Lawmakers: Military could quell Chicago violence

by TheTotalCollapse.com on April 29, 2010

By The Associated Press

April 25, 2010 “Washington Post” — CHICAGO — Two Illinois lawmakers say violence has become so rampant in Chicago that the National Guard must be called in to help.

Chicago Democratic Reps. John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford made a public plea to Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday to deploy troops.

The request comes amid a recent surge in violent crime, including a night last week that saw seven people killed and 18 wounded, mostly by gunfire.

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