Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Friday, January 27, 2016.
Luis Gutiérrez: Trump can tweet, but he doesn’t have real solutions to Chicago violence
U.S. rep Luis Gutiérrez says that President Donald Trump is using Chicago’s violence surge for his “own political gain” and doesn’t have any real solutions. Trump tweeted Tuesday evening that he will “send in the feds” to Chicago if the “carnage” doesn’t stop. “I think what President Trump has done is simply say ‘Look at the carnage’ without offering a solution,'” the Democratic congressman, who represents large areas of the south and west sides, said on CNN Thursday. “What we need is a president that doesn’t tweet but offers real solutions.” White House press secretary Sean Spicer says that the president wants an open dialogue with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on solving the problem. “I think next is, we will get, hopefully, get a dialogue started with Mayor Emanuel, try to figure out what a path forward can be so that we get, we come up with a plan that can keep the people of Chicago safe and help stop, help ease, the problem there,” Spicer said Thursday. [The Hill] [Sun-Times]Cubs fans won’t be able to print tickets at home anymore
The Cubs won’t be offering fans the option to print game tickets at home for the 2017 season. In order to crack down on counterfeit tickets that became a problem during the 2016 postseason, the Cubs will allow fans with single-game tickets to pick them up at will call, have them mailed to their home, or use the Major League Baseball Ballpark app for digital tickets. [DNAinfo Chicago]
