Lakefront vigil raises awareness for domestic violence

Thursday, October 1, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 20th annual Light Up the Lakefront Luminaria took place Thursday night on Oak Street Beach.
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This candlelight vigil launches National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It's put on by a group called Between Friends.

They say each candle pays tribute to a lost light: someone who lost their life to domestic violence.

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