Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by ...

Homicides in Chicago during the first half of 2026 are up about 5% compared to the same period last year. Chicago recorded 219 homicides from Jan. 1 through June 30, according to the Cook County ...

A former Chicago police officer has been identified as the man who killed an 8-year-old girl in a cold case murder that went ...

Ex-Chicago detective identified as killing 8-year-old girl in decades-old cold case - More than 1,300 people were interviewed ...

Through the first three quarters of 2026, Chicago is on pace for fewer homicides than it recorded in 2025, a year that closed ...

Chicago police are searching for the two gunmen who shot and killed a 26-year-old man on Friday, Sept. 25 on the city's South Side.

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The fact that Chicago saw 122 homicides over the summer months — the lowest summer total since 1965 — has some declaring a major success. But in 1965, Chicago had 700,000 more people. Per capita, the ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death ...

Between Jan. 1 and June 30 of this year, the Medical Examiner’s Office has recorded 219 homicides, compared to 208 during the first six months of 2025. To be sure, that 219 figure is very likely to ...