Chicago Anti-Violence Workers Are Resilient In The Face Of Shooting Spike
In Humboldt Park, frontline prevention workers see reasons for optimism, even as they struggle with a rise in shootings and murders.
In Humboldt Park, frontline prevention workers see reasons for optimism, even as they struggle with a rise in shootings and murders.
After a memorial at Rhodes Funeral Home in Gresham ended in a gunfight, one funeral home owner says a shift in gang culture is to blame.
Members of Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood optimistically work to resist the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing gun violence.
Ten women and 5 men were wounded Tuesday night after a mass shooting outside Rhodes Funeral Services.
Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church says the violence in Auburn Gresham is the worst he’s seen in 45 years of living in the area.
Chicago community members say police received several warnings before a shooting broke out Tuesday at Rhodes Funeral Services.
Sixty shots were fired during a gun battle outside of a funeral home in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood Tuesday evening.
Police said mourners outside a funeral home were fired upon from a passing SUV, and several targets of the shooting returned fire.
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown says the department is “looking into” Joshua Purkiss’ social media posts. It’s been 15 months.
The non-binding resolution seeks to steer funds from law enforcement budget to services that include mental health and housing.