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Chicago Weekend Shootings Add to 2025 Toll as Pritzker Seeks to Block Guard Plan

State-federal tensions sharpen over a proposed National Guard deployment.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 02: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a press conference on September 02, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. He and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called the press conference along with other political leaders to address President Donald Trump's threat to bring the National Guard and an influx of ICE agents into the city to help control crime. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES - MAY 24: Pro-Palestinians held a demonstration amid an increased police presence following the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington, on May 24, 2025 in Chicago, USA. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago, speaking on the first day of the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Overview

  • Chicago police reported a preliminary weekend count of 22 shootings, 29 victims and four murder cases for incidents between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
  • Other outlets tallied at least 30 people shot with five fatalities across the broader weekend window, including a killing early Monday, reflecting differing reporting periods and evolving totals.
  • The Chicago Sun-Times recorded more than 1,500 shooting victims through Oct. 4, including 276 deaths and 1,224 people wounded and surviving.
  • Compiled figures cited in recent coverage indicate at least 32,415 shooting victims in Chicago since 2016 and 6,271 murders through Oct. 7, 2025.
  • Gov. J.B. Pritzker is suing to block the Trump administration’s proposed National Guard deployment, while authorities review an ICE-facility protest where DHS says officers fired defensive shots and Chicago police dispute claims they failed to respond.