By Bob Karr Chicago Tribune Published: Jul 23, 2023 at 5:00 am Can a job stop a bullet? For a city struggling with gun violence,...
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Chicago CRED Works to Reduce Violence with Targeted Approach
For the last seven years, a Chicago organization has been working to reduce gun violence one week at a time. Chicago CRED aims...
Andrew Papachristos: Targeted violence prevention is working in Chicago. Workers need to reach more people.
There are a lot of strategies to reduce gun violence, but one of the most innovative and straightforward is underway right here...
Jason Little: A shooting upended my life. Now I help young Chicagoans build futures beyond gun violence.
By Jason Little Chicago Tribune Published: Jul 16, 2023 at 5:00 am On Sept. 21, 2004, I got into an argument with the...
2023 Giffords CVI Conference
The Giffords Community Violence Intervention Conference in LA exceeded all expectations, leaving a lasting impact on the...
Chicago Violence Prevention Program Targets Those Who Are Most At Risk: ‘I’m Doing the Healing’
For the last seven years, a Chicago organization has been working to reduce gun violence one week at a time. Chicago CRED aims...
Ending Chicago gun violence, one weekend at a time
Last weekend’s gun violence was a troubling start to summer in Chicago, and we — like the rest of the city — are hoping for...
Chicago Business Group Backs Big Push Into Violence Prevention
CHICAGO—Crime was the biggest issue in this spring’s Chicago mayoral race, and business leaders largely supported Paul Vallas,...
City Club of Chicago – Violence Prevention and Public Safety
On May 8, Arne Duncan moderated a discussion on violence prevention and public safety with Jalon Arthur, Director of Strategic...
2023 AMER-I-CAN Graduation
Over 50 Chicago CRED participants received their AMER-I-CAN program certificates at the South Shore Cultural Center on Monday,...
Proximity at Lyric Opera
“Proximity,” the collection of three new works at the Lyric, sets a strong new mode for consciousness-raising opera....
2023 Public Safety Mayoral Forum
NEAR WEST SIDE — Mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson backed off controversial statements about policing as they...