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Photos: Survivor speak-out in DeKalb brings awareness to domestic violence

By Kelsey Rettke
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Cari, of DeKalb, gave her powerful testimony about her life battling drug addiction and domestic violence, and said she hopes to tell her story to become a motivational speaker for others. She spoke at the annual Safe Passage Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil and Survivor Speak-Out inside the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in downtown DeKalb on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.

Cari, of DeKalb, gave her powerful testimony about her life battling drug addiction and domestic violence, and said she hopes to tell her story to become a motivational speaker for others. She spoke at the annual Safe Passage Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil and Survivor Speak-Out inside the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in downtown DeKalb on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (Kelsey Rettke)

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Kelsey Rettke

Kelsey Rettke

Kelsey Rettke is the editor of the Daily Chronicle and co-editor of the Kane County Chronicle, part of Shaw Local News Network.