Happy Friday, eve! We’ve been talking about the “snap curfew” ordinance for months, but the debate is finally over. Yesterday, a group of pro-“snap curfew” alders fell short in getting the 34 votes ...

Columbia’s Office of Violence Prevention Advisory Committee met Tuesday for the second time, as city leaders and law enforcement work to build collaborative strategies to address violent crime. So far ...

The recent incidents have sparked conversations about the need for collective action in addressing the violence that affects ...

A 9-year-old Koabie Mincey happened by his mother’s window in Newark one afternoon in the summer of 2008. What he saw beyond the walnut brown shade and black fire escape shook him. So much so, it ...

Can a club shut down following a shooting that takes a life reopen gradually months later this time as a BYOB “restaurant”?

River North mass shooting sees 4 killed, 14 wounded after rapper's party The attack happened Wednesday night outside a restaurant as people were leaving an album-release party for Chicago rapper ...

Four people were killed and 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's River North neighborhood July 2, police said. The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. when a dark-colored vehicle ...

Four people were killed and 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's River North neighborhood July 2, police said.

Non-profit offers outlet for teens to share fears, experiences with ongoing youth violence A local non-profit offers an outlet for teens to share their fears and experiences with ongoing youth ...

The UCAN Chicago program, who works with underserved youth, hosted a peace pledge Wednesday in response to the typical increase of violence over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Nearly 200 youth took a pledge to be ambassadors for peace in their communities with the UCAN Chicago program at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church.