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    Editorial: Lori Lightfoot's solemn duty: Taming Chicago gun violence

    by Chicago Tribune May 31, 2019 4 minutes

    The first weekend of Lori Lightfoot's tenure as mayor was bloody in Chicago: at least 42 people shot, seven fatally, over the Memorial Day holiday. By Tuesday afternoon, yet another horrific homicide had been reported: A mother shot while holding her baby.

    Then began the countdown to Friday. That's the thing about summer weekends in violence-wracked Chicago neighborhoods. They just keep coming, one dangerous Friday-through-Sunday after another.

    Lightfoot entered office knowing that many Chicagoans, at some level, dread summer. It's outdoor season, meaning more opportunities - especially over weekends and holidays - for gang conflict and drive-by shootings. More chances

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