A group of state and local officials, many representing the West Side, also called for a comprehensive approach to violence prevention earlier in the day.
“I’m asking the mayor of the city of Chicago, I’m asking the governor and the president of the Cook County Board, will you all please sit down. If I need to call you all personally, I will,” said State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago).
“The thing that people told us the most, they said just like you protect the folks who went to Lollapalooza, the concertgoers there, just like you protect the folks who shop on Michigan Avenue, we want that level of protection and respect in our neighborhoods,” said Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin.
Tuesday night communities and police across the city and suburbs took part in the National Night Out.
