Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now calling on Democrat mayors to 'speak the truth' on violent crime in their cities amid the spike in Chicago. Here's what she said on Friday:
While speaking on a panel at the African American Mayors Association Conference in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Lightfoot called on Democrat mayors to address the growing crime in their cities.
"I come to this conversation as a former federal prosecutor. I come to this as a former defense attorney, I am the sister of a returning resident," Lightfoot continued. "But I know that there are people in my city that are wreaking havoc every day and need to be off the streets. That’s reality.""What do we say to, not only the victims of crime, but the people who are terrified about crimes in their neighborhood, most of whom look like us.
Lightfoot’s comments come as she heads toward the end of her time as Chicago’s mayor, becoming the first mayor in 40 years not to get re-elected.Crime has spiked in the Windy City under Lightfoot’s leadership and played a central role in the 2023 mayoral election.while condemning a chaotic "Teen Takeover" of the Loop over the weekend, which saw hundreds of young people descend on the downtown area for two nights in a row.
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