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.

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

Chicago's Hidden Gems: 13-year-old student honored for essay on youth violence 04:33. CHICAGO (CBS) – A 13-year-old Chicago middle school student put her sadness over youth violence into words ...

Youth ages 10-24 provided opinions on a number of pressing issues, including mental health, education and violence. The goal was to learn from them directly about the challenges they face and the ...

Youth violence, policing and the tough road ahead for Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson Johnson and Chicago police don’t have to like each other, but they will have to work together to curb violence ...

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Researchers and anti-violence activists say they want to expand programs that are now successfully keeping young people away from gun violence. Professor Jonathan Davis ...

Yes, violence exists in Chicago – and in many other American cities. But block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood, Chicagoans are fighting daily for the safety of their own. They mentor youth.

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 ...

"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.