Gianno Caldwell Organizes July 25 Chicago Anti-Violence March as 2026 Homicides Rise 6%
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Gianno Caldwell Organizes July 25 Chicago Anti-Violence March as 2026 Homicides Rise 6%
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Summary
July 25 is the date Caldwell set for a Community March Against Violence at Chicago's Morgan Park High School, marking four years since his teenage brother Christian was killed.
Chicago logged 210 homicides in the first six months of 2026—up nearly 6% from a year earlier—along with 686 shooting incidents that left 858 people wounded or killed, figures Caldwell cites to attack city and state policies.
Caldwell blames Illinois' cash-bail elimination under the SAFE-T Act and Chicago's sanctuary-city stance, saying Mayor Brandon Johnson has limited cooperation with federal agents and Governor JB Pritzker has fought the federal government in court.
He also points to the killing of 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman, allegedly by a Venezuelan national previously released by federal authorities and later freed again after a Chicago shoplifting arrest, as evidence of broader policy failures.
The march broadens Caldwell's public-safety campaign through the Caldwell Foundation and frames Chicago as a national test case in the debate over crime, immigration enforcement and victim advocacy.