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Nakia Smith, a volunteer in Duncan's anti-violence group, made a deal with Cook County prosecutors to plead guilty in exchange for not going to prison. Smith says he was trying to turn in a gun at a p...

On Tuesday, July 14, community members, healthcare professionals, violence prevention leaders, and advocates gathered at the Sankofa Village Wellness […]

Arne Duncan, former Chicago Public Schools chief and founder of Chicago CRED, an organization committed to reducing gun violence in Chicago, weighed in on the extended Memorial Day weekend and the tre...

Community Peacekeepers say reducing shootings means confronting poverty, trauma and instability in the neighborhoods most impacted by violence. Fifteen miles south of the Magnificent Mile, Roseland’s ...

Photo Credit: Fathers, Families, & Healthy Communities On Saturday, April 4, 2026, Fathers, Families, & Healthy Communities (FFHC) proudly honored 21 fathers who successfully completed its 25-week Fathers United program during a meaningful commencement ceremony celebrating growth, healing, and leadership. Fathers United, FFHC’s flagship fatherhood initiative, is designed to support fathers through a holistic, cohort-based program […]

By Paul Robinson and LaQuay Boone The best headline we have seen in a long time appeared in the Chicago […]

Advocates say establishing community violence intervention as a legitimate profession has been a key factor in Chicago's years-long decreases in shootings and homicides.

Even as community investment is working to reduce crime in Chicago, some want to return to the failed “lock 'em up” policies that created mass incarceration but didn’t create safety.