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

“Aréanah was a community person,” Dionne Mhoon told the Sun-Times. “So what better way to celebrate her and remember her name than by doing something for the community?”

Chicago Sun-Times · May 24, 2023

Aréanah Preston: ‘Full of life, dreams, big goals’

The funeral for Officer Preston was, first and foremost, a tribute to her life. But it was also another grim reminder, as if Chicago needed one, of the work to be done to end gun violence in this city.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 18, 2023

Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston was ‘slated for big things,’ CPD official says

Mourners pay their respects at a visitation for Officer Preston, who was gunned down in a robbery May 6. Her funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 17, 2023

Hundreds gather at vigil for fallen CPD Officer Aréanah Preston: ‘She was a Goliath of a person.’

At a gathering at the station where she was assigned, slain Officer Aréanah Preston was remembered as powerful, goal-directed and the kind of officer CPD needs.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 10, 2023