Chicago Gun Violence and Policing

Former Dolton, Illinois mayor and Thornton Township supervisor Tiffany Henyard issued a public statement Thursday saying her 65-year-old father was shot in the neck in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood and calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson to accept federal assistance from President Donald Trump to combat gun violence. Chicago police told local outlet WLS-TV the man was in an alley in the 1300 block of South Kedzie Avenue around 5:54 p.m. Wednesday when he was wounded and taken to a hospital in serious condition. Henyard, styling herself 'SuperMayor Tiffany A. Henyard,' argued that other cities such as Memphis, Washington, D.C., and New Orleans saw 'positive outcomes' after accepting Trump-era National Guard deployments and claimed Illinois leaders have resisted similar collaboration. The appeal comes as Henyard, who lost her Dolton Democratic primary amid scandals, seeks a Fulton County, Georgia commission seat as a Republican, and as debates over federal troop use in domestic law enforcement continue to divide officials and residents in Chicago and beyond.