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Community Violence
After Mayor Lori Lightfoot expanded the citywide curfew in response to a shooting, teenagers spoke about Chicago’s gun violence crisis and their relationship to the city.
Chicago
What is the conversation about gun violence in your city missing?
The Industry
A report from the Chicago mayor’s office named gun stores whose wares consistently wound up in city crimes. ATF records show the agency was lenient.
Commentary
As Illinois enacts changes to its victims compensation program, a group of health care providers, survivors, and activists argues that the state needs to make financial help far more accessible to people who have faced gun violence.
Aftershocks
Shooting survivors face physical and psychological recovery, often with little to no help. Could reallocating resources bring healing?
Law Enforcement
City officials have repeatedly blamed gangs for driving up shootings. But analysis shows that the Chicago Police Department’s own data doesn’t back up its leaders' claims.
The city quietly renewed its multi-million dollar contract with ShotSpotter. But a growing body of evidence suggests the technology is ineffective and activists say it leads to deadly over-policing.
Miles de personas son víctimas de disparos en el área de Chicago cada año, transmitiendo ondas de conmoción y dolor en toda la ciudad.
Muchas historias acerca de la violencia de Chicago se centran en vecindarios con tasas de homicidios extremas. La experiencia de Roseland en cuanto a vivir entre pérdidas es mucho más común.
El Programa de Compensación a las Víctimas del Crimen de Illinois reembolsa gastos relacionados con lesiones a las víctimas de casi cualquier crimen violento.
Se aprueban menos de cuatro de cada 10 solicitudes del programa de compensación a víctimas del Illinois, según el análisis.
