We're terrified and furious for our own kids, who, like everyone else's, shouldn't have to live in a world where events like ...

The Trace reports a summit outlined strategies to reduce gun violence by 2040, emphasizing research, community support, and ...

Two women, Aaliyah Stewart and Leah Lewis, who both founded charitable organizations after losing their brothers to gun ...

A recent wave of high school closures across the metro are yet another reminder that the Legislature must act to stop this ...

When a group of about 70 Griffin Middle School students were asked if they know any victims of gun violence, almost every ...

After a deadly attack at Brown University, Senator Chris Murphy called out the president for weakening programs and laws that ...

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That such horrific events continue to happen in our country and in our world is yet another painful heartache.

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Shootings are down, but the programs that helped get them down have been slashed. Get oriented with The Trace’s best stories ...

The initiative is part of a growing trend of community violence interruption models across the country, and the field has seen growing professionalization as it gains acceptance.

Mothers who've had children killed by gun violence partner with Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians to create songs that keep the memory of their children alive.