Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Nov. 15, 2024.
Chicago homicides in 2024: 511 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
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Column: From the woeful Chicago Bears offense to the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight, 15 things to ponder as we play out the string on another awful year
Was a nine-game shot fair for former Bears OC Shane Waldron? It was five more games than Mike Clevinger pitched for the White Sox this year.
Top 10 holiday shows for 2024: ‘Christmas Carol’ and ‘Wonderful Life’ make room for ‘Frozen’ and ‘Die Hard’
Christmas tunes with Jane Lynch at Steppenwolf, anyone? Or “Frozen” in Aurora might just be the perfect holiday pick for families.
Chef’s choice: From Omakase Shoji to Bonyeon, Chicago embraces omakase menus
Translating to “I leave it to you,” the omakase menu has been sweeping Chicago’s dining scene in recent years.
Editorial: There was a time when restaurateurs like Billy Lawless got help from the city
Billy Lawless, a great restaurant developer, was helped by Chicago and helped it grow in return.
Column: With playoff berths in grasp for Notre Dame and Indiana, the Hoosier State could be the unlikely center of the college football universe
Notre Dame and Indiana meeting in the College Football Playoff would be a dream scenario, a battle for state supremacy between a traditional power and the ultimate Cinderella.
‘St. Denis Medical’ review: New NBC sitcom is ‘The Office,’ but in a hospital
“St. Denis Medical” follows the overworked, sometimes incompetent staff of a small regional hospital in Oregon. It might take some time for the sitcom mockumentary to find its own voice and point of view.
Column: An exhibition and a book revisit the life and death of Emmett Till
On Nov. 23, the Chicago History Museum is opening a new exhibition, “Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till.”
Editorial: Walgreens’ woes are about more than an iconic Chicago company’s future. Our health is at stake, too.
Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth is fighting on two fronts: closing money-losing stores and battling pharmaceutical middlemen.
Students, teachers mourn the closure of historic Illinois outdoor camp: ‘Greatest memories of our lives’
Through activities like nighttime hikes and studying Rock River’s plants, students learned how to appreciate nature and how to work together.