Fed up with violence (Video)

Iesha Hollins and Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin speak at a meeting about violence and economic opportunity on the West Side on Jan. 6, 2016 (Patrick Martin/MEDILL)

By Patrick Martin

Iesha Hollins is fed up. As a mother of two, she is tired of seeing young people killed in the Austin neighborhood. She organized a meeting to establish a new vision of the West Side for 2016.


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Photo at top: Iesha Hollins and Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin speak at a meeting about violence and economic opportunity on the West Side on Jan. 9, 2016 (Patrick Martin/Medill).