Aldermen demand answers on spike in carjackings: like ‘something out of a video game’ 

Aldermen on Friday took turns demanding answers from police on all aspects of carjackings and suggested strategies to combat the sharp uptick in the crime that has bedeviled Chicago and other cities across the country in the past year. 

The City Council Committee on Public Safety held a five-and-a-half hour subject matter hearing on the issue after Chicago was beset by carjackings, some violent, in 2020 with the trend continuing this year.