For the last seven years, a Chicago organization has been working to reduce gun violence one week at a time. Chicago CRED aims...
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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...
Violence Prevention Community Outlines 2023 Agenda
Community, government, non-profit and business leaders came together today to affirm their commitment to making violence...
Diplomas help young people find a way off the streets
(NewsNation) — Criminologists say if the U.S. spent more money on education across the nation and worked to get more young...
2021 Annual Report
Following a horrific increase in shooting and homicides in 2021,2021 was another...
Breaking Cycles of Gun Violence
A Conversation with the Members of Chicago CRED Arne Duncan, YPC life coach, Jervon Hicks, alumnus, Aaron Taylor and alumni...
There’s a Lot More to Basketball than Basketball – Phil Jackson
The Chicago CRED Basketball League season is over, and it was a complete success. The final two games of the seven-game series...