This just in, from this neighborhood blog, which apparently pays much closer attention to neighborhood issues than I do: it is the policy of the 24th District of Chicago Police (Rogers Park) to allow shrines to deceased gang members on public property, including graffiti, to remain in place for 48 hours. The shrine can include teddy bears (litter in the public way) candles (fire safety and child safety hazard), graffiti (illegal and a neighborhood scourge), and various other items.
This is a shocking concession to gang activity in the 24th District--an area that includes large sections, if not all, of the 49th and 50th Wards. Community members have been engaged in an extended debate with 24th District Commander David Sobczyk over this issue.
Sitting shiva would be too private, I guess.
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