Editorial: How to keep reducing Chicago bloodshed in 2018
by The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Dec 29, 2017
2 minutes
The killing in Chicago continues. Can anything stem the plague of gun violence? Yes. There are encouraging signs - which we hope deliver a relentless downward trajectory.
For two years, obscenely high numbers of homicides have kept neighborhoods on the South and West sides on edge. Drive-by shootings are routine. Gang members spray bullets at rivals, sometimes striking innocent children. Some Latino gangs arm
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