Andy Grimm

2 months ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Andy Grimm

America has a fundamental misunderstanding of what drives violence, and that’s gotten in the way of doing more to prevent shootings. That’s the premise of the new book “Unforgiving Places” by University of Chicago Crime Lab director Jens Ludwig. Ludwig, an economist, talked about that in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times that has been edited for length and clarity. Sun-Times: We are at a location you return to several times in the book. Tell us about it.

2 months ago | wbez.org | Andy Grimm

America has a fundamental misunderstanding of what drives gun violence, and it’s prevented us from solving the problem. That’s according to the new book Unforgiving Places, by University of Chicago economist Jens Ludwig. Ludwig spoke with the Chicago Sun-Times on Chicago’s South Side about what really drives most shootings, and some of the simple ways we could prevent them. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Mar 19, 2025 | chicago.suntimes.com | Andy Grimm |Tom Schuba

Three months after he was sentenced to probation for threatening to kill a fellow Chicago police detective, CPD homicide Det. Marco Torres has been charged with harassing a third officer in an attempt to keep her from testifying against him. As he faced charges of assaulting a female detective in 2024, prosecutors at a hearing Wednesday said Torres allegedly called another detective and tried to convince her not to testify in the ongoing case, using a pre-paid “burner” phone.

Mar 16, 2025 | wbez.org | Andy Grimm |Tom Schuba |Andy Boyle

Tom Wagner was working as a rideshare driver when he got shot during a carjacking on the West Side in 2021. The shooting left a jagged scar across his abdomen where bullets pierced his gallbladder, colon and liver. After three years of calling detectives for updates — including 10 months during which he says he got no response at all — Wagner says he found out last month that the police have formally dropped the investigation of his shooting without an arrest.

Mar 14, 2025 | chicago.suntimes.com | Andy Grimm |Tom Schuba

Tom Wagner was working as a rideshare driver when he got shot during a carjacking on the West Side in 2021. The shooting left a jagged scar across his abdomen where bullets pierced his gallbladder, colon and liver. After three years of calling detectives for updates — including 10 months during which he says he got no response at all — Wagner says he found out last month that the police have formally dropped the investigation of his shooting without an arrest.