Curfews are ineffective at reducing violence. Data from 2021 shows curfew citations among teens have decreased, while incidents stemming from mental health issues have increased.

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

The numbers of carjackings, shootings and homicides have risen in Chicago, leaving residents on edge and prompting city officials to generate new solutions to tackle the city's violence epidemic ...

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 ...

In 2006 we saw our lowest decrease in violence in Chicago – almost down by 40 percent. That’s a 40 percent decrease over the last 10 years. Yes, there has been a recent uptick.

Gun violence, bullying and poverty are the biggest social problems facing Chicago’s youth, according to parents surveyed by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Chicago ...

A new study by the University of Chicago Crime Lab, in partnership with the Chicago Public Schools and local nonprofits Youth Guidance and World Sport Chicago, provides rigorous scientific evidence ...

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 ...

The last few years have not been easy for Black and Latinx Chicago youth. School closings, police violence, the COVID-19 pandemic and continued divestment of neighborhoods have only compounded ...

Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago will be the home of the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention, one of four recently named National Academic Centers of Excellence funded by a $1.3 ...

Because gender-based violence survivors’ problems are not seen as “community issues,” they are treated like an afterthought.

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 ...