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Marikah Carr, right, laughs as Elaxis, the daughter of a current resident, sticks her tongue out while they play in Maryville Academy's recovery center Oct. 4, 2017. Maryville is a facility on Chicago's Near West Side for women undergoing drug and alcohol rehab where they can live with their children.
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Marikah Carr, right, laughs as Elaxis, the daughter of a current resident, sticks her tongue out while they play in Maryville Academy’s recovery center Oct. 4, 2017. Maryville is a facility on Chicago’s Near West Side for women undergoing drug and alcohol rehab where they can live with their children.
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Thousands of Chicagoans struggle with addiction, and many of those trying to get clean are parents. For some, like Armone Mays, the key to recovery can be a place where they don’t feel they need to choose between keeping their children and getting well.