Reign Ware's mother said her 5-year-old daughter was in "the wrong place at the wrong time" when she was shot to death over the Memorial Day weekend. At least five other children 15 and younger have been killed in homicides in Chicago since January,
Chicagoans need continual public assurances that Mayor Brandon Johnson and alderpersons are paying attention and prioritizing short-term solutions as much as addressing the underlying causes of gun violence.