John Jones, Fayetteville's first Office of Community Safety director, sat down with the Observer to talk about his goals for ...

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 ...

A new batch of complaints filed Tuesday include 107 new cases of alleged sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook ...

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

Amid a holiday crime spike in Jackson, residents say the violence isn’t everywhere — just in certain parts of the city.

Can a club shut down following a shooting that takes a life reopen gradually months later this time as a BYOB “restaurant”?

4 killed, 14 hurt in Chicago mass shooting: 'Absolute chaos' Two men and two women were killed, all in their 20s, police said.

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.