CHICAGO — Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday.

The City Council failed to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing for temporary curfews for teens on Wednesday.

CHICAGO — Police are searching for the man responsible for breaking into a residence on Chicago’s North Side and sexually ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aymaneul Radford of We the Parents of WNY warned that without structured programming for youth, the violence may escalate.

Chicago middle schooler wins writing contest, headed to national summit Lee used real experiences growing up in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood to write her essay.

This Mix of Therapies Is Helping to Stop Youth Violence in Chicago A violence prevention program is pairing cognitive behavioral therapy with other support to keep high-risk teens out of jail.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Gov. JB Pritzker, alongside the Chicago Mayor and lawmakers, celebrated four years of continuing reductions in gun violence.

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, ...

In Chicago, cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise curbing youth violence The program, which focuses on mentoring and therapy, relies on the idea that most violent crimes are emotional, not ...

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 ...