Over the Memorial Day weekend, 22 people were reportedly shot, including two killed in Chicago, a notoriously violent blue city where hundreds are killed each year.

Officers detain a person while a group argues with police near East Adams Street and South Wabash Avenue on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023, in Chicago. Officers work the scene where a 22-year-old man w… ...

Chicago sees least violent Memorial Day ... of 200 detectives and increased clearance rates in homicides and shootings as some of the key factors for the dip in Memorial Day weekend violence.

This past Memorial Day weekend saw an overall decrease in gun violence compared to last year, according to Chicago police data. According to preliminary data from 6 p.m. on Friday to Monday at 11: ...

The gun violence during Memorial Day weekend in 2023, which Mayor Brandon Johnson said at the time was “intolerable,” left 12 people killed and 48 wounded. It was the most violent since 2016 ...

Chicago Chicago records bloodiest Memorial Day weekend in 5 years: At least 50 shot, 9 dead Mayor Lori Lightfoot had unveiled a holiday safety plan ahead of the violence ...

A violent Memorial Day weekend marred the start to summer fun in Chicago. Six people were shot from Friday evening through midnight Monday, police say.

There were shootings and murders, but not as many as last Memorial Day weekend. According to Chicago police, this year, from Friday at 6 p.m. until Monday at midnight, 24 people were shot, three ...

A Chicago police vehicle in an undated photo. CBS Chicago (CBS/AP) CHICAGO - Authorities say at least six people have been killed in violence over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago and at least ...

Illinois will activate over 30 "peacekeepers" to patrol Chicago for Memorial Day weekend, with Mayor Brandon Johnson leaning on community-centered efforts and activities to maintain public safety.