"Hoops" tips off vs. youth violence
A basketball program that began in Pilsen as a modest anti-gang tactic has spread to 11 additional communities in the past 13 years as residents, players, coaches and parents take over their streets to promote healthy competition, good will, physical fitness and safety. See what happened when more than 200 players, coaches, parents and community leaders gathered near 23rd Street and Kedzie Avenue to celebrate the sixth season of "Hoops in the 'Hood."