Obama foundation chief: Chicago needs to get house in order
Marty Nesbitt, Barack Obama Foundation chairman, discusses timelines for choosing architect and possible location for library, but says city of Chicago must first address violence on South Side
Most black millennials say they know or have been victims of police abuse, report says
Prof. Cathy Cohen says Black Youth Project report on attitudes toward policing and gun violence belie the ‘myth that millennials are a coherent, cohesive group’
Half of black millennials know victim of police violence
Prof. Cathy Cohen says new Black Youth Project report reveals ‘complexity’ of attitudes toward policing and gun violence
Associated Press
Our terrifying children's epidemic: Gun violence
Op-ed by Asst. Prof. Catherine A. Humikowski urges the public to consider gun violence as a ‘disease of public health proportions’
Survey: Crooks get guns from pals, don't keep them long
Study co-authored by Prof. Harold Pollack examines the cycle of illicit guns using detainee interviews
Why 2 Chicago moms are suing suburbs over their murdered sons
Article cites Prof. Harold Pollack, who says one fifth of teenage Chicago shooting victims are killed by crossfire or stray bullets
Summer weekend 2014 worse than St. Valentine's Day Massacre
In op-ed, Prof. Charles Lipson calls for more local programs and school reforms to combat the causes of Chicago’s gun violence problems
Obama, Why Aren’t You in Chiraq?
In article examining gun violence in Chicago, author cites death of UChicago staff member Tonya Gunn, who was killed in apparent drive-by shooting in Morgan Park neighborhood
The Daily Beast
Emanuel Wants To Require Videotaping Of All Gun Sales In Chicago
University of Chicago Crime Lab researchers help craft report proposing new regulations for gun stores
CBS 2 Chicago