Mayor Lori Lightfoot is trying to reassure people that the Chicago is safe after a violent weekend downtown.
However, she did concede that the city has to do more.This week kicks off"Chicago Returns," a push by political and business leaders to get more workers to return to downtown offices.
"Obviously, not happy about this weekend," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on the very day the city began promoting a plan to get more workers to return to their offices."I'm not gonna rest, and I know the superintendent and the entire department shares my resolve that we've got to do more to give people confidence and make them feel safe because they are safe," she said.
"Part of that, that safety is really just the numbers of people downtown, and you feel far more safe when you're on a street that's vibrant and alive. Then when it's, you know, kind of desolate and there's not many people around," said Kent Swanson, executive VP and CFO with Riverside Investments.
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