Windy City

Brittany M. Hughes |
Fifty-two people – that’s 52, for those who thought I’d miswritten – were shot in the gun-free city of Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, adding to…
Brittany M. Hughes |
One Chicago alderman as a new and not-so-innovative approach to the shocking rise in local crime in the Windy City: if you see a crime happening,…
Nick Kangadis |
Oh, the city of Chicago — the [insert West Coast city here] of the Midwest. They will place restrictions on regular, law-abiding folks, but ignore…
Brittany M. Hughes |
Two weeks ago, 74 people were shot in Chicago – nine of them fatally – over one single three-day weekend. This weekend, another 60 fell victim to…
Nick Kangadis |
    And we’re off to the races. The last couple of weekends in the Chicagoland area saw slightly less than 20 shooting victims each…
Nick Kangadis |
Some people think that Chicago is beyond saving. Some people even wonder why I keep reporting on the violence in the Second City on a weekly basis…
Nick Kangadis |
Let’s hope that the aim of gang members in Chicago isn’t getting better. While there were four less victims of shootings in the Windy City than…
Nick Kangadis |
It was yet another banner weekend for shootings in Chicago. Four people were murdered and 23 others were wounded in shootings across the…
Nick Kangadis |
It was warmer this past weekend than last in Chicago… aaaaand the Windy City is unfortunately back to normal. Over the weekend, ten people…
Nick Kangadis |
The New Year is a traditionally time for people to start over. But for the city of Chicago, it’s just a time to reset the shooting counter. Chicago…