Facebook video leads police to murder suspects
Police say video of a deadly assault posted on Facebook helped them catch three teen-aged murder suspects.
View ArticleNation of Islam joins fight to stop violence in Chicago
Members of the Nation of Islam marched in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Monday night to spread a message of peace.
View ArticleParade says 'no' to drugs and violence
Performers tumbled and twirled at the 24th annual Say No to Drugs and Violence parade Saturday.
View ArticleStudents march to stop violence
Dozens of school kids marched against violence in downtown Chicago carrying the message that they want to live and not die.
View Article'Pick 'Em Out, Knock 'Em Out': Vigil held for Delfino Mora, man allegedly...
A vigil and march was held Wednesday night by family and friends of Delfino Mora. The 62-year-old died after he was punched by teenagers who were allegedly playing a game called ''Pick 'Em Out, Knock...
View ArticleNational Night Out aims to help stop the violence
Chicago police joined a rally and march for National Night Out.
View ArticleObama has been quiet on Chicago violence
A recent column in the Chicago Defender has generated a lot of discussion because President Barack has made no comment on the violence that is gripping the streets of his hometown.
View ArticleGroup encourages books over guns for youth
Young people in Chicago are being encouraged to pick up a book and not a gun.
View ArticleYouths honor those killed in gun violence in 2012
Hundreds of Chicago's youths gathered on the city's South Side to honor those who have lost their lives to gun violence this year.
View ArticleRally urges break in code of silence to stop violence
A community came together on Chicago's West Side on Sunday in a new effort to stop the violence.
View ArticleOutside City Hall, college student protests city violence
A college student took time from his summer vacation to hold a rally Monday morning in front of City Hall, all in an effort to stop the violence.
View ArticleObama addresses Chicago violence in message to students
President Barack Obama videotaped a message addressing the surge in violence in Chicago that will be viewed by students across Chicago.
View Article'Stop the Violence' parade marches through South Side
A parade brought music, marching and an anti-violence message to the streets of Chicago's South Side.
View Article'Peace in the Park After Dark' honors slain police officer
Chicago police are holding an anti-violence event to honor Officer Thomas Wortham who was shot and killed outside his South Side home two years ago.
View ArticleCPD: More than 300 arrested in 3-day crackdown
Chicago Police arrested 300 people in a targeted drug operation in which several guns were recovered.
View ArticleEmmett Till anniversary march aims to stop violence in Chicago
The family of Emmett Till is holding a march and rally to commemorate the 57th anniversary of his murder aiming to help stop the violence in Chicago.
View ArticleCity to demolish more vacant buildings in crime-ridden districts
A two-flat in Englewood was the 100th building to be demolished as part of a program to remove structures that are havens for crime.
View ArticleFr. Pfleger holds anti-violence event
Hundreds of people gathered at St. Sabina's Catholic Church to encourage residents to break the code of silence.
View ArticleEnglewood festival a good time with an important message
It has been another violent weekend in Chicago, if a little more subdued than last month, and activists took to the streets to protest the increase in homicides this summer in Chicago.
View ArticleCoalition hoping to stop Chicago violence
Chicago's increasing problem with gun violence has taken another pair of lives after two people were killed and another six wounded in shootings this weekend.
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