The Chicago Police Department is hoping to ease tensions in communities rocked by gun violence in recent days.

At least one person has been shot, nobody fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

Stephon Jacobs, 16, was fatally shot in the 7700 block of South Rhodes Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, officials said. Police ...

Dozens of people walked in the rain on Friday afternoon to promote peace and community and raise awareness about gun violence ...

Gun violence prevention advocates estimate firearm injuries cost Illinois taxpayers and survivors nearly $20 billion annually ...

A woman was critically hurt in a shooting outside a Lincoln Park bar in the 600-block of W. Belden Avenue early Sunday, ...

It was a violent night across several Chicago neighborhoods, with 15 people shot between Saturday night and early Sunday ...

We do not dispute that prosecuting violent offenders matters. What we dispute is the idea that the carceral approach alone ...

A support group for Chicago-area mothers who have lost children to gun violence surprised 55 mothers with original portraits ...

The Chicago Hornets, a wheelchair basketball team, has become a place of healing for athletes with disabilities, including ...

More than a dozen people were shot and five Chicago police officers were injured after an overnight teen takeover and multiple violent incidents marked a chaotic start to Memorial Day weekend in ...

This story contains mentions of gun violence. While violent crime in Chicago is near its lowest point in at least 40 years, ...