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  • 2 boys shot, several people arrested as another ‘large group’ overwhelms Chicago police in the Loop

    04/17/2023 8:27:01 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 42 replies
    cwbchicago.com ^ | April 16, 2023 5:02 AM | Staff
    VIDEOS AT LINK.................... CHICAGO — Two teenagers were shot Saturday night as hundreds of people descended on the Loop, jumping on vehicles, getting into fights, and overwhelming Chicago police resources for the third consecutive night. The victims, boys ages 16 and 17, were standing in the crowd on Washington Street near Michigan Avenue when someone fired shots at 9:05 p.m., according to a CPD statement. The younger boy was shot in the arm, and the other boy was shot in the left leg. Chicago Fire Department ambulances transported them to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, CPD said. Video stills...
  • Chicago’s mayor-elect warns against ‘demonizing’ rampaging teens after unrest

    04/17/2023 7:51:49 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 73 replies
    NY Post ^ | 04/17/2023 | Snejana Farberov
    Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson responded to this weekend’s violent “teen takeover” of the Windy City’s downtown area by urging the public not to “demonize” the hordes of rampaging young people who set cars on fire, clashed with cops and damaged private property. Johnson, a progressive Democrat and former teachers union organizer who was elected mayor earlier this month, released a statement Sunday reacting to the disorder in his city that resulted in a shooting and more than a dozen arrests. “In no way do I condone the destructive activity we saw in the Loop and lakefront this weekend. It is...