Last weekend’s gun violence was a troubling start to summer in Chicago, and we — like the rest of the city — are hoping for better this weekend as city festivals and other events ramp up.
As Mayor Brandon Johnson put it, the Memorial Day weekend violence — 11 killed, dozens wounded — was indeed “intolerable.” The holiday is supposed to be one for remembering fallen military heroes, not worrying about dodging bullets or burying more of those killed in senseless shootings.
