How to register on the Chicago Crime Commission site?

It is simple to create an account for the Chicago Crime Commission site and it won't take you more than a few minutes. If you have an account you can benefit from a large variety of the site services and programs, including attending to special events organized by the community.

To create an account on the Chicago Crime Commission site you simply need to:

• Go to the Links section left area menus on the Chicago Crime Commission page;
• Click on the Register link;
• Fill in the form with all your personal details requested;
• Click the Create Account button to continue the registration process;
• You will be informed that an email with more instructions on how to complete the registration process was sent to the email address provided in the registration form;
• Click on the activation link provided in the received mail. Your account registration is now completed.

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Login Trouble (Forgot your password or email?)

If you have trouble logging in, either if you forgot your password or e-mail, don't worry. Your access to your Chicago Crime Commission account will not be lost.

In order to access the Login Trouble page you have to:

• Go to the Login link from the left area menus of the Chicago Crime Commission site;
• In the Login area, select the Trouble logging in or the Forgot you Password link, depending on the situation.

Forgot your Password

If you forgot your password we will help you access your account data and information by providing you a temporary password. You just need to:

• Click the Trouble logging in link from your Login page.
• A new window will open. Enter you email address (the one you use for logging in to your account) in the Email Address field and click the Send temporary password button.
• Your new temporary password will be sent via email at your provided email address. You can use this temporary password to access your Chicago Crime Commission account. We strongly advise you for security reasons to change the temporary password with a more relevant and easy to remember one. When entering your account for the first time using your temporary password the Change Password page will automatically open for you to set up a new password.

Forgot Your Email

What happens if you forgot your email address? Don't panic, you can still access your account information. You just need to follow the steps below:

• Select Contact>Other from the top menu bar of the Chicago Crime Commission page.
• In the window that will open, enter your name and one of your valid email addresses in the appropriate fields. Select the subject of your email (for example Other).
• Enter a short description of your problem in the Your message text area.
• Insert the displayed security code in the corresponding filed.
• Click the Send button to send your message.
• An email containing your recovered email address will be send at your above provided email address.

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How to change your Chicago Crime Commission password?

We strongly advise you for security reasons to change the temporary password with a more relevant and easy to remember one. When entering your account for the first time using your temporary password, the Change Password page will automatically open for you to set up a new password.

You need to be logged in to your Chicago Crime Commission account for changing your password.

To change your password you need to:

• Login to your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Go to the left area menus of the page and select Change password.
• Enter your new password.
• Save your new password using the Save button.

Click here to change your password

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What is the Content page?

The Content page represents the Home page of your Chicago Crime Commission account. It contains an events calendar and the available sections for which your access is allowed. You will be able to see on your content page the sections you are allowed to visit, depending on your role freedom of action and rights.

In order to see the Content page you have to be a registered user.

The Content Page has the following items:

• A calendar - an easy and friendly tool that helps you browsing through past events, upcoming events and the events of the current day; you can select for which period of time you want the events to be displayed.
• Sections to which you have access - within area of the page you can see articles of latest interest, according to the level of access you are allowed to. Upgrading to a higher role will automatically raise the number of sections you can visit.

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What is the Calendar page?

In the Calendar page you can see all the past and upcoming events. Also you can import them into your email client (Outlook, Sunbird).

To access your Calendar Page you need to be logged in to your Chicago Crime Commission account.

To download the events shown in the Calendar page follow the steps below:

• Login to your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Click on the image
• Save the iCalendar (.ics) file;
• Import the downloaded iCalendar into your email client (Outlook, Sunbird) using the File->Import menu.

Click here to access the Calendar page

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How to Request Upgrade?

The Request Upgrade functionality allows you to gain access to more Chicago Crime Commission rights and to more sections and pages from the site.

In order to see the request for upgrade you have to be a registered user.

Follow the steps below for submitting an upgrade request:

• Login to your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Click the Request Upgrade link from the left area menus on your account Homepage.
• A page containing a request form will open. Fill in all the necessary data and click the Send button to submit your request.

Submitting a request for a higher role will automatically bring you the upgrade. Your request will be analyzed by the administrator and you will be informed via e-mail regarding this analysis. Higher role means greater access to our services but also your responsibilities within our community will increase accordingly.

Click here to request for upgrade

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How to contact Chicago Crime Commission team?

For contacting the Chicago Crime Commission team for different issues you just need to use the Contact menu from the top of the Chicago Crime Commission main page.

You can submit a comment or suggestion related to any of the following sections:

• Request a W9 form;
• Request a 501c3 form;
• Programs;
• Committees;
• Contributions;
• Internships;
• Publications;
• Events;
• Other.

Fill in the form the will be displayed with all the necessary information and click the Send button to submit your request.

Click here to contact the Chicago Crime Commission team

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What is Quick Navigation?

The Quick Navigation feature will allow you to get quick access to the most important sections of the Chicago Crime Commission site.

To access the Quick Navigation links you need to:

• Got to the Quick Navigation drop-down list from the left area menus of the Chicago Crime Commission page;
• Select the pages where you want to have quick access to.

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How to edit my profile?

You can edit your profile details for updating or changing your personal information whenever is necessary.

In order to edit your profile information you have to be a registered user.

Please follow the steps below for editing your profile:

• Login to your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Click on the Personal details link from the left area menus on your Chicago Crime Commission account page;
• In the form that will appear make all the necessary changes;
• Finish the process by clicking the Finish button.

Please bear in mind that you don not change your login email. In case you would like to change your email please contact us.

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What is my Visible Profile?

If your profile is set as visible, other members of the Chicago Crime Commission can view your personal data. You can select whether your profile can be visible or not for other viewers.

In order to edit your visible profile you have to be a registered user.

Please follow the steps to edit your profile:

• Login to your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Clink on the Personal Details link from the left area menus on your Chicago Crime Commission account page;
• In the form that will appear make all the necessary changes;
• Don't check Don't show information about me because this will turn your profile invisible for other members;
• Finish the process by clicking the Finish button.

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How to edit my Extended Profile?

The Extended Profile functionality gives you the opportunity to publish relevant information about you on the Chicago Crime Commission site.

In order to access your extended profile you have to be a registered member.

You will access your extended profile by performing the following actions:

• Login to your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Click the Extended Profile link from the left area menus on your Chicago Crime Commission account page;
• Fill in your bio information;
• Upload a relevant photo for your profile;
• Send your bio and photo for the administrator's review.

Please take into consideration that both your bio information and your photo will be submitted for the administrator's review. The administrator can accept or reject due to security reasons your bio or image. Your bio and photo will appear on the Chicago Crime Commission site only if they are accepted by the administrator.

If the Extended Profile link does not appear on the left area menus of your Chicago Crime Commission account page, your current role does not allow you to access this page. Higher roles with more rights as well as the administrator can benefit from the extended profile functionalities. Requesting a role upgrade can provide you the access to the extended profile utility.

Click here to access your extended profile page

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How to buy a publication?

Among the shopping cart products you can find publications that offer you details on present or past criminal activates and on how justice has been fighting against crime or illegal activities.

You can buy a publication whether you are logged in or not to your Chicago Crime Commission account. If you don't have a Chicago Crime Commission account an account will be automatically created and activated at the end of the purchase process. The access to different products depends on the rights you have within the organization (member, board member or official member).

The access to different products depends on the rights you have within the organization (member, board member or official member).

To buy a Chicago Crime Commission publication you have to:

• Click on the Shopping Cart link from the left area menus of your Chicago Crime Commission account page or
• Click on Publications from the top menu bar of the Chicago Crime Commission site;
• If your Shopping Cart is empty, click on the Back to item list link to access the products list;
• Choose the publication you want to purchase;
• Order the publication;
• Choose the number of publications you want to buy;
• Introduce your e-mail and password if you are not logged;
• If you don't have an account, enter your e-mail and fill in a password of your choice;
• Fill in the billing and shipping form;
• Select a shipping service;
• Enter credit card information;
• End the purchase process by clicking the Finish button.

At the end of the process you will receive the invoice via email in .pdf format.

Click here to access the publication list page

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How to register at a Chicago Crime Commission Event with Guests?

You can register for an event whether you are logged in or not to your Chicago Crime Commission account. If you don't have a Chicago Crime Commission account an account will be automatically created and activated at the end of the purchase process A user with fewer rights will see all the events but will not be able to access the ones which are not accessible because of his/her role limitations. You can invite one or more persons to attend an event. The number of guests that can participate to an event is set up by the administrator and depends on the type of the event.

A user with fewer rights will see all the events but will not be able to access the ones which are not accessible because of his/her role limitations.

You can invite one or more persons to attend an event. The number of guests that can participate to an event is set up by the administrator and depends on the type of the event.

If you want to register at a Chicago Crime Commission event, follow the steps below:

• Click on the Shopping Cart link from the left area menus of your Chicago Crime Commission account page or
• Click on Events from the top menu bar of the Chicago Crime Commission site;
• If your Shopping Cart is empty, click on the Back to item list link to access the products list;
• Choose the event you want to register at;
• Introduce your e-mail and password in order to register at the event;
• • If you don't have an account, enter your e-mail and fill in a password of your choice;
• Invite guests at the event;
• Introduce the guest information in the form;
• Fill in the billing information;
• Enter credit car information;
• Click Finish to end the registration process.

At the end of the process you will receive the invoice via email in .pdf format.

Click here to access the event list page

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How can I edit the details for the guests invited to an event?

When registering for an event you can invite one or more persons to attend the event of interest. The number of guests that can participate to an event is set up by the administrator and depends on the type of the event.

After registering at one of the available events, you have the possibility to edit the information regarding the guests, if necessary.
You need to be logged in to your Chicago Crime Commission account to edit guests. You can edit only the guest details that are associated with the available/active events.

For editing the guest information you need to:

• Login to your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Click the Edit Events Guest link from the left area menus of your Chicago Crime Commission account page;
• Select a guest from the available list
• Make all the necessary changes in the available form;
• Click Finish to complete your editing process.

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How to bid at a Chicago Crime Commission auction?

An auction is a process of buying and selling goods by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the winning bidder

Prices are bid (or offered) by buyers and asked by sellers. So the bid is the price offered by the buyer for an item to the seller. If the bidder wants to receive a message when another bidder places a bigger bid that his/her he/ she has the option to check a check- box Notify me by email when someone outbids me in order to receive an e-mail from Chicago Crime Commission announcing him/her each time a user outbids his/her offer.

You need to be logged in to your Chicago Crime Commission account to bid for an auction.

To start the bidding process you need to:

• Login to your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Click on the Auction List link from the left area menus of your Chicago Crime Commission account page;
• Select an auction from the available list;
• Choose an item from the list;
• Check I accept the Terms & Conditions related to bidding for this item;
• Click on the Bid for this item button;
• Place the bid in the bidding area down the page;
• Confirm the bid using the Confirm bid button.

If the Auction link does not appear on the left area menus of your Chicago Crime Commission account page, your current role does not allow you to access this page. Higher roles with more rights as well as the administrator can bid for the available auctions. Requesting a role upgrade can provide you the access to the bidding process.

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How can I make a donation?

The problems of crime and violence have taken on a much more regional, metropolitan nature in recent years and have expanded to include a much younger population. To allow the operations of the Chicago Crime Commission to keep pace with the growing need for our services, we rely on private contributions. The Commission is a tax exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Additional information on the Commission's programs and publications is available on this website. Some areas of priority include: juvenile crime, street gangs, gun violence, drugs, organized crime, and law enforcement reform.

Donations of any amount are welcome. You will receive a receipt for income tax purposes in the mail within two weeks. Thank you for your generosity!

You can make a donation for the Chicago Crime Commission community you just need to:

• Click on the Donate button from the top menu bar of the Chicago Crime Commission site.
• Fill in the form that will open with all the relevant information;
• Click the Next button after entering all the necessary data;
• Fill in the credit card information and click the Finish button to complete the donation process.

You will receive all the donation details at the email address provided when filling in the donation form.

To become a Friend of the Commission for a year, a minimum donation of $100 is asked. Friends receive the Action Alert newsletter, the Chicago Crime Commission's Annual Report, and any and all special investigative reports, i.e., the Girls Behind the Boys: Girls in Gangs report, which are released during the time a person is a Friend. Invitations will also be sent for Chicago Crime Commission special events, conferences, and crime information seminars and presentations.

The Chicago Crime Commission membership is comprised of top business, professional and community leaders, including a number of criminal justice experts. Those who work directly in law enforcement are not eligible for membership but can participate in the Friends of the Commission program. Membership requires the sponsorship of a current user in good standing, and approval by the Membership Committee or the Board of Directors.

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What is the Charitable Contribution Report?

In the Charitable Contribution Report you can see all your contributions towards Chicago Crime Commission paid before the end of the selected year.

You need to be logged in to your Chicago Crime Commission account to access your charitable contribution report.

To enter this section you need to:

• Login into your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Click on the Charitable Contribution Report link from the left area menus of your Chicago Crime Commission account page;
• Select a charitable contribution;
• You will receive a receipt which you will have to keep for deducting your taxes purposes. Each receipt contains the date of the donation, your name, address, type of contribution, the amount invoiced, and the deductible amount.

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What is and how do I use Account History?

In the Account History section of the site you can see the history of all the invoices issued, grouped by categories: Auction, Donation, Other Invoices and Pending Invoices. For each type of invoice are listed the following data: the payment date, the amount of money that were paid, the payments and the details, the last two having links that will redirect you to pages will more details.

You need to be logged in to your Chicago Crime Commission account to access your account history.

To enter this section you need to:

• Login into your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Click on the Account History link from the left area menus of your Chicago Crime Commission account page;
• You can perform the following actions into the account history page:
• See the history of Auctions, Donations and Other Invoices
• See the list of your pending invoices
• Pay your unpaid invoices by selecting which invoice(s) you want to pay from the pending invoice list:
  
  - Select the invoice(s) you want to pay
  - The “Invoice Pay” page will open
  - Insert the Payer and the Payment Details
  - Submit the payment
• See the payment details by clicking the Payments View link
• See details of an invoice by clicking on the Details link;
• Print a receipt for your invoices.

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How can I report a crime?

On the Chicago Crime Commission site you have the possibility to share important information about any criminal act you are aware. You just need to:

• Click the Report Crime button from the top menu bar on the Chicago Crime Commission main page;
• Fill in the form that will appear with all the relevant information about the crime you want to report. Entering your name and email address is optional;
• Click the Send button to submit your report.

Click here to report crime.

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How can I report corruption?

You can make public any case of corruption you witnessed or heard about. You need to follow these simple steps:

• Click on the Report Corruption button from the top of the Chicago Crime Commission main page;
• In the form that will be displayed enter all the necessary data;
• Click the Send button to submit your report.

Click here to report corruption.

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What is the Programs menu?

The Programs menu will keep you informed regarding the projects initiated by the Chicago Crime Commission community and about their partnerships.

To access the Programs list you need to:

• Click on Programs from the top of the Chicago Crime Commission page;
• In the window that will open you can view all the details about the Chicago Crime Commission community programs and partnerships.

Click here access the Programs page.

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What is the News Room menu?

The News Room menu contains useful information about the Chicago Crime Commission activity.

To access the News Room page you need to:

• Click on News Room from the top menu bar on the Chicago Crime Commission main page.
• You can search for more details on the Chicago Crime Commission community or watch the uploaded videos.

Click here access the News Room page.

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What is the Resources menu?

The Resources menu will offer you useful links related to sites or news about crime and corruption reporting.

To access the Resources page you need to:

• Click on Resources from the top menu bar on the Chicago Crime Commission main page.
• In the window that will appear you can access links to different sites of high interest on monitoring the crime and corruption process.

Click here access the Resources page.

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How to access Chicago Crime Commission Forum?

The Forum is a place within the Chicago Crime Commission you can post different topics related to the community activity, view debates, contact other members, ask questions or leave comments.

To access the Forum you need to:

• Go to Community on the top menu bar of the Chicago Crime Commission page or
• Login into your Chicago Crime Commission account and then click on Community from the top menu bar of the Chicago Crime Commission page;
• Select Forum.
• If you cannot access the Forum the reason can be that some forums may be limited to certain users or groups. To view, read, post, etc. you may need special authorization which only the forum moderator and board administrator can grant, so you should contact them.

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What is the RSS page?

From the RSS page you will be able to monitor the latest news from all over the world.

If you want to access the staff list follow the steps below:

• Go to the Quick Navigation drop-down list from the left area menus on the Chicago Crime Commission page;
• Select RSS News for displaying the news page.

Click here to open the RSS page

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What is the Video List?

The Video List contains all the videos that have been uploaded in the Chicago Crime Commission site.

You need to be logged in to your Chicago Crime Commission account to view the uploaded videos.

To access the Video List you need to:

• Log in to your Chicago Crime Commission account;
• Click the Video List link from the left menus area of your Chicago Crime Commission account page;
• Click on any available video to open it.

Click here to open the Video List

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What is the Member List?

The Member List contains the profile information of other users that have set a visible profile and are allowed (by the administrator) to appear for a specific user role.

You need to be logged in to your Chicago Crime Commission account to access the Member List.

You can access it by performing the following actions:

• Click the Member List from the left area menus on your Chicago Crime Commission account.
• Click on a specific member email address to see his/her profile details.
• Into the opened Member Detail page you can send an email by clicking on the “send email” link near the user’s email.

Click here to open the Member List

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What is the Committees page?

Access the Committees page to see how the Chicago Crime Commission team is structured and organized.

Among the Chicago Crime Commission committees, the AUDIT COMMITTEE is responsible for reviewing audited financial statements, internal and external audits and investigations of the Commission, and overall corporate governance compliance. The Audit Committee has unfettered access to all Commission materials, members and staff.

The PROGRAM COMMITTEE is responsible for providing oversight to all Commission programs and advocacy activities including Project Safe Neighborhoods, the Anonymous Crime Reporting Hotline, the Anonymous Public Corruption Hotline, and other initiatives of the Commission. Responsible for ensuring programmatic compliance with best practices and adherence to pre-determined effectiveness outcome measures for new programs and for reviewing existing programs against routine performance measures.

To see all the Committees and their related activities you need to:

• Go to the Quick Navigation drop-down list from the left area menus on the Chicago Crime Commission page;
• Select the Committees link from the list. All the information will be displayed on the new page that will open.

Click here to access the Committees page

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What is the Staff page?

Access the Staff page to see who are the members of the Chicago Crime Commission team.

The team is organized as follows:

• Officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Vice Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Ex-Officio;
• Board of Directors;
• Staff.

If you want to access the staff list follow the steps below:

• Go to the Quick Navigation drop-down list from the left area menus on the Chicago Crime Commission page
• Select Staff List for displaying the staff list.

Click here to access the Staff page

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What are Chicago Crime Commissions Significant Accomplishments?

The Chicago Crime Commission organization had a great number of accomplishments along the years.

For example, for the year 2005, the CCC continued its work on child exploitation and trafficking by partnering with the Salvation Army & Juvenile Court of Cook County ’s PROMISE task force and the statewide Rescue and Restore Steering Committee. The CCC’s Coalition Against The Exploitation, Prostitution and Trafficking of Children held a three-day Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation National Training Seminar for 100 law enforcement and criminal justice professionals. The CCC provided law enforcement with intelligence on the events, locations and times for the national “pimp awards” known as the Player’s Ball which resulted in many of the pimps’ events being cancelled. The CCC developed a new media campaign for the highly successful gun-reduction program - Project Safe Neighborhoods. The CCC provided testimony to the Illinois House Judiciary Committee for Senate Bill 0092 to create a new department of juvenile justice, basically separating the juvenile corrections from adult corrections. The Community Youth Program Outcomes information – over 500 pieces of information on 100 children - was entered into a research database. Eighty-three Chicago area suburban police departments completed a CCC survey on gang activity in their areas. The CCC was a partner in the planning of the Illinois Integrated Justice Information Statewide Summit.The CCC advocated against the addition of Keno machines in bars and restaurants without appropriate regulation and a serious review of its effects in Illinois. An Identity Theft Presentation was developed and provided to corporate audiences. The Family Secrets Investigation – the indictment of numerous well-know organized crime figures – brought enormous media attention to the CCC as the CCC had provided archival background information which greatly assisted the investigative efforts leading to the indictment over the years.

If you want to see some of our greatest achievements follow the steps below:

• Go to Quick Navigation section, in the left area menus of the Chicago Crime Commission page;
• Choose Significant Accomplishments link from the drop-down list to access the information.

Click here to open Significat Accomplishments

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What is Chicago Crime Commission Internship?

The Chicago Crime Commission has offered to the interested students and graduates for the past 20 years, the opportunity to come in direct contact with the criminal justice system. Interns gain a firsthand view of the criminal justice system and valuable insight into career opportunities within the criminal justice field.

At any given time, the Commission is involved in a variety of projects in which students play an integral role, including:

• Analyzing crime statistics and gathering information for the President and Chief Investigator for the development of reports and presentations;
• Researching and writing articles for the Action Alert newsletter;
• Assisting the executive vice president in fundraising, event planning and community network projects;
• Attending meetings and seminars sponsored by the Commission, other criminal justice agencies, the media and government;
• Managing the "Report Crime in Your Neighborhood" 24-hour anonymous hotline, including taking crime calls and reporting to police;
• Conducting Internet searches on gambling, financial fraud, and other illegal activities;
• Assisting in archiving and digitizing original/historical documents;

If you want to join the Chicago Crime Internship you can call at the Chicago Crime Commission number provided on the site, you can send a resume by mail or you can fill in the form provided on the site and submit it.

Click here to fill in the Intership form

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Tell other people about the Chicago Crime Commission community and our activity against crime! Post one of our banners on your websites spread the word about our team!

To get banners for your web pages you simply need to:

• Go to the Quick Navigation drop-down list in the left side area of the Chicago Crime Commission site;
• Select Affiliate;
• In the next window choose a banner from the banner list; click on it;
• Copy the provided html line into your website.

You can also access the banner list if you use the Click here for more banners link from the bottom of the Chicago Crime Commission main page.

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