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.

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?

Can a club shut down following a shooting that takes a life reopen gradually months later this time as a BYOB “restaurant”?

Two local teens get the chance to live out every musician's dream at Carnegie Hall. Horn player Elyse Margaret Schlesinger and Violinist Paloma Furst Chavira discuss what it means for them to be ...

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

The murder of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins has become an example of how domestic violence victims and their families are left vulnerable by the justice system.

At least 20 people have been shot, three fatally, in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

Tere, who arrived in Chicago in 2023, has a pending asylum application. Yet she fears the health care and the sense of normalcy she’s worked so hard to find will disappear as President Donald Trump’s ...

Chicago experienced a rash of shootings as summer began, resulting in one fatality and nine injuries across various neighborhoods, including Englewood. No arrests have been made.

A heartbroken Chicago family is working to turn pain into purpose after their beloved father was killed as a result of senseless gun violence.

Wisconsin has seen one of the biggest increases in gun deaths among children during the pandemic in the country. What can help?

UPDATE: June 23, 2025 – On June 20, Mayor Brandon Johnson sent a letter to City Clerk Anna Valencia announcing his intention to formally veto the controversial “snap curfew” ordinance that the Chicago ...