Spotlight Politics: Chicago’s Rising Homicide Rate
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A “perfect storm” is to blame for the surge in homicides during June, the mayor said.
A “perfect storm” is to blame for the surge in homicides during June, which has put the city on pace to record more murders than any year since 2016, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday. Our Spotlight Politics team digs into that story and more in this week’s roundtable.
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Spotlight Politics: Chicago’s Rising Homicide Rate
Clip: 7/1/2020 | 10m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
A “perfect storm” is to blame for the surge in homicides during June, which has put the city on pace to record more murders than any year since 2016, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday. Our Spotlight Politics team digs into that story and more in this week’s roundtable.
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