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It’s getting easier to get away with shooting people in Chicago. Last year, gunmen who shot and wounded someone got away without criminal charges 94 percent of the time, according to a DNAinfo.com Chicago analysis of police data. That’s even worse than 2011, when 91.5 percent of shooters escaped charges, according to the data. Chicago’s top cop said the “no-snitch” code of silence on the street is the biggest contributor in his department’s struggle to charge shooters. (My emphasis)

At least two people were stabbed and hospitalized, and three others injured after a massive brawl involving dozens of people broke out in the parking lot of a McDonald’s near San Jose State University.

Chicago police say they have three people in custody after the latest mob-style attack on Chicago's Near North Side. At least two people were robbed by a group of people Tuesday night. Several residents and employees were on edge Wednesday, afraid the group attacks are becoming the norm. A pack of a dozen police officers patrolled the crime scene area Wednesday morning. They said it was business as usual. However, those who live and work in the area said they wanted more protection.

Twelve homicides have occurred over the last five days and the summer crime season is still in its infancy. With a majority of schools letting out by June 17, the city can expect another wave of violence in which children are the unfortunate victims and perpetrators. Lamentably, it is a cycle that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and residents must deal with each year, even if the mayhem has abated. According to recent statistics, violent crime is down for the 29th consecutive month. However, in the current climate there is an impression that a war has erupted, and acting Superintendent...

In two separate incidents, as many as 15 teens have stormed Chicago Transit Authority buses, attacked their victims and darted off with cell phones and other electronic devices, authorities said Tuesday. Both incidents were near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, prompting city and campus authorities to issue community alerts. In the first attack, near West Roosevelt Road and South Loomis Street at about 11:40 p.m. Saturday, a victim was struck multiple times before the thieves ran off with his cell phone. About 25 minutes later, near South Racine Avenue and West 13th Street, a student said he was...