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On the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti and state Rep. La Shawn Ford discussed the ongoing epidemic, which has hit Austin and other parts of Chicago’s West Side especially hard.
West Side residents can take action to protect their friends, family and neighbors from this sweeping problem that’s more deadly than gun violence and motor accidents.
Bears great Charles “Peanut” Tillman, elected leaders and violence prevention groups will kick off this year’s #RespectLife campaign March 24.
The Heroin Task Force will hold a town hall meeting Oct. 26 at Loretto Hospital.