Illinois’ Democratic leaders insist they don’t need President Donald Trump’s help to fight crime, but the facts keep proving the opposite.

Labor Day weekend saw a mind-numbing 54 people shot in Chicago, seven fatally — more than twice last year’s toll.

And though murders in 2025 are down a bit from the 2024 level, they’re still four times higher per capita than in New York City.

No wonder Trump calls Chicago a “hellhole” that could benefit from a federal intervention, including a National Guard deployment.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fiercely oppose that. Johnson even ordered police not to cooperate with federal agents, just as the Department of Homeland Security gets set to step up immigration enforcement in his city.

Clearly, these Democratic lead

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