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10-Year-Old Shot
The opening paragraph is an amazing bit of fiction in itself. We laughed out loud at it: On Marie Naylor’s street in the Austin neighborhood, front doors are often left unlocked — in case gunfire erupts and parents need to quickly pull their children inside. Show More Summary
Off Duty CFD Killed
Downstate, but we have no idea why the Sun Times wrote the article like they did: A Chicago firefighter and paramedic was killed Thursday morning when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a two semi-trucks on a highway in Springfield.Sean...Show More Summary
Terror Suspect Gets Bail?
But hey, no guns for you! Those things are dangerous! An 18-year-old Aurora man accused of trying to join a terrorism organization overseas might be confined at home as he awaits a federal trial, but federal prosecutors will challenge a judge’s ruling on the suspect’s bond. Show More Summary
Police Gunfight in.....Roseland!
Golly Rahm, it sure seems unsafe down that way: Chicago police exchanged gunfire with a person in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side early Thursday morning, according to authorities. No officers were injured, but police said the gunman may have been wounded. Show More Summary
Funny Graphic
From the Tribune's report about April homicides: We particularly enjoy the disclaimer, "As of 6 p.m. Tuesday." Because, as everyone is suddenly aware, 20 people got shot in a nine hour span and three of those died. Once they figure in times of death and such, that "23" is going to go to 24 or 25. Show More Summary
Another Police Shooting - 004
Hadn't heard about this one until late: A Chicago police officer shot and wounded a man as he ran from police in the South Chicago neighborhood, authorities said.The 25-year-old man was shot several times but was expected to survive,...Show More Summary
Roseland is Safe! We Swear!
Aside from the bloodletting last night where somewhere between 3 and 6 people got ventilated in Roseland, these little gems popped up in our comment sections: ha wanna hear the best but its all hush hush. Two brooks students were robbed today right out front of the school on 111th. Show More Summary
Shooting in the Box = Drop Paper
This is without a doubt, one of the top ten stupidest things we've ever heard of: A triple shooting happened in a box at 108th and princeton. Officers were out of roll call and headed to their box. They were told to drop paper. Department looking to get some answers and blame someone for this. Show More Summary
Boston Questions
The further into the past the Boston Marathon bombing recedes, the more things escape notice. And there has been a huge amount of information coming out that ought to disturb everyone in law enforcement.Three more people were charged...Show More Summary
Nice Job Garry
Tonight on the Channel 5 10 PM news, Garry was bragging about a 40% drop in killings.Immediately afterward, upwards of fifteen, possibly as many as twenty people managed to get shot on the first 80 degree day since October of last year:...Show More Summary
Bomb "Scare"
Did all the cameras stop the perpetrator???!!? No? Bummer: Police closed off North Michigan Avenue for more than an hour this morning while a Bomb and Arson officer in a blast suit dismantled a suspicious object attached to a flagpole...Show More Summary
Madigan Springs Pension Bill
This popped up in our e-mail alerts: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:58 am - House Speaker Michael Madigan has filed a pension reform proposal. I’m still going through it, but I’m sure our pension experts out there can help figure out what’s in it. Show More Summary
More Crime Near Obama's House
Wasn't this a nice neighborhood once? A man was killed and another man wounded in an early morning shooting in the hallway of an apartment complex in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side, police said.The shooting occurred around 12:15 a.m. Show More Summary
Global Warming Makes....Whores?
Can the left just admit that global warming is a hoax, the science is non-existent and this nonsense is just jumping into the stupid side of the pool with both feet? Several House Democrats are calling on Congress to recognize that climate...Show More Summary
Arizona Has Decimated the Liberal, Feel Good “Gun Buy-Back” Schemes!
Guns from a recent Tucson Buy-back event. Phoenix, AZ—In Phoenix and Tucson there is the Large City Disease called Liberalism. For some reason the larger cities of our nation attracts the Looney political Left and their facilitation of poverty, crime and ignorance. Show More Summary
Dangerous Neighborhoods
Out of 25 neighborhoods nationwide, Chicago gets 4 mentions: A 12-block stretch of the Auburn Gresham community is being called Chicago's most dangerous neighborhood and the 4th most dangerous in America, based on a study of 2011 crime...Show More Summary
Lisa Punts
All you voters thinking Lisa would make a good governor, look at this political acumen - avoiding a decision at all costs: Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked for more time to decide whether to appeal the federal court ruling that would require Illinois to put in place a law that allows for concealed weapons. Show More Summary
More Payton v Brooks Controversy
The street theater plays out according to the liberal playbook. Cries of racism, excuses presented by both sides. The usual suspects (Phleger and other assholes) demand apologies and attempt to publicly shame responsible parents forShow More Summary
Meter Deal Gets Worse
And Rahm uses fuzzy math to say it looks great! Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he’s trying to make “a little lemonade out of a big lemon” by settling disputed reimbursement claims from the company leasing Chicago parking meters in aShow More Summary
Sound Familiar?
We run into this weekly - no idea what the grand total would be if anyone kept accurate track of actual ambulance runs like South Carolina did: A South Carolina woman was arrested after authorities discovered she called 911 at leastShow More Summary
