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Trump Doubles Down On Chicago Threat—Says He’ll ‘Solve The Crime Problem’

Chicago experienced a violent Labor Day weekend with 53 shootings resulting in 7 deaths and 49 injuries despite a 32% decline in homicides this year, officials reported.

  • Chicago experienced multiple shootings over the recent Labor Day weekend, resulting in at least seven deaths and around 49 wounded across the city.
  • The shootings followed a weekend marked by warnings from President Trump who threatened to send the National Guard if Illinois Governor Pritzker did not act quickly on crime.
  • Notable incidents included a shooting by a passerby firing from a vehicle that injured seven individuals on South State Street, four people wounded in attacks involving two vehicles on West Haddon Avenue, and five victims shot on South Cottage Grove Avenue; most of those affected were reported to be in good or fair condition.
  • Chicago police reported a 32% decline in homicides and a 36% reduction in shooting incidents so far this year, but some neighborhoods still face persistent localized gun violence, according to city and university data.
  • City and state leaders opposed federal troop deployments, citing recent crime declines and legal challenges, while federal officials confirmed plans to expand agent presence and immigration operations in Chicago.
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Chicago lived a sad and violent 'Labor Day' weekend, with at least 54 people shot and seven killed in various shootings that hit the city. The events coincided with the public confrontation between President Donald Trump and the Democratic Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, who has consistently rejected the deployment of federal and National Guard troops in any city in his state, especially in the "City of the Winds."Read more]]>

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Proceso Digital broke the news in on Monday, September 1, 2025.
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