MEDIA COVERAGE
Click the links below for media coverage of Acclivus programs, services and team:
June 3, 2026
InterNewscast - Washington Park Hosts Listening Session on Chicago Teen Takeovers: Foster Beach Gatherings in the Spotlight
June 1, 2026
ABC-7 - Teen takeover listening session held in Chicago as alderperson warns of more planned gatherings
June 1, 2026
NBC-5 - Teens share thoughts on now to tackle large gatherings
June 1, 2026
Fox 32/"Chicago Live" - Chicago teens weigh in on ‘teen takeovers’ at community listening session
June 1, 2026
Block Club Chicago - After Chaotic Hyde Park Teen ‘Takeover,' 'All Hands On Deck' To Keep Future Gatherings Peaceful
May 27, 2026
CBS-2 Chicago Community violence intervention members search for solutions to prevent "teen takeovers"
May 9, 2026
CBS-2 - Mother’s Day event honors mothers who lost their kids to gun violence - CBS Chicago
March 26, 2026
January 14, 2026
WGN-TV - Mayor Johnson holds community safety roundtable with CPD and CVI leaders
January 14, 2026
CBS Chicago - Mayor Johnson addresses fight against crime in Chicago at roundtable discussion
September 5, 2025
Chicago Tribune - With Chicago under a microscope, anti-violence group responds to mass shootings in Bronzeville
July 30, 2025
WGN-TV/Spotlight Chicago - Acclivus’ National Night Out: Karaoke & Kick It
July 29, 2025
Fox 32 Chicago/Good Day Chicago - Acclivus hosts karaoke night with crime prevention twist for National Night Out
July 9, 2025
The Trace - Chicago Saw Far Fewer Shootings This July Fourth Weekend
July 8, 2025
WGN-TV - Chicago to open emergency assistance center after recent violence
July 7, 2025
NBC-5 Chicago - Activists push for peace after holiday weekend violence in Chicago
July 7, 2025
NBC-5 - Peacekeepers push to improve safety throughout Chicago – NBC Chicago
June 17, 2025
iHeart Radio - Community Chatter Tuesday on the Brunch Bunch!!
May 13, 2025
NBC-5 High Five - "College graduates aim to help curb violence in Chicago – NBC Chicago"
May 12, 2025
CBS Chicago - "How front line doctors, health workers seeing domestic violence survivors help break the cycle of abuse - CBS Chicago"
May 9, 2025
ABC-7 - "CPD warns about possible 'teen takeover' at beach this weekend - ABC7 Chicago"
May 2, 2025
NBC-5 High Five - "Acclivus Inc. doing incredible work to reduce violence"
March 13, 2025
Chicago Sun-Times Letters to the Editor - "Successful community violence intervention takes money, experience" - LeVon Stone, Sr."
January 18, 2025
WGN-TV News - "Chicago community organization provides winter clothing to those in need"
January 1, 2025
Chicago Citizen - "Chicago Citizen Acclivus Continues To Focus On Violence Prevention Strategies
December 17, 2024
WGN-TV Spotlight Chicago - "Grief Therapy During the Holidays"
October 1, 2024
The Trace - "Chicago's gun violence has gotten deadlier. Here's what that means for residents."
September 26, 2024
The Trace - "In Chicago, the Odds of Surviving a Shooting Are Getting Worse"
August 25, 2024
ABC-7 -"Free back-to-school haircuts for boys and girls across the city's South Side"
June 18, 2023
Chicago Tribune - "Sound engineering program offers hope to at-risk youths...
September 22, 2022
Block Club Chicago - "After Mass Shooting in Washington Park, Anti-violence group loses permit to play ball there"
August 21, 2022
ABC-7 - "500 South Side students get free haircuts, school supplies before returning to CPS classrooms"
May 23, 2021
January 13, 2021
The Chicago Reporter - "COVID-19 forces changes in strategies for anti-violence groups"
September 16, 2020
Citizen Weekly - "Community activist sees the value of relationships in combating violence"