{"id":71257,"date":"2018-06-12T14:16:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T19:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=71257"},"modified":"2018-06-12T14:16:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T19:16:14","slug":"stop-the-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/stop-the-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop The Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Richard Foster-Shelton<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">In recent years, Chicago has made international headlines for the sky-high murder rates in the city. Unfortunately, this problem has cast a shadow on the people that are doing their part to reverse the trend. During this episode of Medill Newsmakers, Richard Foster-Shelton highlights the people in Chicago that are making a positive impact &#8211; from 1st District Commissioner Richard Boykin to Jenesis Scullark of the Jeremy Scullark Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago Gun Violence\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/274745334?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Chicago&#8217;s iconic skyline masks the truth about the city. (Richard Foster-Shelton\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Richard Foster-Shelton Medill Reports In recent years, Chicago has made international headlines for the sky-high murder rates in the city. Unfortunately, this problem has cast a shadow on the people that are doing their part to reverse the trend. 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