The annual event that's aimed at preventing violence has more than 30 businesses and organizations participating, offering ...

Wouldn’t it be great if Chicago’s economy so strong that businesses could afford to hire young people without financial ...

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.

An alarming number of Chicago youth witness gun violence. Schools need support to help them heal. The average age at which Black and Latino Chicagoans witness a shooting is 14, a new study found ...

The city of Chicago is connecting more young people with work than it has in years. The mayor’s office recently announced ...

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. "It affect me as ...

Chicago has one of the highest rates of gun deaths of any major city in the country and some on the front lines say that’s rooted in a history of racism, violence and inequality dating back ...

A Better Chicago’s 2025 State of Our Youth report has identified mental health struggles, community violence, and chronic absenteeism as the most prominent challenges facing young people in the ...

National | NPR In Chicago, cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise curbing youth violence The program, which focuses on mentoring and therapy, relies on the idea that most violent crimes are ...