Lori Lightfoot asks for federal help combating Chicago crime

Published December 21, 2021 12:00am ET



Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is asking for additional federal resources to help curb gun violence in the city.

Lightfoot asked the Justice Department to crack down on illegal guns and bring more local gun cases to the federal level, the mayor said in a speech Monday.

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