CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois leaders, past and present, are condemning the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, who died after being shot on Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University.

The shooting comes amid a spike in political violence in the United States across all parts of the ideological spectrum.

Illinois leaders and the city of Chicago officials lamented the deadly shooting:

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker:

The attack on Charlie Kirk is horrifying.

Political violence has no place in this country and should never become the norm.

I’m sending my sympathies to his family and friends at this time.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton

No matter who you are or what you believe, political violence is unacceptabl

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