Chicago crime thread: Place all crime-related posts here

[Bitey]

This article is a few weeks old but it still gets the point across. Imagine trying to run a business in Chicago these days.

"Inside SVRN, a luxury retail store in the West Loop, smooth black stone materials adorn the floors and ceilings, creating an immersive and serene shopping experience that feels far away from the bustle of the busy neighborhood outside.
. . .
"But the thoughtfully designed brick-and-mortar store is taking physical and financial hits after a burglary on Dec. 12 that was the fourth time this year thieves drove a car into the storefront to steal merchandise. Kim is one of several small business owners in the city who have been hit by multiple smash-and-grab burglaries involving cars in a short time span, despite increased physical security such as shutters and riot glass for windows.
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"[Store owner Sabrian] Sledge was forced to move Flee Club, which he opened with his best friend Darris Kelly, out of its home near the United Center after it was looted in the wake of the George Floyd verdict in 2020.

"The business owners settled on relocating to Taylor Street in Little Italy at the suggestion of a friend who owned a barber shop nearby. Even after moving, Flee Club has operated under a constant threat of burglaries.

"Sledge said their corporate insurance provider dropped the business last year after they racked up large insurance claims due to a series of smash-and-grabs that demolished their storefront time and again.

"'It is a myth that there is insurance on retail theft. There is not,' [Illinois Merchants Retail Association Rob] Karr said, adding that business owners must weigh reporting damage against the risk of their insurance costs rising or their policy being dropped altogether."

Shop owners targeted by smash-and-grab burglars want solutions: ‘We just got to hope that our city can do better’

[UniversalTraveler]

I guess some are ignoring your own local news. There have been arrests made for illegals (yeah that's what they are) promotion of prostitution and selling products and services not authorized. There is now a Venezuelan car theft ring cited on the norther border as well of Illinois/Wisconsin. Kids sadly have also been involved in some cases. If Trump (is fortunate enough) to get back in, many if not most that came in illegally won't be here long. Hopefully Majorkas will get sent packing that's for sure, he's screwed this entire mess up. That border needs to be solid and enforced with our laws in place. The whole "sanctuary city" concept is warped as it is. This country is really in for it come November regardless. We've never been more divided in our history since the Civil War. And the media is fanning the flames........