Chicago City Wire

Only a few weeks after it was announced that Trevor Siemian would be joining the Bears as a backup quarterback, some Chicagoans gave him a 2020’s welcome by stealing his car while it was parked on the South Side about a week ago.

Chicago City Wire confirmed that one of two cars stolen from Beverly Country Club, 8700 S Western Ave., was a new Dodge SRT belonging to Siemian.

The second car stolen was owned by Michael Gallagher, managing director at Morgan Stanley, sources tell Chicago City Wire.

Siemian was signed to back up quarterback Justin Fields.

He considered the Las Vegas Raiders before settling in the Windy City.

Siemian was a back-up last year for the New Orleans Saints.

He played college ball at nearby Northwestern University where he had an outsized impact. Although only starting 14 games over his four year career, Siemian ranks fourth in career passing yardage and completions, sixth in offensive yards and seventh in passing touchdowns.

Crime has become a leading concern for citizens living in and around Chicago.

Crime rates spiked over the pandemic, with murder rates being the highest since 1994.

This year alone auto thefts are up 45 percent, thefts are up 61 percent, burglaries are up 33 percent.

The culture of crime has lent an air of open criminality.

A gang of car thieves brazenly stole 14 luxury vehicles worth over $1 million from an Evanston car dealership recently.

Critics claim that State's Attorney Kim Foxx's 2016 decision to charge only shoplifting above $1,000 is to blame for Chicago's current crime crisis.

As a result of that decision, shoplifting has become a growing problem, leading to the closure of some businesses.

Foxx has allegedly engaged in "selective prosecution," in which she determines which cases will proceed to trial.

Foxx's soft-on-crime policies, according to Chicago business owners, enable rampant criminality by not prosecuting thieves and encourage more serious crimes such as murder.

Lori Lightfoot, the mayor of Chicago, said that in the face of rising violence, business owners should be held responsible for their own safety and criticized them for not hiring security guards.