Johnson signs order to create Chicago gun violence reduction office

Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order creating Chicago's new Office of Gun Violence Reduction, the first step ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor does budget about-face on funding for domestic violence programs

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WGN-TV

Investment in violence intervention programs aiding publc safety in Chicago

CHICAGO (WGN) — Public investments in violence intervention programs are boosting public safety in Chicago. Jason Little is the director of strategic initiatives with Chicago Cred, a gun violence ...
Chicago Tribune

Lake County anti-gun violence group moves to solidify funding: ‘We’ve stopped a lot of shootings and killings’

As Lake County’s Gun Violence Prevention Initiative — created in the wake of the 2022 Highland Park July 4 parade shooting that shocked the region — enters its fifth year in 2026, it is moving to ...