Becky Schlikerman

The Rev. Corey Brooks spent three months living on top of an abandoned West Woodlawn motel to call attention to the violence plaguing the community and to raise money for...

The last time Brittany Cotton saw her 2-year-old daughter alive, she was peacefully asleep. Hours later, the child was dead — apparently beaten to death while a man Cotton thought...

The last time Brittany Cotton saw her 2-year-old daughter alive, she was peacefully asleep. Hours later, the child was dead — apparently beaten to death while a man Cotton thought...

On the Southwest Side block where many kids spend their days playing outside, more than 50 neighbors gathered Sunday around the steps where Adrian Luna, 13, was shot and killed...

On the quiet Southwest Side block where many of the kids spend their days playing outside, faces were grim Sunday as more than 50 neighbors gathered around the steps where...

The 33-year-old woman was at a birthday party with her friends for the first time since her mother died last month, family said. "She was out for some air," said...