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Peter Cunningham

Darwin Sorrells, 14, holds a photo of 13-year-old William L. Smith at the Montessori School of Englewood at 6936 S Hermitage Ave. William was one of three young people shot to death earlier this week as they traveled in a car on I-57.

When it comes to gun violence and safety, listen to Chicago’s kids

As the municipal election unfolds, everyone’s talking about public safety, but is anyone talking to kids? The measure of Chicago’s safety cannot simply be a declining number of shootings or an increasing number of arrests.

By Peter Cunningham