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July 22, 2020

Trump blasts Chicago's Lightfoot, says mayor making 'big mistake' not asking for federal help

President Trump doubled down on his criticism of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday – berating the Democratic mayor for the spike in violent crime in her city and threatening to send in more federal agents to combat the spoke in violence.

July 22, 2020

Barr says leading cause of death for young Black males is homicide: 'Those lives matter'

Attorney General William Barr, in an event announcing the enhanced presence of federal agents in cities to quell unrest, noted that the leading cause of death in young Black males is homicide.

July 22, 2020

Lightfoot asks Chicago for help in deadly shootings, after rejecting federal law enforcement

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined police officials Wednesday to plead for assistance from the public a day after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home that left 15 people injured, and a separate incident in which a 3-year-old girl was shot in the head -- this after rejecting the Trump administration's plan to send federal agents to help combat increasing crime in the city.

July 22, 2020

Spate of Chicago expressway shootings prompts Illinois State Police call for more cameras, license plate readers

Illinois State Police is calling for increased access to license plate readers and high-definition cameras.

July 22, 2020

Chicago pastor organizes prayer walks after rise in violent deaths

A Chicago pastor says the city desperately needs the hope of Jesus Christ amid record numbers of violence and death.

July 22, 2020

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's statements on federal agents in Portland 'devoid' of truth: acting CBP commissioner

Chicago's Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot's statements about federal law enforcement agents' presence in Portland, Ore. are "devoid of any fact or truth," Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan stated Wednesday. 

July 22, 2020

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot is 'running the Titanic into an iceberg intentionally,' police union chief says

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was called "unprofessional," "childish" and "pathetic" by the city's president of the Fraternal Order of Police, John Catanzara, who was in turn responding to her sharp criticism of him.

July 22, 2020

Chicago shootout at funeral home sends at least 15 to hospitals: police

Chicago police were searching for suspects early Wednesday who fled in multiple directions after a mass shooting outside a city funeral home.

July 22, 2020

Hours after Chicago mass shooting, 2 killed in separate incidents

Just hours after at least 14 people were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside of a funeral home on Chicago’s South Side Tuesday evening, two men were shot while sitting on a porch – one fatally – in a separate incident only a few miles away, according to a report.

July 22, 2020

Chicago shooting among bloodiest in modern Chicago history: report

Trump has been critical of city's response to crime