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Tag: chicago violence

Posted inEntertainment

While Spike Lee Filmed ‘Chiraq’: 331 Hurt, 65 Killed in Shootings

by Reporter II September 17, 2015October 30, 2020

Mike Flannery, FOX32   CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – Spike Lee’s upcoming movie is named ‘Chiraq,’ but the director has other words to describe the City of Chicago. Lee spent […]

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