Chicago's proposed "snap curfew" ordinance, which would allow Chicago police to impose a youth curfew anywhere in the city on as little as 30 minutes' notice, is back in the spotlight at City Hall.

Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison joined the show to discuss the city's new violence prevention plan and what it entails.

The UCAN Chicago program, who works with underserved youth, hosted a peace pledge Wednesday in response to the typical ...

The City Council could vote to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing for temporary curfews for teens on Wednesday.

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 ...

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 ...

How long will Chicago align its policies and imagination with the racial stereotype that young Black folks aren’t children and are somehow inherently dangerous and other?

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 ...