DNAinfo/Wendell Hutson
ENGLEWOOD — Organizers of a race through Englewood understand the neighborhood's violent reputation. In fact, the event's title spells it out pretty clearly.
The Ditch the Weight & Guns 5K Walk & Run, scheduled for Nov. 2, takes runners through South Side streets that were miles away from Sunday's Chicago Marathon route.
And that's the point.
On today's DNAinfo Radio Extra, Wendell Hutson outlines what organizers hope to accomplish with the neighborhood's first-ever 5K:
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