Mayor Brandon Johnson outlined Chicago's public safety plan ahead of what has historically been a violent weekend. The city will work with community leaders and neighborhood organizations to ensure there are safe events for Chicagoans.
With the unofficial start of summer hitting Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson and local officials said the city is prepared to keep residents and visitors safe over the Memorial Day weekend.The newly inaugurated mayor was joined by several community leaders and city department leaders at 63rd Street Beach Thursday afternoon to outline Chicago’s public safety plan ahead of what has historically been a violent weekend.
Nine people were killed and more than 40 other people were shot across Chicago during the three-day holiday weekend in 2022, according to Chicago Police Department figures. The previous year marked the fewest homicides over a Memorial Day weekend in the city in a decade, but in 2020, nearly 50 people were shot and 10 people were killed during that same weekend.
Interim Police Superintendent Fred Waller said all full-duty sworn officers will have one regular day off canceled this weekend — which he called a standard procedure — and will receive overtime pay.
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