Youth
Crowds Pay Respects To Hadiya Pendleton During Visitation
Funeral directors on Friday held the visitation for the 15-year-old Chicago teen who performed at President Obama’s inauguration festivities only to be gunned down days later on the South Side.
Emanuel Becomes Emotional As He Discusses Challenges Facing Chicago Youth
It happened when CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine asked the mayor about his own experiences growing up in Chicago.
Opinion: Media Covers Up Violence Of Flash Mobs
Flash mobs were once innocent social experiments, but now are all too often racial attacks. Unfortunately, the media continues to paint a rosy picture and fails to report the violence and crime they cause.
Gun Violence Leaves 4 More Chicago Youth Wounded
Four youngsters are among the latest victims caught in Chicago’s gun violence epidemic, including two middle school-aged girls who were wounded in a neighborhood park on the Far South Side.
Preckwinkle Funnels Extra $120K To Youth Summer Jobs Program
Cook County Board President Tony Preckwinkle said county officials have found more money to add to a summer jobs program for youths in high-crime neighborhoods.
Jackson: Structure, Activity For Youth Is Answer To Stopping Mobs
The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday said more structure and activity for Chicago youth could go a long way to prevent the teenage mob violence that has been seen in the city in recent weeks.



