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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has referred to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany as “Karen,” a pejorative term for White women, after Ms. McEnany called the mayor “derelict” for failing to seek federal help with street violence. After Ms. McEnany criticized the mayor on Thursday at a White House press briefing, the mayor replied on…

The city of Chicago has been under a shadow cast by the coronavirus pandemic and a surge in violence. But Mayor Lori Lightfoot is calling in a hero to tackle a different problem -- low response rates for the U.S. Census.Enter the Census Cowboy.CHICAGO MAYOR BLAMES CITY'S MURDER RATE IN PART ON CORONAVIRUSDuring an unusual news conference…

Pastor Corey Brooks, founder of the New Beginnings Church in Chicago, told “Fox & Friends” on Monday that something has to be done “immediately” to curb the violence in the area, which led to the shooting death of more than a dozen people over the holiday weekend.“We cannot continue to go down this road,” Brooks, who is…

At least 67 people were shot in the Chicago area over Independence Day weekend, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.Two children were unintended victims of the deadly incidents that occurred when perpetrators fired into or in the direction of large crowds, the newspaper reported.Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a first-term mayor pushing for police reform, had added 1,200 additional police…

Nine children under the age of 18 have been shot dead in Chicago since June 20.A giant poster was displayed at a memorial for 20-month-old Sincere Gaston, who was killed in a shooting in Chicago in June. Credit...Taylor Glascock for The New York TimesJuly 5, 2020Updated 4:05 p.m. ETAs Yasmin Miller drove home from a laundromat…