Illinois man ticketed for flying American flags outside his business – FOX32 (Chicago)
July 24, 2021
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Chicago mothers share pain and join hands in a collective effort to halt gun violence as another summer ensues – Chicago Tribune*
July 24, 2021
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“My baby didn’t come home one day, I don’t know what happened after that,” said Octavia Mitchell. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability denied her request to reopen her son’s case after officers shot him during a traffic stop in the Woodlawn neighborhood. She has since shifted her energies into helping other mothers who lost their children to gun violence.
Central Illinois motorists adjust to rising gas prices – Bloomington Pantagraph
July 24, 2021
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The prices are especially painful for drivers who just a year ago saw gas fall to its lowest point since 2016, but who couldn’t take advantage because the virus pandemic limited travel.
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Says City ‘Can’t Arrest Our Way’ Out of Surging Violence – Newsweek
July 24, 2021
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“It’s obvious: we cannot arrest our way out of this problem,” Lightfoot said during the press availability.
“Fundamentally, if you look at the West Side and you look at the problems, the opioid addiction that is really harming so many individuals, families and communities, the investments we have to make in human capital and the investments we have to make in infrastructure, those are why I spend so much time on the West Side,” the mayor added.