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Chicago’s Crime Problem Is a Disgrace

by The editor•26 August 2025•Posted inReal Clear Politics

Chicago violence reaches war zone levels with 40,000 killed over six decades as Trump considers federal intervention despite Governor Pritzker’s resistance to help.

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