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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are so many killings, I wonder what life is like for people living in those communities in Chicago. Is it like life anywhere else, but they just know not to go out at night?  Or are the killings not random, so it’s just like life anywhere else?[/quote]

OP, you’re either a troll, super lazy, or both. All the information you’re asking for is readily available online.[/quote]

I’m neither, just sheltered. I’ve always lived in suburbia, and the only thing I know about inner-city is from movies or a few books. Can you share real pieces of information describing what daily life is like in this type of area?[/quote]

This American Life did a really good feature on high school kids who lived on the West Side of Chicago in a neighborhood highly affected by shootings several years back: h[url]ttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/487/harper-high-school-part-one[/url]

Maybe this is what you are looking for?  It describes kids trying to go through their typical high school lives with drama like who is going to take me to prom with gun violence/gangs in the background.  It talks about the trauma many students go through but you can also tell they are just teenagers.[/quote]

Thank you, yes, this is the type of thing I meant!  I didn't have the name handy, so didn't reference it before, but I read There are no Children here several years ago, and I'm fascinated (and heart broken) over the real life stories of what some people have to face.  But that story was 30 years ago, so I was wondering if things were the same, or how they may have changed.  I'll watch your link.  Thank you![/quote]

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