A 17-year-old boy was charged Thursday in a shooting that wounded seven teens​ in front of the Chicago Theatre downtown right after the city's Christmas tree lighting ceremony in November.

According to Chicago Police Department data, there were 29 homicides recorded in January. That’s the second lowest total for that month over the past decade and marks a 29% decrease over January 2025 (41 homicides).

Damaurion Cherry, 17, was arrested the night of the attack but let go, and was arrested again after he was shot on Jan. 21, prosecutors said in court. Cherry was ordered detained.

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest after a Chicago city employee was found shot to death​ Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.

A 53-year-old man has died after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds while inside his Chatham home on Friday, according to Chicago police.