students about crime in their neighborhoods.
Video Shows Escalating Gang Problem In Little Village
A video on Youtube speaks of a building gang war, just as the weather snaps. CBS 2’s Brad Edwards spoke with one community advocate who sounds the alarm, while another man has simply had enough.
Parents Want Mayor To ‘Walk The Walk’ On School Closings, And Take Same Routes As Kids
Parents opposed to the Emanuel administration’s plans to close dozens of public schools urged the mayor to walk the same routes they and their children would have to take to get to new schools, routes they claim often pose a danger of gang violence.
Hundreds Gather For Hadiya Pendleton’s Funeral
Hadiya Pendleton’s family had said they wanted to keep politics out of the 15-year-old murder victim’s funeral and despite the political undertones, considering some of the guests, they mostly did.
Police: 5,000 Gang Members Denied I-Bonds To Reduce Violence
About 5,500 gang members have been denied release from custody based on their own recognizance due to a police initiative launched in July aimed at reducing gang violence.
McCarthy On Chicago Violence: ‘We’re Struggling In The Month Of August’
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy says despite the weekend violence that left nine dead, officers were able to diffuse a potentially dangerous situation on Michigan Avenue.
9 Dead, 28 Others Wounded In Weekend Violence
The city has been faced with another bloody weekend, as at least nine people have died from gun violence and more than two dozen others have been hurt in Chicago since Friday afternoon.
61-Year-Old Woman Shot In Gang Crossfire In South Shore
A 61-year-old woman was shot while walking out of a corner store and being caught in gang crossfire Tuesday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood.
McCarthy Encouraged By Drop In Murder Rate In July, But Overall Rate Still Up
The Chicago Police Department hopes the latest monthly murder numbers are a sign of better things to come.
Philly Getting Federal Help In Fighting Gang Violence; Why Not Chicago?
As cities struggle to contain gang violence, which claims lives and holds communities hostage, federal government is sending in special agents to help — but not to Chicago.
Report: Tourism Chief Backtracks After Reports That Crime Is Hurting Efforts
The man in charge of promoting Chicago conventions and tourism is backpedaling on reports quoting him as saying that the recent crime wave in the city is going to damage his best efforts, unless it is quickly quelled.
City To Help Fund CeaseFire Efforts To Reduce Violence
The solution to tackling Chicago’s crime problem could make the strangest of bedfellows. Two weeks ago, Chicago Police and the anti-violence group CeaseFire were taking shots at one another, but on Tuesday they joined up as allies.
Father Of Elgin 5-Year-Old Now Fugitive
The father of a 5-year-old Elgin boy killed in a gang shooting last fall is now a fugitive from the law, wanted for allegedly battering his wife, the boy’s mother.
Mayor Confident Police Will Handle Mob Attacks, Rise In Gang Violence
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was trying to reassure the public that Chicago Police are moving quickly to stop the kind of mob attacks which occurred this past weekend, as well as the spike in gang violence this year.
Quinn Signs New State Law To Target Street Gangs
Local prosecutors in Illinois now have the power to go after street gangs as criminal organizations, much like the way federal prosecutors often target members of the mob.
CeaseFire Questions Part Of Emanuel’s Anti-Violence Strategy
Gang murders in Chicago are on the rise. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is feeling the heat, and says he’s doing something about it, but his latest strategy is drawing some heat of its own from a group dedicated to preventing gang violence.
Police Unveil Plan To Stop Gang Shootings Before They Start
Following another bloody weekend of gang mayhem in Chicago, Mayor Emanuel and his top police commanders on Tuesday announced a new plan to help stop the bloodshed.
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- Teen Hurt In Little Village ShootingA 14-year-old boy was shot in the arm Saturday afternoon in the Southwest Side Little Village neighborhood.86
- Man Charged With Videotaping Women In Hospital WashroomA poorly secured cell phone in a west suburban hospital washroom that a man had allegedly set up to secretly videotape women in the toilet area was discovered by a woman when the phone fell to the washroom floor on Friday. She alerted police, who then arrested and charged a 49-year-old Franklin Park man with unlawful videotaping.156
- Young Man Shot Outside Old Orchard Shopping CenterA young man was wounded in a shooting in north suburban Skokie Friday night, outside the Old Orchard Shopping Center.227
- 3 Dead, 8 Shot In Citywide ViolenceThree men were killed and at least eight other people were wounded in violence around the city since Friday night.167
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