The trend is bad news for the Chicago Transit Authority and its interim leader Nora Leerhsen, who points to positive trends on the transit system as she tries to appease the federal government.

President Donald Trump has taken credit for falling crime rates around the country, citing his immigration crackdown and deployment of the National Guard in cities across the U.S. since he began his ...

A Thursday night shooting, killing a pizza shop employee, shut down a shopping center for hours, forcing other businesses to ...

On at least 10 occasions from Jan. 29 to Feb. 8, Trump has offered a version of this statement: "The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years." One of those occasions was ...