Laniyah Murphy News Today

Our photographers covered everything from the mass shootings in Chicago and Highland Park to Chicagoans’ protesting the war in Ukraine and the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Take a look at some of the top images they captured.

The violence should come as no surprise given the constraints and disincentives now facing Chicago cops.

2021 was Chicago’s deadliest year in 27 years with nearly 800 homicides. Some 80 percent of the victims were Black, and most were men, according to a

Big cities in the U.S. are searching for ways to stem the sharp rise in homicides that has occurred over the past two years. A close look at Chicago, where nearly 800 people were killed in 2021.

Family and friends gathered Friday to remember a mentor and advocate for youth violence prevention who was shot and killed this week.  

Family, friends and community members held photos of LaNiyah Murphy as they shared a story of a beautiful, intelligent young woman who had overcome being shot and wounded in 2018.

A young anti-violence advocate was shot and killed in Chicago Tuesday night while sitting in a parked car. On Wednesday, the outspoken leader of Saint Sabina Church, Fr. Michael Pfleger, revealed the 20-year-old was one of his own community warriors

A young anti-violence advocate was shot and killed in Chicago Tuesday night while sitting in a parked car. On Wednesday, the outspoken leader of Saint Sabina Church, Fr. Michael Pfleger, revealed the 20-year-old was one of his own community warriors

A young anti-violence advocate was shot and killed in Chicago Tuesday night while sitting in a parked car. On Wednesday, the outspoken leader of Saint Sabina Church, Fr. Michael Pfleger, revealed the 20-year-old was one of his own community warriors

A young anti-violence advocate was shot and killed in Chicago Tuesday night while sitting in a parked car. On Wednesday, the outspoken leader of Saint Sabina Church, Fr. Michael Pfleger, revealed the 20-year-old was one of his own community warriors