A weekend summit calling for peace in Chicago is beginning Friday night with a prayer vigil at Salem Baptist Church on east 14th Street for the victims of violence.
September 21, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Bulls stars Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, as well as Mayor Rahm Emanuel stopped by a special basketball tournament bringing factions of the community together to make peace on the streets.
September 13, 2013 (CHICAGO) - They're taking their message to Washington next week to try to build support for what advocates describe as "common sense gun bills."
September 12, 2013 (CHICAGO) - A basketball tournament that brings together rival gang members to battle it out on the court instead of on the streets will have a second year.
August 9, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Some teens in the Pilsen neighborhood are hard at work gearing up for a festival to promote peace. The festival's theme is "We are hip hop."
July 12, 2013 (CHICAGO) - A local artist has been changing the landscape in several Chicago neighborhoods by adding art in unlikely places -- and hopefully sparking conversations. It's part of a movement that hopes to evoke peace and offer a solution to help stop the violence.
July 8, 2013 (CHICAGO) - Chicago police announced new steps aimed at reducing the violence Monday, including an effort to modernize CAPS, the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy.