gun violence

“ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence” is a nationwide effort to bring awareness to the issue of gun violence through theater. The event takes places on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the UIS Studio Theatre. Springfield Moms Demand Action founder Tara McClellan McAndrew and UIS Students Demand Action founder Jessica Green spoke to Community Voices about the issue of gun violence and what to expect at the Nov. 6 event.For ticket information: https://uispac.com/enough-plays-to-end-gun-violence/

Memorial ceremony and community walk show suburb is “Highland Park Strong” following last year’s July 4 mass shooting.

Nancy Rotering plans to continue her anti-gun activism, noting the ongoing gun threat is "pervasive" and "harming us as a society."

Police in Willowbrook, Ill., responded to gunfire coming from a Juneteenth celebration shortly after midnight on Sunday. Officials said multiple people were rushed to area hospitals.

Challenges ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines

Sixteen people have been shot in Springfield in the last two months, according to city police. Usual numbers for this time of year are between two and…

Decades of tough-on-crime policies have begun to give way in recent years to conversations about alternatives to incarceration.State lawmakers on Tuesday…

In the wake of two high profile mass shootings this month, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office is making gun violence prosecutions a priority.…

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul say they’ll use the power of their office to expand trauma services — but…

Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot has finished her two-day visit to the state capital.Lightfoot spent her time in Springfield meeting with the governor,…