Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Monday, April 17, 2017.
More than 1,500 people call for end to gun violence during Englewood Peace Walk
More than 1,500 people led by Cardinal Blase Cupich walked through Englewood Friday to call for peace on the streets. Joined by community leaders including the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Father Michael Pfleger, the group stopped periodically to read the names of Chicagoans lost to gun violence in 2017 and prayed. “It lies within us to care about opportunities for people who grow up in an environment of hopelessness, to change that situation, but also to realize that the presence of so many guns is something that can’t remain unchecked,” Cupich said during the event. “We have to look for a way in which there’s sensible gun policy.” [DNAinfo Chicago]
