Chicago Homicides

Murder Rate Down 11 Percent From Last Year: Police

Chicago Tribune | Annie Sweeney | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago


Homicides continued to decline this year in Chicago through September, including homicides of school-age children, according to Police Department stat...

Murder Rate Down 11 Percent: Police

Chicago Sun-Times | STEFANO ESPOSITO | Posted 09.08.2009 | Chicago


Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis on Friday hailed an 11 percent drop in homicides and a 9 percent dip in all crimes during the first seven months of 200...

Chicago Tops 500 Homicides In 2008

Associated Press | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago


It's not something civic leaders will want to brag about, but the Chicago Police Department reports the city has recorded its 500th homicide of 2008. ...

Chicago Homicides Nearing Five-Year High

Chicago Tribune | Angela Rozas | Posted 01.20.2009 | Chicago


Brought to Chicago from the FBI to improve the image of a scandal-plagued Chicago Police Department, Jody Weis instead saw his first year as superinte...

Bloody Year: City Already Surpasses 2007 Homicide Total

Chicago Sun-Times | Annie Sweeney and Stefano Esposito | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago


With about two months left in the year, Chicago has already surpassed last year's total homicide count. Two teenage boys shot and killed during a fig...