Posted on 06/20/2021 2:14:14 PM PDT by Libloather
Businesses in downtown Chicago that survived the pandemic-related economic slump and two spasms of looting last summer should be ecstatic with Monday's reopening of America's third-largest city.
Yet, many are batting a new hardship -- a surge in crime that is keeping customers, and their money, away.
"I've never felt more unsafe than I do now," said Steve Burrows, a 48-year-old attorney who has called Chicago home his entire life. "I work downtown so I'm here every day during the day but I won't come down here at night or on the weekend."
If people like Burrows, suburbanites and the millions of tourists who normally visit the lakefront city stay away, Chicago businesses will feel the impact as many are still trying to emerge from the tumult of the last 16 months.
Roseanna Ander, founder and executive director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, stresses that the uptick concerns gun crimes and other types of violent crime -- also experienced by other cities around the United States.
"The truth is nobody knows exactly what is driving the increase," Ander said.
But it's clear the pandemic added to many existing social problems.
"It exacerbated everything, it magnified everything," she said.
**SNIP**
Yet Mayor Lori Lightfoot is optimistic.
On Tuesday, a day Chicago experienced its third mass shooting in three days, she called for more federal help to stem the flow of illegal guns but also struck a positive tone.
"The reality is our city is safe. I stand by that," said Lightfoot.
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That's a lie.
Speaking of uniquely and hilariously ugly, just look at Kim Foxx, the States Attorney. Then watch an old Charlton Heston movie, whose edited name is “Planet . . . Apes” and see which characters she resembles.
I was wondering why we hadn't seen Da Judge on Fox News lately.
The “D” is a suitable proxy for The Problem. The Problem votes D at around 90% in presidential elections. Probably more than that in chiCongo mayoral elections.
Free clue: Shitcago ain't coming back, period. Lesbian Licker Lori Lightfoot is so far in over her head trying to deal with even the simplest of issues, the fact that so many have FLED Shitcago for the 'burbs and driven property values up 40%+ here should tell everyone what they already know:
NO ONE'S INTERESTED IN GOING INTO CHICAGO. FOR ANYTHING.
Chigago is done. Put a fork in it, it's done.
Signed,
A Suburbanite
You're damn' right that's a lie. EVERYONE KNOWS what's driving the increase in violent crime in Shitcago: it's Lesbian Licker Lori Lightfoot, CPD Chief David Brown's incompetence, "defund the po-po" and a complete breakdown of the judicial system driven by a refusal to prosecute seemingly ANY crime by that butt-ugly gorilla from Planet of the Apes, Kim Foxx.
That's why!!!
“ The biggest problem in Chicago starts with a capital D”
Gee IDK. Just spent a weekend in Burlington VT, run by Democrats for a century, former mayor Bernie Sanders.
It was lovely and peaceful, even on “Juneteenth”.
Are you sure the problem is Democrats?
Votes matter.
Democrat party crime wave.
Chris Stigall
https://twitter.com/ChrisStigall/status/1406991244396576775
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