Chicago murders

Ald. Pat Dowell called the park a "celebration of the life of Hadiya Pendleton."

Politicians tugged from opposite sides on Spike Lee's film, as Gov. Bruce Rauner halted the tax program.

Ald. Will Burns (4th) was trying to halt a state tax credit for Spike Lee's "Chiraq" film production.

The mayor said stopping street violence "is not just the job of the Police Department."

Of the 77 neighborhoods, only O'Hare saw overall crime stats go up.

Murders declined to a 50-year low, while Mayor Rahm Emanuel plunged into the Polar Vortex.

Jesus "Chuy" Garcia accused Mayor Rahm Emanuel of breaking a promise to hire more police.

Jesus "Chuy" Garcia accused Mayor Rahm Emanuel of breaking a campaign pledge to hire 1,000 officers.

McCarthy told aldermen crime was down, and the racial disparity for marijuana citations was "erased."

Police Supt. Garry McCarthy faced grilling from aldermen on crime statistics.

Deonta Noble, 20, was identified as a shooter via his Facebook page, prosecutors said.

Overall crime from Jan. 1-June 30 also decreased for the third straight year, down 15 percent from 2013.

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly prepared what she called the "blueprint for ending the crisis" of gun violence.

A judge initially had pity for Andrew Ruiz, but lost it after his trial for Manny Roman's brutal murder.

Wrongfully convicted and then released 32 years later, Andre Davis is back in a cell on murder charges.