The pilot program focuses on youth and equips them with conflict-resolution, emotional-control and peer-mediation skills.

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

Gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, where organizers say tackling poverty is the only way to create ...

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

Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...

Jobs for young people have grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched the program as a key anti-violence ...

A teen was shot and critically injured Sunday at a park on the city's Far North Side, police said. Witnesses told ABC7 a children's soccer game was taking place at the time of the shooting.

Through the first six months of 2025, Chicago recorded the fewest number of homicides in a decade. Several community organizations have focused on providing opportunities for youth to help combat ...

IMPD Chief Chris Bailey appeared in a video post Friday afternoon on X, once again calling for parents to step up.

Attendees had gathered to celebrate the release of an album by Chicago drill rapper Mello Buckzz, whose legal name is Melanie Doyle. The medical examiner’s office last week identified the four dead as ...

Students at East Chicago Central High School attend Project Outreach Prevention's Peace, Love & Unity tour Thursday, April 30, in celebration of National Youth Violence Prevention Week.

Brianna Cannon probably wouldn’t be the first to tell you she’s the Midwest Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year and among ...