Happy Birthday!
Holy !@#$, has it been seven years?It has. Seven years, 21 MILLION visits to our almost 10,000 posts.
34.6 MILLION page views while leaving over 613,000 comments.
Once again, thank you. Without you, the readers, we are just yelling into the void. We hope to continue our enjoyable hobby and bring you entertainment, info and opinionated commentary.
posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
97 Comments:
You wouldn't have been anything except for the fact Shaved made you the household name that you are today. Signed Shaved's Mom
God bless the "SPIRITS OF SCC," and many more healthy,happy informative years! The voice of the working coppers is here and only here at SCC! Thank YOU!
A very happy Birthday to the GRANDFATHER AND GODFATHER OF POLICE BLOGGING!
Second City Cop is the bestest!
Scc you hair gel....get back to work!!!!!!
Happy birthday a southside fan
Congrats and THANK YOU....you have done an amazing job for such an insignificant blog.
Are you "Significant" now?
Happy Birthday... Now go get your shine box... Jk. ;)
Have a beer on us SCC. Happy B Day!
May you live twice as long as Michael Jackson and be half as creepy!
Happy 7th, SCC. Keep up the good fight!
There's something to be said for yelling into the void, SCC.
But, it IS nice to know something you put out there in the ether actually resonates with thousands of people, too. ;-)
Congratulations!
Happy number seven!!
Thank you for running this blog and providing us all with great entertainment and information.
Cheers!
Insignificant.
SCC...
You provide a better service and do a greater good than any dead dog Chicago politician or knee-walking, decaying alive, pantyless whore local media member or so called legend in their own mind Police CEOs.
You and the fine men and women who refuse to "sit down, shut up" and graciously accept grief, aggravation and second class citizenship in a city they've given blood, sweat, tears and their lives to; are the ones who make this thing go.
SCC IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF TRUTH AND REAL NEWS IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN CITY!
Oh how they hate you...
Happy 7th and keep a foot in that ass!
A three finger salute of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon in the rock glass to you!
*clink*
A well done job. Congratulations.
happy bday, and many more. we couldnt do without you
Happy Birthday SCC! And many more to come!
Happy Birthday From The St Of Ct
Keep telling It Like It Is
Stay Safe Out there
Congratulations SCC. May you have many more years, all you want of this.
A Woodford Reserve shot (clink clink - ok, shots) to you....
--No Cop Here
No seven year itch here. Still love you. Happy Birthday!
Make a wish and blow out those candles, SCC! Happy birthday-
Thanks for keeping us informed every day.
Thanks to SCC and Shaved I actually know what the hell is REALLY going on in Chi.
Kudos for 7 years of keepin' it real!
Kid SCC s. got more time on the blog then you got on the job....((big fan LIFM))
Happy birthday SCC. Love stopping by your blog and finding out what's really going on around the city.
Happ Birthday and No THANK YOU FOR GIVING A SHIT
Happy Birthday! This Blog is extremely valuable; it provides information. The information, in turn gives us some power. And keep up the great service.
A couple more years and you'll wake up one day with pimples and pubes.
Happy Birthday, and here's to many more to come!! (insert clink of the longneck here)..
God and His Angels watch (and intervene, when necessary) with great interest, what happens down here on earth every day. They LOVE the Spiritual Quality of Fearlessness. This is a major part of what SCC represents ... telling it like it is, the bold truth no matter how ugly or unpleasant ... with Guts and Fearlessness.
Happy 7th, and may you have many more!
Happy Seventh Birthday SCC and may you have many, many more. Stay on the case and refuse to be intimidated by the ones who want to shut you down. You provide a very valuable voice and forum to the community.
Happy Anniversary SCC :)
You're the BEST!!
Keep up the Good Work!!
-- not a cop
Happy B-day...
I think I'll have a Pepsi!
Time flies when you're having fun......can't believe its 7 years. Wishing you many more.
Happy Birthday Gemini!
Thanks for seven years of hard work, all the moments grabbed to go on and update things, put up comments. etc.
I know that, tired as you are sometimes, you look forward to coming on and seeing "what's new" as much as the readers do.
Here's to another seven!
Stay safe and God bless.
happy birthday enjoy your pay cut,your friend rahm.
Insignificant huh??? yeah sure. That's like some one calling my posts insignificant..
SCC- I feel so small compared to you haha. Congrats and keep up the great reporting/commentary/presure on city hall! Loyal fan since 1/07
~from CPD family
Happy Birthday , good job keeping us informed . Now is not the time for a slow down , lock up , write every moving and parking violation you see , enforce every city ordinance , tvb citizens without a dl.
Shut the city down , with no cars available . X/O 's , merit lts. cannot order you to release people driving without a dl, suspended dl or no insurance , make small amounts on marijuana arrests .
It worked in the 70's before cpd had a union , an organization COP
brought old man daley to his knees .
Doing nothing takes the het off alderman and the mayor. Do your job.
It's contract time , don't let city show an arbitrator that Chicago's Finest refuses to work , show a need for more man power . Write a report for every domestic assault or battery , theft , burglary . Do not back down from the merit bosses .
Ask an old timer about that blitz in the 70's , it'll work. Go down on premise checks , write up taverns and stores for no business license.
Hey, I'm Just Sayin, said...
May you live twice as long as Michael Jackson and be half as creepy!
Happy 7th, SCC. Keep up the good fight!
5/31/2012 12:46:00 AM
That's too creepy by a factor of say ten. At least.
In any case Happy Birthday.
We as a Dept(including bosses) need to aggresively explain to the taxpayers that OUR pensions are not the cause of the current crisis. We need to demand a forensic audit of the City and Depts finances to see where the millions have been criminally misspent. The City is legally obligated and if indictments are required to get peoples attn, do it!
Happy Birthday!
Aren't you guys tired yet?
Congrats to you and your 'insignificant' blog!
Happy Birthday and thanks for a job very well done. Is that a 7 or a special birthday cake from DSLC?
Happy Bday
Just a note did anyone see Rep. Tom Cross was said to be upset about diabetes cuts in Il. because his daughter is said to be a diabetic, however, he has no problem in cutting our pensions and attempting to give Rahm more say in our pension by trying to slip a bill thru putting more Rahm appointees in charge of our pension so they can vote the way the city tells them. Funny how that works when it affects you vs. having no stake in something. Amazing
Congratulations -- you're also a vital resource for us non-police as well.
This calls for a "best of scc"
Happy Birthday Asshat!
Happy retirement,
Happy Insignificance,
Happy Blogging,
Happy mericloutorious bashing,
Happy NATO check...
Happy Birthday SCC. You do a great service, called telling the truth. I remember when you started and I was still on the job.
old retired guy
Happy Birthday SCC. Many more too!
OT: You need a "Take Down The Machine" section of your site. You can poll your audience on which scandal/politician MOST deserves to be investigated, and then open a thread up for comments where people with inside knowledge can post tips and clues anonymously. Apparently no federal agencies are concerned with Chicago politics, so, why can't you take this on? Look, Facebook helped topple some middle eastern shitbag leaders, right? So there's no reason to think that once your new site is built that Chicago crooks won't feel the same pressure. Let's spoon-fucking-feed the feds the inside knowledge they need to prosecute. Like all publicly available comment sites, you'll get your share of crap comments and wanna-be jokesters, but even if just one person is taken down because of it (Madigan?) wouldn't it catch on and be worth it?
(civilian post)
Big changes coming Friday, street deputies are back! Many big spots left open after retirements not to mention huge Sgts class. You hear it all here first
Maybe Sneed will mention you in her column along with whom ever else's birthday it is. congratulations on a job well done.
Happy Birthay SCC.......instead of cake, why don't you eat some pie.
* The Moline Dispatch took a look at how much some politicians put into their pensions vs. how much their cash benefits have been worth to date…
– Former Gov. Jim Edgar: $134,853 annually; $1.252 million total to date. His total contributions: $164,657.
– Former Gov. James Thompson: $131,031 annually; $2.023 million total to date. His total contributions: $84,966.
– Former Attorney General Roland Burris: $129,162 annually; $1.743 million total to date. His total contributions: $134,680.
Then again, our last two governors are ineligible to receive pensions, so maybe the bright side is their lawbreaking helped the pension fund a little bit.
****We wonder why our state pension system is screwed up, I'm sure Burris is gettin another pension from his short stint in the senate thanks to Blagoyashit!
Happy Birthday SCC
this blog is responsible for phony captains and xo's being assigned to 3rd watch . CPD needs more blue shirts and detectives right now.
We do not need more white shirts.
Save CPD pension- get rid of Gold Braid bill and pension for appointed Captains/XO's and any other person that received an appointed merit promotion before they take away any benefit from a Blue shirt that passed a test for his job as a Chicago Police Officer.
OT --
Out-of-town butthole "protester" pleads out on aggravated battery to police officer; walks away with misdemeanor charges after three attacks
"NATO protester admits he tried to pull cop off bike"
BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Criminal Courts Reporter/rhussain@suntimes.com May 30, 2012 12:16PM
"A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to two years court supervision for trying to pull a Chicago Police officer off her bicycle during the anti-NATO protests here earlier this month.
"Taylor Hall, 23, was sentenced last week after his felony charge of aggravated battery to a police officer was reduced to a misdemeanor and he pleaded guilty, court records show.
"The May 19 assault of the bike cop at 18th and Michigan was captured on video by a TV news helicopter, authorities said.
"Hall also assaulted two other officers that day and a day before but was not arrested in those cases, Cook County prosecutors said."
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12866796-418/nato-protester-admits-he-tried-to-pull-cop-off-bike.html
What ever happened to "Sign for two years. You take this to trial and you lose, I'll give you five years."
The attack was on tape. You'd be insane to demand a trial.
Lots of people have gone into IDOC on charges like this.
Why does "Taylor" ("Brent," "Jared" -- these names!) skip away home?
Why do we have Lt's as WC's? Eliminate the position!
"You can poll your audience on which scandal/politician MOST deserves to be investigated..."
--5/31/2012 01:57:00 PM
All of them. All of the no-good motherf__ers at once.
It's such a tangle of "choom gangs" and unprosecuted one-punch killers and TIF giveaways and rent-a-bikes and speed cameras and CeaseFires and "sewer cleaners" and gangbanger aldermen and shady "revs" that the only thing that will get to the bottom of it is firing squads working three shifts, under floodlights, out on the old US Steel property.
Oh, I forgot, there is an eagle nesting nearby.
Deal's off.
*
"Apparently no federal agencies are concerned with Chicago politics, so, why can't you take this on?"
--5/31/2012 01:57:00 PM
One person with job and family, up to their ears already running a busy web site.
"Anyone proposing an idea is automatically chairman of the committee charged with implementing it."
-- Roberts' Rules Of Order, more or less.
Give it hell!
>grin<
OT --
Selling of city continues --
CTA To Offer Corporate Naming Rights On 11 L Stations
May 30, 2012 4:58 PM
"CHICAGO (CBS) — The trend started with ballparks and stadiums, and now it will be happening with several CTA L stops.
"The Chicago Transit Authority will offer exclusive naming rights to 11 stations, giving companies the opportunity to tack their name with some of the more popular stops on the system.
"The Chicago Transit Authority issued “requests for proposals” seeking naming rights and sponsorships for the O’Hare, Fullerton, Belmont, Addison, Chicago, Grand/State, 95th, North/Clybourn, Midway, Ashland 63rd and 79th stations."
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/05/30/cta-to-offer-corporate-naming-rights-on-11-l-stations/
One thing you can be sure of -- whatever money this could conceivably bring in has already been spent ten times, one hundred times over.
I sure ain't telling anyone to "get off at the Apple Store Stop."
>pfft<
I mean, like, gag me with a spoon, you know?
Regarding... Anonymous said...
We as a Dept(including bosses) need to aggresively explain to the taxpayers that OUR pensions are not the cause of the current crisis. We need to demand a forensic audit of the City and Depts finances to see where the millions have been criminally misspent. The City is legally obligated and if indictments are required to get peoples attn, do it!
5/31/2012 12:36:00 PM
I hope by bosses you mean sgt., Lt., Capt. Because those are true bosses and deserve a pension that reflects their time on this job. However, if you're referring to the 65 Gold Braided exempts that are raping our pension of an average of an additional $27,000 extra a year above and beyond what they'll get from a civil service rank- then go fuck yourself.
Happy birthday and thanks for feeding my addiction of gossip, rumors, and real info. My nights after work would suffer if it weren't for your posts getting me all fired up!
Happy 7th Birthday SCC. You are the voice of Chicago's Finest and a beacon of light for city workers.
God Bless for many more years.
Seiser says you're welcome.
You guys here are still so insignificant :)
Happy b day SCC
And may many many more come with better news and rants
Happy birthday and a tipple of Buffalo Trace....neat, no clink.
Thank you (all), not just for the site but for your service to the city and its citizens.
From a Revenue hairgel with respect:
I'd happily buy you guys and gals a Round at The Hidden Shamrock in 019.
Happy #7
Check out this link A picture of our Super Intendent and Gator
http://thamovement1.blogspot.com/2010/08/gator-on-front-lines.html
Congratulations, SCC! Happy 7th and many more.
- civilian fan
I second that motion spoon feeding the feds about our politicians. Everyone knows a politician give them up. They don't care about us because they never did. I It's all about them. Target Madigan then Burke.
Off Topic - What's with the school cars in 015 taking Tahoes just to have them sit around for 8 hrs. Don't they see anything wrong with that!!!
Hey SCC any chance of posting the CPD vs CFD football game is this weekend. Kickoff is Sunday at 1pm @ Brother Rice HS 10001 S. Pulaski. The Enforcers will be honoring Dell Pearson and Ryan Marron. The game is always good and for a good cause.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY..... WISH I COULD SEE YOU'S IN YOUR BIRTHDAY SUITS!!!!!!
Just walked in the door after a long day at H.Q. the Sergeant's list was finalized this afternoon, announcement will be faxed out tomorrow by 1300 hrs.
Congrats to the 53 from the list and 22 who were meritoriously picked.I must say the merit selection of the individual officers selected were truly worthy.Clearly hard workers from their packets that were submitted.
Major City Hall news today.
The mayor has ORDERED McCarthy to start a citywide gang unit. It will be MSF, TRU, and SOS all over again with one major difference.
The unit will have the word "gang" in it. Expect applications to be out by the end of next week.
How many cops in the unit is up to McCarthy.
McCarthy has already been told that if the city goes over 500 murders, he will be fired.
Salute!
---not a cop
OT
How does Alderman Beale get off threatening civil disobedence and violence at Metra unless there are minority contracts? He is a leader of the community and uses threats for violence to negiotate jobs? WTF!
http://www.suntimes.com/12896061-761/beale-predicts-violence-if-metra-doesnt-hire-more-minorities-for-rail-project.html
Big changes coming. I will not be promoted to sergeant for the 27th consecutive year. You heard it here first.
Congratulations on another year!
Love the work you do here & Thank You for your service in your CPD job.
Breitbart has been lost, thank G-d we have you.
-not a Cop
Sgt list will be out tomorrow - Fridat.
54 Sgt. maybe a few more to get a few merit in.
This will be the last class off the current list.
New test to roll out mid August/Sept.
You heard it here first.
SCC itches?
City Hall, H.Q. and the ass-hoe local media scratches...
They run, stumble, fall, hit their head and shit their pants trying to stay ahead of an "insignificant blog" of, by and for Chicago's Finest...
And they hate it...
OT
Anyone hear any information about an off-duty officer (department unknown) shot in a robbery attempt in Dolton this afternoon?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-dolton-police-man-wounded-while-trying-to-rob-offduty-railroad-officer-20120531,0,1669285.story
Off-duty railroad officer lights up an offender in an armed robbery attempt in Dolton. How does Nelson say it...ah hah!
congrats on the anniversary. job well done scc.
"Once again, thank you. Without you, the readers, we are just yelling into the void."
Thank you, SCC, for lighting up the cockroaches, providing news we'd not see elsewhere, for giving us a place to vent, for providing stories for the lamestream media and for being a place for us to commiserate.
Here's to many more years!
Thank you for being so "insignificant", SCC!
Hey, whatever happened to Blog 501?
LOL!
"Big changes coming Friday, street deputies are back! Many big spots left open after retirements not to mention huge Sgts class. You hear it all here first"
I'm headed to the bank right now!!
"P.O. Randy Stevens, Dist. 018 said...God and His Angels watch (and intervene, when necessary) with great interest, what happens down here on earth every day. They LOVE the Spiritual Quality of Fearlessness."
--5/31/2012 08:59:00 AM
THANKS! What a great thought. It puts a little more spring in my step, against some difficult problems to confront.
"No weapon forged against you shall stand." -- Book of Isaiah
God bless all here. Stay safe.
Now that Paul Harvey's passed on, we look to you to give us "the rest of the story." Thank you, SCC. Wishing you continued success on your 7th Birthday.
Anonymous said...
Major City Hall news today.
The mayor has ORDERED McCarthy to start a citywide gang unit. It will be MSF, TRU, and SOS all over again with one major difference.
The unit will have the word "gang" in it. Expect applications to be out by the end of next week.
How many cops in the unit is up to McCarthy.
McCarthy has already been told that if the city goes over 500 murders, he will be fired.
5/31/2012 07:58:00 PM
It is obviously time to form a citywide squadrol unit to rush to the scene of certain shootings, stabbings etc. and snatch the body and make a mad dash for the nearest bordering suburb and put the homicide on some adjoining town.
Either that or the Marine Unit can take some over to the Indiana side or up to Winnetka or Wilmette. Those North Shore suburbs are woefully short on homicides and could use an influx of bodies washing up onto shore. Good practice for their detectives and crime labs too.
This will continue until homicides are back down to a politically acceptable level. This unit might be called the Homicide Abatement Patrol or HAP for short.
Naturally, the unit would be a super secret unit with everyone subject to strict need to know nondisclosure protocols.
Could work.
Anonymous said...
I second that motion spoon feeding the feds about our politicians. Everyone knows a politician give them up. They don't care about us because they never did. I It's all about them. Target Madigan then Burke.
5/31/2012 06:39:00 PM
Don't forget about the scumbag Cullerton/Allen crew. The regulars need to go.
"Naturally, the unit would be a super secret unit with everyone subject to strict need to know nondisclosure protocols.
"Could work."
--6/01/2012 07:48:00 AM
This could get medieval. If they are plague victims, catapult them over into Oak Park.
Tired now. What the hell was that one street -- between 020 and 024? -- that one bar there in Uptown that was just constant trouble, and everyone swearing up and down with a straight face that the fight had started on the other side...it was like every night.
Tired now. What the hell was that one street -- between 020 and 024? -- that one bar there in Uptown that was just constant trouble, and everyone swearing up and down with a straight face that the fight had started on the other side...it was like every night.
6/01/2012 08:57:00 PM
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Thorndale
Anonymous said...
"P.O. Randy Stevens, Dist. 018 said...God and His Angels watch (and intervene, when necessary) with great interest, what happens down here on earth every day. They LOVE the Spiritual Quality of Fearlessness."
--5/31/2012 08:59:00 AM
THANKS! What a great thought. It puts a little more spring in my step, against some difficult problems to confront.
"No weapon forged against you shall stand." -- Book of Isaiah
God bless all here. Stay safe.
5/31/2012 11:59:00 PM
You go Randy, I know you believe and live by what you write. You are a man of conviction, honorable and decent. Of course that means you will forever hold the exalted rank of Patrolman For Life.
"we few, we happy few, we band of brothers"
NO..............Thank you SCC!!!! Awesome Blog... THEE BEST!!! Keep it up!
No, thank you.
Happy Birthday SCC.
This blog keeps everyone informed .
Helped reduce that useless captain rank .
Kept us informed with issues on fop run off .
Thanks and keep posting the truth , most cpd officers deserve the title , Chicago's Finest , but all of us must help get rid of the dead weight .
Happy Birthday! Thank-you for shedding light on all the bullshit that happens city wide and would go unheard of throughout most of the department if it wasn't for you guys. The kool ade drinkers can bad mouth this blog all day long but no one can deny you provide a service that is outstanding and greatly appreciated.
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