Illinois is routinely housing wards of the state in Chicago’s jail for kids
The state’s child welfare agency says it has nowhere else to put the children. Opponents call it cruel, and a civil rights violation.
The state’s child welfare agency says it has nowhere else to put the children. Opponents call it cruel, and a civil rights violation.
New York legislators passed major gun control reforms after recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde. How do Illinois gun laws stack up?
As the city tries to fire more cops for alleged misconduct, police bosses are being held accountable for failing to report it.
The Albany Park Safety Walk gives residents the opportunity to ask questions and propose ideas about what it takes to make a safe community.
Despite a violent Memorial Day weekend, the Chicago Police Department says shootings this year are down from last year.
Police continue to look for two people who ran off after crashing the car near 64th and Bishop.
Following recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and California, some leaders and lawmakers are blaming the nation’s mental health crisis.
A bill that would direct the FBI to surveil white supremacists failed to advance in the Senate last week.
A WBEZ data analysis finds that the crisis has hit middle-aged Black men hardest. Advocates say the government response should be stronger.
Nine people were killed and 42 were wounded — despite stepped up police patrols and a focus on neighborhood programs.