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Demonic forces at work in Chicago violence, and these women say prayer might be the answer
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‘Demonic’ forces at work in Chicago violence, and these women say prayer might be the answer
We think that this is demonic. The answer is not going to be in programs and services. I think the most important thing we need to do is reaffirm our values, our morality, our love for each other, said Pastor Jacqueline Reed.
CHICAGO - Over the Fourth of July weekend, some women are holding a fast and prayer vigil in Chicago s Austin neighborhood in response to the escalating violence.
From left to right, Jackie Guider, Jacqueline Reed, Erica Perkins and Valerie Walker pose for a photo near 5200 W. Chicago Avenue in South Austin, Friday, July 2, 2021. The group of women will be holding a fast and prayer vigil outdoors all night at the Laramie State Bank building in response to the rise in gun violence in the neighborhoods of Chicago.
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A band of West Side mothers will forgo eating anything this Fourth of July weekend as they seek religious guidance through prayer to stop a historically violent weekend in Chicago – and more specifically, the Austin neighborhood.
The mothers said Austin has been flooded with police officers with no indication that crime is being reduced. Instead, they said, shootings are becoming more frequent - and both offenders and victims are getting younger.
Chicago s Invest South/West program will fund housing, businesses
By FOX 32 News Invest South/West program will fund housing, businesses
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was in North Lawndale on Monday to promote the next phase of the city s INVEST South/West program.
CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was in North Lawndale on Monday to promote the next phase of the city s INVEST South/West program.
The city is helping fund projects on the South and West sides that include affordable housing, gardens, restaurants and a museum. For many Black and Brown folks, homeownership has become an elusive pipe dream due to decades of discriminatory practices such as predatory loans, redlining, segregation and more, Lightfoot said in a statement. It is crucial that we address the modern-day manifestations of these practices by providing our residents with what they need to achieve homeownership which has time and time again proven to be a key indicator of future financial stability a
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Maurice Cox is a planning commissioner with a plan. If it works, and early returns are promising, he’ll be making headway against one of Chicago’s most intractable economic problems.
It’s how do you get investors, developers and contractors interested in working in low-income neighborhoods where the long cycle of disinvestment still rules? And a corollary: How do you get Black and Brown people involved to prove that when construction starts, it’s not some gentrification plot?
Cox is the commissioner of planning and development for Mayor Lori Lightfoot. As part of her Invest South/West effort, Cox’s agency has posted requests for proposals involving 11 stretches of well-traveled commercial streets with more to come.