Democratic State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford is pleading with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx to get tougher on crime.
Ford, who represents Chicago's West Side in the State Assembly, shared his concerns after another bloody weekend left seven dead and 23 injured."Too many babies have been killed. Too many fathers have been killed. Too many mothers have been killed. Too many brothers have been killed. And this has to stop. And the only way you stop it is you have a system in place that's going to go after criminals," he told Caldwell.
Ford said top prosecutor Kim Foxx has a responsibility to "pull people together in the justice system" to send the message that "if you murder someone … we will lock you up.""The criminals are winning in Chicago. … I think she's failed because she's lost the trust of law enforcement. She doesn't have a working relationship with Kim Foxx.
Caldwell said Ford is risking his career by speaking out, applauding him for expressing willingness to work in a bipartisan way to address the crisis.
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