'The casual violence of these incidents is terrible, but what's even worse is their frequency,' said the River North Residents Association.
CBS 2's Tara Molina has been tracking violent crime at an all time high in that area.
Our biggest public event of the year, River North LIVE, is taking place this weekend, so we're busy with preparations, but members of our leadership team are meeting next week to discuss just one subject: crime and public safety in our neighborhood. We understand that extraordinary measures are necessary to respond to extraordinary circumstances. Of course, we support the efforts of Alderman Reilly and Commander Hein, but we all have to do our part.
Aggravated assaults, aggravated batteries, criminal sexual assaults, and motor vehicle thefts are all at highs this year.
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