Murder rate is down, but does Chicago feel safer?
theGRIO REPORT - This week, the nation’s third-largest city reached a milestone it hadn’t seen since the 1960s as murders dropped by 34 percent compared with the same time in 2012. ..
Chicago police: Baby girl killed over stolen video game system
NBC Chicago - A 33-year-old man was charged Monday in the Chicago shooting of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins, police said...
Are Chicago cops driving the murder rate down?
theGRIO REPORT - Dubbed the deadliest city in America, Chicago showed signs of improvement through the first quarter of 2013, a move Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy say is a direct result of a coordinated strategy among the city and police...
Murders fall 42 percent in Chicago
CHICAGO - Three months after Chicago notched the most murders in the nation, officials are touting a dramatic downturn in crime...
Chicago police expect arrests in baby's killing
CHICAGO (AP) - A 6-month-old baby who was killed when a gunman fired at minivan in Chicago was on her father's lap at the time, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Monday...
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...
Chicago cops increase security at gang funerals
NBC CHICAGO - Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday the police will start treating funerals of reputed gang members as "gang events." That means increased police presence at funerals as well as searches and pat-downs outside churches and funeral homes.
Chicago’s crime issue will take ‘incremental change'
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago’s reputation of murderous summers has defined the metropolis for quite some time...
Chicago's top cop to change policing 'paradigm'
theGRIO REPORT - Can the former Newark police director gain the support of the black community in Chicago and reduce crime in the city's toughest neighborhoods?...
Chicago's top cop: gun laws akin to 'racism'
VIDEO - "This is sensitive. You know, because everybody's afraid of race. Have you noticed that? Everybody's afraid of race. I'm not afraid of race," said McCarthy...
