Attendees had gathered to celebrate the release of an album by Chicago drill rapper Mello Buckzz, whose legal name is Melanie Doyle. The medical examiner’s office last week identified the four dead as ...

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

Narrowing Variety’s choice down to 10 was no small feat, given the surge of talent emerging from Colombia. Each year, more of ...

Since late April, nearly 10 major crimes involving guns have taken lives and injured dozens across the Grand Strand and Pee Dee, raising questions about adequate ...

At least a handful of teams, including Nike-sponsored Missouri Phenom and programs from the Wisconsin Truth, announced they ...

Human Rights Watch is pleased to contribute to the report of the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity regarding the human right to education and the protection against violence ...

A 9-year-old Koabie Mincey happened by his mother’s window in Newark one afternoon in the summer of 2008. What he saw beyond the walnut brown shade and black fire escape shook him. So much so, it ...

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

Four people were killed and 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's River North neighborhood July 2, police said.

Chicago's proposed "snap curfew" ordinance, which would allow Chicago police to impose a youth curfew anywhere in the city on as little as 30 minutes' notice, is back in the spotlight at City Hall.

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.