Families of shooting victims at Parkland high school react to gunman's speech: 'death penalty'

Nikolas Cruz, 23, is still facing the death penalty after pleading guilty on all charges in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Nikolas Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre, attorney says

The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday. The guilty plea would set up a penalty phase where Nikolas Cruz would be be fighting against the death penalty and hoping for life without parole.

Man charged in Wicker Park mass shooting that killed 1, wounded 4

A West Side man was one of four gunmen involved in a shootout outside a Wicker Park nightclub that left one shooter dead and four bystanders injured, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday.

Dylann Roof denied death sentence appeal in 2015 SC church shootings

Dylann Roof has lost the next phase of his appeal, with a federal court turning down his request for a new hearing to challenge his death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.

Man killed, 3 wounded in Humboldt Park drive-by shooting

A man was killed and three others were wounded Monday morning in a drive-by shooting in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Chicago mass shooting: 6 wounded, 1 critically, in shooting on the West Side

CHICAGO MASS SHOOTING: Six people were wounded, one critically, after a person in a black SUV open fired on a group of people standing outside in East Garfield Park.

Shooting at Russia’s Perm State University leaves 6 dead, 28 hurt

A shooting at Russia’s Perm State University left six people dead and at least 28 hurt, officials said. The gunman was detained.

5 seriously wounded in West Side mass shooting: police

Five people were shot and seriously wounded Sunday morning in South Austin on the West Side, authorities said.

Man charged in mass shooting that wounded 5 in Gresham

A man is facing charges for his alleged role in a shooting that left five people wounded last month in Gresham on the South Side.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs new gun control law
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The governor signed the bill in Aurora alongside gun-safety advocates and family members of those killed in mass shootings.

Chicago police, residents march for peace in Lawndale
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Lawndale residents and Chicago police marched for peace on Friday after two mass shootings rocked the neighborhood earlier this week.

Police, church leaders march for peace after violent week in Chicago

Fr. Larry Dowling of St. Agatha Catholic Church says violence has erupted in the community for several reasons including disinvestment, over-policing and wrongful convictions.

New initiative focuses on the trafficking of illegal firearms in Chicago, other major US cities

"If you pick up a gun, if you shoot into a crowd, not only are we gonna find you, we're gonna take you to federal court, and we’re gonna ship you off to South Dakota, and you’ll never see your family again," said Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

14-year-old killed in Chicago mass shooting had looked after visually impaired mother

Wednesday evening she called Demarion and told him he needed to come home. "He said, 'I know, I know. I love you, mom.'" Minutes later, he was shot in the head and killed.

Boy killed, 9 wounded in back-to-back mass shootings on Chicago's West Side

Chaos broke out in the North Lawndale neighborhood Wednesday night, where just after 6 p.m. ten people were shot, one fatally, in two mass shootings that happened within five minutes of one another.