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A federal court this week sided with the owner of a long-ago planned gun store whose business permit was rejected by Chicago officials over a technicality.

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A convicted felon was sentenced to 7 years in prison Wednesday for firing a gun near Wrigley Field after the Chicago Cubs won the 2015 National League Division Series.

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Nearly 50 people tied to the Chicago Ganster Two-Six Nation street gang have been charged with dealing guns and drugs and 118 firearms seized as the result of a federal investigation.

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In a policy announced Wednesday, officials placed an emphasis moving forward on the sanctity of life, de-escalation, and accountability.

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Chicago gun rights activist and ex-probation officer Alfreda Keith Keller is teaching her fellow Chicagoans about responsible gun ownership in a city known for its problems with gun violence.

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An Indiana man was sentenced to two years in prison last week for illegally selling handguns to gang members on the west side of Chicago.

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People lined up at St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago on Saturday to trade in their guns for gift cards.

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Last week Chicago went for more than six days without a fatal shooting, the longest stretch since at least January of 2013.

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A new group is trying to better understand Chicago's gun violence problem, bringing community engagement experts and local researchers together to develop real world solutions.

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The gun violence did not let up in Chicago for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, as 32 more people were shot over the weekend.

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Under a proposal, Illinois could be the first to enact ammunition coding legislation that would require unique serial numbers on bullets sold in the state.

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Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin has proposed a seven-point plan to tackle gun violence in Chicago that has claimed 259 so far this year.

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