Chicago Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood explains how the city plans to manage huge St. Patrick’s Day crowds—from police presence and violence interrupters to alcohol rules and ...

Maurice Dodd was charged in connection with a shooting early Sunday at a CTA Red Line station in Greater Grand Crossing that left two men seriously injured. CHICAGO - A recent shooting at a CTA Red ...

With local property taxes rising, Illinois State Rep. Dan Ugaste takes news that most voters now consider housing affordability to be a greater concern than crime in stride.

Donation Options Search Search Search Tio Hardiman of Violence Interrupters walks through a 95th-bound CTA “L” train while talking with passengers on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. Talia Sprague/For the ...

Communities on the Peninsula are watching closely to see if Newport News and Hampton will be added to a state program ...

Building on the success of Project Restore Bed-Stuy (PRB), a 12-month, community-based gang-violence intervention pilot program launched in 2023, the Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA) and ...

CTA leaders on Wednesday touted the agency’s new safety plan, with Acting President Nora Leerhsen hailing “significantly increased law enforcement resources.” ...

The Chicago Transit Authority is vowing to increase police patrols on trains and buses by 75%, under a new enhanced safety plan submitted to the Trump administration as the mass transit agency seeks ...

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ongoing conflict and displacement continue to place women, girls, and children at extreme risk of violence and has triggered an enduring humanitarian crisis.

Community members and police on Tuesday called for the perpetrators of gun violence in Buffalo to put down their weapons, following the latest flurry of shootings that saw 21 people injured over the ...

Signaling no drift from the leftward tack of her victorious primary campaign, India B. Walton Wednesday seized on what she called the Buffalo Police Department's "hypermilitarized" response to the ...