Tag: chicago gun violence
When All Hope Is Gone
By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader
The sad boy near the casket has experienced so much grief and death for someone his age. At a double...
Trump tweets he’ll ‘send the feds’ to Chicago for violence
By abc7chicago.com
President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday, threatening to "send in the Feds" if Chicago "doesn't fix the horrible 'carnage' going on."
Trump tweeted that the...
Pleading for peace in Chicago amid fears of a bloody summer
By Monica Davey and Mitch Smith, nytimes.com
During Memorial Day weekend, this city reopens its Lake Michigan beaches, regular fireworks displays start at Navy Pier,...
Chicago police try to predict who may shoot or be shot
By Monica Davey, nytimes.com
In this city’s urgent push to rein in gun and gang violence, the Police Department is keeping a list. Derived from...
Cutting out crime in Chicago
By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader
The streets are finally quiet. Calvin Palmer Jr.’s barbershop on the South Side is humming with customers. Gang bangers have...
“Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA” mirrors lives of...
By Chinta Strausberg, Chicago Crusader
Hundreds viewed the film “Making A Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA,” late Friday night at Saint Sabina where Father...