‘Peacekeepers’ try to prevent violence using hard-won street smarts

Peacekeepers walk the streets of Roseland and West Pullman on Thursday, making a nightly canvass of hot spots for violence. Some 500 workers will be stationed in 102 sites this year to suppress violence. Some of the efforts are showing positive results. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Chicagoans enjoyed beautiful weather but saw 59 shootings over the long Memorial Day weekend, the fourth straight year that the city has marked the traditional start of summer with more than 40 shootings.

Violence in the city remained near the levels that followed the COVID-19 pandemic.