The 7400 block of South Sangamon had a street party Saturday night and little Arianna Gibson didn’t want to miss it.
The 6-year-old was all giggly over spending the weekend with her grandmother, who lives on the block, and playing with friends at the party.
The kids drew chalk drawings on the pavement, bounced in a jumping-jack and wolfed down cupcakes. It was the kind of neighborly event that residents said has made the block feel like a refuge from the violence that surrounds them in Englewood.
Then the kids were packed off to bed. Shortly after dawn, the block was a refuge no more.
The article continues with all sorts of talk of vengeance and retaliation and promises of payback. We have no reason to doubt any of it based on past history. Be careful boys and girls.