This time there were no flags flown at half-mast. No Presidential press conferences held while the President and the nation forced back tears. You will not be inundated with days of news coverage designed to make sure you know that these victims are human beings, with loved ones and legacies left incomplete. Instead, December 27th passed like many others. We heard the number. 500. The number of homicides logged in the city of Chicago in 2012. It has been 4 years since we had that many murders (t[...]