Chicago man sparks anti-violence social media campaign
NBC Chicago - After the murder totals in Chicago started racking up after January of this year, South Side native Bryant Cross decided he'd seen enough...
Are gangs a bigger threat than guns in Chicago?
theGRIO REPORT - This year, Chicago received national attention because if its violence issue, a problem that along with other undesirable traditions, has plagued the city for years...
6-month-old girl shot 5 times dies
NBC CHICAGO - A 6-month-old baby has died after she was shot Monday while her father was changing her diaper...
911 tapes released in Hadiya Pendleton shooting
CHICAGO - The frantic 911 calls that came the night Hadiya Pendleton was gunned down in a Chicago park were released Monday, and they included a key description of the shooter...
The living toll of gun violence
MSNBC - Ryann Brown doesn’t remember much from the night she was shot. Just a shadowy figure creeping up alongside the car that she and a couple friends were sitting in, then a shrill ringing in her ears.
The living toll of guns: Broken bodies and minds
MSNBC - In the first of a four-part series, MSNBC speaks with Ryann Brown, who was 18-years-old when a lone gunman shot her in the head...
North Chicago hit for brochure some find racially offensive
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) - The North Chicago Police Department is being criticized for a brochure that some say is peppered with stereotypes of African-Americans...
Gun control is real winner in race for Jackson seat
theGRIO REPORT - In a race where guns quickly dominated the debate, gun control advocate Robin Kelly clinched the Democratic nomination for Illinois 2nd Congressional District general election Tuesday by more than 50 percent of the vote...
Gun control advocate wins Jackson seat primary
CHICAGO (AP) - A former Illinois legislator who favors an assault weapons ban captured the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the race to replace disgraced ex-U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr...
Bloomberg spends big bucks on race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - Mayor Bloomberg has been a passionate voice for stricter gun laws for years and especially in the wake of the mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut...
