we started a year ago in the worst neighbor in chicago, west garfield park, which is no longer the mostborhood in chicago n. a year and based on two of the face-to-face community meetings and related work, homicide and west garfield park is down 40%. >> you're going to be talking about. this you know, we touch on this, a small fraction near the tip of the iceberg. obviously, there are a lot of details about what goes into this and naturally, these groups are reluctant in many cases to talk to each other. >> and read the polarized -- . >> the cops are racist and this stuff. so, you're going have an event tonight? i believe, a read something can you tell us about that? judge we're going to be at -- and poets in the district. we'll be reading and talking about these s d signing the book. >> that is this evening from 6:30 until 8 or see and get the book. we can't do it justice in the few minutes we v. don't shoot, one -- we have. good luck. >> thank you. >> on your crusade to all of us. >> yeah, yeah. >> good luck. allison? >> thank you. very interesting. >>> enforcement of a controversial

death of man in police custody following the drug or rest in east garfield park wednesday night caused by choking on a foreign object 47 year old kevin davis of north aurora cause of death as metra autopsy today the man swallowed kevin davis the man swallowed drugs to hide evidence. handcuffed his head when an officer slipped kevin davis pronounced dead at a local hospital. coming up tonight metra scaling back a proposed fare hike why the agency scrapping plans to increase fares for commuters and is it unsafe? snack while driving? one chicago suburb could become the first in the country to ban eating behind the wheel and goodbye '70s hello damp and chilly temperatures tom skilling tells us how long this will stick around. ugh, time to color. woohoo! whoa. haircolor is a chore no more! you gotta come see what's new. c'mon! tadaaa! welcome to haircolor heaven. aa-ah-ahhh! courtesy of new nice 'n easy colorblend foam. permanent, dimensional color now in a delightful foam! just three shakes, foam it, love it! simply saturate hair root to tip, front to back. with tones and highlights. it's

partnership and the work they're doing with our kids and there was a backpack give-away this weekend at garfield park that was put on by the city that benefited so many of our kids in our superintendent zone, the mission superintendent zone. thank you for doing all of that, as well. are there any other final announcements? great. thank you. yes? sorry. are you ok? item t is the report of closed session activities. this is the closed session actions of september 20, 2011. the board of education approved a credit for one direct, one principal and two assistant principals. in the existing litigation case oah case no. 20011160521, the board, by a vote of 7 aye's, approved a settlement. in the existing litigation of case no. 2011060361, the board, by a vote of seven aye's, approved settlement in $3,000. in the existing litigation case of jh versus sfusd oah case 2011060553 the board approved settlement in the amount of $3,000. in a public employee discipline release matter the board resolved by a vote of seven aye's to accept the resignation of a classified employee and to waive certain damage claims agai