Pritzker praised Chicago lakefront where Loyola student was killed

Illinois’ Democratic Governor JB Pritzker noted the tranquility of Chicago’s Lake Michigan and its shores in a video he recently posted on social media platforms; This was a nearby area where an illegal alien shot and killed a college student last week.

“There’s a lot of runners coming,” Pritzker said in a video shared on Facebook last September.

“The lakeside path, the Lakeside Trail; it’s absolutely gorgeous. Just gorgeous. Look at that overpass. It’s a gorgeous lakeside trail.”

The tone of the resurfaced clip contrasts with the death of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University student who was shot near Tobey Prinz Beach Park in Chicago Police Precinct 24.

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Pritzker’s march went viral on social media after many viewers online criticized the governor for his characterization of the coastal region.

Fox News Congressional Correspondent Bill Melugin posted on “Last year, Pritzker made a video from the lakeshore where he was killed, mocking claims that it was unsafe.”

“Governor JB Pritzker posted this video to brag about how safe Chicago’s lakefront is. Sheridan Gorman was killed there by a Venezuelan immigrant, state law PROTECTED,” wrote End Wokeness, a popular conservative account. in an X post.

“> crosses the border illegally > is released into the country by Biden > is arrested for theft > is released back onto the streets > kills an innocent girl,” former Trump White House staffer Greg Price wrote.

“Pritzker posted this video bragging about how safe Chicago’s lakefront is; the exact location where Sheridan Gorman was murdered by an illegal Venezuelan protected by state law. Unreal,” another account wrote.

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Nine armed robberies took place in just over an hour on Chicago’s West Side last week, according to police. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

According to the latest police reports, there has been progress in the area in recent years in the burglary, theft and motor vehicle theft categories. However, according to the report, there was an increase in murder, sexual assault and aggravated assault cases. Crime statistics for March.

District 24 has reported three homicides, 19 sexual assaults and 32 aggravated battery cases so far in 2026.

The area has the second most homicides among the six precincts in Chicago’s 3rd District, which covers a significant portion of the city’s north side.

In Gorman’s case, authorities charged Venezuelan citizen Jose Medina with murder.

Medina was arrested in Chicago on burglary charges but was released in June 2023, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Even before that, Medina was arrested by the US Border Patrol in May 2023. He was allowed to walk freely then too.

“Sheridan Gorman had her entire life ahead of her before this cold-blooded killer decided to end his life. She was failed by open border policies and sanctuary politicians who RELEASED this illegal alien TWICE before continuing to commit this heinous murder,” Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement. he said.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Medical Assistance in Dying Act on December 12, allowing eligible terminally ill adult patients to receive life-ending medications after consulting with their doctors. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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“We call on Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago’s sanctuary politicians to stand firm in not releasing this criminal, illegal alien from prison back into American neighborhoods.”

Governor Pritzker’s office did not respond to a request for comment regarding the Chicago waterfront and its crime rates.