Chicago officials and community members are grieving the loss of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins who police say was fatally stabbed while trying "to protect his mother" in a domestic violence incident.

Chicago city youth program aims to prevent violence 02:25. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Young people are engaging their communities to prevent violence in a brand-new City of Chicago program.

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) – A 13-year-old Chicago middle school student put her sadness over youth violence into words and won national recognition for her writing. CBS 2's Joe Donlon introduced us to one ...

Dr. Ken Wilson, a trauma surgeon at University of Chicago Medicine and a POP volunteer, ... Doctors McGee and Wilson said the impact of violence on youth today makes the work POP does life-saving.

Violence in Chicago has changed. An outreach group explains why and what needs to be done As Chicago stares down the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with 11 people killed as of Friday afternoon ...

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 ...

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

CHICAGO — 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.

It's part of a growing body of evidence that this type of therapy can be a powerful tool to reduce violence. On the east coast, another program using CBT called Roca, has seen similar results: In ...

"We had almost 1,000 youth going for the peacekeeping job alone," said Williams. The 100 peacekeepers hired and trained in de-escalation are working in Chicago neighborhoods most impacted by violence.