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FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, file photo,Yogi Dalal hugs his daughter Jigisha after she arrived at the family food and liquor store and as his other daughter Kajal, left, bows her head after the family business was vandalized in downtown Chicago. A Chicago police task force that was formed after crowds swarmed into downtown and smashed their way into hundreds of stores in August is still investigating and making arrests four months later. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Hunt still on for suspects in ransacking of Chicago stores

By Don Babwin Dec. 12, 2020 10:19 AM EST

Ronald Cashaw looks out from the window of his clothing store, Just Kicking, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. Blocked by security bars, looters smashed the front window of his store grabbed some clothing and ran away before Cashaw arrived. "I had tears in my eyes," says Cashaw. The looting was something new, and horrible. But in the nearly two decades Cashaw has served this community, financial problems have grown more devastating. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
One Chicago community endures virus, violence and turmoil

By Sharon Cohen Oct. 02, 2020 12:20 AM EDT

The sun sets as residents from neighboring blocks attend a 'peace picnic' in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. In a chaotic year destined for the history books, Auburn Gresham, a Black community in Chicago, has written its own grim chapter. It has endured a deadly virus, protests, gun violence and economic misery. The constant state of turmoil mirrors the tumult that has afflicted much of urban America. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
One Chicago community endures virus, violence and turmoil

By Sharon Cohen Oct. 02, 2020 12:17 AM EDT