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    Pieces for Peace

    Chicago Ideas Week is all about sparking connections that lead to positive change. Liberty United founder Peter Thum and Chicago's Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart have taken that mission to heart with their CIW-inspired collaboration. Learn about their project to turn the violence plaguing our streets into something beautiful.

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