The Chicago City Council passed a “snap” curfew ordinance on June 18 that allows the superintendent to impose short-notice ...

But recently, the violence has particularly impacted the youngest of residents. So far this year, there have been at least 21 children killed by guns in Chicago - compared to 2020 when 13 children ...

In the wake of both the two-year surge in violence and increased concerns about the role of youth, the Cook County juvenile probation office is now directing all young people on electronic ...

Dr. Ken Wilson, a trauma surgeon at University of Chicago Medicine and a POP volunteer, said the number of children shot is increasing, and the ages of victims are getting younger.

LURIE IDENTIFIES KID’S TOP SOCIAL ISSUES. Gun violence, bullying and poverty are the biggest social problems facing Chicago’s youth, according to parents surveyed by Ann & Robert H. Lurie ...

Youth organizers expressed gratitude for Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago alderpersons who listened to young people.

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

Gun violence concerns rise as summer nears 02:19. CHICAGO (CBS) -- A shooting that left a 9-year-old girl dead and 10 other people injured in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood is the ninth ...

Homelessness, literacy problems and violence are among them. The issues and statistics are sobering, yet new research shows Chicago youth can be resilient if they get the help they need.

"These results may help our committed city partners to continue reducing youth gun violence throughout Chicago on an even broader scale." The University of Chicago team, working with the City, expects ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Have you or someone you know been affected by violence in your community? The following is a list of resources in Chicago that are ready to help. Chicago Youth Programs. CHICAGO ...

Since June 20, five kids under the age of 11 were shot and killed in Chicago, the Gun Violence Archive found, a research group that catalogs gun-related cases in the U.S.