Shooting on Chicago's West Side leaves man dead

A man was shot and killed inside a home Wednesday morning in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.

Minnesota Catholic school shooting: What we know
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Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. The gunman, who fired from outside through the church windows as children worshiped, killed himself.

Pregnant 17-year-old killed in Louisiana road rage shooting

A pregnant Louisiana teenager was killed Sunday when she was struck by a bullet fired from another vehicle in what police are calling a road rage shooting.

Thief targets coins from laundry, vending machines on Chicago's South Side

Police are warning residents about a string of recent burglaries targeting laundry and vending machines in apartment buildings in South Side neighborhoods.

Melinna Garcia: Streamwood police search for 'endangered' missing woman

Have you seen her? An endangered missing person alert has been issued for 45-year-old Melinna Garcia out of Chicago's northwest suburbs.

81% of Americans see crime as 'major problem' in big cities: Poll

The vast majority of Americans view crime as a “major problem” in large cities, but there’s less support for federal takeovers of police departments like what’s happening in Washington, D.C.

Chicago police officer files lawsuit alleging racist harassment by colleagues

A Chicago police officer filed a federal lawsuit accusing fellow officers of racist harassment and retaliation after he intervened in an incident with a pregnant woman.

Chicago man charged with fatally shooting woman on South Side

A Chicago man has been charged with murder in connection with a June shooting in the Washington Park neighborhood.

Summer hate crime spree hits Chicago's South Side, police say

Chicago police are investigating a series of hate crime-related incidents reported this summer in the Hyde Park neighborhood.