This weekend was the deadliest so far this year in Chicago. Between Friday afternoon and early Monday morning, nearly a dozen and a half people died, and 42 were injured by gun violence, outpacing last year in shootings and homicides. Of the 17 people who were killed, seven were younger than 20.

A 22-year-old Chicago man has been charged in the execution-style shooting of Tyshawn Lee, 9, whose death in November rankled the nation and became the latest symbol of problems with gun violence in America.

Reverend Jesse Jackson spent his  birthday weekend working for the good of the community. Reverend Jesse Jackson  called for a White House conference on gun violence in…

Man wrongly imprisoned for 17 years shot dead on Near West Side: "The streets are so vicious" http://t.co/SfbUZ4PUsa pic.twitter.com/JotgowwQ65 — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) July 30,…

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In a hard-fought runoff election, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was returned to office for a second term, despite concerns over gang violence that spiked during his…