South Side church and community leaders call for peace on Father's Day
It was a show of prayer and solidarity for for fathers and for healing in the middle of a spike in violence across the city.
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It was a show of prayer and solidarity for for fathers and for healing in the middle of a spike in violence across the city.
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It is a major safety concern and a violation of Illinois School Code.
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CBS 2 spoke with employees but they didn't want to be on camera. They said they were set on just going about their business and hope that something like this doesn't happen again.
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