Staff Reports
Chicago’s decision to welcome the National Guard under Operation “Midway Blitz” represents a long-overdue acknowledgement of just how dire the situation has become in America’s third-largest city. Years of soft-on-crime policies, coupled with waves of illegal immigration, have transformed once-proud neighborhoods into battlegrounds where law-abiding citizens fear for their safety. The outrage following the tragic death of Katy Abraham, killed in a hit-and-run by an illegal migrant allegedly fleeing with forged documents, is not just justified—it’s proof that tolerance for chaos has reached its breaking point.
For too long, city officials and the governor’s mansion in Illinois have prioritized political correctness over common sense. Laws that favor offenders—banning cash bail and releasing repeat criminals back onto the street—have produced predictable results: escalating violence, rampant lawlessness, and a city where honest people pay the price for failed leadership. The murder of a young woman under such circumstances exposes the true human cost of negligence and misplaced compassion.
Many longtime Chicagoans have had enough. They rightly support the National Guard’s presence as a necessary move to restore a modicum of order, holding criminals accountable where city leaders would not. Federal action in this context is not about scoring political points—it’s about safeguarding lives when local administrations have effectively surrendered that responsibility. With more than 100 hit-and-runs daily and violent offenders walking free thanks to lenient policies, the necessity for outside intervention is glaringly obvious.
Predictably, the Left decries the National Guard deployment as political grandstanding or federal overreach, refusing to admit that their own failed experiment in soft policing is what led to this moment. But the truth is that Chicago’s citizens want and deserve real protection, not empty rhetoric. Public safety can no longer be a bargaining chip for political ambitions; it is the backbone of any functioning society.
By answering the desperate call of Chicagoans with tangible action, Operation Midway Blitz may finally signal a course correction that has eluded the city for too long. Urban leaders across the country should take note: law and order is not optional, and Americans are increasingly willing to demand it—even if doing so means welcoming outside help to pry their cities back from the brink. Real change starts with honest acknowledgment of what’s gone wrong and a renewed commitment to protecting every innocent life.
