Chicago, the Democrat’s gun free utopia.
Via WLSTV:
Chicago police say they are increasing the number of officers on foot and bike patrol and more officers working overtime will concentrate on hot spots this holiday weekend.
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says he is using every tool he has this Independence Day weekend.
"CPD will not tolerate violent behavior and if you choose to put others in danger for your own actions, you will feel the full weight of CPD and our partners in law enforcement," Johnson said.
At a press conference Friday morning, Supt. Johnson, state troopers, Cook County Sheriff's deputies and emergency management officials outlined a battle plan.
More than 5,000 uniformed and plain clothes police officers will flood the city. They will be out where big groups of people will be such as Navy Pier, baseball games and city parks.
"Beginning tonight and through the weekend, expect to see a larger police presence throughout the city, especially at Navy Pier, on the lakefront in parks, CTA stations and on city streets," Johnson said.
The Illinois State Police are also supporting the effort with aircraft patrolling the roadways and strict DUI enforcement.
"I have said this before and I'll say it again, our number one goal is to save lives," said Illinois State Police Director Leo Schmitz.
This comes as the city closes out the month of June with some ugly statistics. The city of Chicago saw 72 murders last month, according to crime data released by Chicago police Friday. It is the most of any month so far this year. There were also 361 shootings in June and 447 shooting victims.
Halfway through the year, there have been 315 murders, up almost 50 percent from the same time last year, and more than 1,600 shootings and 1,953 shooting victims.