Publisher CQ Press released its list of the most dangerous cities in America and — shock of shocks — Chicago is nowhere to be found on the list. We had to double check that list ourselves. Surely, Police Superintendent Jody Weis, if he's aware of the list, is saying "I told you so" right now. more ›

According to statistics announced yesterday by Police Superintendent Jody Weis, crime in Chicago has decreased for a 22nd straight month. more ›

Even though the overall number of car thefts in Chicago had been declining since 2004, Chicago Police report that car thefts have gone up 22 percent this year in comparison to last year's number around this time. more ›

Probably not the wisest thing to post this so soon after a running diversion featuring a creepy clown, but this is probably the most left-field story we've seen all day. more ›

Although crime overall may be down in the city, the murder rate is still rising. This year between January and the end of August, 313 people were killed, which is five more people during the same time period in 2009, Chicago Police officials said via the Chicago Sun-Times. During the same time period, crime decreases occurred in the following categories: sexual assaults (10.1 percent), robbery (14.1 percent), aggravated battery (6.1 percent), and aggravated assault (12.9 percent). Unfortunately, motor vehicle theft increased by 21.2 percent. Police also seized 5,679 weapons--189 more than they seized at this time last year. more ›

On the heels of the announcement last week that crime in Chicago was down in the first half of 2009 over the first half of 2008, Chicago experienced one of its most violent weekends so far this year. Weekend violence accounted for 63 shootings, one stabbing, and a total of 10 deaths. Of course, looking back at last summer's violence, the bloody start to this July is pretty pedestrian, all the more reason to be skeptical about that recent decrease claim: last year's murder tally was the highest in five years, undermining the claim that violent crime is decreasing rather than just returning to normal levels. more ›

Carnell Pitts, 18, was shot and killed at a house party on the South Side late Friday night, just two weeks after his younger brother, Kendrick Pitts, 17, was shot and killed along with two others. Carnell Pitts had allegedly been arguing with someone and was shot in the back. He later died at Advocate Trinity Hospital of multiple gunshot wounds. The death was ruled a homicide, and the police do not have any suspects in custody at this time. more ›

The National Center for Health Statistics released its life expectancy report, and good news! If you can read the report, you're still alive. Also, life expectancy for babies born in 2006 is an all-time US high of 78.1 years, and the age-adjusted death rate reached a record low. more ›