Crime

It’s no coincidence that extra policing will come during Mexican Independence Day celebrations, says Pritzker.

“We’ve got crime on the streets,” Pritzker acknowledged last week. “Any person that gets killed or hurt is a victim of crime, is somebody that we ought to be addressing the challenges for. And we’re doing that every day. But the way to do it is with police officers, not with troops.”

Asked by reporters in the Oval Office about sending National Guard troops to Chicago, Trump said, “We’re going in,” but added, “I didn’t say when.”

Latonian Johnson, 50, was arraigned on 3 counts first degree murder, 3 counts attempted murder, and 2 counts aggravated battery.

A 54-year-old died; police are still investigating.

“If they told me the Easter bunny could come in and fix this,” Miller said, “I’d say, come on down and let’s get this done.”

Pritzker: “…it’s an attack on the American people.”

The mayor directed all city departments to guard the constitutional rights of Chicago residents “amidst the possibility of imminent militarized immigration or National Guard deployment by the federal government.”

Man allegedly stabbed and killed one woman, stabbed and injured her two children.

Case seeks to overturn recent ruling by 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.