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By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month—shining a light on something that affects millions of families every year. On this cool autumn Tuesday, Ohio Street Beach was lined with brown paper bags with candles planted inside. The candles were lit as night fell as a reminder of how many people have been lost to domestic violence. For 26 years, the nonprofit Between Friends comes out on Oct. 1 to light up the lakefront. “The hope is as we come here year after year, the number of candles reduces, said Verda Bhatti, executive director of Between Friends. “But unfortunately, it doesn’t.” The candl

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