CHICAGO (CBS) – A 13-year-old Chicago middle school student put her sadness over youth violence into words and won national recognition for her writing. CBS 2's Joe Donlon introduced us to one ...

Chicago leaders have no real plan to deal with youth violence downtown ... downtown’s problems with unexpected group violence hadn’t gotten any better.

In Chicago, cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise curbing youth violence By Meg Anderson Published February 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM PST ...

Dr. Ken Wilson, a trauma surgeon at University of Chicago Medicine and a POP volunteer, ... Doctors McGee and Wilson said the impact of violence on youth today makes the work POP does life-saving.

Coalition urges action on youth mental health, gun violence in Illinois during march on Near North Side by: Brónagh Tumulty , Gabriel Castillo Posted: Jun 9, 2024 / 07:37 PM CDT ...

According to a recent report, a statewide domestic violence hotline received more than 30,000 calls in 2021. The number of domestic-related murders and shootings in Chicago increased nearly two ...

ABC7 takes in-depth look at gun violence in Chicago, suburbs in 2 half-hour specials . Val Warner, Ryan Chiaverini host the specials airing Friday, Aug. 5 at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on ABC7 ...

In the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s south side, nearly 100 people were shot last year, and many of the young people living there will tell you the violence weighs on them.