Chicago has seen yet another violent weekend, with almost 50 shootings resulting in the death of 8 people, under Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s watch. But according to city officals, there have been zero arrests of any of the shooters. On Friday, a 14-year-old boy, a 21-year-old man, and a 27-year-old woman had shots fired at […]
Guess Who Chicago’s Mayor Blames for Years Long Violence in Her City…
Chicago’s Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the soaring gun violence in her city on President Donald Trump despite refusing help from the president last month. Lightfoot, a Democrat, said it was Trump’s failure to take action on gun reform legislation, which was to blame for the violence. “We’re doing an all-hands-on-deck strategy, we’re really focussing […]
60 Shot, at Least 10 Fatally, over Weekend in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago…
At least 60 people were shot, 13 fatally, over the weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. ABC 7 reports the first fatal shooting took the life of 15-year-old Terrance Malden on Friday afternoon. They note five other teenagers were among those wounded in other shootings that occurred between Friday and Monday morning. The Chicago […]
79 Shot, 15 Dead over Fourth of July Weekend in Chicago…
At least 79 people were shot in Chicago since Friday at 5 p.m., ending on Sunday morning, authorities said on Monday. Fifteen of the victims died, including a 7-year-old girl who was shot and killed on Saturday night in West Chicago, officials told the Chicago Sun-Times. Eleven of the victims were minors. Natalia Wallace, the […]
Six Chicago Children Shot Dead in a Single Week…
The gun violence in the streets of Chicago claimed the lives of three minors – with two others wounded in the mayhem – over the past week alone. Ten-year-old girl Lena Marie Nunez was killed when a stray bullet shattered the window and struck her head while she was inside her second-floor family apartment in […]
104 Shot, 14 Fatally Including a 3-Year-Old-Boy, Over Father’s Day Weekend in Chicago…
Chicago saw its highest number of gun violence victims in a single weekend this year with 104 people shot across the city from Friday evening to Monday morning, 14 of them fatally. Five of those killed were minors. The weekend saw more shooting victims but less fatalities than the last weekend of May, when 85 […]
With Chicago Officers Working 12-Hour Shifts, Fraternal Order of Police Files Motion to Force City to Bring in Outside Help, Give Officers Rest…
Over 30 Shot, Two Killed, in Gun-Controlled Chicago…
More than 30 people were shot, two fatally, as gun violence raged in the city of Chicago over the weekend. NBC 5 reported that the shooting started Friday around 1:30 p.m. and continued through Monday morning. In many of the cases, the wounded included those standing outside when vehicles pulled up and the occupants opened […]
13 Chicago Police Officers Lounged in Congressman’s Office During Rioting…
‘What Are We Going to Have Left in Our Community?’ Aldermen React with Panic, Sorrow to Unrest (AUDIO)…
As unrest swept the city Sunday, aldermen pleaded with Mayor Lori Lightfoot to help them protect their communities from roving bands of criminals clashing with police and looting businesses. WTTW News obtained a recording of an online conference call held by the mayor’s office to brief all 50 aldermen on the city’s response to the […]
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