Chicago Launches New Hub Aimed At Violence Prevention Efforts

Chicago violence
Police tape marks off a Chicago street as officers investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in the city’s South Side on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. An argument in a house erupted into gunfire early Tuesday, police said. Teresa Crawford / AP Photo
Chicago violence
Police tape marks off a Chicago street as officers investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in the city’s South Side on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. An argument in a house erupted into gunfire early Tuesday, police said. Teresa Crawford / AP Photo

Chicago Launches New Hub Aimed At Violence Prevention Efforts

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Reset takes a look at Chicago’s Community Safety Coordination Center — a new initiative Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday — and how the city plans to use the new hub to combat violence in Chicago’s neighborhoods.

GUEST: Norman Livingston Kerr, director of violence reduction for the city of Chicago