Eight dead, including 9-year-old boy, and at least 22 others wounded over New Year's weekend in Chicago

The old year ended on a predictable note in Chicago as eight people were shot to death over New Year's weekend, and at least 22 others were wounded. 

Most tragically, one of the eight killed was a 9-year-old boy on the South Side. 

There was some rare good news in regard to crime in Chicago. A lawsuit by 65 state's attorneys to block the enactment of the no-cash bail law, the SAFE-T Act, has led to a welcome delay in it taking effect. 

This year is an election year in Chicago--Lori Lightfoot is touting a decrease in violent crime since last year. But crime levels are much higher since 2019, her first year in office.