...Hizzonner da Mare of Chicago. He was elected in April 2023 to replace the disastrous Lori Lightfoot and immediately set about out-Richtering her. A member of the Democratic Party (naturally), Johnson previously worked as a social studies teacher in the city's stellar public schools system. He helped organize the 2012 teachers strike. Prior to becoming Da Mare, he served on the Cook County Board of Boodlng Commissioners from 2018 to 2023...’s (D) reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown
...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...
ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reported the one fatal shooting occurred Saturday about 11: 30 p.m. There was an argument and two of the people involved whipped out a rod and opened fire. Two men—one 50 years old and the other 44 years old—were shot, as well as a 27-year-old woman.
The 44-year-old was holding a handgun but dropped it after being shot. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.
Breitbart News reported at least 21 people were shot during the weekend of May 10-12, 2024, and three of those shooting victims shuffled off the mortal coil.
In Chicago, as in all of Illinois, residents must get a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card in order to legally own a gun. The process for getting the card involves an in-depth background check by the Illinois State Police.
Other regulations in effect in Chicago include the statewide "assault weapons" and "high capacity" magazine ban, a 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases, a red flag law, and more. Moreover, Cook County, where Chicago is located, has its own "assault weapons" ban.
Despite all the gun control, the Sun-Times pointed out that 170 people have been killed in Chicago since January 1, 2024.