Chicago

The 2026 Strides for Peace Gun Violence Expo brought together community leaders, advocates, artists, faith leaders, and organizations from across Chicago on Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26 at the Hilton Chicago.

Peacekeepers Program hot spots in Chicago experienced an overall 33% decrease in shooting victimizations from July 2025 to June 2026, according to a new report from Northwestern University’s Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research and Science (CORNERS).

After a recent spike in shootings on Chicago’s West Side, several community organizations and local activists are amplifying their efforts to help curb violent incidents in their communities.

The Chicago Community Trust hosted an event to explore how investments in community-based organizations are helping create safer neighborhoods across Chicago.

New Life Centers recently unveiled a new mural created and painted by artist and former New Life program participant Diamond Galindo.

UCAN’S REACH 21 program engages more than a dozen Black male youth ages 11 to 21 through mentorship, mental health support, job training, education, life coaching, and more.

Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic march through Chicago’s Marquette Park, marchers retraced the route to honor the event.

Calling all peacebuilders and changemakers: The application window for the 2027 Peace Portraits will open August 3, 2026.

A recent film festival at the Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA) brought light and voice to CVI organizations across Chicago.

What does it take to create safer communities? According to leaders from Chicago’s philanthropic and civic communities, the answer starts with partnership.