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Chicago violence march puts city's decade-long population bleed back in focus

Nearly 7,000 murders over the last decade and a net population loss of 1.6 million residents since 2000 formed the backdrop for a public march through Chicago's South Side this weekend, organized by the Caldwell Foundation for Public Safety. The event began at Morgan Park High School, close to where foundation founder Gianno Caldwell's brother Christian was killed four years ago. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson were invited to join. Neither responded.

By Jonah BergNewsroomJuly 28, 20262 min read
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Nearly 7,000 murders over the last decade and a net population loss of 1.6 million residents since 2000 formed the backdrop for a public march through Chicago's South Side this weekend, organized by the Caldwell Foundation for Public Safety. The event began at Morgan Park High School, close to where foundation founder Gianno Caldwell's brother Christian was killed four years ago. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson were invited to join. Neither responded.

The numbers on the ground

Bob Fioretti, the Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General, cited current-year figures at the event: over 1,000 people shot in Chicago so far this year, 220 of them killed. The night before the march, one person was killed and six others wounded in the city. The 10-year murder toll of nearly 7,000 came from Caldwell directly, who built the foundation around the position that the communities absorbing that violence have been systematically failed by elected leadership.

Chicago's population is at its lowest level in nearly a century. The state's net domestic outmigration of 1.6 million people since 2000 is the economic frame behind that figure.

The business departure that followed

Ken Griffin, Citadel's founder, moved the firm and approximately 900 employees from Chicago to Miami after more than 30 years in the city. Two colleagues had bullets pass through their cars. His own residential building sustained 25 bullet holes in its facade. He cited those incidents when explaining the decision to leave.

The residents who cannot afford to relocate are the ones absorbing the remaining cost. Apostle Anthony Wilson, who spoke at the march, lost his daughter Alicia Prince to murder two months ago. He told the crowd that no one should have to bury a child before their time. Christine McGovern, running for Illinois State Senate in the district where the march took place, said communities have grown desensitized to children dying on the streets and called that normalization unacceptable.

What to watch

Darren Bailey, the Republican gubernatorial nominee challenging Pritzker, addressed the march and said Chicago residents should not be living under what amounts to a death sentence. Christian Maxwell, running for Congress in Illinois's 1st Congressional District, told attendees that safe streets for children are not a complicated outcome when leadership is correctly focused. The Caldwell Foundation said it will continue organizing marches in additional cities and states. The next measurable signal is whether Pritzker or Johnson issues any public response to the documented figures. Neither the governor's office nor City Hall had acknowledged the foundation's invitation by the time the march concluded.

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Filed by the newsroom of MarketPR on July 28, 2026. Source: foxnews.com. Indicative figures are not investment advice.

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Frequently asked

Who organized the Chicago march and where did it begin?

The march was organized by the Caldwell Foundation for Public Safety and began at Morgan Park High School, close to where founder Gianno Caldwell's brother Christian was killed four years ago.

Why did Ken Griffin move Citadel out of Chicago?

Griffin cited violence as the reason, including two colleagues who had bullets pass through their cars and 25 bullet holes in his own residential building's facade, after more than 30 years in the city.

How did Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson respond to the march?

Both were invited to join but neither responded, and neither the governor's office nor City Hall had acknowledged the foundation's invitation by the time the march concluded.

What current-year violence figures were cited at the event?

Bob Fioretti said over 1,000 people had been shot in Chicago so far this year with 220 killed, and one person was killed and six wounded in the city the night before the march.

What does the Caldwell Foundation plan to do next?

The foundation said it will continue organizing marches in additional cities and states, with the next measurable signal being whether Pritzker or Johnson issues any public response to the documented figures.