Chicago's Crime Wave - Page 60

July 13, 2021

Chicago gang members outnumber cops 10 to 1 as crime spike reaches fever pitch

Amid nationwide calls to defund police departments and a rise in crime in major cities, the number of Chicago cops that have retired this year has already surpassed all of the retirements in 2018 and are on track to be the highest number in the department’s history.

July 13, 2021

Chicago rapper gunned down leaving jail, shot 64 times

A Chicago rapper was gunned down in a hail of bullets moments after he walked out of jail and had been fitted for an ankle bracelet, reports said.

July 9, 2021

Chicago murder victim's mom urges action on crime crisis, calls on Gov. Pritzker to declare emergency

The mother of a young man murdered on Chicago's South Side urged action from city and Illinois state leaders on "America Reports."

July 8, 2021

Chicago man allegedly mistakes 3 law enforcement officers for rival gang members, shoots them

A Chicago man who allegedly shot three law enforcement officers after mistaking them for rival gang members early Wednesday morning is now facing up to 20 years in prison.

July 8, 2021

Uncle of infant shot in Chicago speaks out on city's massive crime spike: 'It feels like no one cares'

The uncle of an infant who was shot in the head in Chicago said Thursday that 'it feels like no one cares' as President Biden and Chicago Mayor Lightfoot attempt to tackle a massive increase in murders and shootings up over 2019.

July 8, 2021

Chicago student calls out Mayor Lightfoot's 'blatant lie' about crime following classmate's death

A University of Chicago student called out Chicago Mayor Lightfoot on Thursday for her 'blatant lie' regarding violent crime in the city just days after a fellow classmate was shot and killed by a stray bullet while commuting home from an internship.

July 8, 2021

Chicago concealed carry holder shoots gunman who killed 1, injured 2 others, police say

A concealed carry holder shot a gunman who police say opened fire at Fourth of July partygoers in the Chicago area over the weekend, killing a woman and injuring two others.

July 7, 2021

Biden met with Chicago Mayor Lightfoot at airport amid surge in gun violence

President Biden will meet with Chicago’s mayor on Wednesday, in the wake of an extremely violent holiday weekend in the nation’s third most populous city.

July 7, 2021

Chicago's top cop slams courts that release violent offenders after weekend violence

Chicago’s top cop railed against the court system and its “out of control” principle that allows for allegedly violent offenders to be released back onto the city streets to commit their own form of justice.

July 7, 2021

Bongino: Liberals 'aren't stupid,' 'deliberately' allowing a rise in crime

Retired Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino, host of “Unfiltered” on Fox News Channel, said Tuesday that liberals and Democrats may seem “dumb” when their political decisions result in exponential spikes in homicides and other crimes, but that they instead are intentionally causing urban mayhem to further their political ends.