The pilot program focuses on youth and equips them with conflict-resolution, emotional-control and peer-mediation skills.

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

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

Gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, where organizers say tackling poverty is the only way to create ...

Jobs for young people have grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched the program as a key anti-violence ...

Luv City is a West Side non-profit helping teens from all over Chicago get engaged to help reduce violence, by introducing ...

Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...

Through the first six months of 2025, Chicago recorded the fewest number of homicides in a decade. Several community organizations have focused on providing opportunities for youth to help combat ...

Students at East Chicago Central High School attend Project Outreach Prevention's Peace, Love & Unity tour Thursday, April 30, in celebration of National Youth Violence Prevention Week.

Attendees had gathered to celebrate the release of an album by Chicago drill rapper Mello Buckzz, whose legal name is Melanie Doyle. The medical examiner’s office last week identified the four dead as ...

IMPD Chief Chris Bailey appeared in a video post Friday afternoon on X, once again calling for parents to step up.

Myesha Watkins, who has led Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance for the past five years, will take over as administrator of the ...