Why South Side gunshot victims die more

Apr. 18, 2013
Northwestern University professor researches association between distance from a trauma center and mortality.

A Lesson from LaWanda

Mar. 20, 2013
LaWanda Thompson-Sterling has a lesson to teach about living with loss and pain but the idea of losing a child to violence.

Epilogue: The Jeremiah Sterling Story

Mar. 13, 2013
LaWanda Thompson-Sterling reacts to the end of the trial that convicted her son's killer.

NW Ind. rejects tighter gun show rules

Feb. 21, 2013
Law enforcement officials say Lake County's shows are a potential source of weapons flowing into Chicago.

President Obama to speak at Chicago high school

Feb. 13, 2013
President Barack Obama's post-State of the Union speech in Chicago will be at a high school on the city's South Side.

City Council approves gun ordinance

Feb. 13, 2013
Chicago's City Council is increasing jail time for anyone who fails to report guns that have been lost, stolen or sold.

Gun victims, academics join Senate firearms clash

Feb. 12, 2013
A woman whose Chicago police officer brother was fatally shot in 2010 says it's time for Congress to pass laws keeping guns from criminals.

Obama to stress jobs, Afghan war troop withdrawal

Feb. 12, 2013
While Obama is expected to focus the bulk of his prime-time address to a joint session of Congress on the economy and job creation, other foreign policy priorities interjected in the hours before his speech.

Pages