West Town community group, alderman, ask mayor and police leaders to give specifics on plan to confront rash of street robberies

As a citywide spike in robberies and carjackings continues, West Town area residents and a Northwest Side alderman gathered Wednesday to call for Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling to lay out specifics for combating the violent crime surge. CPD records show that robberies and motor vehicle thefts have surged more than 60% and 90%, respectively, in ...

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