Aurora, Illinois - March 8, 2016
As part of the United We Stand project, nearly 800 crosses, honoring those who were murdered in Chicago in 2016, stand on the lawn outside of Restoration Church in Aurora, Illinois, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. On New Years Eve, community and family members will walk with the crosses along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in downtown Chicago.
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Trace