Posted on 06/02/2023 8:09:25 PM PDT by Libloather
Chicago's wealthiest citizens are investing millions in its poorest neighborhoods in an attempt to help solve the city's spiraling crime crisis.
Billionaire businessman James Crown, who leads the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, has made it his goal to make Chicago 'the Safest Big City in America.'
The tycoon, whose family was ranked the 34th richest in America by Forbes in 2020 with an estimated worth of $10.2 billion, plans to leverage his national influence and work with other businessmen to combat crime in the murder capitol of the U.S.
Crown introduced his crime-fighting plan Thursday, announcing his goal of reducing the number of killings in Chicago to fewer than 400 a year within five years.
The Civic Committee spent six months researching and interviewing—collaborating with city leaders such as former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, former Chicago Police Supt. David Brown, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, and more.
The strategy the committee focused on included job creation in high-risk areas, substantial funding for violence intervention programs, bolstering law enforcement agencies, and investing in disadvantaged communities.
The Civic Committee is a group made up of senior executives of Chicago's most prominent businesses. Some of the wealthiest residents are joining their resources together to combat crime.
'Historically, the Civic Committee has not been involved in public safety matters,' Crown said to Chicago Sun Times on Wednesday. 'I gotta say this with real humility: We're late to the conversation. We're late to the understanding of some of these things.'
'You've got altruism,' Crown said. 'But you've also got the enlightened self-interest of: I want to be safe, I want my workers to come to work, I want the tourists to patronize my business, whatever that might be.'
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Yeah, cause the trillions of dollars we’ve already flushed into the ghetto has done so much good.
Good luck with that.
Shoot, he ain’t never been a Chicagoan on a Saturday night!
How can someone get that rich and still think this?
He must be facing a federal indictment of some sorts?
I predict that this mis-guided effort will not end well!
Throwing money at the problem has not solved it. Many billions have been wasted, and not this naive millionaire thinks his few million will do he trick?
They have to counter the democrat welfare policies that drive fathers out of the home.
Thanks to the bigoted white supremacist democrat President Lyndon Baines Johnson and his bigoted, racist white supremacist henchmen in Congress.
Nothing will ever change until black fathers remain under the roof with their children, and teach them spiritual values and responsibility.
Anything short of that is completely futile.
If you are going to fix Shitcago, you need to get rid of the corrupt RATS first.
Oh, goody… more brilliant DO-GOODERS with ALL THE ANSWERS. Well, it’s their money so they’re free to do as much good as they want.
Free fentanyl will do it.
What, exactly, is his plan to close the academic Achievement Gap?
/sarcasm
You need to get rid of the idiot voters.
The dude on the left needs a mansierre.
Can’t wait to see him personally see his projects in South Chicago.
Thugs will Limo-Jack his stretch Limo and rob him on the spot.
Won’t be rich for long
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