Reducing gun violence is a "generational project," the former president said. Ahead of the groundbreaking of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, former President Barack Obama reflected on the ...

CHICAGO -- 1,606 people were shot in a single three-month summer period in Chicago. That's the population equivalent to many American small towns. The violence isn't limited to the season: A ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (WGN) — Tuesday marked one year ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Victims of gun violence, their families, and advocacy groups gathered on Tuesday to speak out against President Donald Trump’s potential plan to mobilize the National Guard in Chicago.

President Trump said the possible deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago would help tackle crime in the city. But it also comes with violent crime numbers at a record low. Community groups ...