Chicago residents and businesses are fleeing the Magnificent Mile, said Chicago’s 15th Ward Mayor Raymond Lopez on Wednesday.
‘It’s pretty sad at this point. “We’ve seen many of the same mistakes re-emerge from the end of May after looting this past weekend,” he told America’s Newsroom. “
‘The fear is spreading, the fear is spreading and we are seeing people who once saw the areas in the inner city, like the crown jewel of our city, now want to leave, people who live there and want to choose their choice in housing evaluate options and shops that were just starting to get past the major insurgents and looting by thinking they might not stay on the Magnificent Mile anymore. ‘
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Parts of downtown Chicago were overrun by looters last night, just days after a local musician in the Gold Coast neighborhood was suspended by a suspected gang rival.
Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, Gold Coast, and Irving North neighborhoods and adjacent commercial districts were hit by “auto-caravans” of people running high-end stores, such as Saks Fifth Avenue and a Tesla dealership, closed Sunday night through Monday. , Chicago Police Superintendent That’s what David Brown said Monday.
“Criminals took to the streets with the confidence that there would be no consequences for their actions and I, for one, refuse to allow these cowardly actions to hold our city hostage,” Brown said during a Monday morning press conference. “CPD will not stand up because our beautiful downtown becomes a place that people are afraid of.”
Just days earlier, on Tuesday, a local rapper was fatally shot in broad daylight.
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Lopez said there are a number of elected officials and aldermen who consult for “consequences and accountability” for the individuals who affect their neighborhoods.
“The problem is that our legislature, our mayor, and our state attorney have not been on the same page when it comes to judging justice in Chicago.”
‘The fact that [State’s Attorney] Kim Foxx is delusional in thinking that criminals who see no consequences will be stopped simply because an activity is illegal.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
