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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s anti-violence strategy takes ex-Mayor Lightfoot’s plans to a new level in 4 violent neighborhoods

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans a range of resources, including another round of guaranteed basic income, targeted this time to four neighborhoods.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bidenomics Chicago takeaways: Biden ‘loves’ the slogan, says Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a campaign co-chair

For the record...Reporters on Air Force One heading back to Washington had Chicago deep dish pizza for dinner.

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Colorado businessman James Crown dies in vehicle crash in Aspen

DENVER — A 70-year-old member of the Crown family that owns the Aspen Skiing Company died over the weekend in a vehicle crash on his birthday at the Aspen Motorsports Park.

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Billionaire grandson of former Empire State Building owner killed in horror crash at racetrack

The prominent heir to Chicago's wealthy Crown family fortune died suddenly at an Aspen racetrack in Colorado on Sunday, his family reports

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Chicago billionaire dies in crash on Colorado race track on 70th birthday

The businessman died on his 70th birthday

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James Crown dead in Colorado racetrack accident at 70; Chicago billionaire had just announced plans to enlist CEOs to fight violent crime

“He was the leader of our family both intellectually and emotionally, and he looked out for everybody,” said his father, billionaire financier Lester Crown.

Chicago Sun-Times

Civic Committee aims to tackle crime from a new perspective

The Civic Committee has evolved from a standard business group issuing standard business demands to taking a much more nuanced, holistic approach to solving very difficult, perhaps intractable problems like crime.

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Ending Chicago gun violence, one weekend at a time

Kudos to these people who are trying to make a difference: The “peacekeepers” who took to the streets on Memorial Day weekend; and local billionaire James Crown, who’s unveiled his own ambitious strategy.

Chicago Sun-Times

One of Chicago’s wealthiest people has a plan to get other CEOS to help him fight violence

James Crown is leading the multimillion-dollar strategy, asking CEOs to find jobs for thousands as part of an ambitious effort to cut the number of killings in Chicago to fewer than 400 a year within five years.

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