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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sophie Sherry

Mother of slain Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston wants community center built to remember daughter, support city’s youths

A Chicago police officer wears pins with Officer Aréanah Preston’s pictures on them before Officer Preston’s funeral last week. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

The mother of slain Police Officer Aréanah Preston has launched a fundraising campaign to build a community center in her daughter’s honor to “provide a safe place and support for Chicago’s youth.”

The center will provide mental health counselors, promote careers in law enforcement, feature gun violence prevention activities and offer scholarships, according to a GoFundMe page created by Dionne Mhoon. 

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