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Nation Aug 01

For Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings, Chicago’s violence strikes close to home

From prison to Ph.D, this activist fights for peace in Chicago

Chico Tillmon went from being a leader in a gang, to steering inner-city young from a life of crime.

By Kenya Downs

In Chicago, 35,000 people have been murdered in 50 years

The deadliest year occurred in 1974, when homicides took 970 lives. But the past two years have also seen a sharp rise in mounting violence.

By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger

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Nation Aug 24

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