Wirepoints’ Matt Rosenberg joined Mary Hallan Fiorito and Lauretta Froelich on WNDZ-AM 750’s “Winds of Change” to talk about why crime in Chicago is as pressing as ever, why the city’s two final mayoral candidates are taking two very different approaches to the problem and why full-on school choice is a crucial piece of real long-term violence prevention.
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- More cops on Chicago’s streets won’t help until criminals are prosecuted and sentenced
- So much for Chicago transit’s ‘anti-crime’ initiatives. 2022’s violent crime exceeded 2019, despite 46% plunge in riders
- Chicagoans are shooting back – and it’s not going to stop until leaders lead
- Chicago’s pursuit of ‘criminal justice reform’ an utter failure: Windy City homicides top nation for 11th year in a row with crime still rising.
- Chicago, New Orleans were the nation’s murder capitals in 2022 – A Wirepoints survey of America’s 75 largest cities
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Nothing is going to change. CPS does not teach any job skills. There are tens of thousands of “Graduates” that were just passed through the system. Now their only job is that of a criminal. Chicago crime is going up, up and away, just like all the hardworking families are doing.