Chicago Knows Donald Trump. He's Like a Crooked Alderman on Steroids.

Trump has a sordid history with the Windy City. Pardoning criminals is just a part of it.

Donald Trump wants to send troops to Chicago. He says he’s being begged by “beautiful black women” to militarize our streets and make us safe from violent crime. It is a lie that no reporter, not in Chicago, not in Washington, and not on the Sunday news shows, should repeat.

Violent crime is down in Chicago, as it is other big cities. Violence reduction …