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Community members gather to listen to prayer and mourn their loved ones who were killed this year in Chicago. The vigil was held at 3:30 p.m. Friday near the MLK Commons by student groups and Carpenter Greg Zanis.

Chicago shooting victims remembered on crosses at vigil facilitated by Greg Zanis

By Jay Ibarra | March 27, 2017

In the Name Of Justice prayer vigil

By Satta Kendor | March 25, 2017

On Friday, about 130 crosses were lined up near the Holmes Student Center bus turnaround all the way to the Founders Memorial Library. The crosses represent the shooting victims of Chicago in 2017 so far.Over 50 people attended the the prayer vigil held...

Crosses lined to honor killings

By Jay Ibarra | March 23, 2017

DeKALB — The pathway from the Holmes Student Center bus turnaround to the Founders Memorial Library is lined with 128 crosses to commemorate the lives of Chicago shooting victims, and if there are any more Chicagoans killed this week, Greg Zanis, not-for-profit...

Greg Zanis of Aurora puts up a cross in honor of Toni Keller. The investigation into Keller's disappearance has been classified as a homicide investigation.

Cross put up in honor of Toni Keller

By Matt Liparota and Demarcus Robinson | October 26, 2010

Greg Zanis is no stranger to tragedy. Zanis, of Aurora, is the head of Crosses for Losses, a group that travels across the country and establishes memorial crosses when requested. Most recently, Zanis has come to DeKalb to establish a cross for Antinette...