A state audit found that a $54.5 million program to cut Chicago’s gang violence failed to account for how the money was spent.

Homelessness, literacy problems and violence are among them. The issues and statistics are sobering, yet new research shows Chicago youth can be resilient if they get the help they need.

The foremost thing adults can do is connect youth and families to these resources, providing options rather than stripping them away. Chicago’s young people aren’t a problem to solve.

Have you or someone you know been affected by violence in your community? The following is a list of resources in Chicago that are ready to help.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Young people are engaging their communities to prevent violence in a brand-new City of Chicago program. The youth Peacekeepers Program participants say they have made a difference ...

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.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Security surrounding downtown Chicago ramped up this weekend. Also ramping up were more talks to better connect and engage with youth. Emergency Room Dr. Michael McGee is the ...

For Chicago-based Southside Blooms owners Quilen and Hannah Bonham Blackwell, who run the nonprofit staffed by local youth and young adults, their biggest competition isn’t other flower shops.

Professor Jonathan Davis with the University of Oregon says the University of Chicago Crime Lab study clearly shows that the Choose to Change Community Violence Intervention program has sharply ...

In Chicago, cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise curbing youth violence By Meg Anderson Published February 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM PST Listen • 4:18 ...

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 emotional, not ...