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Editorial: The slaying of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston is getting far too little attention

Chicago media swarmed with debate over the events of the April 15 weekend, when a large group of Chicago teens headed downtown, with some causing serious property damage and even beating people up. That’s because the event had the kind of controversy that generates web traffic. On the one side you had Chicagoans lamenting the disruption of public order, the lack of parental responsibility and ...
A Chicago police officer and her children view portraits of Officer Aréanah Preston before a memorial at the 5th District police station on May 9, 2023.

Chicago media swarmed with debate over the events of the April 15 weekend, when a large group of Chicago teens headed downtown, with some causing serious property damage and even beating people up.

That’s because the event had the kind of controversy that generates web traffic.

On the one side you had Chicagoans lamenting the disruption of public order,

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