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Rev. Ira Acree wants Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to replace her office’s existing victim witness assistance program. The Austin minister says the culture of fear can be broken if people who report perpetrators have the support and resources they need to keep themselves and their families safe.
The Cook County Human Trafficking Task Force, in partnership with the Peace Corner Youth Center, conducted a special training session earlier this week to help West Siders identify victims of this growing crime.
All are welcome at the event, which will be held at 5 p.m. Dec. 11 at 647 N. Kedzie.
The trauma of 16-year-old Antonio Fenner’s killing reverberates through his circle of friends and family.
Austin native urges everyone to take a stand against gun violence to save more families from experiencing the pain and anguish she has endured.
Sun-Times writer Mary Mitchell talks with a West Side woman who was robbed at gunpoint earlier this month.
Dozens of people participated in a rally Thursday that was organized to bring attention to the issue.