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Chicago center brings meditative mindset to combating youth violence
Most of the CeaseFire interrupters sat up in their chairs and closed their eyes, following the quiet direction of the small man in yellow and orange robes at the head of the conference table. "Allow your mind to feel the way you feel," Sakyong Mipham...
Tags: Rogers Park, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Loop, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts
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Program that relies on street credibility fights claims of ties to Black Guerrilla Family
Venture out into East Baltimore's McElderry Park neighborhood after a shooting and you're likely to come across Gardnel Carter, a hulking, 48-year-old man who spent two decades in prison for murder. Along with a crew of men with similar backgrounds,...
Tags: Cherry Hill (Baltimore, Maryland), Kidney Disease, Law Enforcement, Black Guerrilla Family, Cherry Hill
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Michelle Obama: Violence against kids 'personal'
As politicians in Washington took a step toward tightening the nation's gun laws Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama sat down with Chicago high school students whose stories about violence brought her to tears. Before the meeting began at Harper High...Tags: South Shore, Chicago Loop, Jim Reynolds, Lisa Madigan, U.S. Senate
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CeaseFire and the Chicago police: Taking stock of an uncomfortable relationship
At a time when Chicago's association with violence is under a microscope, CeaseFire’s role under its one-year contract with the city (now at its midway point) underscores how policing is not the only solution in stopping the killings. When...
Tags: Auto Trends, Wars and Interventions, Punishment, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Tribune
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Former CeaseFire worker fatally shot in Woodlawn
Tribune reportersA former employee of the CeaseFire violence prevention program was fatally shot today in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side, officials said. Marlon Lee, 36, was driving when his car came to rest on the 6100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue at...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Murder
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Sheriff: Convicted felons dealt guns, drugs across the street from elementary school
FloriDUHGuns, drugs and thugs...again. "Operation Cease Fire," a 6-month-long operation, ending with the arrests of convicted felons who sold guns and drugs in a consignment shop across the street -- and less than 175-feet away -- from a Gibsonton elementary...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Firearms
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Connected to Chicago (.mp3 file, right click to download) WLS-AM 890. Host Bill Cameron with Greg Hinz of Crain's...... -
Treat Chicago's homicide surge as an epidemic
For once, Chicago has beaten New York in a competition that the Windy City had no desire to win. Chicago ended 2012 with more homicides than New York. No one cheers for that. Chicago, with only a third of New York's population, ended 2012 with 506...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Michael Bloomberg, National Rifle Association of America, Charles Dickens, The Interrupters (movie)
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Gun Violence Requires Focus On Young
The Hartford CourantSeven years ago, I disagreed with a New Britain minister — who once was my pastor — when he started a petition to bring metal detectors to the high school. His well-intended response was to allegations that a student at the school was found...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Wars and Interventions, New Britain, Virginia Tech, Mental Health
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Dawn Turner Trice: Lessons from 2012
What big thing did you learn in 2012 that will affect your work in 2013? That's what I recently asked four Chicagoans I interviewed this year who work with young people. Here's an edited version of what they had to say: I sat down with Monica Haslip,...
Tags: Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), Roseland, Politics, North Lawndale, Interior Policy
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Accusations of gang ties, intimidation mark Cicero election
Things are starting to get ugly in the race for president of Cicero — a town where political hardball is commonplace. Incumbent Larry Dominick, who will be seeking a third term as town president in February, has moved quickly to denounce one of his...
Tags: Political Corruption, Business, Wars and Interventions, Cicero, Lisa Madigan
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Lawsuit: Club hired felon who took nude photos of teen
Tribune reporterA Chicago teenager is suing the Boys and Girls Club of America and its local chapter, alleging one of its employees was a convicted felon who took nude photos of the two being intimate and then threatened to post them on the Internet. In a lawsuit filed...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Justice System, Assault, Trials
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Sep 25, 2012
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Jan 17, 2013
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Nov 15, 2012
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Jan 9, 2013
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Jan 7, 2013
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Dec 31, 2012
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Nov 27, 2012
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Nov 14, 2012
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