Editorial: Murder and Mandates in Chicago – Wall Street Journal

Progressive illusions about cops and crime are having bad consequences across American cities, and the people of Chicago can see them in their neighborhoods. Last week the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office recorded its 1,000th murder in 2021—and there’s still a month to go. That’s the first year it has crossed the 1,000-mark since 1994.Mayor Lightfoot has been missing in action as the death toll rises.