Suburba Illinois mayor slams liberal criminal justice reforms as Chicago crime spills into his community
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A suburban Illinois mayor slammed the state's SAFE-T act Friday as "anything but safe" as the state continues to see a surge in crime spilling over from Chicago into surrounding communities.
New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann joined "Fox & Friends First" to call out the liberal policies keeping Illinois unsafe and how Cook County's failure to prosecute criminals is directly affecting his city.
"I represent Republicans and Democrats alike. This is not a partisan issue. This violence is happening to everybody," Baldermann told host Joey Jones, highlighting a recent carjacking involving suspects from the Chicago area.
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