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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Frank Main

Billionaire laments Chicago violence, donates $25 million to train leaders of police departments here and across country

Billionaire Ken Griffin said he’s lived in Chicago for 31 years and is “heartbroken” that 21,000 of his fellow residents have been murdered in the city during that time.

Griffin is contributing $25 million to launch two academies at the University of Chicago that will provide six months of training to police leaders here and across the country and to people who run violence interruption groups.

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