Prairie State Wire

Jeanne Ives, Founder of Breakthrough Ideas, has criticized Illinois and Chicago leaders for their perceived failure to protect residents following the deaths of a Hispanic father and son who were killed while attempting to prevent a robbery outside their jewelry store. The statement was made on X.

"Where's Pritzker," said Ives. "Where's Johnson? A Hispanic father and son left dying on the sidewalk trying to stop a robbery at their jewelry store. Life's cheap in Illinois when criminals can get away with murder."

In Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, 63-year-old Faustino Alamo Dominguez and his 25-year-old son Luis Angel Alamo were shot and killed during a robbery at their jewelry store. The suspect fled with merchandise before opening fire, prompting local leaders to call for increased security for small businesses and demand swift action from city and state law enforcement.

According to the Chicago Police Department and local media, retail robberies in Chicago have increased by approximately 4% year-over-year through October 2025. Business-owner homicides, although rare, rose from two in the first ten months of 2022 to five in the same period of 2025, marking an increase in deadly outcomes for small business incidents.

FBI- and city-compiled data indicate that Chicago’s homicide rate declined from about 29 per 100,000 residents in 2020 to about 21 per 100,000 by 2024. However, the proportion of murders occurring during robberies remained roughly at 4% of all homicides throughout that period, suggesting that the overall drop did not significantly change the share tied to robbery-involved killings.

Ives is a political figure in Illinois who served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019 for the 42nd District. She later founded Breakthrough Ideas, a policy advocacy organization. Her background includes service as a U.S. Army officer and Wheaton City Council member. Her current focus emphasizes public-safety reform, parental rights, and limited government.

Breakthrough Ideas is an Illinois-based public-policy advocacy organization founded by Ives. It describes its mission as building networks of voters and students to advocate for constitutional government, safe communities, and parental choice. The organization engages in public safety and criminal justice issues among its key initiative areas.