Since June 20, five kids under the age of 11 were shot and killed in Chicago, the Gun Violence Archive found, a research group that catalogs gun-related cases in the U.S.

Chicago's Hidden Gems: 13-year-old student honored for essay on youth violence 04:33. CHICAGO (CBS) – A 13-year-old Chicago middle school student put her sadness over youth violence into words ...

More than 100 religious leaders, parents, youth and city staff are behind the 28 recommendations the City of Chicago released on Tuesday to address youth violence.

Chicago School for the Arts students remember those who have died of gun violence on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Photo: Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune Last week, Catherine Humikowski, the medical ...

NPR examines Chicago's efforts to calm a wave of of youth violence. Subscribe to NPR's Up First Email Albert Stinson, 38, mentors 10 boys at Marshall High School, on Chicago's West Side.

Youth violence, policing and the tough road ahead for Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson Johnson and Chicago police don’t have to like each other, but they will have to work together to curb violence ...

Chicago leaders have no real plan to deal with youth violence downtown ... The now-notorious violent youth riot in downtown Chicago last weekend got me thinking of a press conference way back in 2010.

CHICAGO (CBS) --City officials are increasing their commitment to a program to reduce gun violence by offering mentoring, therapy, and recreational activities to at-risk youth.Mayor Lori Lightfoot ...

Something important is happening in Chicago. The Philadelphia Inquirer gets it. Here’s the headline from the paper’s Jan. 10 editorial: “Important lessons for Philadelphia from Ch… ...

Chicago Youth Combat Violence with Campouts and Community-Building “This is what happens when you not only give young people a place at the table, but you have them lead the conversation,” one ...

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. "It affect me as ...