There is a new call to stop the violence across Chicago as we head into the New Year hours after a young father was gunned down in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood.
Some students from Howard University are spending their spring break in Chicago calling for a national ban on assault weapons. They rallied at Daley Plaza along with Father Michael Pfleger and other religious leaders.
Chicago's police superintendent warned those with gang connections to stop the street violence Thursday night at a meeting with former and current gang members.
Several parents who lost their children to violence joined Father Michael Pfleger at St. Sabina church Monday afternoon to remember their loved ones who won't be at Thanksgiving dinner this week.
Pastors at 20 Chicago churches simultaneously preached against youth violence Sunday as part of a new strategy to reduce street violence among teens and kids.