• 6/26/08 – “Joliet boy, 3, playing with handgun shoots himself fatally,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/26/08 – “Hostage was shot, tabbed and beaten,” by Angela Caputo, Southtown Star.
   
• 6/24/08 – “Man, woman dead in Dolton,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 6/22/08 – “8 people, including a boy, killed over weekend in Chicago area,” by Emily Achenbaum, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/18/08 – “Teen is shot for the 3rd time this year,” by Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/18/08 – “Violence across cities leaves 2 teens dead, 1 hurt,” by Karl Stampfl and Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/17/08 – “Boy killed in dispute over bicycle, neighbors say,” by Melissa Patterson, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/17/08 – “Slain teen was CPS student,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 6/15/08 – Man shot in mouth in South Side alley,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 6/14/08 – “Weekend gets off to deadly start,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 6/12/08 – “Man’s body found in backyard with multiple gunshot wounds,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 6/12/08 – “15-year-old boy shot on South Side,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/11/08 – “Chicago 8th-grader charged with bringing gun to graduation,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/10/08 – “Henry resident shot to death,” by Gary Smith, Peoria Journal Star.
   
• 6/10/08 – “Teen is shot and killed in Logan Square,” by Monique Garcia and Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/10/08 – “Teen fatally shot on NW side, man critically wounded,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 6/09/08 – “Man brings gun into mass at Daley family parish,” by Annie Sweeney, Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 6/07/08 – “5 recovering after drive-by shooting on South Side,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/05/08 – “Man accused of gun fire that strays into home,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/04/08 – “Teen, families devastated over accidental shooting,” by Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/03/08 – “Proviso East student slain after boyfriend exchanges words with strangers,” by Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/03/08 – “Teen is charged in Fenger student’s death,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/03/08 – “Beloved teacher meets violent end,” by Lisa Donovan, Rosalind Rossi, and Annie Sweeney, Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 6/03/08 – “Family, friends and school stunned by Chicago teacher’s death,” by Karl Stampfl and Dan Blake, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/03/08 – “Woman, 63, wounded by stray bullet,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/02/08 – “CPS special ed teacher fatally shot,” by Rosalind Rossi and Annie Sweeney, Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 6/02/08 – “School districts practice emergency lockdowns, just in case,” by Mary Ann Fergus, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/02/08 – “2 Joliet teens in stable condition after being shot,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/02/08 – “Weekend violence in Chicago leaves 6 dead,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 5/30/08 – “Three teens shot on Englewood porch,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/30/08 – “Autopsy: Pregnant woman died from gunshot wound to the head,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/30/08 – “Child, 2 adults shot to death,” Northwest Herald.
   
• 5/28/08 – First responders express concern over shooting of ambulance EMT,” by Carolyn Smith, Belleville News-Democrat.
   
• 5/28/08 – 3 people found shot to death in Roselle home,” by Cliff Ward, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/27/08 – ’Vivacious’ teen fatally shot on South Side,” by Robert Mitchum and Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/27/08 – Coroner identifies man who shot himself,” by Leslie Fark, Peoria Journal Star.
   
• 5/27/08 – Three shot in drive-by at South Side party,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/27/08 – Man slain in gang-related shooting on South Side,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/26/08 – Pregnant woman dies after being shot Saturday,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/25/08 – Three slain in Chicago, 1 in Maywood in separate weekend shootings,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/25/08 –  Man killed, teen wounded in Bellwood shooting,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/25/08 –  Gunman shoots woman, man at Far South Side stoplight,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/23/08 – 4 year old child wounded in Englewood shooting,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/23/08 – College student shot to death,” by Lisa Donovan, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/23/08 – Gun victim was dedicated student,” by Robert Mitchum, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/22/08 – Man in serious condition after being shot in vehicle in Oak Park,” by Joseph Ruzich, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/22/08 –  Man, 26, fatally shot outside Altgeld Gardens,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/22/08 – Residents’ help sought at housing complex where 7-year-old was wounded by stray bullet,” by Lolly Bowean, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/21/08 – Three people shot in West Englewood,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/18/08 –Sun-Times Special Report: Angel’s last days,” by Mark Konkol, Annie Sweeney, Maudlyne Ihejirika, and Frank Main, Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 5/18/08 – “1 dead, 2 wounded in gang-related shooting on Southwest Side, police say,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/17/08 – “Multiple killings push April homicides to 47,” by Mary Konkol, Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 5/17/08 – “Weekend begins with shootings citywide,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 5/17/08 – “Chicago's increased murder rate blamed on 3 multiple slaying incidents,” by Angela Rozas, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/15/08 – “One killed, one wounded in Little Village shooting,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/14/08 – “Five people are shot at Riverdale bar holding dollar-drink night,” by Lolly Bowean, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/14/08 – “Neighborhood on edge after vendor is shot,” by Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/13/08 – “Man in critical condition after shooting, Chicago police say,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/12/08 – “Weekend violence leaves three dead, six injured,” by Lisa Donovan, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/11/08 – “Teen fatally shot in Chicago Heights,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/11/08 – “Peoria: Shooting outside Club Apollo,” by Ian Schwartz, HOI ABC 19.
   
• 5/09/08 – “Dozens of illegal guns seized in raid on commodities trader’s home in Lake Forest,” by David Heinzmann and Susan Kucza, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/09/08 – “Lake Forest man in federal custody following raid,” by Linda Blaser, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/07/08 – “1 killed, 1 wounded by gunman in tire store,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/07/08 – “Man killed, another injured in Marquette Park shooting,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/06/08 – “3-year-old boy shot while playing on Chicago’s South Side,” by Steve Schmadeke and Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/06/08 – “Woman killed in possible gang crossfire,” by Annie Sweeney and Stefano Esposito, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/06/08 – “Loyola journalism student dies in drive-by,” by Dan P. Blake and Russell Working, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/06/08 – “Man, 21, fatally shot on Near Northwest Side,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/04/08 – “Teen shot and killed on South Side,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/30/08 – “Catholic teacher gunned down in SUV,” by Kara Spak, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/30/08 – “3 found shot to death in Little Village house,” by Dan P. Blake and Robert Mitchum, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/27/08 – “Man injured in West Side drive-by shooting,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/24/08 – “Autopsies for 5 found dead in Chicago home,” by Karen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/21/08 – “Weekend of rage,” by Rummana Hussain and Lisa Donovan, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/21/08 – “36 shootings, 9 homicides reported in Chicago over weekend,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/21/08 – “Daley: ‘Know where your children are’,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/20/08 – “Child, teen, one other injured in West Side shooting,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/20/08 – “2 teens shot, killed, outside South Shore church,” by Jeremy Gormer and Gerry Smith, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/19/08 – “2nd gang killing in two days,” by Brian Stanley, Joliet Herald News.
   
• 4/19/08 – “Suspect in Far South Side slaying with AK-47 arrested after shootout,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/15/08 – “NFL star’s brother wounded in neck,” by Frank Abderholden, Lake County News-Sun.
   
• 4/11/08 – “2 men wounded in drive-by shooting on Southwest Side,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/11/08 – “Tribune employee slain, another wounded in shooting,” by Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/08/08 – “3 teens injured in overnight shootings,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/08/08 – “3 teens shot on Chicago’s South and West Sides,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/08/08 – “Stalker killed woman leaving church,” by Stefano Esposito and Lisa Donovan, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/08/08 – “Suspect in murder-suicide had been set for trial in case against victim,” by Angela Rozas, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/08/08 – “Man, 19, in critical condition after S. Side shootings,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/07/08 – “Man shot on same block as fatal beating of student,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/06/08 – “Fellow students remember victim of shooting at memorial service,” by Susan Kuczka, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/05/08 – “Cops seek suspect in fatal shooting of couple, son,” by Mark Konkol, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/04/08 – “3 slain in Englewood home,” by Mark Konkol, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/04/08 – “Man shot, killed on Northwest Side,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/03/08 – “Englewood shooting wounds teen,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/02/08 – “18-year-old killed on far South Side,” by Robert Mitchum, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/02/08 – “Teen charged with shooting two other teens,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/01/08 – “3 treated, released after shootings at Fairgrounds Valley,” by Isaac Guerrero, Rockford Register Star.
   
• 4/01/08 – “Roseland teen killed in shooting was ‘full of life,’ says family,” by Robert Mitchum and Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/01/08 – “2 teens wounded in Marquette Park shooting,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/31/08 – “2 teens shot, 1 critically while walking on Southside,” by Lisa Donovan, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/31/08 – “Weekend violence leaves seven dead,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/30/08 – “Student recounts seeing peer shot to death in school parking lot,” by Jeff Long and Tara Malone, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/30/08 – “Man shot multiple times while sitting in car,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/30/08 – “Man shot outside hospital,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/30/08 – “2 more students slain,” by Annie Sweeney, Rosemary Slobol, Monifa Thomas, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/29/08 – “ Man fatally shot near school on South Side,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/29/08 – “ Youth shot near school,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/29/08 – “Two shot in South Side drive-by,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/28/08 – “Man shot in northwest suburban mall parking lot,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/28/08 – “West Dundee mall shooting leaves man in critical condition,” by Mark Shuman and Tina Shah, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/27/08 – “Chicago battles rise in teen deaths,” by Karen Hawkins, Associated Press.
   
• 3/27/08 – “Shooting injures another South Chicago student,” by Dan Blake and Kristen Kridel, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/27/08 – “3 shot on SW Side block in four days,” Southtown Star.
   
• 3/26/08 – “Youth, 15, critical after shooting,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/26/08 – “2 shootings of kids, gang violence worry students at Global Visions Academy,” by Dan Blake, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/25/08 – “Gun in Realtor’s slaying perhaps bought illegally,” by Liam Ford, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/25/08 – “Teen shot to death is East St. Louis’ fourth slaying this year,” by Carolyn Smith, Belleville News-Democrat.
   
• 3/24/08 – “Elderly Chicago woman shot as she stands in her living room,” Northwest Herald.
   
• 3/24/08 – “Chicago teenager charged with shooting girl, 12, held on bail,” by Azam Ahmed, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/24/08 – “Rockford police: Teenager’s shooting likely gang-related,” Rockford Register Star.
   
• 3/21/08 – “Girl, 12, hurt in gang-related shooting on Southeast Side,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/21/08 – “Shooting leaves girl seriously injured,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/21/08 – “Man, 33, dies in West Side shooting,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/21/08 – “Woman shot, man struck by auto on South Side,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/18/08 – “Three shootings in 12 hours leave six wounded in ESL,” by Carolyn Smith, Belleville News-Democrat.
   
• 3/18/08 – “Drive-by shooting claims teenager,” by Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/18/08 – “La violencia se cobra otra victima,” by Jaime Reyes, Diario Hoy.
   
• 3/18/08 – “Taylorville deaths appear to be a murder-suicide,” by Amanda Reavy, Springfield State Journal-Register.
   
• 3/15/08 – “Teen found dead in garbage can,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/13/08 – “CPS student dies after shooting,” ABC 7 Chicago News.
   
• 3/13/08 – “Two men shot on south side,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/8/08 – “2 dead in Elmhurst murder-suicide,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/6/08 – “Gun shop where NIU shooter bought weapons closes,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/4/08 – “3 kids die, 5 hurt in rash of shootings,” by Azam Ahmed, Deanese Williams-Harris and Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/15/08 – “NIU campus tragedy,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 2/8/08 – “Park Forest native among dead in Mo. Shooting,” by Casey Toner, The Southtown Star
   
• 2/7/08 – “Family, neighbors ‘somber’ after attorney’s shooting,” by Sadie Gurman, Rockford Register Star
   
• 2/6/08 – “Gunman fatally shoots Rockford attorney in back,” by Chris Green and Corina Curry, Rockford Register Star
   
• 2/5/08 – “Teen indicted for bringing gun to high school,” CBS2 Chicago
   
• 2/3/08 – “5 women shot dead in Tinley Park store,” The Daily Herald
   
• 1/14/08 – Man held on charge of shooting a friend, by Mike Monson, The Champaign News-Gazette
   
• 1/14/08 - Alorton felon gets 9 years for toting handgun, Belleville News
   
• 1/14/08 - Mill Shoals resident faces gun charge, The Carmi Times
   
• 1/10/08 – “Man shot while driving on the Kennedy,” by Jeremy Gorner and Dan P. Blake, Chicago Tribune
   
•  1/8/08 - Mayor proposes new curfew after teen’s death, ABC 7 Chicago News
   
•  1/7/08 – Lots of shots for New Year’s, by Jaynette Bolinski, Springfield State Journal-Register
   
• 1/2/08 - 2 Killed in Logan Square Shooting: Police – But 2007 had the lowest murder rate in Chicago since 1965, by Kara Spak and Norman Parish, The Chicago Sun Times
   
• 12/21/07 – DeKalb Police charge two men after they used a gun in robbery attempt, by Benji Feldheim, The DeKalb Daily Chronicle
   
• 11/28/07 – Police: Illinois man arrested after threatening gunplay, by Len Wells, Courier Press
   
• 11/27/07 – Hyde Park mourns fallen grad student, by Mischa Fierer, Chicago Maroon
   
• 11/17/07 – Location a factor in county’s high crime rate, by Rob Baxter, Rockford Register Star
   
• 11/7/07 – Girl, 6, accidentally shot in the chest in Oak Forest home, by Dan Blake, the Chicago Tribune
   
• 10/29/07 – When is a school lockdown needed?, by Gerry Smith, the Chicago Tribune
   
•  9/10/07 – An Interview with Advisory Group Member Kathleen Monahan about gun ownership and suicide, Geography and Suicide, on Chicago Public Radio
   
• 6/16/2007 – “Chicagoans March to End Gun Violence,” ABC 7
   
• 6/16/2007 – “Jackson and Rainbow PUSH Push for Tougher Gun Laws,” CBS 2
   
• 5/31/07 – Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees: “Why are Chicago Schoolchildren Dying”, CNN
   
• 5/31/07 – “A Year of Violence: Toll of Students Killed Reaches 28”, Chicago Tribune

Press Contacts:

Nina Vinik
Legal Community Against Violence
847-733-1855
nina@lcav.org