This story contains mentions of gun violence. While violent crime in Chicago is near its lowest point in at least 40 years, ...

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At least one person has been shot, nobody fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

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Delphine Cherry knows as well as anyone how intractable violent crime is in Chicago. In 1992, her teenage daughter was gunned down in one of the city’s tawniest neighborhoods — a bystander caught up ...

We do not dispute that prosecuting violent offenders matters. What we dispute is the idea that the carceral approach alone ...

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At least 19 people have been shot in gun violence across Chicago so far this Memorial Day weekend, police said.

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Delphine Cherry looks out from her favorite spot in her home Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Hazel Crest, Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Delphine Cherry knows as well as anyone how intractable violent crime ...

Delphine Cherry knows as well as anyone how intractable violent crime is in Chicago. In 1992, her teenage daughter was gunned down in one of the city's toniest neighborhoods — a bystander caught up in ...