Ken Griffin, a millionaire, declared in June that he would be relocating his hedge fund business Citadel out of Chicago due to rising crime rates.

“If people aren’t safe here, they’re not going to live here,” Griffin told the Wall Street Journal in April. “I’ve had multiple colleagues mugged at gunpoint. I’ve had a colleague stabbed on the way to work. Countless issues of burglary. I mean, that’s a really difficult backdrop with which to draw talent to your city from.”

According to Rabine, Citadel’s downtown location and the rampant violence there are certainly impeding the company’s ability to acquire and retain talent.

The growing crime rate in Chicago has prompted other businesses to flee from the city.

Caterpillar said in June that it will transfer its headquarters from Deerfield, Illinois to Irving, Texas, close to Dallas.

Everyone is affected by crime. You cannot predict when you may become a victim.

In response to the murder of his colleague’s younger brother, a prominent Fox News anchor attacked two Chicago politicians.

Gianno Caldwell, a renowned political commentator for Fox News, revealed at the end of June that his younger brother had been murdered in Chicago.

Since joining Fox News in 2017, Caldwell has been on many of the network’s most popular programs.

The news was announced on Twitter.

“Yesterday was the worst day of my existence,” Caldwell said. “I received a call informing me that my teenage baby brother was murdered on the south side of Chicago. Never could I have imagined my baby brother’s life would be stolen from him. Please keep my family in your prayers.”

After the deadly shooting of his 18-year-old brother, he claimed to be seeking answers.

“What I’m looking for right now is details from the police to discover who it was that murdered my brother,” said Caldwell, who is originally from Chicago. “My baby brother never had a chance.”

More on this story via The Republic Brief:

Lawrence Jones, who often appears with Caldwell on the air, said Saturday that George Soros-financed Democratic State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Lightfoot are in large part to blame.

“What’s going on in Chicago right now is unacceptable and everybody knows it. Families deserve answers and they deserve action,” he declared.

As he called out Lightfoot in particular, he added that those who should be solving the city’s problems ignore the bloodshed. CONTINUE READING…