Category: chicago crime

Chicago Police Advise Business Owners to Install Shatter-Resistant Glass Shields Amid String of Break-Ins

May 8, 2023
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The Chicago Police Department recently advised businesses in its 14th District to install special shatter-proof glass window protectors to keep their stores safe after a recent series of break-ins. “This alert gives notice to businesses in the 14th District of recent burglaries in the overnight hours,” the April 30 police alert states. “The Offender breaks…

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Bye, Bye, Lori Lightfoot, Goodbye: The Day Chicago Died

March 23, 2023
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The era of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has come to an end. The legacy she left included a significant rise in crime, harmful business and school closures during the pandemic, and a mass exodus of residents moving out of the city. Her tenure included racial prejudice against reporters and blatant hypocrisies relating to COVID protocols…

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Chicago Police Chief Resigns Following Ousting of Lori Lightfoot

March 3, 2023
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The Chicago chief of police has announced his resignation following Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s failed bid for reelection. “Today, Superintendent David O. Brown informed me that he would be resigning as Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department effective March 16. I accepted his resignation,” Lightfoot said in a March 1 statement. “I personally want to thank him…

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Chicago Crime Rises 61 Percent in 2023, Violent Offenses Spike While Governor Insists Crime ‘Coming Down’

January 27, 2023
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The crime rate in Chicago has spiked by 61 percent in the first three weeks of 2023, with almost all crime segments registering an increase, with data coming at a time when the state’s governor insists that crime in the city is decreasing. In the first 22 days of this year, the Chicago Police Department…

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Democrat Congressman Announces Bid for Chicago Mayor, Challenging Lori Lightfoot

November 11, 2022
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Just days after securing a win in his reelection bid to Congress, Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Ill.) has announced that he will be running for mayor of Chicago. In a campaign video released on Thursday morning before formally announcing his run for mayor, Garcia highlighted challenges like racial unrest, inflation, and the COVID-19 pandemic facing…

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