Editorial: Chicago had the fewest summertime homicides in 60 years. Good but far from good enough
The number of homicides in Chicago was lower in June, July and August than in any year since 1965. As we mark the bittersweet end of summer over the holiday weekend, this is undeniably good news. The Chicago Police Department recorded 122 homicides in those three months, down from 129 in the same period last year and a still-staggering 271 in the post-COVID violent-crime peak of 2021, ...