(Christian Science Monitor) – As gun violence spikes once again in Chicago, gun control advocates in the city are pointing fingers at an old enemy: the...
(USA Today) – After seeing years of decline in violent crime, several major American cities experienced a dramatic surge in homicides during the first half...
DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A 7-year-old boy who was one of seven people shot to death in Chicago over the holiday weekend was...
By Ashahed M. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call CHICAGO (The Final Call) – Four have been charged with attempted murder in a...
A new movie, second term for mayor and summer approaching has all eyes on Chicago’s politicians, police, people, and body count by Ashahed M. Muhammad Special...
CHICAGO (USA Today) — After recording the fewest number of murders in decades last year, violence is soaring: a 40% increase in shootings and 29%...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A summer jobs program that engaged mentors to help troubled kids stay on track is linked with a...
by Andrea V. Watson Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Defender CHICAGO – Homicides are down in Chicago this year and the statistics haven’t been...
(The Huffington Post) – A report to be presented to the United Nations next month alleges the Chicago Police Department has engaged in “ongoing, pervasive”...
By Marlon Peterson Special to the NNPA PERSPECTIVE In 1999, when I was 19 years old, I was arrested and charged with first degree murder, several...
