CHICAGO (WLS) -- The violent and deadly holiday weekend prompted public officials, the business community and anti-violence groups to redouble their commitment to making investments to address the ...

Advocates, survivors, and the Cook County State's Attorney shed light Tuesday on the crisis of domestic violence in the Chicago area. They testified at a Cook County Board hearing on gender-based ...

Zelisa McCullom lives on the West Side block where a 16-year-old girl was among five people seriously wounded in a shooting over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in 2022. But this year, with four men ...

Chicago experienced a spate of gun violence over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend during which 102 people were shot, including at least a dozen fatally, according to police reports.From July 3 ...

A woman was fatally shot in Chicago; a man is in custody, and charges are pending. The victim was found with multiple gunshot ...

How does a city joyously celebrate holiday traditions in the face of the sudden shock of youth gun violence on its busiest streets? That has been the question confronting Chicago this past weekend as ...

For the first time in history in the office of the U.S. Surgeon General, the nation’s leading doctor is declaring gun violence a public health crisis in America, leaving Chicago activists to react to ...

The view from the pulpit provides a unique perspective. While we faith leaders see the larger picture of societal problems such as the plague of gun violence, we also see the individuals who are ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Chicago anti-violence program received nearly $4 million in federal funding to help reduce gun violence. Federal officials announced the grant for Chicago CRED on Tuesday. "The ...

Reducing Gun Violence: How the Community and Police are Working Together – Moderated by: Steve Perkins, MPI Director of Field Instruction – Panelists: Jalon Arthur, Director of Strategic Initiatives, ...

After losing her 9-year-old son to gun violence, Jalissa Ford shares how the One Jar Foundation is spreading kindness and supporting Chicago children through its annual Christmas toy drive.

FBI found violence levels in Chicago increased 24 percent last year. — -- On a chilly Saturday, 20 volunteers sat in a movie theater-turned-church located on Chicago’s South Side, taking detailed ...