Victim advocates represent the change they want to see in West Garfield Park
To stop the cycle of violence, you have to get to the heart of the conflict. CBS 2's Brad Edwards went to see the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago in action.
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To stop the cycle of violence, you have to get to the heart of the conflict. CBS 2's Brad Edwards went to see the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago in action.
We know there is a link between poverty and violence. And the violence takes a toll – creating generational trauma.
We know there is a link between poverty and violence. And the violence takes a toll – creating generational trauma. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports on some people and organizations working to heal those wounds.
To stop the cycle of violence, you have to get to the heart of the conflict.
Four people are wounded following a shooting in West Garfield Park Thursday afternoon.
Police said at 9:04 p.m., a man was walking north on Springfield Avenue at Monroe Street when he took out a gun and began shooting.
The victims were all rushed to area hospitals.
A man is dead after being shot and crashing his car into a road median in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
The victim was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Police said the victims were standing on the sidewalk in the 4400 block of West Jackson Boulevard around 2 p.m., when a white sedan pulled up, and someone inside started shooting.
There is a new push by the city to address violence as we head into the summer – but the plan doesn't involve extra police patrols.
There is a new push by the city to address violence as we head into the summer – but the plan doesn't involve extra police patrols. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
A man was shot and killed during the midday hours Monday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
An 11-year-old boy and three adults were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in the West Garfield Park community.
The ordinance approved by the City Council would give the Lightfoot administration leverage to buy the shuttered Aldi store n the 3800 block of West Madison Street if the company can't sell the site to another grocer.
The 3-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of his face, and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
The West Garfield Park neighborhood has a serious food insecurity problem – and it is only getting worse. And as CBS 2's Steven Graves reported Monday, free food is going in minutes at giveaways.
The last year has been "very frustrating" for Donald and Vera Rideaux. "Not being able to get in to talk to anyone. No one was getting back to us," Vera said.
A man was shot and critically wounded late Wednesday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Heartbroken friends and family braved the cold Wednesday to say goodbye to a mom of three.
A woman was struck and killed as she tried to get into a vehicle in West Garfield Park Saturday evening.
Christmas is just days away, but people on Chicago's west side are coming together to make sure all children have toys under their trees this year.
"Why don't they go ahead and give me my money and we're done with it?" Don Rideaux said.
Some West Side youngsters are putting their skills to good use this season, creating and selling their own wrapping paper. As CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reported Friday night, it all started with a kid who was having a bad day.
