Alexis Wilson's parents, from left, Alonzo and Cara Wilson, release butterflies in the memory of their daughter during the 2022 memorial event. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Event honoring memory of Alexis Wilson set for July 27

The Forever Lexi Foundation is hosting the fifth annual Legacy of Light Butterfly Release on July 27 to honor the memory of Alexis Wilson, who was a victim of police violence in 2021.

The event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in Izaak Walton Preserve, 1100 Ridge Road in Homewood.

Wilson, a Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate, was 19 when she was shot and killed by Dolton police. Her mother, Cara Wilson, has become…

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