Chicago’s Top Bosses Have a Plan to Fix Soaring Crime (1)

Chicago business leaders are pledging money and jobs to address rising crime, a plan aimed at reviving the city and bringing workers back to its hollowed-out downtown.

A group that includes senior executives from McDonald’s Corp., Ulta Beauty Inc. and Morningstar Inc. will raise money to build up violence-intervention programs and hire more people from underinvested communities. Their goal: cutting Chicago’s murders in half and shootings by more than 40% over the next five years.

The plan by the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago comes two weeks after the inauguration of progressive Mayor Brandon Johnson ...