While national rhetoric leans on fear and force, mayors in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Birmingham are reducing homicides through data, community investment, and strategic prevention—not just ...

Chicago women allegedly layered stolen clothing under their own and led police on a dangerous chase, prompting criticism of ...

A new master’s program will train Philadelphia Police Department officers to be better managers and innovate department-wide ...

A new book says Chicago-born Richard Prevost might have initially been reluctant to take on the enormous responsibility.

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Recently protesters swarmed a marijuana farm (let that sink in) and assaulted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ...

The Senate passed about $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting; the Justice Department fired prosecutor Maurene Comey; there were new Israel ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President ...

A Trump administration proposal could put more than a million low-income households at risk of losing their government-subsidized housing. That’s according to new research from New York ...

At 38 years old, Christian Mitchell has been inside most corners of state government as a top adviser on political campaigns, ...

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According to the report, two of the five major metropolitan areas with the biggest inflation problems have a large footprint in Illinois.