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The Mayor's proposed gun law may make us feel good, but that doesn’t mean it will work. Research suggests the minimums are ineffective.

On Friday, WBEZ and WNYC are co-hosting a special two-city call-in to discuss how each city approaches the fight against gun violence. We're live from both cities (9 a.m. CST and 10 a.m. EST) to discuss how the New York Police Department and Chicago Police Department are trying to curb violence, and how communities are reacting to different policing strategies.

One expert says there could be a high price to pay with more police officers working overtime in a stressful environment.

Illinois has a $1.4 billion contract with Wexford Health Sources, a private company that provides health care for inmates. State legislators are starting to wonder if they’re getting what they paid for.

A long-time member of the City Council in Gary, Indiana will have to resign following her guilty plea for tax evasion.

Almost exactly a year after Chicago's surging homicide rate caught the nation's attention, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy rolled out statistics Monday that showed a dramatic drop in the number of killings. At the same time, they tried to allay safety concerns in the wake of a weekend fight involving more than a dozen young people on the Magnificent Mile.

A federal appellate court has upheld the 2010 conviction of a former Chicago police commander for lying about the torture of suspects.