Civic Committee’s Rx for crime is long on investment, short on cops – Crain’s*

The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club is pledging to raise tens of millions of dollars and hire thousands of at-risk individuals in a bid to finally curb the epidemic of street crime that has afflicted the city for decades But the group’s five-point program is notably silent on the volatile question of whether Chicago has enough police, a huge subject of recent debate. And it virtually ignores other key players in the city’s crime picture, notably the Cook County State’s Attorney and Cook County Circuit Court, frequently blamed for letting too many criminals go free.