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Authorities say they've seized 3,000 pounds of marijuana in two homes on Chicago's North Side and arrested four suspected members of a major drug ring.In a news release on Wednesday, the Chicago Police Department says its detectives and agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency found about 1,000 pound

Monday, Eight Forty-Eight's Alison Cuddy sat down for part one of her conversation with Ameena Matthews. Matthews is a violence interrupter with the group CeaseFire.

Violence is an issue across many of the city’s wards. But some neighborhoods need more help than others. Groups like CeaseFire seek to provide that help. The anti-violence initiative tries to stop potentially violent situations from starting.

Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he thinks the federal government is very close to reaching a deal with Illinois to buy an under-used prison.

The Chicago police has moved 70 officers to patrol duty who were on special assignments, and the department said Friday it will tell 400 others to start wearing the uniform and help respond to calls.Interim Superintendent Terry Hillard said he wants more officers in uniform to boost police visibilit

The head of the Chicago police said Friday that it is always inappropriate for officers to use "scared straight" tactics.

A judge has sentenced a Chicago man to 32 years in prison in the fatal beating of a high school honors student that was caught on video.Circuit Court Judge Nicholas Ford sentenced 20-year-old Silvonus Shannon today for his role in the September 2009 beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert.