Week of August 9, 2017 Vol 50 • No 26•
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COMMUNITY BACK-TO-SCHOOL FESTIVAL
Alderman Carrie Austin of the 34th Ward collaborated with Phalanx Family Services and hosted a back-to-school festival on July 28, 2017, and provided 1,000 area youth with needed school supplies. Students and their families participated in various activities including free lunches, riding horses, and obtaining job opportunity information at Universal Entertainment Center, location 11901 S. Loomis. Photo Credit: Christopher Shuttlesworth
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PARENTS ARE BUYING BLACK AS KIDS HEAD BACK-TO-SCHOOL
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COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES GUN VIOLENCE WITH RESIDENTS By Christopher Shuttlesworth
According to statistics released by Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin’s office, more than 2,000 people have been shot in the city of Chicago and 400 people were killed in Chicago in 2017. In Englewood, one of the top five violent crime areas in Chicago, more than 150 individuals were shot in 2017. In the heart of Englewood at Antioch Baptist Church located on 6248 S. Stewart Ave., officials came together to address Chicago’s gun violence epidemic as they sought to offer solutions. Boykin, Chicago Police Commander Kenneth Johnson (7th District) and other local leaders held a State of Emergency Tour at the church and were joined by residents in the community. During the meeting, Boykin said gun violence knows “no boundaries” but the solution to gun violence is rooted in the principles learned in church and in the home, Boykin said. He voiced key survival tips which included families making sure their children are home before the street lights come on; participating in activities outside of the home including enjoying things like the forest preserves. It’s also important for parents to let children know they love them, he added. “Someone told me ‘people are being shot in the morning in broad daylight and it’s not even curfew hours.’ But I said there are a lot of young people being shot after curfew, he
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