{"id":1143758,"date":"2021-12-22T20:19:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T01:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1143758"},"modified":"2021-12-22T20:19:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T01:19:47","slug":"lightfoots-vaccine-rules-will-slam-businesses-already-coping-with-surge-in-violent-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lightfoots-vaccine-rules-will-slam-businesses-already-coping-with-surge-in-violent-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightfoot\u2019s Vaccine Rules Will Slam Businesses Already Coping With Surge In Violent Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flightfoots-vaccine-rules-will-slam-businesses-already-coping-with-surge-in-violent-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1143758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Chicago\u2019s small businesses are struggling under a massive crime wave \u2014 even as Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces COVID-19 vaccine rules poised to hit their bottom lines.<\/p>\n<p>According to statistics compiled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/chicago\/2021\/12\/20\/chicago-violent-crime-gun-violence-statistics-2021\">Axios<\/a>, violent crime has increased by 7.5% since 2019 \u2014 including a 100% increase in fatal shootings for some neighborhoods. In response, Lightfoot <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/crime\/2021\/12\/15\/22747091\/violence-prevention-budget-lightfoot-our-city-safety\">approved<\/a> a $411 million safety plan \u2014 which channels hundreds of millions toward public parks, health and wellness programs, affordable housing, and other initiatives that formulate a \u201cholistic approach\u201d to crime reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Firsthand reports indicate that criminal activity is ravaging small businesses. For example, BFF Bikes owner Gillian Forsyth told <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.cbslocal.com\/2021\/12\/20\/chicago-small-businesses-crime-wave\/?taid=61c1e4ea92a8110001a4c8b3&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\">CBS Chicago<\/a> that a group of thieves ransacked her store on November 30 and December 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey went for the more expensive bikes,\u201d Forsyth said. \u201cThey kind of knew what they were looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s frightening. It\u2019s really frightening,\u201d she continued. \u201cThey ran off down the alley next to the church here, and you can see them put the bikes in their car \u2014 and they just drove off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we\u2019re like, as a small business, worried about constantly being robbed like that \u2014 we\u2019re very easy to break into \u2014 and we\u2019re not getting any response,\u201d Forsyth added, \u201cand I\u2019m not blaming the police or anything \u2014 I\u2019m sure they have a multitude of cases. There were five bike shops broken into in the space of two or three weeks. There doesn\u2019t seem to be a collaborative effort, to solve this problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gold Coast Exotic Motor Cars co-owner Joe Perillo \u2014 whose luxury car dealership was raided by another pack of looters on December 11 \u2014 raised similar concerns to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/retail\/chicago-small-businesses-crime-theft-lori-lightfoot-leadership-help\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I went on the news, I said enough is enough. Those two words resonated,\u201d Perillo said. \u201cThe phone calls started ringing in my dealership. My friends, relatives, people that I didn\u2019t know. People that could get a hold of my number and they were saying enough is enough. I never realized that it has gotten to such a boiling point and no one [is] stepping out to say anything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As small businesses struggle to prevent crime, Lightfoot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-heavy-hand-vaccine-free-your-time-is-up\">announced<\/a> COVID-19 vaccine requirements for bars, restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, and entertainment venues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo put it simply, if you have been living vaccine-free, your time is up. If you wish to live life as w\/the ease to do the things you love, you must be vax\u2019d,\u201d Lightfoot tweeted earlier this week. \u201cThis health order may pose an inconvenience to the unvaccinated, and in fact, it is inconvenient by design.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We didn\u2019t want it to get to this point, but given the situation we find ourselves in, we have no choice.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning Jan. 3, you must show proof you are fully vax\u2019d to enter bars, restaurants, fitness centers, and entertainment\/recreational venues where food\/drink are served. \ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zelw59mXQ1\">https:\/\/t.co\/Zelw59mXQ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagosmayor\/status\/1473380803274895360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In other large cities, the burden of enforcing vaccine mandates has fallen upon police. For instance, a recent viral video depicted several NYPD officers arresting an anti-vaccine mandate protester at a Panera Bread in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW \ud83d\udea8 Anti vaccine mandate protester arrested at Panera Bread which allows only vaccinated people to enter in its store located in Brooklyn, New York (\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeroyPress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LeeroyPress<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0lgX9Ypy81\">pic.twitter.com\/0lgX9Ypy81<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheInsiderPaper\/status\/1472692725329842185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nyc-to-give-100-to-residents-who-get-covid-19-booster\">announced<\/a> that the city will give $100 to every resident who receives a COVID-19 booster shot by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be by far the biggest booster incentive program in the United States of America,\u201d de Blasio said. \u201cThis is the moment, come out in real big numbers, get those booster shots and help make your family safer and help make this whole city safer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago\u2019s small businesses are struggling under a massive crime wave \u2014 even as Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces COVID-19 vaccine rules poised to hit their bottom lines. According to statistics compiled by Axios, violent crime has increased by 7.5% since 2019 \u2014 including a 100% increase in fatal shootings for some neighborhoods. 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