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 ...

Chicago leaders have no real plan to deal with youth violence downtown ... downtown’s problems with unexpected group violence hadn’t gotten any better.

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

Can a club shut down following a shooting that takes a life reopen gradually months later this time as a BYOB “restaurant”? The answer in Chicago is a resounding yes, and the cost has been horrific.

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 ...

Because gender-based violence survivors’ problems are not seen as “community issues,” they are treated like ... 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune) By Sheerine ... youth violence, ...

ABC7 takes in-depth look at gun violence in Chicago, suburbs in 2 half-hour specials . Val Warner, Ryan Chiaverini host the specials airing Friday, Aug. 5 at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on ABC7 ...

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.