Scary? How safe is Chicago for tourists and business visitors?

Downtown Chicago has become a world-class tourism and business destination according to Choose Chicago, Brand USA and the organizer of World Routes. ETN is exhibiting at this ongoing Routes airport and airline conference at the McCormic Place Convention Center in the “Windy City.”

If you haven’t visited Chicago for a while, you will most likely be impressed by the beautiful downtown infrastructure, buildings, attractions, museums, local and world-class restaurants, and exciting shopping and nightlife. It’s almost a perfect city to visit, but be careful.

Tourists have been randomly and violently attacked by gangs of juveniles from other parts of Chicago. The attacks were not so much about money, as they were about hate.

Insiders told eTN that the mayor only cares about helping the rich. The Chicago police department constantly complaints about financially cut mental health programs. It leaves police officers replacing the roles of psychiatrists, and jails having to perform as mental health hospitals.

Almost unlimited resources have been put into cleaning up the downtown area for tourism and business, while other regions in Chicago have been written off. Violence along with frustration is growing and making this city unsafe to live in and maybe soon unsafe to visit as well. Downtown is highly protected by a massive police force on horses, but it is in no way bulletproof.

Poverty and gangs took over any incentive left for underprivileged youth to find something positive they could belong to, and these youth were forced out of the city center into other Chicago regions. Now they are coming back angry with guns, drugs, and crime as their agenda.

The situation in this city is out of hand and may spill over to destroy the now growing and still safe tourism industry.

Here is a report of crimes that occurred in just the last 24 hours.

Around 3:45 a.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in the 2600 block of North Long Avenue in the Cragin neighborhood. The man was shot in the left thigh and was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition. Further details surrounding the shooting were not immediately available.

About an hour earlier, a 34-year-old man was shot while riding in a car in the 7700 block of South Stewart Avenue. The man was a passenger in car driving southbound on Stewart Avenue when someone opened fire on the vehicle. The man was shot in the head and was driven to Saint Bernard Hospital and Healthcare Center and was later transferred to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in critical condition. Police said the shooter is known but no one was in custody Sunday morning.

Just before 2 a.m., a 23-year-old man was injured in a shooting in the 1700 block of South Loomis Street. The man told officers he was standing on the sidewalk when he heard shots and realized he had been shot twice in the chest. The man was driven by a friend to Stroger Hospital and was listed in stable condition. Police said the shooting may have been gang-related after a witness near the crime told officers the victim was standing on the sidewalk displaying gang signs before the shooting.

Two people were shot during a “domestic-related incident” around 1:10 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Justine Street. Police said a man was involved in an argument during a family gathering. The man left the residence after the argument but returned a short time later and opened fire outside the home, injuring a 39-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man on the sidewalk, according to authorities.

A woman was shot in the buttocks and both legs and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. A man was shot in the left leg and taken to Saint Bernard Hospital and Healthcare Center in good condition. No one was in custody Sunday morning, but Area Central Detectives are investigation.

Just before 10:00 p.m. Saturday, 2 teens were shot in the 6000 block of South Paulina Street in the West Englewood neighborhood. The 2 were at a party when a black and gray Jeep drove by and someone inside fired shots in their direction, police said. A 19-year-old man was shot in the back and a 16-year-old girl was shot in the foot. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition.

Around the same time, 3 people were shot in the 6900 block of South Vernon Avenue. The 3 were walking in an alley and were about to enter the backyard of a residence when someone appeared at the mouth of the alley and opened fire, according to police. A 23-year-old man was shot in the knee and was taken to Saint Bernard Hospital and Healthcare Center in stable condition and an 18-year-old woman was shot in the foot and was also taken to Saint Bernard Hospital in good condition. A 20-year-old man was shot in the buttocks and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

Around 8:00 p.m., a 19-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the leg in the 5600 block of South Perry Avenue, police said. The teen refused treatment at the scene and was uncooperative with police, officials said.

Around 5:20 p.m., a 23-year-old man was walking outside in the 7400 block of South Colfax Avenue when he heard gunshots and discovered he was hit, police said. The man was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious but stable condition. Further details surrounding the shooting weren’t immediately available.

Just before 5 p.m., a 19-year-old man walked into Roseland Hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm. The man was uncooperative with police and would not say where he was shot or offer any details surrounding the shooting.

Around 3:40 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in the armpit in the 6300 block of South Kedzie Avenue. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition but details surrounding the shooting were not immediately available.

At least 14 others were wounded in shootings Saturday evening and Sunday morning.