Second City Construction
So it seems that General Services sent out an e-mail stating that the amazing collapsing station in 001 will have the center structural wall with the 4 inch cracks rebuilt so as to avoid further political embarrassment. The letter went out the day after this video was posted on our site.
We also received some updated photos from this post on 07 May
Reports are that General Services sent plumbers and electricians into 011 to take down the "drip trays" and actually repair the wiring that was somehow mixed with the water, leading to what the IBEW calls a "bad idea."
A month or so ago, we told the tale of the main door to E&RPS being non-functional for three years and that week, there were all sorts of contractors over there fixing it.
We can only conclude that the Policy Group, Mike Masters, and J-Fled himself are reading the blog, looking for construction projects to finish.
We're going to open the comment section for readers to list any and all repair jobs that have been neglected for years, even decades, and we'll see how many things we can get fixed. But don't go posting "my basement," or "my 180,000 mile pool car." We only want to list things that have a realistic chance of being repaired, like that dip on the 5th floor that Masters like to roll marbles on.
We also received some updated photos from this post on 07 May
Reports are that General Services sent plumbers and electricians into 011 to take down the "drip trays" and actually repair the wiring that was somehow mixed with the water, leading to what the IBEW calls a "bad idea."A month or so ago, we told the tale of the main door to E&RPS being non-functional for three years and that week, there were all sorts of contractors over there fixing it.
We can only conclude that the Policy Group, Mike Masters, and J-Fled himself are reading the blog, looking for construction projects to finish.
We're going to open the comment section for readers to list any and all repair jobs that have been neglected for years, even decades, and we'll see how many things we can get fixed. But don't go posting "my basement," or "my 180,000 mile pool car." We only want to list things that have a realistic chance of being repaired, like that dip on the 5th floor that Masters like to roll marbles on.
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posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
85 Comments:
..."and we'll see how many things we can get fixed. But don't go posting "my basement," or "my 180,000 mile pool car." We only want to list things that have a realistic chance of being repaired,"...
WWWOOOOOO!!!! Why cant my basemant get fixed? If the city can put up a light so it shines on a mob - bosses pool, why cant my basement get done? How about at least a foundation for my garage?
SCC,
You are so truly INSIGNIFICANT!!!
Fix the two-tier system of discipline and promotion. I can and will deal with the shithole edifice I work in.
Can they checkout the cell doors in 001???
You can't have a fair game of dice on the fourth or fifth floor of 3510 S. Michigan Ave.
They have the angles all fixed and covered...
The structural integrity is collapsing in a multitude of ways and not just in the physical sense on the CPD.
The two-tier system of discipline and promotion had killed the job!
J-Fed if you want to fix morale:
Fix Cozzi, Mette and all the other railroaded brothers and sisters on the job.
What you do to one has been done to all!
Never forget the railroaded officers!
May is Police Memorial Month, reach out to all the brothers and sister officers who are or have been railroaded by the City of Chicago.
Let us never forget, them today, you tomorrow!
Way to go SCC. Not bad for being INSIGNIFICANT.
How about the leaking roof in 024, particularly the ones centered around the processing rooms? I love having dirty droplets on my head as I deal with arrestees. And the ones that hit the floor have left some disgusting growths of white, oozing mold on the floor.
The Hot Water faucet in the Men's Hallway bathroom in 015 has been broken for over a year. We only get cold water. Guess that is better than none at all.
good! that was some of the most fucked-up, rickie ricardo looking bullshit i've ever seen. ibew and plumber/pipefitters were like "WTF, who did that shit?"
How about the drain hoses from the roof protruding through the ceiling which empty into various garbage cans in Area 5.
I'm assuming that is how a licensed roofing contractor would fix a leak in any roof.
Without having taken any samples, but have prior work experience in asbestos sampling, the pipe coverings, and exposed pipe coverings in the old 007th Disrict basement (now TRU HQ) where the lockers were/are located, looks a lot like ASBESTOS.
first floor bathroom in 009 by the tact office. the door has two locks. neither of which work. it has been like this for several months and the station is nearly brand new. oh and all the sworn lockup keepers need their attitude and work ethic fixed. i think they are beyond repair.
Maybe you should oversee maintenance repairs Second City. You seem to be more effective than the work management pencil pushers who rake in six figure salaries. You're a good ramrod.....you get results!
Awesome job, SCC!!
Good to see that a long time problem is finally getting addressed.
Now can you manage to raise some questions about the severe manpower shortage in 001? For instance, the 3rd watch usually has all one-man beat cars (with no rapids, ever) and quite often they can't even fill the ten primary beat cars. It's common to have one or two downed beat cars each day.
Running only 8 or 9 one-man cars is truly a recipe for disaster, especially in an area where one million people work each day. Then you have the expanding residential buildings in the south Loop and a lot of people live there now. It's no wonder that the South Loop residents have to chase down robbery offenders themselves, like they did a month or two ago. And that was only 2 blocks from the station. But hey, let's spend $96 million developing worthless, screwed up land on the south side instead of hiring more police. BTW, how's that big housing/shopping development plan on the land of the old Michael Reese hospital going these days?
Unbelieveable.
I have been thinking about that crack in the wall in the 1st District. They should make a You-Tube video of an escaping prisoner who slithers through the crack. Have cops chase somebody up and down the halls, he hides in a closet, then makes a break for the wall. Then pull an inflatable dressed dummy through the crack as the cops watch astonished.
They gawk and say "He gonnnne!"
we can't forget Homan Sq. the recent falling of bricks from the side of the building, the water that goes into the elevator shaft when it rains and the periodic evacuation for the overwhelming smell of gas. with all of the this, and the rumor that some brillant white shirts want to put money into this building and take over one of the floors for forensics. What a joke!
Area 1/002nd DIstrict parking lot is a minefield of potholes. I've seen several PO's nearly break a leg in some of those. Also, the rear exit from the lockup has huge potholes right at the doorway. Add in the roaches and asbestos in the locker rooms, and well you have a regular fuckin shangrala!
The street were running with blood friday night and the temps didn't even come close to 70 degrees. All JPUD's special units couldn't keep the animal from acting up in his natural habitat. A demoralized police department and a more brazen shithead allowed to roam unchecked in this "sanctuary city" = Shitcago.
What a sad thing the CPD has become. I just sat back and enjoyed the show last night obviously tainting the animals a little. Does anyone care out there anymore?
Signed,
a supervisor
In 003 when you turn on the hot water is comes out brownish. That can't be healthy.
The back, 2nd floor, door at Area One. The one next to the holding cells, I mean, the nattily decorated rooms with yoga mats that provide a peaceful respite during the time that MURDERING SCUMBAGS share time with us, has been broken for about 4 years now.
Near North. Near North. Near North.
Can I get a work order for:
- 1 broken Superintendent who needs to get a clue on how to run a big city police department
- numerous sets of news lips for the command staff as theirs are worn out from kissing ass
- a policy group who understands the meaning of the word "policy"
- repairs to the operational system of useless event numbers and missions
- a mayor
- a city council....
oh well, I'll stop dreaming.
PLEASE, PLEASE fix the pipes in the main female locker room in the basement in 011 (the one with the bathrooms). There has been sewage leaking from the ceiling right by the door for YEARS. There are stains running down the wall. Exposure reports have been done for officers that have been dripped on. Also, there is no hot water in the female locker room. There is also a large crack from floor to ceiling in the 011 lockup. The 011 lockup is also infested with cockroaches (very bold ones I might add). Every restroom in the station reeks of mold, and God knows how much asbestos is lurking in the walls. PLEASE fix these things...I have already made some calls to some agencies that deal with these unhealthy workplaces, so I really hope the department gets the ball rolling.
also at Homan Square is the problem with the water, it is contaminated and you shouldn't drink any of it out of the water fountains, etc. Can you have the EPA or whoever tests this come out Masters? Jfled? Policy Group? Bueller?
Im glad we didnt get the raise increase we wanted. Shocking remark. yes. But i think installing natural soaps and hygenic products in our districts is crucial in in maintaining personal appearance. I believe hygene is core to good policing.
- Prince William
What a sad thing the CPD has become. I just sat back and enjoyed the show last night obviously tainting the animals a little. Does anyone care out there anymore?
Nope!
Another Supervisor
all the secured entry/exit doors at A/1 have been broken for years. the lock on the mens locker room, where some guys actually store their guns in their lockers is missing. The parking lot is a minefield. Hmmmm a very secure building.
Insignificant.
How about cutting the grass at the academy, it hasn't been touched for months, overrun with weeds, etc. Really nice impression.
Anonymous said...
... You're a good ramrod.....you get results!
5/15/2010 02:56:00 AM
Maybe SCC is Rowdy Yates III....
how about all the computer outlets that don't work in the 011th district, 011 tact, commanders office,area four hgs, gang enforcement, and sat offices. tickets have been made up for those for years to get fixed and nothing!
How about all the wires coming out of the ceiling at area four. no ceiling tiles it just goes straight to the roof.......
The bricks that fell from the fifth floor of homan square crushed a squad car and the building is still not structurally sound with no safety barriers to protect people walking to and from the building.
OT-CBS nationwide news beat J-Fled over the head and shoulders with the Newark Police comparison. The short guy ain't gonna let this turn uglier this summer without making changes. Marketing 101- when you need to sell the same old shit , repackage it and add "new and improved" to the box and "under new management" to the windows at da 35th bigtop.
He must address the failures of J-Fool to give some illlusion of hope to the blacks and hispanics and yuppie victims in this shithole. The news has also today warned that no teen will be able to find a "part time" summer job this summer. You know what that means. They will be on the streets getting shot,shooting and wilding like nobody's business with a bunch of hair gels driving around 99 who don't know shit. Bawhahahaha
What a colossal embarrassment this city's crime problem has become under J-Jag. The newark police chief has a great relationship with his officers and that made every difference in the world. Why can't the news mention that even the mayor did not admitt (in an interview) that he actually "liked Jody Weis. He skirted the issue and that will be the kiss of death for this chump.
025 male lockup needs some fixin: 1. Cell block 8 smells like shit, literally it smells like sewage. 2. Cell blocks 6, 7, and 8 have ceilings that leak water and there are holes on the ceilings now at various spots. 3. Some cells do not have running water. People who get locked up don't have access to water.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Awesome job, SCC!!
Good to see that a long time problem is finally getting addressed.
Now can you manage to raise some questions about the severe manpower shortage in 001? For instance, the 3rd watch usually has all one-man beat cars (with no rapids, ever) and quite often they can't even fill the ten primary beat cars. It's common to have one or two downed beat cars each day.
Running only 8 or 9 one-man cars is truly a recipe for disaster, especially in an area where one million people work each day. Then you have the expanding residential buildings in the south Loop and a lot of people live there now. It's no wonder that the South Loop residents have to chase down robbery offenders themselves, like they did a month or two ago. And that was only 2 blocks from the station. But hey, let's spend $96 million developing worthless, screwed up land on the south side instead of hiring more police. BTW, how's that big housing/shopping development plan on the land of the old Michael Reese hospital going these days?
Unbelieveable.
5/15/2010 03:00:00 AM
I know a lot of people who live in the wealthy sections of 001. How can a citizen who is not a police officer confirm this? Can I as a citizen along with other concerned citizens visit your district, demand to speak to a watch commander and ask to see a roster of all the beat cars assigned? If what you say is true, then your supervisors and ultimately the Mayor needs to be held accountable.
Is there anyway to get the Hot Air system at 35th fixed?
I can't stand it there.
There is an unbelievable pot hole growing toward the rear of the parking lot....of all places headquarters. How about getting some of the crap the permeates 35th St. and fill this sucker up!!!!
Off Topic:
Shaved has a good synopsis with links about pension reform today.
I see former Deputy Superintendent Harris pled guilty again. Nothing but the best for the police department from cityhall. At least that fool didnt run around in a uniform. Thanks again mayor. The Bureau of Administrative Services must be proud.
Don't forget the multi-multi- million snafu with the overhangs at the airport. The architect and/or engineers mis-measured and they had to erect steel support beams so the overhangs don't collapse. Another fine city-contracted (and corrupt) job.
If never f*ckin ends.
Just think all city construction since daly has been mayor is SUB- STANDARD.the on going airport construction, are the runways up to FAA specs? makes me wunder. we sure need SKIPPY back.
Anonymous said...
SCC,
You are so truly INSIGNIFICANT!!!
5/15/2010 12:32:00 AM
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Hey shortshanks, where did you learn such a BIG word?????????
we have to act as precient workers
on every call mention to victim how alderman and mayor raise taxes,don't hire police
let them know about aldcreatures 6 figure salary , slush fund($75,000
and the condition of their parks , streets , etc
we can do this
016th District Non Functioning Sally Port. Secured facility my ass!
A private parking spot for Midnight Capt. idiot lenti who makes you move a police vehicle so he can park his personal car! AND GETS MAD IF YOUR PARKED THERE!!!
FIX THE MERITORIOUS PROMOTION PROCESS!
OEMC - CPD operations 3rd floor kitchen has mold infested backsplash by the sink & cabinet doors broken and missing! We keep hearing a remodel is in the works for the past 2-3 years....but the wall keeps soaking up water daily from the crappy plumbing job on the several times repaired leaky faucet. Also the huge glass skylite over the atrium leaks during heavy rains. The solution? They move one of the enormous live plants into the middle of the walkway under the leak to catch & water the plant. What a joke. Today I noticed they finally got around to having the elevators inspected. New certificates are dated March 2010. Previous ones were dated August 2006!
How about the lockup in 017? You can stand and look at the lockup keeper but have to call by phone and they have some half assed way of taking prisoners in....because doors don't work!!!!!
I've report numerous times of a unit in need of repair, it always gets ignored, the major malfunction seems to be the commander. Insert unit here______
I know a lot of people who live in the wealthy sections of 001. How can a citizen who is not a police officer confirm this? Can I as a citizen along with other concerned citizens visit your district, demand to speak to a watch commander and ask to see a roster of all the beat cars assigned? If what you say is true, then your supervisors and ultimately the Mayor needs to be held accountable.
No, but somebody could always meet you by the back door would be easiest give you a copied with the names blacked out ( for obvious reasons). I wouldn't blame police supervisors for the lack of manpower. They have no control over who gets hired / retires.
Blame city council & your mayor. They determined how many get hired and spend our tax money.
Scc,
We should have a contest. Have the readers email you to show who has the shortest sheets and email them in!! winner of that contest should wear a ribbon (Since they pass them out like candy these days anyway) Lets just see how we can prove how many "downed cars" we have everyday. Show the tax payers what they get.
Can someone please fix the Adminstrative Mgr. of the Academy?
Put up signage designating a parking spot for herself, yet she NEVER SHOWS UP FOR WORK!
How dumb can she get. Check it out, there is NEVER a vehicle parked in that spot! Nothing like bringing attention to yourself!
U SHOULD ENCOURAGE UR READERS TO SEND PICS!
ALWAYS WILLING 2 COMPLAIN BUT NEVER WILLING TO WORK 4 IT.
time for a female Supt. of police..
Seeing how these outrageous conditions are only now being addressed should tell everyone
just how truly worthless Bonnie Amado is. She is the Director of Building Services for the CPD,and absolutely worthless.
OT: Chicago was featured on America's Most Wanted tonight.
How about a completely "rifle" rated Range? Or better yet a CPD OUTDOOR Range? When Harvey closes their doors we have no place that is less than 2 hours away to train. And the range at 025 sucks. Not rated for rifle. Venting was made to carry pistols only. Not a rifle, let alone 5 at one time. This Department is a joke. We have cash for nonsense weapons turn ins and CAPS but none for ammo or training. My god, we are a joke.
The bldg. engineer prima-donnas (who are actually local 399) need their attitudes adjusted. If these morons worked in any bldg.( other than city buildings) they would be long gone. They can't even set a computer properly to control the heating and cooling (although I will admit the bldg. designs are flawed), all they seem to do is place work orders. This is another position that reeks of clout/nepotism. And they make more money than the police.
My favorite malfunction, the drainage pipes from the male supervisors locker room/ TOILET finally exploded into the kitchen area behind the 006 desk, right through the ceiling tiles. It was like a scene from elm street.
What we need is a clone of Irv Kupcinet. He would be ripping Shortsahnks, Toddler and every other politician and political hire a new ass. He was the hero of the citizens of Chiraq.
Anonymous said...
There is an unbelievable pot hole growing toward the rear of the parking lot....of all places headquarters. How about getting some of the crap the permeates 35th St. and fill this sucker up!!!!
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Throw J-Fled, MASTERS, and the rest of the 5th floor idiots in it. Then they would be finally earning their paychecks.
Is there anyway to get the Hot Air system at 35th fixed?
more furlough for da bosses should cure dat
ALL I WANT IS SOME "HOT FUCKING WATER"..... THANKS!
01:00 PM
Anonymous said...
How about the lockup in 017? You can stand and look at the lockup keeper but have to call by phone and they have some half assed way of taking prisoners in....because doors don't work!!!!!
5/15/2010 05:31:00 PM
This is not a problem if you do not make arrests. Quit your bitching!
The Men's bathroom in the hallway in 009
has had the door lock inoperable for about a year now. The building has only been open about 16 months! Their solution? Put a knock before entering sign on the door. Nice huh? I guess since the district manager and the office dollies don't have to use that bathroom it's not really important.
Wow, Where should I Begin< 1st off, the 3rd floor bathrooms at Homan Square are a disgrace, No Hot Water, One sink works, the urinals are always plugged up, toilets are broke and get covered with Blue Bags, the urinals stink, flies hang around, no deodorizers are placed in the urinals, Aguirre Building Maintainance is cutting corners BIG TIME. The drinking fountains have corroded pipes, and the 3rd floor locker rooms and MSF offices are about 150 degrees in the summer, absoluely no ventilation in the Sgts. Room, Locker rooma on the 3rd floor are also so so HOT, The building Engineer in Hoam Square is a JOKE, sits in his office and SMOKES cigarettes. and you never ever see him walking the fllors to check conditions, and I almost forgot, the 3rd floor bathroom has a door hanging off the wall for about 6 months now, and that is proof enough that the engineer is not doing his job, and this is just the 3rd floor, I don't know about the rest of the building, PSS, please tell the crew in the guard shack to stop smoking inside, they polute the entire building. Thanks for the time
THis all goes to show you that its all politics and money, the same contractor has built the new police and fire stations, and has to sub contract work to minority firms. well enough of the set aside contract BULLSHIT and get qualified people to do the work, I know that their areminority contractors out there who know what they are doing and are well qualified to do the work but lack the clout to get work, shame on our city, it's interesting that other buildinga in the suburbs both police and fire are built correctly, Daley needs to wake up, that little prick can't survive much longer, he will slip up sooner or later, I guess the G is afraid of him.
Homan square floor 5 vice lieutenent office smells like rat shit all the time. They need to exterminate whatever is in there.
"it's interesting that other buildings in the suburbs both police and fire are built correctly"
You might want to talk to a Niles Police Officer, Word is that Monstrosity @ Milwaukee & Touhy is a piece of shit too!!
How about fixing a certain 3rd watch 011 sgt. mouth when he says the stupidest stuff over the radio or hell just in general would be nice.
They should be fixing things up with all the money they saved form giving us a shit raise.
homan square
only 1 of 3 elevators work . .. the one that works was last inspected in 2002!!!
oh, and guess what, the door to get to the stairs seems to be broken.
Anonymous said...
Can someone please fix the Adminstrative Mgr. of the Academy?
Put up signage designating a parking spot for herself, yet she NEVER SHOWS UP FOR WORK!
How dumb can she get. Check it out, there is NEVER a vehicle parked in that spot! Nothing like bringing attention to yourself!
5/15/2010 06:57:00 PM
That was a stupid move. Before, we never knew when she was working now it is more obivious. When she is working, she will step on anyone to improve herself.
5/15/2010 03:00:00 AM:
Cry me a river window shopper, 001 isn't the only short districts...try doing a quick head count in Area 2, 007, 008, 009, Area 4, Area 5, we're all short, aside from cabbies, the cta, and tourists, you're good.
"I know a lot of people who live in the wealthy sections of 001. How can a citizen who is not a police officer confirm this? Can I as a citizen along with other concerned citizens visit your district, demand to speak to a watch commander and ask to see a roster of all the beat cars assigned? If what you say is true, then your supervisors and ultimately the Mayor needs to be held accountable."
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Third Watch in 001 is almost non-existent. Lately we've been running around eight 99 cars and one wagon IF we are lucky. With summer coming up the foot teams will be detailed to whatever fest is happening and the entire district will be in the hands of a few officers. Throw in a few shoplifters which happens every night and there are no cars available. Its only a matter of time before someone gets hurt for lack of backup.
016th District Non Functioning Sally Port. Secured facility my ass!
A private parking spot for Midnight Capt. idiot lenti who makes you move a police vehicle so he can park his personal car! AND GETS MAD IF YOUR PARKED THERE!!!
5/15/2010 04:55:00 PM
so video tape him as he is pulling out then play some Italian music and put it on you-tube. that should stop that nonsense.
"What we need is a clone of Irv Kupcinet. He would be ripping Shortsahnks, Toddler and every other politician and political hire a new ass. He was the hero of the citizens of Chiraq."
Irvy also was hipp to the celebrity scene at the Ambassador East Elbow Room -- quite the dapper dude. Little known rumor: Irv gave Mike Royko a black eye once during a Scum-Times/Daily News softball scrum back in '71. Don't know who Shortsahnks is, but he'd have gotten hell from ol' Irv.
time for a female Supt. of police..
5/15/2010 07:46:00 PM
Please, not narcotics condo aunt b.
If the city want's to save money they should eliminate the "Administrative Manager" at the Academy. Since she is always at "meeting" that is why the parking spot is open. I understand it is her fault that the ammunition budget is messed up. Why is she allowed to bring her kids to work? It is rumored that she has a department computer at home so she could work from home. Can I take a squad home and answer calls from my house?
when I was in Summer Mobil in the late 1980's that vent was like that
Unreal that its almost 20 years and hasnt been fixed
the lock-up in 23 is so f---ed up, the lock-up keeper never answers when you pound on the door. I just started taking my prisoners to 19.
In 011/A/4 the ceiling tiles fell down from water leaks. After getting no service for that leak several tiles fell and hit a Det. The city answer was to place a larger blue trash can for 2 weeks. Bathroom urinals that run or leak, sinks that leak water constantly. Oh and you can't do anthing about Sgt J.T. he just a moron, thank god he can't get promoted.
One thing you all have to remember. This building and all other ones were built by outside contractors that were overseen by nothing but politicians from the city appointed to jobs that they are not even remotely qualified for. That's why the city has to continuously bring in their own departments to fix this shit work, and yes it is all at a cost to us taxpayers not once but twice.
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