Deadly 2008 in Chicago: What happened?

There were more than 500 murders in Chicago in 2008, the most since 2003. So why, after two decades of general decline, are Chicago's murders back on the rise?

Little Village neighborhood deals with gangs and police

 An audio-slideshow about gangs and their relationship with the police in Little Village

Q&A with a prosecutor

A former Cook County prosecutor tells his perspective on murders in Chicago over the last two decades.

Profile: The godfather of alternative policing strategies in Chicago

 Northwestern University professor Wes Skogan helped bring community policing to Chicago. Now he's evaluating the CeaseFire program.

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