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Chicago saw more violence this holiday weekend, with six people killed and 44 wounded in shootings throughout the city.

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Companion measures were introduced last week in both chambers of Congress to promote an awareness campaign backed by gun control groups.

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Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson urged lawmakers Thursday to pass a bill that would lengthen prison sentences for repeat gun offenders in Illinois.

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As summer approaches, a time when Chicago shootings usually spike, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has asked the Department of Justice for more support in preventing and combating gun violence in the Windy City.

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Chicago saw the bloodshed continue this weekend, with 6 people killed and at least 15 others wounded in shootings between Friday evening and Monday morning.

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More people were gunned down in Chicago over the weekend, leaving four dead and 17 wounded, after the city eclipsed 1,000 gunshot victims for 2017 last week.

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The bloodshed continued in Chicago this week, with 8 people wounded in shootings since Wednesday and more than 1,000 people already shot so far this year.

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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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The armed attacker who fatally shot Cook County Judge Raymond Myles had followed the judge's girlfriend for weeks before the shooting, prosecutors said in court Thursday.

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A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the murder of Cook County Judge Raymond Myles, the Chicago Police Department announced at a Wednesday press conference.

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The violence continued in Chicago over the weekend, as 7 people were shot and killed between Friday afternoon and Monday morning, including a Cook County judge.

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Lawmakers in the Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday that would lengthen prison sentences for repeat gun offenders in the state.

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