Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez

The numbers just seem to keep getting worse all the time. Chicago had 40 murders during the month of February. Chicago’s murder rate so far in 2016 is the worst in nearly two decades. The number of murders seems to correlate with a dramatic drop in street stops in response to incidents like the Laquan McDonald shooting. Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez joined John to talk about the rise in Chicago crime and her race for re-election.