• Alex Nitkin
    JUL 28, 2020
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    Cook County pumps $5M into nonviolence program, but alderman doubts effectiveness: ‘we’re not getting results’

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    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Friday; Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29) in 2018 [Facebook]
    Cook County is setting aside $5 million from its cash-starved budget to extend the reach of a street-level violence prevention program, but one Chicago alderman is casting doubt on the investment.
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