Homicides are trending down in Chicago this year, but the city may still end up with an overall increase in violent crime when the end-of-year stats are tallied thanks to a huge increase in the number.
The call that came over the police radio Monday morning was startling if familiar by now: Two men in a stolen car committing robberies at gunpoint across Chicago’s South Side. Within a span of minutes, the robbers held up employees at two discount stores and stole wallets and other belongings from pedestrians on the street. All of the victims described having guns pointed in their faces, .
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