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Former Police Chief Responds To Video Posted On Social Media
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Former Police Chief Responds To Video Posted On Social Media

While Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker struts through Little Village with a camera crew and a carefully rehearsed grin, bragging about how “safe” Chicago feels, most of the country is watching the footage with a raised eyebrow — and for good reason.


Little Village, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood, may indeed be seeing a drop in homicides this year — but the irony is glaring. As former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy rightly pointed out during an appearance on The Will Cain Show, the area that Pritzker used as a photo-op just happens to be where ICE has been operating aggressively since January. In other words, the very law enforcement presence that Pritzker publicly derides may be responsible for the calm he’s now pretending to take credit for.

And it’s not just ironic — it’s revealing.

Pritzker has been one of the most vocal critics of any federal immigration enforcement within Illinois. Yet, when the statistics in one of the most notoriously dangerous cities in America take a brief turn for the better — in the very areas ICE has focused its efforts — Pritzker suddenly wants to play tour guide. The governor’s little Instagram stroll was peppered with subtle jabs at Donald Trump, complete with a condescending comment that there was “no emergency” in Little Village. But again — there would be an emergency, had ICE not been quietly cleaning up the streets behind the scenes.


Chicago's murder rate still towers more than 300% above the national average. Entire neighborhoods are under siege by gang violence, and countless families live under the daily threat of carjackings, shootings, and assaults. This is not a partisan narrative — it's a reality felt most by the very residents whose safety has been sacrificed on the altar of political posturing.

The governor can’t have it both ways. He can’t discredit ICE and threaten legal action against federal immigration officials one day, and then wander around ICE-patrolled neighborhoods bragging about how calm things feel the next. That’s not leadership — that’s showmanship with a twist of hypocrisy.

Meanwhile, on the ground, sentiment among residents — including black communities often cited as opposed to enforcement efforts — appears to be more complicated than the media suggests. Social media is brimming with posts from Chicagoans thanking ICE and the National Guard for showing up, for doing something when their own city leaders won’t. Many don’t care what uniform an officer is wearing — they just want their children to make it to school safely.


But this isn’t just about crime. It’s about credibility. And Pritzker is quickly running out of it.

The governor has even resorted to personal attacks, calling Trump “a man suffering from dementia,” and claiming the president is obsessed with cities like Chicago because of something “stuck in his head.” But Trump, never one to leave a jab unanswered, fired back hard — going so far as to suggest invoking the Insurrection Act to address violent crime in cities where local leadership refuses to act. “He should beg for help,” Trump said of Pritzker. “I’d have Chicago cleaned out… very quickly.”

For a man who may be eyeing a presidential run in 2028, Pritzker’s habit of lobbing rhetorical grenades while standing in federally-secured neighborhoods is risky business. It invites scrutiny not just of his words, but of the very policies that have left Chicago spiraling.

Written by Arthur Higgens - October 15, 2025