Eric Ferkenhoff & Darnell Little

Eric Ferkenhoff has covered crime and other issues in Chicago and elsewhere for more than 20 years. Darnell Little is a database reporting expert and the founder of the Data Reporting Lab.

Chicago Police guard evidence near a murder scene in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on July 27th, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.
News in Brief

Chicago's Murder Problem Could Be Worse

The city has reputation for violence, but without some of the best trauma centers the situation could be much worse.