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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: Teaching and Learning, Religion and Belief, Students, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, West Englewood, Rahm Emanuel, Hadiya Pendleton
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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: Chicago Police Department, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chicago Tribune, Rahm Emanuel
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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: Firearms, Prescription Drugs
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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: Barack Obama, Laws, Frontline Limited, Epidemics and Plagues, White House
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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: Teaching and Learning, East Hartford, The New York Times, Students, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Chicago Mayor, Firearms, North Lawndale, Gun Control, Roseland
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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: Business, Gang Activity, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections
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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: Murder, Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Armed Conflicts, Shootings
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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...... -
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: Trials, Punishment, Theft, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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CPD, CeaseFire begin joint crime crackdown
WGN NEWSThe Chicago Police Department and the anti-violence group, "CeaseFire," launched on Friday their joint effort to curb gang violence. The two will work together in the 3rd and 10th police districts on the south and west sides. "CeaseFire" says their work...Tags: Chicago Police Department, Jermaine Lewis, Roseland, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Dec 31, 2012
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Nov 27, 2012
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