Gang violence affects about 60 percent of most households. Gang violence have affected many lives over the years. In the cities of Chicago‚ violence is emerging a lot as the years go on. Gangs in the city of Chicago first started about the 1970’s‚ with 970 murders in one year. Gang violence occurred within and across racial and ethnic lines throughout Chicago. In the late 1960’s powerful black and Puerto Rican gangs joined forces with political groups. According to a report by the office of juvenile
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Chicago Gun Violence Chicago is always in the news nationwide and some people might wonder why. Chicago is well known for its crime. The city has been struggling with this problem for a while. The biggest problem that plagues Chicago is its gang and gun violence because too many people are dying due to it. Chicago has alarmingly high statistics when it comes to gun violence in comparison to other major cities. Although the crime rate is slowly dropping‚ too many teenagers and young children
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3‚839 people have been shot in Chicago from January to November of 2016. This makes Chicago’s most pressing issue violence. Violence has to be stopped in order for Chicago’s other problems to stop. As violence worsens‚ many other problems erupt such as poverty‚ lack of education‚ gang activity‚ child abuse‚ and police brutality. Gangs are one of the most common causes of violence in Chicago‚ and finding a way of reducing gang activity would be a great start to get rid of violence. With violence comes
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bordering states are Indiana‚ Missouri‚ Iowa‚ Wisconsin and Kentucky. Chicago is the third largest city in the Unites States of America with approximately 2‚695‚598 residents. General Overview Chicago is the metropolis of Illinois‚ located in the North East corridor at a latitude of 41.85 and longitude of -87.65‚ 237 square miles of land‚ and 180 meters above sea level. The city of Chicago incorporated in 1837. Additionally‚ Chicago sits on Lake Michigan and has 26 miles of lakefront with 15 miles being
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concerning this matter since it has been in the national spotlight. I would have liked to have seen more facts which supported the case‚ and less of his own opinions. I do believe that this author is bias. He does use a few unreasonable assertions to make his points. His opposition is in an unfair light; really all you are reading about is his opinion and not the facts about the case. He does fail to recognize his position‚ because all he talks about is the position that he takes on this matter. I believe
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concern and alter the lives of those who go through these problems. One problem‚ in the Chicago Logan Square neighborhood‚ is the lack of viable grocery store options. Chicago has an abundant amount of restaurants food options; however‚ many of those food options are not the healthiest. Food deserts are caused by food availability‚ location of grocery stores‚ and affordability of food. Throughout the Chicago area‚ there are countless unhealthy food options. Just walking down a street one is able
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Windy City This past summer‚ I went on a trip to what I now call one of my favorite places. The spirit of Chicago embodied me. I had always wanted to visit Chicago. I had seen many photos of the beautiful Windy City‚ and my friends often spoke of their visit to the city. Once I arrived‚ I did not want to return home. I was ready to leave my old life behind and start over. Going to Chicago opened my eyes‚ and taught me that I am meant to live in the city. Walking downtown made me feel like an ant
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Group: Shehani‚ Mary‚ Clarissa‚ Grieselle Class: Grade 10 D Subject: English Language Travel Writing Assignment Chasing Chicago I remember the cool breeze of the night that greeted me as I stepped out of the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. My mind was a melting pot of thoughts and emotions‚ threatening to bubble over as I take in the overwhelming beauty of the city before me. The problem was that the only planning that went into this spontaneous vacation was: "architecture
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Introduction The Chicago Cubs are known as the "loveable losers" and have been for many years. They have not won a World Series since 1908. Their last appearance in a World Series was in 1945. For those of you who are not quick on your feet with numbers that is 96 years without being crowned the best team in baseball. The Cubs do not have a record of winning. In 127 years of existence‚ the Cubs have only won the World Series twice. They won 16 National League Championships‚ and they won
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The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago‚ Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They have won four Stanley Cup Championships and fourteen division titles since their founding in 1926. Since 1994‚ the Blackhawks have played their home games at the United Center afterhaving spent 65 years playing at Chicago Stadium.Currently‚ they are the defending Stanley Cup champions‚having
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