City officials and community leaders are fearing the worst, saying that the heightened gun violence will only increase over the summer

The criticism against the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois began in January when the non-profit organization teamed up with the Chicago Police Department to monitor police stops with the help of contact cards and thorough reports on incidents between officers and civilians.

Over the extended Memorial Day holiday weekend, a series of shootings in Chicago has left at least 56 people shot, including a 4-year-old girl. In…

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Chicago is a violent city but it’s not the murder capital of the country. That’s according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. A…