Dupage Policy Journal

The intersection of Hispanics and Chicago’s crime wave may determine the mayoral election

By Matt Rosenberg | Apr 5, 2023

A sharp crime surge is hitting Chicago and the city’s Hispanic-majority police districts so far in 2023.

Drifting, drag racing and carjacking: Motorized mayhem overwhelms Chicago streets

By Matt Rosenberg | Nov 2, 2022

Street “takeovers” in Chicago continue, drawing hundreds to meet-ups to watch stunt driving known as “drifting.” Recently three were killed in a gang-related shooting at a drifting event in Chicago’s Brighton  Park community.

Sexual assaults, car thefts and shootings: A growing new reality for Chicago’s lakefront communities

By Matt Rosenberg | Aug 23, 2022

The ongoing North Side crime wave in Chicago brought three armed robberies on one day this week to Edgewater on the city’s North Side.