Youth ages 10-24 provided opinions on a number of pressing issues, including mental health, education and violence. The goal was to learn from them directly about the challenges they face and the ...

"Our youth are having a lot of concerns: They feel unloved, they feel like their voices aren't being heard. So, we try to show them some positivity and everything, that we actually can love them ...

Addressing youth poverty remains an urgent challenge. The report cites nearly 1 in 4 Chicago youths through age 18 live in poverty; for the city’s residents under the age of 5, that figure is 43.5%.

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

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

Gun violence concerns rise as summer nears 02:19. CHICAGO (CBS) -- A shooting that left a 9-year-old girl dead and 10 other people injured in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood is the ninth ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson took office Monday, immediately vowing to tackle one of the city's most pressing issues of rising violence, with the summer - a time when crime typically spikes ...

Democrats work to keep protests from disrupting Chicago convention, with concerns over parallels to 1968. Activists oppose President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

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.