The Fourth Detail
Lewis A. Jordan, CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority, has a Chicago Police security detail — a fact police had refused to disclose but the CHA confirmed Monday after a Chicago Sun-Times report about the costs of protecting public officials.
Personal police protection for Jordan and his predecessors dates to 1999, when then-CEO Phillip Jackson announced and had begun attending community meetings about the agency’s controversial plan to tear down high-rise public-housing buildings and relocate residents.
“As you can imagine, that was kind of a contentious deal and there were security issues,” said Adaku Onyeka, a CHA spokeswoman.
"contentious"? "security issues"? But we thought all those CHA buildings were merely temporary shelters for people between jobs, down on their luck or working their way through a rough patch? We had no idea they were havens for six and seven generations of welfare recipients, dope fiends and warlords more reminiscent of backwater third-world nations than a world class city like Chicago.
Things that make you go, "Hmmmm."
Things that make you go, "Hmmmm."
Labels: city politics, corruption
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
22 Comments:
SO WHY DOES HE STILL HAVE THE SECURITY?
THE PROJECT ARE GONE!
AND THE LOW RISES DONT EVEN COMPARE.
I THINK THE LIST OF THE OFFICERS ON THE DETAILS WOULD BE OF MORE INTEREST.
KINDA LIKE THE CARUTHER BROTHERS
THICK AS THIEVES.
Almost all the buildings are gone, so he doesn't need a security detail any longer.
What a bunch of bullshit.
That agency has the authority to hire their own police and pay them from their own budget. It wasn’t that long ago the CHA had their own police in great numbers too. Sure that all was federally financed, but my point is that the CHA has the authority to hire their own COPs.
If the CHA didn’t criminally mismanage the housing under their control they wouldn’t need body guards for their fearless leader.
Screw the bastard.
read "American Project" by Venkatesh.
In it, he describes how a culture of corruption began by building presidents extorting other residents that were running casinos, brothels, restaurants and alley mechanics. Extorting money from everyone, until the gangs (their own children) took over and have us the "crack wars" of the 80's, 90's, and the bloody '00's.
Those "projects" were set up for failure before they were built
Yeah but the city is much safer today - J-fled says so. Crime is down 47%.
That said why does anyone need a security detail today? Cancel them we can't afford them.
There's a USA today story that just came out that says that Chicago has this mobile strike force 800 members strong that they can move around the city when trouble breaks out. Isn't that enough? Don't they know how to dial 9-1-1
Don't our leaders have any faith that this force will be there when they need them?
I mean the mayor has this gun thing under control and we have a database so first responders can look-up if a person has a gun in the house so like what's to fear?
What are we gonna do next buy a pope-mobile for the next mayor? It's ridicules!
Prior to 1999, CHA officials had their own CHA Police Officers to watch over them. Then we got laid off and the job went to CPD. Hell, they even had their own CHA Security Officers traipsing after certain CHA higher-ups. The people who handled the evictions had a security detail and the people who did these jobs actually needed the watching over. As you can imagine, the people in these buildings didn't want to leave "their homes". It was kind of sad, for some reason some of these people acted like they owned that apartment and were entitled to stay forever.
Talk about details, who pays for the driver for Jesse Jackson? He was passed out in the Revs. Cadi. in the parking lot at the Stringer Funeral. Hundreds of Firemen walking by and He is snooring in the front seat. Amazing. You know how to pick them Jesse. Stay away from the Police and Fire Families. You have never done Sh$# for us. Go Away.
Didn't a few guys leave the job to work for United Airlines to cover the CEO? Why does he need protection?
read "American Project" by Venkatesh.
In it, he describes how a culture of corruption began by building presidents extorting other residents that were running casinos, brothels, restaurants and alley mechanics. Extorting money from everyone, until the gangs (their own children) took over and have us the "crack wars" of the 80's, 90's, and the bloody '00's.
Those "projects" were set up for failure before they were built
12/29/2010 01:06:00 AM
New York City never had problems like Chicago. Political correctness killed Chicagos projects.
Anonymous said...
Talk about details, who pays for the driver for Jesse Jackson? He was passed out in the Revs. Cadi. in the parking lot at the Stringer Funeral. Hundreds of Firemen walking by and He is snooring in the front seat. Amazing. You know how to pick them Jesse. Stay away from the Police and Fire Families. You have never done Sh$# for us. Go Away.
12/29/2010 03:54:00 AM
Was this guy watching Jeese Jr car Monday when it was broken into and laptops and cell phones were taken?
The vast majority of the CHA police officers were good, hard working. I recall when they started things up and took a number of CPD officers and sergeants and promoted them to a higher rank in the housing police. Leroy OShield was a chief. As I recall they took a number of CPD who were mopes and let them run the housing police. Things went downhill from there. I also recall the CTA police. They were pretty good also and kept things down on the CTA. When I was a kid, I remember the park police. It was safe to walk in the parks at night.
The Watchdogs: CHA boss has security detail.
Question: If he needs security to deal with these animals, why is it okay to move them into formerly safe neighborhoods in the City & Suburbs and provide residents with less & less Police protection?
We should recoup money from the devlopers and the crooked politicians for the CHA property they made Millions on to help pay for additional Police to protect us from our new neighbors.
Ask the family of Officer Wortham if it was a good idea to assimilate these animals into decent neighborhoods?
The Projects are not gone. They are moving people from Cabrini to the Dearborn Homes which were gutted and renovated. They look like new condos unreal. Why? close Cabrini and say Adios. How many years do we have to keep supporting these rats while they sell dope and collect a free check and Link as well.
Jesse Jackson Sr might have a CPD security detail. He did in the summer of 1999 or 2000 because I saw a guy I had worked with in 007 in the early 90's at Grant Park with him. I ended up talking to the guy who said he was on "Jackson's Detail" now. He wasn't the only guy with him either. The CHA guy is a joke, and Jesse is worse. He aint no public servant, city or county high ranking employee, nor does he hold any type of elected office.
He also has a budget for security, so he has no need to steal from the taxpayers
Just goes to show you how FUCKED UP THIS CITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT IS!!!!!!!!!!
Hell all the CHA buildings have been knocked down, the high rises anyway.
When Terry Petersen was the head of CHA he would do a couple walkdowns with us in Public Housing, never seen a body guard with him, class act all the way.
FYI toni "ripvanwinkle"does have a black cpd copper driving her around,he has put in his papers will retire from cpd and be her driver at the county can you say "another pension?" The copper works at the hall right officer GM?
While I doubt that their is sufficient supporting data, it's tough to comment intelligently without first seeing the threat/vulnerability/risk assessments for each of those receiving protection.
Anonymous said...
Talk about details, who pays for the driver for Jesse Jackson? He was passed out in the Revs. Cadi. in the parking lot at the Stringer Funeral. Hundreds of Firemen walking by and He is snooring in the front seat. Amazing. You know how to pick them Jesse. Stay away from the Police and Fire Families. You have never done Sh$# for us. Go Away.
12/29/2010 03:54:00 AM
Oh how I would love to see some cell phone pix or video of that one!
Come on, the shitheads tape us all the time, tape those mother fuckers, and JJ's car and driver too! A golden opportunity missed. Damn.
Guys I think you should give this guy a break. I know him he is one of the good guys, he pays the city for the cost of his detail so in my opinion he is entitled to have a bodyguard if his company thinks he needs one.
My favorite is J-Fleds posse of blue surrounding him anytime he enters the netherworld of gangland. Oh the irony! The supposed LEADER of the police NEEDING police. J-Fled, if you ARE the police, you don't call the police while you're working. Capiche? Woman up!
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