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Happy Friday, eve! We’ve been talking about the “snap curfew” ordinance for months, but the debate is finally over. Yesterday, a group of pro-“snap curfew” alders fell short in getting the 34 votes ...
While city staff said the program had been a long time coming, the vote eerily came on the same night that a 14-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in ...
Youth organizers expressed gratitude for Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago alderpersons who listened to young people.
The City Council failed to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing for temporary curfews for teens on Wednesday.
Amid a holiday crime spike in Jackson, residents say the violence isn’t everywhere — just in certain parts of the city.
4 killed, 14 hurt in Chicago mass shooting: 'Absolute chaos' Two men and two women were killed, all in their 20s, police said.
At least four people were killed and more than a dozen others injured in a Wednesday night mass shooting outside a nightclub in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.
Four people were killed and 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's River North neighborhood July 2, police said. The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. when a dark-colored vehicle ...
Non-profit offers outlet for teens to share fears, experiences with ongoing youth violence A local non-profit offers an outlet for teens to share their fears and experiences with ongoing youth ...
The UCAN Chicago program, who works with underserved youth, hosted a peace pledge Wednesday in response to the typical increase of violence over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.