Eddie Bocanegra

Police work the scene where six people were shot on the 1400 block of South Millard Avenue on July 5 in Chicago.

Commentary: To stop the bloodshed, focus on Chicago’s hot spots

July 17, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.

My Fourth of July began with the kind of phone call I dread most. A young man in our violence reduction program had been killed the night before, shot in...

People gather at Operation Wake-Up, a community event organized by the Chicago Police Department, at 61st and Halsted streets in Chicago on June 29, 2020. The event is meant to raise community awareness about violent crime in the area.

Commentary: Chicago’s violence brings despair, but there is hope for our young men

July 1, 2020 at 2:34 p.m.

It's been a rough 2020 for Chicago. At the halfway mark, more than 1,200 people have been shot and nearly 300 killed , an enormous increase over last year at...

Vanessa Perry DeReef, of the Metropolitan Peace Academy, in the classroom at Kennedy-King College in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood Oct. 1, 2019. The academy is an initiative of Communities Partnering 4 Peace.

Commentary: Chicago Forward — Violence reduction goes hand in hand with reaching disconnected youth

July 25, 2024 at 1:55 p.m.

Something important is happening in Chicago. The Philadelphia Inquirer gets it. Here's the headline from the paper's Jan. 10 editorial: "Important lessons for Philadelphia from Chicago's three-year decline in gun...

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