No one has all the answers to Chicago’s crime problem

Chicago police investigating at the scene in South Shore where five people were shot, two of them fatally, in an apartment in the 7800 block of South Exchange Avenue on Jan. 23, 2023. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Once again, Chicago has witnessed a mayoral election season of charismatic characters, heated dialogue, racial undertones and the city’s unique brand of rough-and-tumble politics.

But this time, more than anything or anyone, crime was front and center.