Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City

Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City

By John R Lott Jr. | Richard Porter, The Daily Signal | September 04, 2025 Rather than learn from Washington, D.C.’s experience, Chicago’s leaders are doubling down to frustrate a proposed federal law enforcement surge here that will make Chicago safer for all. As the weekend’s carnage unfolded, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued an order blocking the Chicago Police from cooperating with any new federal law enforcement effort while Gov. JB Pritzker wa…

Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City – RealClear

There was no Labor Day holiday for Chicago criminals, who murdered nine people and wounded another 51; most (if not all) were black or brown people with names and stories we will never know.

Politics over people: Chicago’s 'leaders' are failing their city | The Highland County Press

There was no Labor Day holiday for Chicago criminals, who murdered nine people and wounded another 51; most (if not all) were black or brown people with names and stories we will never know. Meanwhile, crime is down sharply in Washington, D.C.