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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Chicago pastor leads public prayer for city's safety and fallen CPD officer
CHICAGO — In a parking lot off 87th Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway, you'll find a weekly gathering in the summer where the community is invited to pray. 'This is my sixth year coming out here every Monday in between Memorial Day and Labor Day to pray for the city, pray for the violence,' Pastor Donovan Price said. Price leads the sessions in a welcoming setting where even his shoes send a message to walk by faith. 'Because we know prayer has some power. Prayer changes things,' he said. During this week's prayer, the group honored the life of fallen Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera and prayed for the safety of the Chicago Police Department. Fallen CPD officer remembered for courage and compassion by loved ones and colleagues 'When an officer is killed, then a member of the family has been lost. A pillar of the community has been lost,' Price said. Rivera, four-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, was killed after another officer unintentionally shot her during a call on the city's South Side last week. 'We're praying for peace, for her family's heart and spirit. We're praying for some level of understanding for her daughter. We're praying for her partner that he might have some peace,' Price said. 'And there's part of us that should be praying for those who caused this situation in the first place.' Suspect held in connection with accidental fatal shooting of Chicago officer Through some clapping and some singing, they hope to bring peace and healing throughout the city. 'We're thankful for all those who are still making it, trying to make it through,' Price said. The weekly prayer sessions are open to all and held Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Floor & Decor parking lot at 125 W 87th St. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
23-05-2025
- CBS News
With summer coming in Chicago, plans and prayers call for end to violence
The Memorial Day weekend is viewed as the start of summer in Chicago — with all 22 beaches set to open for the summer on Friday. As people flock to the lakefront and downtown, the city is working to ensure every neighborhood is safer. The scene is played out all too often across Chicago — families grieving from gun violence. Pastor Donovan Price is often seen holding families up. "I hope that they put me out of the job of being a victim advocate in the streets of Chicago. I hope it all ends," Price said, "but in any case, maybe its ending might come through the strength of prayer." That is why every Monday evening during the summer for the past five years, a parking lot at 87th Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway transforms into a community prayer lot. "You get people from as far as way as Glenview who come out here every Monday and pray with us," Price said. Price said what happens in the lot is impactful. People pull up in the parking lot and ask what Price and his group are doing as they pray, but those people never turn down the prayer themselves. City leaders welcome the prayer, and are aware of what summer brings. "It is not a coincidence the community areas that see the most violence also sees the highest rates of unemployment," Mayor Brandon Johnson said Thursday. Mayor Johnson said Thursday that shootings are down 36%, and homicides and violent crimes are down 21%. The CBS data team shows last Memorial Day weekend, 41 people were shot — 12 fatally. Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling pointed out that as police work to keep violent crime down, the department is also combating violent teen takeovers. "We know that those teens become vulnerable to fights, shootings, attacks, things of that nature," Snelling said. "We want to put an end to it before it starts."
