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Lonely anniversary

Patrick Smith — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:10:43 +0000

Mother’s Day was the one-year anniversary of Christopher Reeves’ death. His mother, Kimberly Reeves, marked the occasion by going to the store, buying a single white balloon and setting it free above her house in West Englewood – the same ritual she observed when her middle child missed his 22nd birthday in December. But aside [...]

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Homicide victim’s mother sees progress in Englewood

Patrick Smith — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:08:32 +0000

Christopher Reeves’ younger brother Jermaine Reeves dedicated himself to “making Chris proud” after his brother’s killing. Kimberly Reeves says he’s excelling at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., but she’s nervous about summer break. “I just wish he could stay there at school. He’ll be home (in June), and he won’t go back until August, so [...]

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Killer on the line

Whitney Helm — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:02:23 +0000

Carla Allen’s voice shakes as she recalls the brief conversation she had with her daughter’s killer. “He called and asked me for forgiveness,” says Allen. “He said, ‘That was my friend. I didn’t mean to hurt my friend.’” The call came two years ago, just days after the May 30, 2011, killing of her 16-year-old [...]

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For some, the grieving never ends

Yvette Cruz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:16 +0000

She never knows when it’s going to happen. The last time it did, Darlene Clair-Clark was in the bathroom at work when she suddenly remembered she’s lost two sons to homicide and broke down. The 55-year-old mother of three wishes she could forget the losses and just remember the lives, but the pain she feels [...]

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Families say silence the norm after Chicago homicides

Sarah J. Pawlowski — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:18 +0000

Victoria Alvarez, Veronica Lewis and Annette Cannon wonder if anyone will ever be charged with killing their sons. The three women share the same sad, seemingly unending journey of seeking justice for a loved one lost to violence – one that hundreds of other Chicago families know all too well. Cannon, whose 29-year-old son, Steven [...]

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Family seeks answers after 8th grader’s murder

Grace Cain — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:58:56 +0000

Rocio Alvarado wonders if anyone will be charged with the shooting death of her 14-year-old brother. An unknown assailant shot Alejandro “Alex” Jaime May 18, 2012, as he rode his bike with a friend near his family’s home in Brighton Park just two weeks before the family had planned to move to a safer neighborhood. [...]

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Argument over basketball game takes parents’ only child

Mario Lekovic — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:56:38 +0000

Basketball posters cover the walls of Tony McCoy Jr.’s room. Trophies from the sports teams he played on line the shelves, and an unorganized collection of CDs can be found throughout the room. There are enough gym shoes to equip an entire basketball team. It looks like any other teenage boy’s bedroom, except there’s a [...]

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Left in the dark

Christopher Svymbersky — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:54:17 +0000

More than eight months after the killing of an Uptown salon owner, friends and family are growing impatient with the Chicago Police Department’s progress in finding her killer. Since Sept. 2, 2012, when 45-year-old Yolanda Holmes was found dead of multiple stab wounds and a gunshot wound to the head in her apartment, police have [...]

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Beverly residents want to see more police on the street

Ashli Teil — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:10 +0000

In light of a recent increase in neighborhood theft, Beverly residents are wondering where the police are. A number of residents have expressed concern about what they see as a lack of presence of Chicago police in the neighborhood. The Chicago Police Department reported a decrease in overall crime, but both the police and residents [...]

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Between Friends protects victims of domestic violence

Chantelle Navarro — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:38:04 +0000

Court Advocacy Coordinator Megan Rose spends three days a week at court. She faces criminals on a regular basis, protecting her clients in court in ways they are not able to. Her clients are generally women and children, her job is to protect those affected by domestic violence. Standing alongside them every step of the way, she acts [...]

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