Officials fought amongst themselves and street cops were overwhelmed, Ald Brian Hopkins said, as groups of teens jumped on cars and set fires in the Loop and at least three teens were shot. ‘Nobody knew who was in charge,’ Hopkins said.
“Nobody knew who was in charge,” 2nd Ward Ald. Brian Hopkins said, as groups of teens jumped on cars and set fires in the Loop over three nights of mayhem.
Violent crime is surging across America's major cities, but voters in those same urban centers are rejecting candidates running on avowedly law-and-order platforms.
Chicagoans cast their ballots to choose Chicago's 57th mayor earlier this week as Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas both campaigned on messages of change.
A ShotSpotter spokeswoman said the multimillion-dollar deal was extended in October, the same month Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson declared his candidacy.