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Labor Day weekend brings violence to Chicago, with dozens shot and 8 killed as of early Monday morning

At least 7 people were killed and over 30 injured in separate shootings across Chicago neighborhoods during Labor Day weekend, highlighting ongoing gun violence challenges in the city.

  • Over the Labor Day weekend in Chicago, the Chicago Police Department reported multiple shootings, including at least four people shot in Humboldt Park's 2700-block of W. Haddon Avenue.
  • Chicago's history of gun violence shows 272 homicides this year and holiday spikes including 52 people shot, six killed on July 4 and 22 shot, two fatally on Memorial Day weekend.
  • Multiple unknown offenders drove past crowds and opened fire, with several victims aged mid-20s to early-30s taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and St. Mary Hospital, many in good condition.
  • Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order barring local police from working with federal agents, stating `This executive order makes it emphatically clear that this president is not going to come in and deputize our police department`; White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson dismissed it, saying `If these Democrats focused on fixing crime in their own cities instead of doing publicity stunts to criticize the President, their communities would be much safer`.
  • Amid talk of federal deployment, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and city leaders vowed to block cooperation with National Guard and other federal law enforcement efforts in Chicago.
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WFLD broke the news in Chicago, United States on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
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