Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Record Chi-Town murder rate, but not in the schools

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Record Chi-Town murder rate, but not in the schools:

Record Chi-Town murder rate, but not in the schools

by Mike Klonsky

Last night in Austin community

The fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man last night on the West Side pushed Chicago's 2012 homicide toll to the 500 mark. Gun deaths have risen sharply since Rahm took office. Is there a direct connection? I can't say. That's for him to explain.

The Tribune blames it on the weather:

Largely contributing to the spike was the unusual number of homicides that occurred during the