Chicago
State lawmaker calls for end to violence
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State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford and the leader of the UIC Great Cities Institute will stand alongside victims of violence this morning to offer solutions.
Community
Show your support for murder victim’s family
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Residents are asked to join family and friends on July 25 as they continue to search for answers in the 2016 death of 15-year-old Demetrius Griffin Jr.
homicide
Family, friends, neighbors mourn West Side teen killed over Labor Day weekend
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About 150 mourners gathered at Greater St. John Bible Church earlier this week to bid farewell to 15-year-old Antwon Green, who was fatally shot Sept. 4 in North Lawndale.
Austin
Suburban businessman adds $5,000 to reward fund seeking arrest of 15-year-old’s killer
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Family and faith leaders continue to push for community’s help in solving the murder of Steinmetz High School freshman Demetrius Griffin Jr.
Austin
Two more die in Austin in separate shootings over the weekend
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Nearly 40 people have been killed in Austin so far this year as shooting deaths across the city continue to climb compared to last year.
News
As gun violence continues to surge in Austin, residents look for answers
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Nearly 30 people have been killed in Austin so far this year and dozens of others have been shot.
Opinion
Young leaders respond to current unrest
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Business leader Malcolm Crawford urges elders in the community to allow the next generation to take the lead in creating a new movement.
News
Austin man remembered as role model by youth
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The Chicago Sun-Times’ Homicide Watch wrote about 32-year-old Damion Bryant, who died July 11 in a drive-by shooting in the 5200 block of West Quincy Street.
Opinion
Maybe the answer is so simple
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The bitter cold will soon be gone, says columnist John W. Fountain III. But will the hopelessness and despair found in many parts of the city disappear as well?
News
“I’m still stuck on that day”
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An Austin mom endures the pain of her only child’s murder, doing what she can to bring his killer to justice.