chicago violence
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Trump Pens Petty Letter to Chicago Officials, Ironically Calls Out Their Lack of Leadership
We’ve already established that white people are really concerned about Chicago, and no one pretends to be more concerned than the white-orange President of the U.S. Trump sent an audacious letter to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot on Friday, calling them out for putting their “own political interests ahead of…
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2 Moms Who Fought Gun Violence in Chicago Killed in Drive-By Shooting: 'Who's Next?'
Andrea Stoudemire and Chantell Grant dedicated their lives to combating the rampant gun violence tearing apart their neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, only to meet their untimely demise courtesy of stray bullets. CBS News reports that on July 26, Stoudemire, 35, and Grant, 26, were killed by gunfire intended for an alleged gang…
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2-Year-Old Chicago Boy Fatally Shot While Riding in Car
A Chicago toddler and a 26-year-old man were both fatally shot Tuesday as they were riding in a car, the second deadly incident involving a child in the violence-ridden city in the past two days. According to CNN, the 2-year-old was sitting in a car that was being driven by his aunt when he was…
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Takiya Holmes, 11-Year-Old Shot in Chicago Over the Weekend, Has Died
Takiya Holmes, one of two young girls shot on the South Side of Chicago over the weekend, has died, family has confirmed. The 11-year-old was struck by a stray bullet around 8 p.m. Saturday while sitting in a parked car with family members. Doctors had told relatives that her prognosis was “not good.” “She was…
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A Response From One of Chicago’s ‘Top Gang Thugs’
A few days ago, President Donald Trump convened a panel of America’s top black shuckers and jivers for a breakfast to celebrate Black History Month. Besides the revelation that the ghost of Frederick Douglass has a publicity team to boost his post-mortem public profile, the meeting was mostly about Trump’s feud with CNN and his…
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‘Enough Is Enough’: Dwyane Wade Reacts to Cousin’s Shooting Death on Chicago’s South Side
Nykea Aldridge, 32, the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, was shot and killed while pushing a child in a stroller on Chicago’s South Side, NBC 5 Chicago reports. Jolinda Wade, Dwyane’s mother, identified Aldridge. Family spokesperson Pastor Edward Jones confirmed the tragic news. Aldridge was on the city’s South Side Friday afternoon, walking to register…