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Chicago closed out 2025 with the lowest number of homicides since 1965, and for the first time in decades, four years in a row of declining gun violence.

Meet four new graduates from the MPA as they reflect on their training experience and their work as champions of CVI.

As 2025 comes to a close, Chicago is on pace to record its lowest number of homicides in the past 10 years, ABC7 reports.

As Chicago closes out the year with historic declines in gun violence, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives celebrated its newest class of Community Violence Intervention workers to graduate from the Metropolitan Peace Academy.

Chicago is set to close out the year with historic declines in violent crime, as detailed in a new report from Crain’s Chicago Business. City leaders, law enforcement officials, and Community Violence Intervention experts acknowledge that their combined efforts have helped make 2025 one of the city’s safest years in decades.

Congratulations are in order for Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) Field Manager NyEdra Turner and MPI Training Specialist Tashee Poplous who recently received their bachelor’s degrees from Northeastern Illinois University through its University Without Walls program.

New Life Centers CEO Matt DeMateo was recently honored with the 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker Award from the Chicago Bears for his impactful social justice work in Chicago.

The two-day event focused on capacity building, wellness, and the professionalization of Community Violence Intervention, as the field continues to evolve and take shape in cities across the country.

The momentum to end gun violence in the state of Illinois continues to build, but the pace must be sustained by effective collaboration across public and private sectors.

Get in the holiday spirit with toy drives hosted by Communities Partnering 4 Peace organizations, all December long! These events are free, family-friendly, and open to the public.