Rahm Finds Millions More
- The Chicago Park District is exploring the possibility of expanding Soldier Field by 5,000 seats to bolster Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s long-shot bid to host the Super Bowl and, more importantly, to increase seating capacity for other revenue-generating events.
“We are fighting below our weight class. That’s the way I would look at it. We capped ourselves” with a capacity of 61,500 for football and 63,500 for other events, Emanuel told the Chicago Sun-Times.
“I know everybody looks at the Super Bowl. But, look at this hockey event [between the Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins], which we started last year with college hockey. You look at two years ago when we had the Mexican soccer team here. We have Liverpool coming. These things not only sell out. They sell out fast. And it’s clear that you could do more, given these super events and they would be self-financing and self-sustaining.”
Gee, if only someone, anyone, had said to the then-mayor, the Park District and the Bears that the $600 million "renovation" of Soldier Field a few years ago might have been better spent on a domed stadium, either attached to McCormick Place (or even on the wide-open, blighted west side), there might have already been a Super Bowl here, any number of additional conventions, and a revival of the hotel/restaurant business in the surrounding area.
Oh wait, everybody did say that. They were just ignored.
Oh wait, everybody did say that. They were just ignored.
Labels: money questions
posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
103 Comments:
The sergeants Retro checks are in as of 7pm, 4 March.
Go Bears
So the city will have no problem funding our pension then, right...?
i hope someone is keeping track of all this $hit when it come time to present it as evidence in court. all this spending and they are crying poor .
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In Phoenix, AZ:
A gravely wounded detective exchanged fire with a wanted ex-convict as the officer lay bleeding on the pavement before the suspect was killed in a chaotic daylight shootout near a busy Phoenix intersection, police said Tuesday.
John Hobbs, 43, a 21-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department, later died from gunshot wounds. His partner, a 44-year-old nine-year veteran of the force who authorities have not identified, remained hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday after also being shot.
"Today is a tragic reminder that our officers risk their lives for us every single day," Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton said at a news conference Tuesday morning.
Police identified the suspect, who was killed in the shootout Monday afternoon, as William Thornton. The 28-year-old was wanted on a probation violation warrant after having just been released from prison Jan. 9 where he served time for a drug conviction and resisting arrest.
In addition to the warrant, Thornton was a key suspect in the attempted murder of a man who was shot in the chest on Feb. 25, Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia said.
"The suspect immediately opened fire on our officers," Garcia said, noting the shooting highlights the dangers detectives encounter when tracking fugitives who don't want to go back to prison. "They'll do everything they can do to get away, including a reckless abandon for human life and that's what we saw yesterday."
Garcia said the undercover detectives were conducting surveillance outside a north Phoenix business that Thornton was known to frequent. When the suspect arrived at about 3:30 p.m. Monday, Garcia said it appears he immediately noticed the officers and tried to flee in a vehicle before causing a three-car collision in a nearby intersection.
Thornton then attempted to run away from the scene before exchanging gunfire with the detectives. Hobbs was shot first, but immediately began returning fire while lying on the pavement, striking the suspect multiple times. It wasn't immediately clear if Hobbs fired the fatal shots that killed Thornton.
Neither detective was wearing a bullet proof vest at the time of the shooting.
"They didn't have time" to put them on, Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Martos said while commending Hobbs' action after being shot.
"Heroic, absolutely heroic," Martos added. "We're talking about an officer who was shot and didn't give up the fight."
Hobbs and his partner were members of the department's Major Offenders Bureau tasked with tracking down and arresting violent offenders and fugitives.
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RIP officer, not worth the life of 100 shitbags.
Plenty of time for 2nd guessing later. Wear your vests out there please.
It's funny they all kinds of money for everything they want but NOTHING for the unfounded pensions they forget to pay for years!
Like many things in Chicago the renovations were ruined by Daley's whims. He wanted to keep the stupid columns and so this is what we got. Then a few years later he wanted to build another stadium for the Olympics since he was too shortsighted and could have made soldier field Olympic worthy to begin with. Could have kept the collonades and put Maggie Daley park there instead
But no money for a police contract. And no money for pensions. why do we just sit here and take this?
They are delusional I tell you, delusional. Pie in the sky. And with all the graft and corruption involved, it will cost twice as much as it should.
Hey Springfield are you watching what Rahm is spending money on? Yes, everything and anything. He has money for all kinds of stuff, but not first responders who make chicago a safer place to live and build a business.
Where is all this money coming from? Chicago is broke. All of these "projects" being put out by the mayor cost money. Our bond rating just went down again when the city borrowed another $2 Billion. If we are in the hole STOP SPENDING!
Pay the damn bills FIRST!
Anonymous said...
The sergeants Retro checks are in as of 7pm, 4 March.
3/05/2014 12:08:00 AM
You mean the sergeants got their Shields checks?
The reason they don't have Mc Dome is Dollar Bill Wirtz. He prevented any and all projects which threatened to take away traffic from the United Center, and his near Monopoly on big concerts and alcohol sales.
Gee, if only someone, anyone, had said to the then-mayor, the Park District and the Bears that the $600 million "renovation" of Soldier Field a few years ago might have been better spent on a domed stadium, either attached to McCormick Place (or even on the wide-open, blighted west side), there might have already been a Super Bowl here, any number of additional conventions, and a revival of the hotel/restaurant business in the surrounding area.
Oh wait, everybody did say that. They were just ignored.
That was the whole point. Better to build TWO stadiums than just one, right? More money in the pockets of the Chicago contractor A list.
Who else but a typical tax and spend liberal dumbocrat would max out their credit cards and take out a loan to accumulate more debt rather than admit you're spending too much/ money you don't have. Totally irresponsible and reckless spending just like most of their constituents live their lives- both using the taxpayers money.
Another reason to hang richie the stuttering prick from a lightpole
Yuze cops don't know nuttin. Yuze got to do it wrong da first time soze yuze kin do it again and again at da tax payerz expense.
Now yuze seez how dat wurks? Dats da socialist way. Everybuddy gots a job. Nobuddy duz nuttin right an nuttin wurks, but weez all makin money and dem dat come an kiss our asses gets to work.
That is rahm and madigan's way of thumbing their noses at you and your pension! They do not give a shit about first responders. They want to spend on every thing but pensions and put a income tax on what's left. After they get the final fucking in, they will build a Chicago casino just for "the children". Wake up people start contacting the stooges you continue to vote in and tell them enough!!!!
ON TOPIC
All citizens of Chicago should watch CNN special series called, Chicagoland on thursday night at 9pm.
It is a series that Rham does not want shown.
Why it shows his dictatorship of city. And why it is failing
It took an outside news agency to come to Chicago and see whats wrong. WOW
Any truth to to the rumor that the D Unit is closing shop on their heavy weapons teams.
3/03/2014 10:20:00 PM
They should, it's waste of time, money and man power. Why should they get special time to shot over your average rifle qualified officer, we have the swat team any way. There are more officers on the street with rifles than when the program started.
Funny he always finds $$$$ for his BS projects...but it's the PD, FD, and teachers that are breaking his budget.....
More officers? Our pension? No money for that right? You piece of shit, and the rest of you scumbag politicians...
Oh I just figured it out, they HAVE the money, but none of these crooked politicians buddies make money off of hiring more cops, or paying our pensions, these disgraced politicians don't gain from that. This city and country is so fucked up, ALL of these pieces of shit should be beaten or worse on sight, dirty motherfuckers.
Expect a lot more of this "walking around money" to be found and doled out before the election.
Anonymous said...
But no money for a police contract. And no money for pensions. why do we just sit here and take this?
3/05/2014 02:21:00 AM
So DON'T just sit there and take it.
Do your individual part.
NO revenue for the city for a month.
NO VRI for a month.
PUT UP OR SHUT UP. Time to send a message.
In case you haven't noticed Rahm sends almost weekly reminders of exactly how much money he DOESN'T have for a fair contract for first responders and the mandated shoring-up of our pension.
Or a raise for the police that are keeping crime down...
the tax and spend mayor.
no money to honor city pensions/healthcare.
plenty of money for elites; new basketball, baseball, football arena's... bike paths, park birdbaths, and river walks to enhance elite clouted real estate developers property value.
don't tax their property tho as we keep hearing this bullshit on how they are the 'job creators' haha.
no bailouts for detroit either.
however when ten's of thousands hit the streets it's 'boom' like magic here's one billion usa dollars for Ukraine.
is that what it takes
put it on the taxpayers credit card. that's all you have to do. oh and don't forget to add on the interest when you do.
this bailout is a tool that can be used to produce propaganda that shows a usa boost to gdp like the economy is doing great. but it's all borrowed money not earned money.
no-one is supposed to follow the money trail after it's laundered thru the ukraine.
we're all supposed to believe that whatever portion of the bailout money that comes back our way represents money made via productivity and hard work but follow the money.
it's a ponzi scheme. doesn't the money trail begin at the pension funds -- skipping pension payments, cutting food stamps, closing schools and mental healthcare facilities, increase our taxes
yeah, when the bills roll in then the political apparatus act as tho the debts they racked up were do to some unavoidable act of nature.
what kind of message does that send eh..
what kind of message does it send having high ranking clouted cdp officials knocking on gang bangers doors offering them clouted city jobs if they will only just stop shooting people.
some would equate that to negotiating with terrorist that are holding the city hostage.
nevertheless, getting a criminal record in chicago puts one on the path to political fame and fortune am right.
getting convicted of financial fraud and you just may be offered a position of teaching an honors class in economics at one of the states prestigious universities.
if you beat your wife you may be able to beat the sitting governor in an election.
we're running a public school system training ...no-no conditioning the children...training them for nonexistent careers, building false hopes and dreams and conditioning them to obey 'our brothers keeper'.
what a waste of human resources.
what does the higher math and science score propaganda do for you when the people being rewarded are the gun toting criminals
put money into pensions
private garbage driver picks up blue can as fast as driver and two man city crew picks up black can , cpd continues to pay full duty sworn officers full pay to do office work and allow officers to collect 75% disability when many of the officers are able to walk , drive etc and would work the inside office assignments
The pension fund is gone. Better start looking for work after retirement.
Rahm will pay for it with Bitcoins. Pension payments will be in Bitcoins, also.
Phoenix Police Detective death...happened in middle of afternoon with dozens of eyewitnesses on scene of major intersection where crash of vehicles attracted all persons nearby to stop and look as then the shooting happened....as the first stand up witness stated..."the officers never had a chance the gunman had the drop on them....third arriving officer on scene split seconds after shot the offender dead....all of Phoenix is mourning the 21 year veteran who died and not a negative word said about either officer...in fact streaming interviews of citizens praising police for their bravery. re Prayers for Phoenix officers today to find strength to keep strong. Thank God for the timely backup response. Retired sgtCPD
Anonymous said...
The sergeants Retro checks are in as of 7pm, 4 March.
3/05/2014 12:08:00 AM
Yeah well for all of you patrolmen and detectives who voted for Dean Angelo Sr., you should know his son Dean Jr. voted NOT GUILTY on all counts in favor of Mike Shields. I don't know who's more stupid, the old man or the kid...Shields fucks us out of retro, admits it and some board members still don't think he's GUILTY???????
Shit city and F-you police and firefighters we know you won't strike and we know you can't leave this shithole city haha. Another twenty millions please let us make Shitcago a tourist mecca at the expense of those we owe money too who cares what they think. Sad how this idiots keep spending money that the CITY DOES NOT HAVE. Pay our fuc-g pensions money Daley crime family took and spent for stupid shit. Can't wait to leave this shithole city. I never thought that what my FTO's first told me on my first day on the job would be so true. Till now after almost 19 years on he said kid the first and the sixteen are the most important days on this job. YESSSSSSSSSS they have been for a while now stay safe do the bare minimum and got home to your love ones. Never forget we are only a number the city. That is all carry on.
"But no money for a police contract. And no money for pensions. why do we just sit here and take this?"
3/05/2014 02:21:00 AM
Because the city needs $20 million to give the impoverished Pritzker family to build another hotel at 53/Lake Park.
Because the city owes $91 million for the former Michael Reese Hospital site, demolished for The Olympics That Never Happened.
As bad as Sochi, Russia -- with the same roaming packs of rib dogs, too.
Arf. Arf. Grrr...snap!
Politicians. The root of all thats fucked up with this state and country. I guess all the other problems are fixed now right. Rahm. If you ignore the problems they dont exist I guess. Must be tough to see Rosemont stealing a lot of trade shows because no one wants to go to McCormick place anymore. I love Moody's comments about the bond rating drop. NEW revenue and pension fix will be needed or the outlook gets worse. NEW revenue. Be prepared to see a whole lot of everything go up even higher and taxes on the things you never dreamed possible.
"But, look at this hockey event [between the Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins], which we started last year with college hockey. You look at two years ago when we had the Mexican soccer team here. We have Liverpool coming. These things not only sell out. They sell out fast. And it’s clear that you could do more, given these super events and they would be self-financing and self-sustaining.”
Since when did all this become the business of government?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/03/obamacare-architect-be-prepared-to-kiss-your-insurance-company-good-bye-forever/#
Ezekiel Emanuel, one of the architects behind Obamacare, is now claiming that “insurance companies as we know them are about to die.” Critics of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law have long alleged that one of the real goals of the law was to put private insurance companies out of business.
“The good news is you won’t have insurance companies to kick around much longer. The system is changing,” Emanuel writes in an op-ed on New Republic. “As a result, insurance companies as they are now will be going away. Indeed, they are already evolving. For the next few years insurance companies will both continue to provide services to employers and, increasingly, compete against each other in the health insurance exchanges.”
Got to ask this; when the shit hits the fan and people start physically revolting as in some of the European nations, does Rahm, Madigan, Quinn and the like think that the police of any municipality are going to protect them? If they do they are sadly mistaken. According to a recent census, illinois has over 50,000 police personnel. Best not to piss them off.
Build an indoor dome and stop over charging on tickets then maybe it will be a good idea for fans and not for the rich and famous.
Can't wait to watch this. Is it going to be some Rahm and Gary propaganda or will it show the truth?
Series made by the same people that did Brick City. It starts this Thursday.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/us/chicagoland?SR=Chicagoland
Can't blame Rahm just on pension issues. This has been going on for years by past administrations and fop members whom were taking from kickbacks, and stealing from the pension fund...I'm no big fan of Mr. Rahm but truth is this fool is tight with his money and is spending it on large venues to make more money...now I don't see why this is wrong. The pension nonsense needs to be straiten out by everyone. Including officers. All them Bullshit lawsuits that officers get themselves into put a dent on pension spending as well. All those nonsense suits u have no control over. Hey it is what it is. However, those that u can prevent, get away from it and use common sense cause at the end it's not worth it...pension problems are a group effort and that includes us...fop votes coming up don't be part of the 80% of the officers that don't even bother to vote voice your opinion and use common sense cause this is an issue that needs to be addressed and fix by everyone. Just like our vehicles we have many officers that drive like idiots stop fucking up cars...These are useless spending that we can at least stop.
MORE seats?!
I quit watching the thug NFL years ago, but I recently attended the Hawks / Penguins game at the lakefront. Our seats were in the upper deck and the nearest pisser was practically on the ground floor and crowded as fuck! I missed most of the second period waiting in line to use it! They wanna add more seats??!!
Hopefully they throw in one or two additional urinals. Ridiculous. I wouldn't go back to that ugly ass stadium on a bet!
There will always be money for stupid things but never important things.
as chicago politicians proclaim the creation of about 100 manufacturing jobs from some new detergent company the automakers bailout money has run out along with the executives that ran out with the taxpayers bailout all while claiming a brilliant turn-a-round success.
now the automakers have to rely on business fundamentals and compete on a level playing field we have this.
Sluggish Dodge Dart Sales Lead to Plant Layoffs
Ward's Auto (subscription)-41 minutes ago
The automaker says 325 workers at its Belvidere, IL, assembly plant have been laid off to balance vehicle supply with current sales demand. Dart sales in ..
we wonder how many are qualified mechanics and welders that that other company rahm was telling us about just couldn't find are being laid off.
not good for the citizens that fell for the ponzi scam of getting retrained at a chicago city college for welding eh... or mechanics.
domicks closed
motorola mobilty sold to china soon to be gone
radioshack closes 1,100 stores
which by the way the radioshack by me has a sign in the window claiming 'we're hiring' ergo the myth that they are jobs and people don't want them because i've seen the help wanted signs
Best Buy Layoffs: 2000 Mid-Level Managers Across US Getting Axe
Newsmax.com-22 minutes ago
Best Buy layoffs are coming, with the company letting go as many as 2,000 mid-level managers in an effort to cut costs and streamline management, according
Ocean Spray warns of 138 layoffs with closure of Bordentown City ...
The Times, Trenton-2 hours ago
BORDENTOWN CITY -- Juicemaker Ocean Spray's planned closure of its longtime plant in Bordentown City may result in 138 layoffs, according to a notice filed
Sixty Firefighters in Falls River MA Face Layoffs
FireEngineering.com-3 hours ago
"I'm doing everything I can as mayor to prevent layoffs within the Fall River Department," Flanagan said. This all started 5 years ago. A budget
BM sets layoffs, Austin impact unknown
Austin Business Journal (blog)-Mar 3, 2014
Workers are shown at IBM's design center in Austin. The computing giant is in the midst of a restructuring effort which has resulted in more than 1,000 layoffs ...
The Guardian
IBM set to slash another 500 workers
The Australian (blog)-Mar 3, 2014
The layoffs, which IBM describes as “resource action”, are part of a global move to trim ... Sources said morale was low within IBM, due to the ongoing job losses.
hahaha. so there ya go.
if you picked welding, mechanics. i/t, computer programming, juice manufacturing etc.. you picked the wrong major in school and should only blame yourself if you are unemployed.
sign-up for the predatory student juice loan and follow your 'brothers keeper's' advice. get yourself another worthless degree.
you'll soon see why you have a 'keeper' as the debt follows you to your grave.
false hopes for change that never materialize
In other news, Decatur, Illinois and Canton, Ohio, both submit bids to host the Super Bowl based upon their historical role in the development of professional football. Like Emanuel's idea, these bids will take a polar plunge and be forgotten.
Why does there have to be a "Maggie Daley" park anywhere?
sad day for all those public pension funds that were forced to divest their investments in gun manufacturers by the political apparatus.
Wall Street fired up about gun maker Smith & Wesson
USA TODAY-2 hours ago
Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson jumped 18% in early Wednesday trading, a day after reporting sharply higher earnings and bright sales .
of course the joke is on the taxpayers now because they have to make up for the pension shortfalls instead of the investment gains that may have been.
He's like a spoiled little girl that found herself in an expensive dept. store at Christmas. "I want it all, and then some!"
We hosted The World Cup, let's pull some crazy shit like that again w/this goof of a Mayor. Can U imagine?
The National Champion College Football Game?
Please, this is truly off the deep end. Swim on it, Rahm.
Mike Shields removed as president from FOP Chicago Lodge 7. He had did have his loyal supporters still hanging on and supporting him; He was found guilty on 3 of 4 charges and removed as President of the FOP;
Here is how your elected board voted on his removal from office. You do have to give Dean Angelo Jr credit though he tried to get a vote by secret ballot so the Shields supporters would not be associated with their NO vote like they were in this roll call vote that will be part of the minutes of this meeting;
Dean Angelo JR NO
Denis Doherty NO
Fernando Flores NO
Allen Jaglowski NO
Rick King NO
John Lipka NO
Daniel Shields NO
Ron Shogren NO
Daniel Trevino NO
Mike Underwood NO
Pat Duckhorn NO
Rich Aguilar YES
Michael Burke YES
William Burns YES
Terry Collins YES
Sidney Davis YES
Frank DiMaria YES
Mark Donahue YES
Bill Dougherty Chair does not vote
Kevin Graham YES
Anna Hanley YES
James Moriarty YES
Tim Moriarty YES
Tim Murphy YES
Danny Stover YES
John Caparelli YES
Dan Gorman YES
Hope you filled out your ballot accordingly sending these Shields/Angelo/Independent Pension Watchdogs a message.
Now that's Transparency!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Springfield are you watching what Rahm is spending money on? Yes, everything and anything. He has money for all kinds of stuff, but not first responders who make chicago a safer place to live and build a business.
3/05/2014 04:11:00 AM
I sure hope Springfield is watching Rahm piss away money like a drunken sailor. Rahm is soon to be pressing the lawmakers in Springfield to give him a pass on properly funding our pensions.
It all comes down to priorities. Rahm despises us and doesn't like our pension system so he chooses to ignore it and not contribute what's required of the city.
The legislators, a few years back, passed legislation that's gonna force the city to start getting the pensions funded properly... starting next year.
Rahm's crying a river about it and wants the legislators to bail him out.
Springfield: I sure hope you're watching this pompous ass and his antics and charades.
No money to pay for a mortgage but lets put in a new swimming pool.
Cant afford your own place to live but get a boob job.
It all fits in the Chicago Way.
R a m (rotten ass mayor) also on the news saying that Chicago is second to Hollywood in movie production with the larges single building studio outside of Hollywood, the old Ryerson Steel warhouse, wheres the revenue from that, stories about US on National TV and we are made the scapegoat for HIS failure to take any action on the pension issue other than to ask his lackeys in the state legislature to stall the mandated tax increase to fund pensions. This A HAT could have doubled the tax contribution from property taxes the last 2 years to minimize any dramatic amount, but will LIE and tell the public taxes will be doubled to make the mandated payment, when the pension portion of property tax is roughly 10 % of our property tax bill. Ald Fioretti says nobody wants to talk about and has the can has been kicked long enough. Republican canidates on Tuesday nights televised forum said they wont stall on Chicagos mandated pension payments.
Apparently the city is going to get their revenue on the backs of the working class no matter how it is done. On the northside today at around noon the city revenue guys were ticketing cars parked in front of a church. It was metered parking. The cars were there for Ash Wednesday services at noon. It's like the city went there and waited for all the people to go inside the church and then ticketed them. Come on City of Chicago you can't keep drinking from the same well- eventually it's going to dry up.
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AW YAW STEP RIGHT ON IN -- Man arrested after trying to bring gun into Daley Center
1:33 p.m. CST, March 5, 2014
"A Chicago man was arrested after trying to bring a loaded gun and other weapons, including a bullet-proof vest, into the Daley Center...
"Lumani Lubemba, 32, was arrested at 9 a.m. Tuesday and charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and with impersonation of a peace officer...
"Lubemba was at the Daley Center dressed in a blue uniform and wearing black body armor when he went up to a sheriff's deputy in the Daley Center and said he wanted to sign in his weapon, according to a press release released today by the Sheriff's office. He then showed the semi-automatic handgun he had on his right hip, under a jacket...
"Officials said that Lubemba works for a security firm but is not authorized to carry a gun...
"He was taken into custody and deputies found that he had three, fully-loaded magazines, containing 15 live 40-caliber, hollow-point bullets, a 4.5 inch knife, an ASP baton, pepper spray, and a pair of handcuffs..."
How do you "fully load" three magazines with only 15 rounds? Do they mean "three, fully-loaded magazines, EACH containing 15 live 40-caliber, hollow-point bullets?"
"Bullets." Got it.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-arrested-after-trying-to-bring-gun-into-daley-center-20140305,0,5445027.story
If we have extra money, let's start buying some cars. It's embarrassing to have so little cars available. I drove by a movie set and saw officers blocking traffic with their personal cars a couple days ago. You have officers waiting around the station for hours for available cars to come in between shifts. Cars go down for repairs but no pool car available. Cars in dangerous condition being driven on a daily basis. The current fleet need to be upgraded. So let's start using some of the money to buy some new cars.
this town, this country, this department, this police force, this person is in a rut.
we can't keep a trade show because of the corruption
they think they can get the superbowl??
ridiculous
Maybe they will finally let me in.
Soldier Field is our Mistake by the Lake.
Like many things in Chicago the renovations were ruined by Daley's whims. He wanted to keep the stupid columns and so this is what we got. Then a few years later he wanted to build another stadium for the Olympics since he was too shortsighted and could have made soldier field Olympic worthy to begin with. Could have kept the collonades and put Maggie Daley park there instead
Hey Frank Lloyd Wrong, Soldier Field is a landmark. You can't mess with the existing structure.
Now get that juice box from mom and go back to your Legos.
Curious.All the guys and gals plowing, salting, fixing pot holes etc. seven days a week on their day off for what seems like a full year of winter.Will they get retro checks in the spring or summer or are they paid OT when they get their regular pay check? Does Rahm promise to pay their families after they are dead?Does he tell S&S union to wait for awhile?
police officers can not use their personal vehicle for POLICE duty-just ask your insurance agent-IDIOTS! What police officers will do to earn $30 per hour
Imagine how many billions have been stolen over the years in Chicago by the ruling elite.Just look at how much the lady who worked for the town of Dixon stole,and they are tiny.
where oh where are the revenue agents on Sunday morning when the church going folks double park , triple park , park in bus stops , cross walks , fire hydrants etc
willing to bet some cars have no city sticker , expired state plates , tinted windows , no front license plate etc
no enforcement , why is that ?
maybe pam z , andy shaw , chuck goudie could look into this , city does need the money
What a clusterfuck.
Swan Lake, I mean.
--No Cop Here
ON TOPIC
All citizens of Chicago should watch CNN special series called, Chicagoland on thursday night at 9pm.
It is a series that Rham does not want shown.
Why it shows his dictatorship of city. And why it is failing
It took an outside news agency to come to Chicago and see whats wrong. WOW
3/05/2014 07:40:00 AM
SCC is kindly allowing you to advertise your series here for free. Not for one minute do I believe you're the police, despite your faux outrage.
WE need to stop calling for THEY to change things. It's simple,vote THEM out and STOP generating the necessary revenue THEY crave to feed this monster.
Anonymous said...
If we have extra money, let's start buying some cars. It's embarrassing to have so little cars available. I drove by a movie set and saw officers blocking traffic with their personal cars a couple days ago.
Could that possibly be because they are working off duty and being paid by the movie studio. If so why would they have a squad car. Just asking.
When the FOP ballots are counted on Friday, it should be the end of the Shitty Wide team. They have done everything that they can, to ho onto their six figure jobs, including setting Shields up to fail. Karma is a both!
Mark Donahue gave the city over 20 million of your pension money back. Enough.
OT:
FOP Current Update
March 5, 2014
Suspended President Removed
The Lodge 7 Board of Directors officially removed Michael K. Shields from his position as the president of Lodge 7 by a vote of 15 to 11 at yesterday's Board of Directors Meeting.
Last month, the Committee appointed to hear four charges filed against Shields convened and weighed the evidence. A report was prepared by the Committee and presented to the Board of Directors yesterday as part of the monthly Board Meeting. After consideration, the Board of Directors voted and found Shields guilty of three of the four charges. After a finding of guilt, the Board voted that Shields be removed as president of the FOP.
Please name the 11 idiots that voted to keep lil Mikey as prez.
I know one of them is "I'm disabled when it's convenient for me's" son. What about the other 10?
The lack of concern and anger I see by my coworkers is mind numbing. We are on the verge of losing the bulk of what our predecessors fought so hard for and appeasement is not an option. Every cent of revenue is a nail in our coffin as is every hour of V.R.I.
Black Friday is coming for the Shitty Wide mopes.! Back to the districts, Billy!
Heard Mike Shields was crying to the fop board that he has a family to support and needs that $600 a month stipend to survive the next three years as immediate past president.
Fuck you clown! how about you fucking us out of retro money? how about our families? Who voted to keep this asshat? we need to hold their feet to the fire!! Unmask these fools!!
To 2:21am you sit there and take it because like most cops you live outside your means, or you want to work tact, or a early car. So you do whatever they ask when they dangle the carrot. There is no loyalty or shame and just like the general public the avg cop, not all are dumb and feel entitled. It's sad to see the mentality of the avg citizen to infiltrate the police dept . Now go get that contact card so you can work VRI good boy now roll over I got a treat for you
At Tuesday's meeting, Shields didn't beg, or even ask the Board for anything. More lies from the Bridge of the Titanic. Shields was removed, and was OK with it. He will get on with his life, but Billy will be out next.
Congrats to decency. Debo Adegbile, a scumbag lawyer who defended a cop killer, was rejected as an appointment to the department of justice officry of civil rights. Obama is said to be enraged that his pick was rejected. All cops should celebrate this . never should a lawyer who advanced his career defending an animal who murdered one of our brothers occupy a high government office.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
police officers can not use their personal vehicle for POLICE duty-just ask your insurance agent-IDIOTS! What police officers will do to earn $30 per hour
3/05/2014 05:20:00 PM
I'm sure you meant to say their insurance coverage may or may not cover them/their auto. Some policies exclude all use in the line of duty, some exclude 'emergency response'. Some have no exclusion at all.
A few years ago, my company added an exclusion for 'emergency response' (but they'd be hard-pressed to deny me coverage if I took the car home for lunch, or to feed the dog).
I'm sure your intention was to remind everyone to check their policy and see if there's anything specifically directed at exclusions regarding their primary or secondary employment, right?
Anonymous said...
Heard Mike Shields was crying to the fop board that he has a family to support and needs that $600 a month stipend to survive the next three years as immediate past president.
Fuck you clown! how about you fucking us out of retro money? how about our families? Who voted to keep this asshat? we need to hold their feet to the fire!! Unmask these fools!!
3/05/2014 09:15:00 PM
A NO vote is to keep Shields in office: They lost
Dean Angelo JR NO
Denis Doherty NO
Fernando Flores NO
Allen Jaglowski NO
Rick King NO
John Lipka NO
Daniel Shields NO
Ron Shogren NO
Daniel Trevino NO
Mike Underwood NO
Pat Duckhorn NO
Hey Frank Lloyd Wrong, Soldier Field is a landmark. You can't mess with the existing structure.
Now get that juice box from mom and go back to your Legos.
3/05/2014 05:02:00 PM
Lost landmark status in 2006:
"The National Park Service said Friday that former Interior Secretary Gale Norton had signed the order removing the stadium from the list of historic landmarks. The order followed an advisory board's finding that the glass bowl-shaped stadium set inside the colonnades of the old Soldier Field had destroyed the stadium's historic character."
Anonymous said...
Got to ask this; when the shit hits the fan and people start physically revolting as in some of the European nations, does Rahm, Madigan, Quinn and the like think that the police of any municipality are going to protect them? If they do they are sadly mistaken. According to a recent census, illinois has over 50,000 police personnel. Best not to piss them off.
3/05/2014 10:47:00 AM
For this reason a massive underground complex was built at Denver's airport. When we finally have had enough, they will start heading for the bunker, and ride out the mayhem that will ensue.
Im no Indiana fan, but he sure loves to blame that state for everything wrong with this city... blamed Indiana when he was on Letterman a few months back. 9.5 slammed indiana and Letterman is from there. He bashed indiana again today with petkoch issue. Those politicians need to slam him back.
SCC
I guess "BLACK FRIDAY" is going to come early this year for the SHITTYWIDE SLATE.
After ballots are counted on Friday, it looks like Bill Dougherty and his slate of fools, especially
Mike " I 'll run on your ticket but not go to any roll calls with you" Burke, are out of FOP once and for all.
BYE BYE SHITTY BOY'S, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thank You SCC
It's called a Domed Stadium, build it they will come.
Anonymous said...
Heard Mike Shields was crying to the fop board that he has a family to support and needs that $600 a month stipend to survive the next three years as immediate past president.
Fuck you clown! how about you fucking us out of retro money? how about our families? Who voted to keep this asshat? we need to hold their feet to the fire!! Unmask these fools!!
3/05/2014 09:15:00 PM
It was suggested to Mike Shields by someone close that he should apologize to the membership and resign. That was last year. That would have been the stand-up thing to do and he could have at least salvaged some dignity and done the right thing. He screwed up. Big time. The thing to do was admit this to the membership, apologize and resign.
He refused. He even then denied doing anything wrong, in the face of overwhelming evidence.
Then he pulled the fixed contract allegations. With no evidence, no proof, no witnesses, no documentation. That is when the cheese slid all the way off his cracker and even many close to him bailed out.
Still I am surprised as many voted to save him as did. I figured it would be way lopsided, 24-2 or something like that.
Too bad, he caused lots of damage and failed to acknowledge his mistakes.
WE need to stop calling for THEY to change things. It's simple,vote THEM out and STOP generating the necessary revenue THEY crave to feed this monster.
Like I have posted before. We do not need the useless FOP. We are 8500 strong. If we only stood together as one. NO VRI!
Show BiZZZZZZ!
Rahm and Co. are sucking the last bits of blood out of this place, figure it out.
Just wait until Rahm and Rauner get to work as a team.
Anonymous said...
Got to ask this; when the shit hits the fan and people start physically revolting as in some of the European nations, does Rahm, Madigan, Quinn and the like think that the police of any municipality are going to protect them? If they do they are sadly mistaken. According to a recent census, illinois has over 50,000 police personnel. Best not to piss them off.
3/05/2014 10:47:00 AM
They already know that. Why do you think they require you to register all of your firearms when no one else has to? They will move against the police first in a Night of the Long Knives strike. Sad part is, some of your fellow officers will be party faithful members and leading the way to drag you out of your home.
re: Soldier Field
daley built it that way in an attempt to maintain the historical landmark designation, but once completed, the landmark designation was removed. What an asinine attempt!!! Like everything else in Chicago, we have to do it at least twice to get it right so the proper people "earn" the payoffs.
The NFL would never pick an outdoor stadium in a cold climate (again) for the Super Bowl.
even rahmbo admitted that this was all a pipe dream and their was no way to pay for it right now--- just wait until the final bill is tallied for the winter from hell--- snow plowing and salting, busted water mains, potholes, etc--- chicagoans are tough people and are accustomed to cold and snow but this one has really worn folks down--- this place looks like it got hit by an atomic bomb....
are they paid OT when they get their regular pay check? Does Rahm promise to pay their families after they are dead?Does he tell S&S union to wait for awhile?
S and S here, We get paid. Except a few years ago. We agreed to take comp time for a year.
Anonymous said...
Heard Mike Shields was crying to the fop board that he has a family to support and needs that $600 a month stipend to survive the next three years as immediate past president.
Why would we give him a $600 a month stipend? Let him live on his detective pay,OT and court if he wants to be a po. Hes had the big pay for 4 years. Live like the rest of us.
Anonymous said...
Mark Donahue gave the city over 20 million of your pension money back. Enough.
3/05/2014 07:12:00 PM
Selective memory asshole. In return we got the city to agree to 2.5% a year on the pension after 20 years instead of 2%. That is max out on the pension at 29 and a day instead of 32 and a day.
Anonymous said...
Why does there have to be a "Maggie Daley" park anywhere?
3/05/2014 12:39:00 PM
Because they needed a bunch of repairs, yet again, to Millenium Park and used Maggie Lard Ass Park as an excuse.
$55 million bucks. That is just an extension of the bungling and mismanagement of shortshanks.
The most truthful thing I ever heard Daley say is when the subject came up of the contract between the City and Com Ed. Someone brought up the possibility of the City running the electric utility in Chicago.
Daley said to the media, "What?!" "Would you want a city worker running the electric company in this town?" Truer words were never spoken.
C'mon, think about it. If he keeps spending and keeps borrowing he will eventually bankrupt the City sending it into receivership, and then will be able to kill all of the pension debt and overdue bills. He plans to restructure the City's payment obligations and make extreme cuts to the number of employees, then farm out the work through privatization. I can see right through these politicians and their manipulative moves. Someone has to get to his inner circle with a wire, then he can room with Blaggo, Levin and the rest of his secret ilk.
BBWWAAA!!!!
Alderman crying about getting caught by Speed Cameras, TWICE Already!
That's your Mayor you vote for you bozo!
http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/nabbed-twice-speed-cameras-alderman-demands-better-signage/thu-03062014-241pm
DePaul drops another one tonight, what are they? 2-25 or so?
They can't even make the NIT, much less the NCAA, they draw about 2,000 people to a game, and even that has to be people coming to see the other team-- why are we building them a 15,000 seat arena?
The Bears want another 5,000 seats at the park district facility? Let them pony up for them, they'll have no trouble selling extra season tickets
'mon, think about it. If he keeps spending and keeps borrowing he will eventually bankrupt the City sending it into receivership, and then will be able to kill all of the pension debt and overdue bills. He plans to restructure the City's payment obligations and make extreme cuts to the number of employees, then farm out the work through privatization. I can see right through these politicians and their manipulative moves. Someone has to get to his inner circle with a wire, then he can room with Blaggo, Levin and the rest of his secret ilk.
3/06/2014 04:34:00 PM
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You are 100% correct. If you try to claim bankruptcy or work something out with a bank, you have to prove your broke or miss payments in order for them to help you. This is not a crisis, it is rahm manufacturing one at the expense of the tax payers and city workers, who have always been what makes this city great. Get this arrogant midget ass out of office asap.
Anonymous said...
Heard Mike Shields was crying to the fop board that he has a family to support and needs that $600 a month stipend to survive the next three years as immediate past president.
Why would we give him a $600 a month stipend? Let him live on his detective pay,OT and court if he wants to be a po. Hes had the big pay for 4 years. Live like the rest of us.
3/06/2014 10:57:00 AM
The immediate Past President traditionally gets a board seat with the $600 a month stipend and a delegates spot at the state and national FOP conventions. It is typically automatic. This situation is not a normal transfer of power.
Shields was never a detective.
can someone please make this cheesedick mayor and his lackey mcswiller go on a long one way trip to alaska--- these 2 have been smoking the bubble pipe again and need a reality check--- jumping into a frozen lake and pounding your brain with booze is not the answer....
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