Thursday, May 10, 2018

Alderman Replies?

Does this mean we aren't "insignificant" any more?
  • Alderman Hopkins said...

    In numerous media interviews (including the Tribune story that is the subject of this post) over the previous four days, at no time did I describe the events downtown on 5 May as "normal". SCC falsely and inaccurately attributed "It's Normal" as a quote from me in the post's headline, when I said no such thing.

    My quote in the Tribune draws a contrast between unruly teen behavior on the beaches and schoolyards, etc, and the type of mass criminal activity that was planned on social media and executed by a large group with leaders and as it appears, some semblance of organization. Nothing about that is normal.

    I was wrong about one thing, however. I said there were no serious injuries associated with the mayhem downtown on 5 May. I learned earlier today that a 21 yr old victim, visiting downtown from the suburbs with his girlfriend, was attacked without provocation by 4 unknown offenders. He remains in ICU, critical condition with a fractured skull.

    His distraught parents contacted my office today, because their repeated 911 calls failed to generate an investigatory response of any kind. For the record, SCC, I don't think that's normal, either.

    5/10/2018 12:14:00 AM
First of all, what's an alderman doing up at 12:14 AM? Second, You Like Us! You Really Really Like Us!

Ok, back to seriousness. This amused us enough to break our semi-tradition of only posting overnight and it deserves front page play as soon as possible so everyone can enjoy it. For the record, we'll apologize for the "quotation marks" around the headline "It's Normal." The Alderman never actually said it was normal, and we are correcting it as we speak. This is an opinion blog and we are of the opinion that Alderman Hopkins, for whatever reason, seems to have implied that it was normal behavior. It certainly sounds like an excuse and that people in Chicago should just expect this sort of behavior during the summer from teens who (once again) are without description.

Here's the actual quote once again, sourced from the Tribune:
  • “Teenagers do have a tendency to get unruly and get uncontrolled; that happens every summer on the beaches ... it happens in the school yards across the city,” 
Anyone disagree that that quote can pretty much be construed as an excuse for the misbehavior? Because we don't recall doing any of this growing up in Chicago. Our unruliness may have involved a few games of "ding dong ditch," but nothing on the scale of property damages, assault, battery, etc.

Most disturbing however, and unaddressed by the Alderman, is the complete non-coverage by the mainstream media that a visitor - a tourist - to Chicago lies in a hospital bed, IN CRITICAL CONDITION, with a fractured skull, due to this incident. And we have read not a single word about it in the papers, seen not a single story on the television or radio, or even heard a whisper of a rumor that perhaps the superintendent or the mayor himself, has expressed sympathy for the victim and his girlfriend and family for what happened under their watch.

The reduced manpower and gutting of the so-called "quiet areas" has directly led to the current situation and we've been warning of the approaching storm for over a decade now. While we're flattered that an actual Alderman took the time to correct our misquotation, we'd be a bit happier if he (and others) corrected the far greater crimes taking place under past and current administrations at City Hall.

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116 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

For years our elected officials blew off SSC and CWB as internet chatter, trolls, uninformed, etc. That is finally changing as the crime based stories you are reporting on add up to a total of a lot of evidence that Crook County Criminal Justice is broken. How many 21 year old kids in ICU will it take? They sweep it under the rug, but it adds up one family at a time. Some kid excited to be in the big city with his girlfriend gets the crap beaten out of him. Sickening.

5/10/2018 08:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...a tendency to get unruly.."

WTF! you a-hole.

Tell that to the victims of these aggravated assaults and battery.

5/10/2018 08:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Days later we discover that an individual is in ICU with head trauma. See Mr. Alderman, that is the issue with our current disingenuous media coverage. We never needed SCC to interpret your comments. We would expect nothing less or more than a middle of the road response from any Chicago politician.

5/10/2018 08:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Alderman Hopkins you need to get together with all of the other 018th and 001st district alderman and fight for more police officers
Dont stop until you have equal or greater manpower than 007 and 011 in both 001 and 018. This abuse of law abiding, taxpaying citizens and tourists has to stop. Shoot for 500 plus in each district. There was a day not so long ago that 018 had over 500 assigned officers and that didnt include the public housing unit. GET ON IT...

5/10/2018 08:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I commend the Aldermam for addressing the blog, even if it's through the comments section.

Now that we're acknowledging the problem, the next issue is addressing it. Roving groups of black males and females are terrorizing citizens on the streets of Chicago. I'll guarantee if this continues, one of the youths will be shot and killed by a CCL holder. Then after the riots the media will wonder aloud, how did this happen?

A quick guide to avoid downtown wildings is to ask yourself whether it's five minutes from the Red Line? If it is, you are traveling at your own risk.

5/10/2018 08:45:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Most dishonest, and ultimately dangerous, in Alderman Hopkins' response is the implication that the violence downtown is somehow different than the violence on the beach and on the playgrounds, because it is somehow orchestrated by mysterious external forces. No, Alderman, it is all the same because the people doing it are the same people. They are to blame.

5/10/2018 08:50:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oak Park, Skokie, Wrigleyville, Lakeview are you ready for a community Flash Mob riot? Get ready they are planning on visiting you soon. Anywhere the El runs is in the cross hairs. CTA might be wise to stop EL service Friday and Saturday nights for the summer months or run one car trains.

5/10/2018 08:55:00 AM  
Blogger Cuthbert J Twillie said...

Excuse me Alder-Creature Hopkins, but when I read your quote in the Tribune I certainly got the impression that YOU were excusing this Mob Action and Felonious Behavior as being "NORMAL" because YOU said it happens regularly; “Teenagers do have a tendency to get unruly and get uncontrolled; that happens every summer on the beaches ... it happens in the school yards across the city,”.

For your edification Alder-Creature Hopkins, this is the definition of 'Normal': usual, typical, or expected. THIS pretty much confirms that YOU SAID that the savagery on the Mag Mile is now 'normal' as far as YOU are concerned, anyway.

By the way Mr Hopkins, I don't know where or how YOU were raised, but as Teenagers my friends and I did NOT get 'unruly' and/or go around 'uncontrolled'. Not on the beaches, not in the schoolyards, and NOT in the Parks. And sure as Hell NOT on the Mag Mile, the Gold Coast, or the Chicago Loop!

5/10/2018 08:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

These are racial hate crimes. If the races were reversed, that would be obvious even to a complete idiot. And if the races were reversed, the government would put an end to it tomorrow.

5/10/2018 08:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yep, flood the bad neighborhoods with police. And starve the good neighborhoods for police protection. This is what you'll get.

It's all simple math.

5/10/2018 09:02:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Remember the 1978 dystopian gangster movie “The Warriors”? Great movie. Watch it. These social-media organized riots remind me of the opening of “The Warriors”.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUrWYv2vtU

I want to ask our Aldermen, “Can you dig it? Can you DIG IT!?”

5/10/2018 09:06:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where is the tourist from?

Have you contacted their local news organizations to see if they have any comment?

Remember the Lcal Angle Always Plays, and if it bleeds - it leads!

5/10/2018 09:07:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey PC Alderman, call it like it is! Hundreds of thugs from the south and west sides terrorized citizens in your Ward! Thousands of Cops are deployed to Districts that hate the Police, leaving the Districts that want the Police shorthanded!

Here's your chance to represent your Ward, don't blow it. Rham is out the door!

Who's side are you on Alderman? Don't you love your City? Then, how about getting with the program, why don't you jump on the team and come in for the big win?

5/10/2018 09:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

In the mean time, while these animals terrorize the city and the citizens you and your fellow alderman sit in the city counsel and do nothing while rahm makes the Police public enemy #1 going on a witch hunt with COPA as his main hunting dog to fire and suspend as many Officers as possible. Get off your ass and put that little police hater on a leash.

5/10/2018 09:12:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If it is becoming the “norm” is it safe to say it’s “normal”.

5/10/2018 09:18:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

They will never address the problem they helped create. To do so would be to admit they were wrong. They are not capable of fixing a problem that they don’t understand is a problem. They are politicians. When the wind blows, they bend in the same direction. When the public reacts, they react by first by covering their own a$$. As I see it, the aldercreatures response was just standard political procedure. Any excessive response (I.e. highlighting of any city problems) and he will get bent over the mayors desk. “Its Normal”.

5/10/2018 09:23:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Spent my first 20 years growing up in the city. Never did any of that stuff. Got a little rowdy on a Friday or Saturday night, maybe drank a few beers down by the rocks on a warm summer night. But never assaulted ,battered or robbed anyone. When the man showed up and told us to move along, we moved along. Of course, I also had two parents that didn't let us get out of hand either. Periodic "attitude adjustments" were made along the way. Wilding, assaults, robberies, carjackings are not normal behavior. That's criminal behavior. It's not "kid stuff" Someone needs to control their children.

5/10/2018 09:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is why we have to vote along with our families. Politicians read this blog to scale our level of discontent. We don't vote they'll blow the dept members off as just disgruntled city workers. We have to make the politicians consider our voting power.

5/10/2018 09:42:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well at least he reads this "insignificant blog!" How about this headline alderman get used to it:
Screams down the block, then sirens: 'I just knew somebody was shot'
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180509-story.html

This is now citywide,and your area is quickly being a complete "no go" zone! Rahm is the CEO of the city, you and the other 49 are on the board of directors, the taxpayers are the "investors" and we see zero returns on investment so don't you think every last 1 of you should immediately (If not sooner) resign?

Now alderman the key here is supporting law and order and the rule of law! Have you spoke out when rahm ruthlessly took away police retirees health care plan,and shifted money to pander to illegal criminals? How about the police pension have you spoke out to "ramp it up?" Ok how about the slowly moving police contract? how about spending hundreds of millions in establishing layer after layer of organizations to attack and investigate the police? Crickets::: Now please get your shine box, your either with us or like the rest your against us which side are you on?

5/10/2018 09:45:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kudos to Ald. Hopkins for reaching out to SCC.

Kudos to you SCC for covering that and for not letting the fact that EVERYONE( mayor, other politicians, mainstream media etc. made absolutely not one peep about the mayhem that occurred around Water Tower.
It’s as if they think that if they don’t cover it, or talk about it then it’s as if it never happened. Gee Rahm sure is wonderful at controlling the message isn’t he? Hmm I wonder if he’s running for re election?

5/10/2018 09:47:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC:
What about the racial double standard regarding media coverage?
Do you think that if a pack of White utes has wreaked this kind of mayhem that it still would’ve received no coverage?

When offenders are “from the community” the media either doesn’t cover it or if they cover it they’re ridiculously vague on the offenders description intentionally not indicating race.

It’s time to address the elephant in the room.

5/10/2018 09:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

2 or 3 beat cars west of western in the 19th ward,thats bullshit with the amount of taxes we pay!

5/10/2018 09:54:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

First, I'm not a cop, before you blame the police as usual. The statement he made was indeed depicting that awful violent behavior as normal regardless how he words it. Personally, I don't think SCC should have apologized, but that is what decent logical rational people do. Prayers to the poor victim that was assaulted by these thugs,-yes, thugs- let's call it like it is instead of making excuses and coddling them! I hope this story goes world wide so people know not to come here to Chicago! It is not safe here! Living here is terrifying, and that's an understatement! Us natives know, but poor unsuspecting tourist's don't. To hide violent crime then make excuses for the criminals is plain wrong! But then again, there's only a few of us decent logical rational people left here.

5/10/2018 09:54:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow second city this a stamp of approval! SCC is a more reliable and respectable news source than The Tribune/Sum Times.
Thank you for being our source of real news.

I hope someone writes a story on the victims of this wilding attack. In the ICU with a cracked skull! These hateful animalistic thugs need to be stopped not coddled!

5/10/2018 10:01:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If the young man from the burbs is white then this should be a hate crime. They were yelling "white people must die"

5/10/2018 10:06:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The fact is, The manpower has been crushed over the years. They try and mask it by having VRI downtown and on the lakefront, but they desperately need more bodies for VRI. They need to increase the daily numbers and go to 4 days allowed per month. At least for the summer.

5/10/2018 10:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Any lack of investigation is not on the beatcops, it comes from higher up by those that are keeping the entire incident under wraps
How many more were injured/attacked but chose not to report it?

Why aren't the parents doing one of these "Speaks out" segments that the so called local news finds so popular? (Mother of man accused of killing 3 speaks out)

Have they tried to enlist the media and been ignored?
Inquiring minds want to know. Contact SCC parents

On the bright side, at least this alderman is saying something publicly about a problem that apparent;y never happened if the city, CPD brass and media have their way
Let's see if a dead fish is delivered to his office today

5/10/2018 10:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That quote.......
“Teenagers do have a tendency to get unruly and get uncontrolled; that happens every summer on the beaches ... it happens in the school yards across the city,”

Sure as fuck means "that shit happens every summer and in schools, chill the fuck out, it's normal for those degenerates. Plus because Gerry Mc Carthy is responsible for the ISR, and Escalante is responsible for deescalation, and Johnson is responsible for the new lack of use of force model, what do expect the police to do?"

The ship is 3/4 sunk. Respond to the assignment, call an ambulance, generate a flash, provide a report, guard the crime scene, make notifications/requests, and repeat.

America

5/10/2018 10:35:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I LOVE YOU SCC!!! Thank you for bringing to light so many of the ongoing and often ignored problems occurring throughout the city.
Well Done!

5/10/2018 10:38:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...


The alderman doesn’t have to say it. Every time I work VRI I speak to at least one downtown resident who expresses great concern for their safety. They know it is the new normal. Sadly the visitors to north Michigan Ave don’t always know this and probably don’t exercise the level of caution they would if they knew how our mag mile has become. It is shameful that the city and specifically our department doesn’t warn people of this danger. Profits over lives, right Rahm?

5/10/2018 10:42:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Fuck 007, 011, and 015. Officers are tripping over themselves with outside units and bloated watches when the areas that pay for everything gets shit. Why do we care so about gang on gang killing over dope spots when real victims are getting the shaft.

5/10/2018 10:43:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

FOP should march on city hall FUCK 9.5 fingers and Special Ed A retired Chicago Police Officer The Real Police

5/10/2018 10:50:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

“Teenagers do have a tendency to get unruly and get uncontrolled; that happens every summer on the beaches ... it happens in the school yards across the city,”

It certainly sounds as if he accepts this as "Normal" behavior and perfectly within the bounds of an Opinion Journal.

5/10/2018 11:21:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Obviously local media was so star struck by Lester Holt's appearance they forgot how to do their jobs. Too bad. They won't learn anything from Holt either except how to pitch softball questions about Shot Spotter.

5/10/2018 11:28:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

(OT) come on Baltimore vs Chicago:
Murder Of 16-Year-Old Marks Baltimore’s 100th Homicide This Year
Bash the police democrats in control criminals pandered to similarities are endless:

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/05/09/baltimore-100th-homicide-this-year/

5/10/2018 11:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Pollution of the Political Perverts continues unabated within the Cesspool of Cities.

Exhibit #1 - This Motherless Fuck Face.

Exhibit #2 - The Shit Pile spewed by This Motherless Fuck Face.

Exhibit #3 - The Echoing Silence cascading thunderously throughout the Canyons of this Cesspool of Cities' Mugnificient Miles.


Fuck Them.

Fuck Them All.

5/10/2018 11:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What really gets to me are two things here. One, a visitor to the city was assaulted and almost killed and lies in critical condition in a hospital. Two, I heard absolutely nothing at all on the internet or anywhere else about this whole incident from any sort of mainstream media. Except on this website, other than that, there was a total blackout. We truly live a sorry day and age when this is allowed to happened and it seems is given a wink and a nod by the powers that be. One more reason to leave Illinois.

5/10/2018 12:20:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey alderman watching Fox world news now,and everyone is excited how President Trump freed the hostages from North Korea, you know the guy that so many of you democrats have based your careers in Chiraq on bashing, how about asking him to free the hostages in Chicago? What hostages you say? That would be the people who are so afraid to leave their homes due to the excessive chances of being a victim, or killed you know trivial thing like that! Your up so late let me guess you were drowning you sorrow, just got back from a fancy bar, maybe even met Brendan oreilly the guy whose focus was removing Trumps street sign after he spent over hundred million, to build that beautiful hotel. Ahh Brendan the same Otis who took thousands from Trump in so called campaign contributions then refused to give it back!

Now we have you writing to this blog, what have you done to back the police? Have you spoke out when rahm ignorantly took away police retirees health care? How about the bastardization of cpd? How about Cpd underfunded pensions? Contract? Silent again right?

You carry a gold aldermanic enforcement badge like the rest, since your up so late how about rounding up a couple of your cohorts and walk the streets downtown, and if you see something take an action, have Ryan the Cpd mouth record it so we can "follow the guidelines" in your infinite wisdom you set! Don't be scared or a coward!

5/10/2018 12:22:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Chicago politicians are liars! The news media will put their we love rahmie spin on this incident and it will go away. Besides its just one tourist out of rahmie's 55 million. The news media bought that one to.

5/10/2018 12:32:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kudos to SCC for making the correction, it's a mark of journalistic integrity to admit errors and correct them in a prominent manner (unlike the Slum Times or Fibune which bury the "Correction" on some random page, below the fold, in small print...).

Kudos to the Alderman for at least responding to your posting. Looks like SCC is moving from 'insignificance' to Aldermanic RADAR Screens, and that's a good and a bad thing. Good because it means that they realize they have less places to hide from the Bright Disinfecting Light of The Truth. Bad because when they realize they have less places to hide, they start trying to obfuscate and inveigle even more, which makes it harder to shine the Light on the Truth, and also because they start to get mad and go on the offensive to shut off the Light.

Pretty soon, no one's going to get their entertainment fix ("news") from Slum Times or Fibune. They'll get it from bright Light blogs such as SCC, CWB, et. al. and that's a good thing.

Thank you SCC for all you do. Keep up the good work.

5/10/2018 12:35:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC you just made Chicago media look like fools. I'm sure they're rushing to the hospital as we speak. What a pathetic bunch (criminals and media - one in the same).

5/10/2018 12:35:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Our unruliness may have involved a few games of "ding dong ditch," but nothing on the scale of property damages, assault, battery, etc.

That game may be more suited for the youthful exuberance of The Kissing Bandit and the icky twerp Murder Mayor...

5/10/2018 12:46:00 PM  
Anonymous GLG said...

The Tribune? Are they still in business?

5/10/2018 12:47:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC- thanks for the Sally Field reference that had me rolling. You sir have the gift to light it up. Great retort.

5/10/2018 12:47:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Give him credit for responding and tell us that someone suffered a fractured skull. Maybe the media will actually report on that.

The Reddit conspirators are alleging that CWB is sensationalizing the incident and condemned them for linking up with SCC, calling the number of people part of this organized effort to wreak habit overblown, with some claiming that cops are exaggerating people.

I myself saw a similar uprising in 2012 at 10:30 on a Saturday night in the middle of winter right at the park on the west of Michigan and Chicago. I have to emphasize it was winter, and there were easily 200 of these people punking others. I also see what its like downtown on a daily basis, and the statistics back it up.

I also know four people who have been robbed at gunpoint in the last year, all north of Madison, and some in neighborhoods like Lakeview where this kind of thing was unheard of even five years ago. One of them was actually carjacked at gunpoint in the middle of the day.

Screw Rahm and his b.s. media lackeys who are afraid of having the emperor strip them of their "access" to City Hall. Soon the Emperor will have no clothes and for all to see, one by one, people will be lining up to tell their story about his crooked, corrupt control of the spin.

5/10/2018 12:48:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

O.T But soon to be a major topic ! The Sgt that has "officially" stepped on his dick, lets all point to the fact this idiot was a merit pick !

5/10/2018 12:52:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

9.5 don't give a Shit about that visitor and his girlfriend.
They don't vote in Chicago.................

5/10/2018 01:04:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hoppy, you're a real stinker. Tough on blog paraphrases, not going to do anything about rioting and what sounds like attempted murder in your own backyard.

Maybe Dorothy can take you to someone who'll give you courage, Coward.

5/10/2018 01:13:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mr Alderman, you worry about misquotations when your actions reflect it. If you feel that this is something that should not be happening then you should demand action from the mayor through ordinances, request the support of other aldermen, and rally your constituents to support you in this outrage via votes, political action, and financial support. Otherwise get used to these events and the eventual loss of office you will suffer because of your words that have no substantial backing. You should help the police, back the police, and request more police with actions rather than wishes and words.

5/10/2018 01:25:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Mayor and Supt are quick to run out and meet with families of victims of gunfire but neither one has gone to the hospital to meet with this victim, his girlfriend or their families and assure them that every effort will be made to identify the offenders and that detectives will not sleep until they are caught.

5/10/2018 01:50:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Of course Unknown offender description. Bet there’s a description in the case report.

5/10/2018 01:51:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Pretty much the comment from the alderman equates to, “nothing to see here, it’s just a boys will be boys type thing.” The “boys will be boys” mentality is something seen and used by teachers, preachers, reverends, aldermen, mayors and parents on a daily basis in the ghetto. They don’t literally say boys will be boys but they make up stupid comments that almost always sound like this exact statement by the alderman.. it’s called downplaying the hell out of it. As for no investigatory response alderman you’re absolutely correct. The reason?? Well, wats your voting record and feeling about more police officers getting hired? The 001st, 012th and 018th districts each need about 100-150 more police officers just to make a dent in crime and order. Too busy and way too understaffed. Also, how have you been voting when it comes to police “reform”??? Because let me tell you alderman, CPD morale to go above and beyond is pretty much in the toilet swirling down in a death spiral due to aldermen, the mayor, the ACLU, civil attornies, Kim foxx and the cook county liberals. Please feel free to do proactive police work in this day and age.. also make sure you are being recorded doing said proactive policework while being filmed by 20 cell phones and cursed at by any onlooker who is stopping just to gawk and has no clue what is even happening. So alderman, I’m sure you will make it priority 1 to get us 2500 more police officers in the city right? Not HIRE them, but ADD them to the existing numbers. Don’t play the rahm shell game.

5/10/2018 02:30:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Make sure your family gets out and vote fuck 9.5 fingers

5/10/2018 02:30:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Unruly Teenagers.

Uh Huh.....

Yep.

Rahm-bunk-shush Yutes.

Clownin' & Ah Funnin'....

Yutes... They Be Ah Runnin'....

Swift An' Slick They Be....

'Till They Fuck With Me.....





Chalkie

5/10/2018 02:45:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Alderman stop crying, your democratic and your like the rest of the democrats are responsible the blood flows, the bodies drop and you do nothing but pout! Cowards every last 1 of you, scared to confront the facts that your the reason for the killing season!

5/10/2018 03:22:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Big John and Scramblin Ray did a lead in to their guest Aldernut Brendon Reilly who sponsored a ordinance to triple parking fines downtown, they were wondering what the fine was for “wilding”.
When asked about the violent weekend wildings, AlderKook Reilly said “we can’t afford to lose downtown for obvious reasons”
Perhaps he mean “TO obvious reasons”.

Reilly wants more police interceptions on the CTA Red Line, i.e. Mass Transit to ward off the hordes.
Still all talk - no action, just hammer the delivery truck drivers for revenue and let the chiltrun clown.
No blaming Rahm.
No blaming PrickWanker.
No blaming KimmJongFxxx.
N9 blaming Special Ed.
No blaming the guardians.
No blaming the feral RahmKids.

Start eliminating these part-time Elected Aldermen (or persons).
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a mayoral candidate actually consider reducing Wards.
Useless corrupt babbling idiots.
Shove all the blame on disrespecting polices, the easy way out.

5/10/2018 03:27:00 PM  
Blogger stash the polski guy said...

thank you SCC and CWB. if there was honest reporting around here. there would be more alderclowns and other elected officials walking around with sore asses.

5/10/2018 03:30:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

time for another Paul Kersey?

5/10/2018 03:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Citizen Richard said...

As a resident of 18th district I see a much smaller police presence now than ever before.
My wife bought here when Cabrini was in full effect.Nobody wanted to live here.
No we are surrounded by homes going for millions and the taxes have increased by the thousands, which I ignorantly thought were helping fund the police pensions. Unfortunately all of that tax money has bought us less police protection and greater exposure to Dude and his antics, robbery, car-jacking. And now these thugs are being exported to our low protection area where we live.
If the "caring, PC" alderman wants to continue with his slush funds and cushy gig he better step up by making sure us working citizens are protected for the summer by hiring more officers who can patrol in our once affordable neighborhood. The summer will dictate what happens in November!




5/10/2018 03:40:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-great-america-fugitive-st-0511-story.html

The high cost of low bonds.

5/10/2018 03:52:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ANOTHER MERIT Sergeant arrested today. Made by Robert Lopez in 2014. So Fucking Sad.

5/10/2018 04:32:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Somebody get me a copy of that mover written on Scooter Emanuel

5/10/2018 04:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Keep up the OUTSTANDING work that you do SCC. I wish we could sit down and have a few brews, tell stories and LAUGH our ASSES OFF.....DILLY DILLY....

5/10/2018 04:48:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT, might deserve its own post. Yahoo doesn't specify what he was charged with...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mail-sent-ups-headquarters-rerouted-chicago-apartment-171310376.html

5/10/2018 04:50:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...




To: SCC

From: The Un-Cloutted

Subject: Thank you for all you do!


5/10/2018 04:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gen. George Patton said, " SCC You magnificent bastard I read your blog." ♠️

5/10/2018 05:01:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Another Alderman shows his disdain for the police. Just another day in Chicago......

5/10/2018 05:03:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Chairman rham controls the media here in murder town.

5/10/2018 05:18:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT. The message was loud and clear today. Stealing from dope dealers= bad. Stealing a promotion from hard working cops =good

5/10/2018 05:23:00 PM  
Blogger Retired Gus said...

Seems to me these attacks are racially motivated guess we can except the US Attorney through the FBI to investigate these incidents for Hate Crimes.I realize there's state law concerning racially based attacks but I'm sure the State Attorney Office is so over whelmed case load they can't investigate.

5/10/2018 06:04:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A sgt and P.O. indicted with more to come. Sad day for our uniform but good day for anti-policezealots. Wonder how they’ll swing this towards needing more supervision.

5/10/2018 06:17:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
2 or 3 beat cars west of western in the 19th ward,thats bullshit with the amount of taxes we pay!

5/10/2018 09:54:00 AM

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

No different on the west end of 008 (811 & 812) or up in 016,
How many citizens are covered by those two beats?

How many citizens are covered by one beat in 007 or 011?

Who pays more in taxes and gets less services? Why?

5/10/2018 06:25:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

One on One I will take on any south or West sider who wants to go a few rounds. The problem is they fight in packs like the total cowards that they are. The city of Chicago is no longer safe and has no appeal to me in the least. I will go to Rosemont until they screw that up too.

5/10/2018 06:27:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
The Mayor and Supt are quick to run out and meet with families of victims of gunfire but neither one has gone to the hospital to meet with this victim, his girlfriend or their families and assure them that every effort will be made to identify the offenders and that detectives will not sleep until they are caught.

///////////////////////////////////////////////

That seems to be Kidney Beans MO. He does the same when his officers are injured. He visits its with offenders and their Mommas but never goes to see injured officers.

5/10/2018 06:29:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Then the media wonders how Trump won. Chicago media will not report these incidents. No reporting equals incompetence and ineptness. Send Chuck Goudie to the south side and watch these kids get on the El. then follow them downtown. Oh wait, they would beat his ass to a pulp. Never mind.

5/10/2018 06:32:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm moving. I'm a lifelong Chicagoan from a police fire family live in north side and I do not feel safe here anymore and I forbade my teenagers from going downtown anymore. No beaches.no lolapalooza. no art institute. No parks or Navy Pier. nothing. No way. Not with these feral animals running amok. All done. I'm 4th generation. No more. Thanks Richard M. Daley. Rahm. Obama. Et al. And all the rest. This city is history. If Vallas doesn't get in it's over. But I won't be here regardless if it's him or the commu-lesbian. Auf weidershein...thanks SCC for being the only reliable news source in city.

5/10/2018 07:30:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hate to ask but what does CWB stand for?

5/10/2018 07:31:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Need to make Michigan Ave a hotspot. Gang-narcotics-wilding related dispersals. Out of sight and sound. Just an idea, of course, that would take political want to and politicians and the department don't want to because they don't want to face the community's wrath.

5/10/2018 07:35:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

More than half of Americans live in sanctuary cities.
Did you vote for this?
----Mark Levin

5/10/2018 08:10:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Donald J. Trump is living rent free inside the head
of Rahm Emanuel. Mr. Trump is tired of living in a
dump and thinks Mr. Emanuel should pay him for
his troubles.

5/10/2018 08:34:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The War on Poverty. 22 TRILLION spent. Nothing accomplished:

https://www.heritage.org/poverty-and-inequality/report/the-war-poverty-after-50-years

5/10/2018 08:44:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And just tonight a person is run over by dude fleeing the police, how is this gonna be our fault. I do wonder if he’s one of Kimmies releases?

5/10/2018 08:46:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm sure those assholes at OEMC kept hanging up on them. Like the do when the off duty cop from 016 calls about the speeders on Overhill. O yea did the dumb ass alderscum forget that the Police Department does not run OEMC. In fact there is not one police officer working any of them stinking zones anymore. Furthermore the last time a dispatcher cared about anything other then entering a code on a ticket was just about the last time COS was at 1121 S. State. There is a handful of dispatchers that work and care about their job and coworkers the rest are terrible. You dumb ass alder fuck. You dont even know who your call takers are. This fucker does not even know which Department does what in the city he manages. What a POS.

5/10/2018 08:52:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...


Anonymous Anonymous said...
Pretty much the comment from the alderman equates to, “nothing to see here, it’s just a boys will be boys type thing.” The “boys will be boys” mentality is something seen and used by teachers, preachers, reverends, aldermen, mayors and parents on a daily basis in the ghetto. They don’t literally say boys will be boys but they make up stupid comments that almost always sound like this exact statement by the alderman.. it’s called downplaying the hell out of it. As for no investigatory response alderman you’re absolutely correct. The reason?? Well, wats your voting record and feeling about more police officers getting hired? The 001st, 012th and 018th districts each need about 100-150 more police officers just to make a dent in crime and order. Too busy and way too understaffed. Also, how have you been voting when it comes to police “reform”??? Because let me tell you alderman, CPD morale to go above and beyond is pretty much in the toilet swirling down in a death spiral due to aldermen, the mayor, the ACLU, civil attornies, Kim foxx and the cook county liberals. Please feel free to do proactive police work in this day and age.. also make sure you are being recorded doing said proactive policework while being filmed by 20 cell phones and cursed at by any onlooker who is stopping just to gawk and has no clue what is even happening. So alderman, I’m sure you will make it priority 1 to get us 2500 more police officers in the city right? Not HIRE them, but ADD them to the existing numbers. Don’t play the rahm shell game.

5/10/2018 02:30:00 PM


Absolutely perfect... promote this man!! Should should be on SCC front page tonight as a reply to the alderman

5/10/2018 09:27:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Never was a Daley fan, but at least he knew that downtown was not to be fucked with. He sent tons of cops down to Michigan Ave. Rahm, shut the Red Line down now. Unforeseen construction Feb-Dec

5/10/2018 09:51:00 PM  
Blogger graham said...

i'm not from chicago, never been there. so just parsing the alderman's words, i think his comment is reasonable and refers to the typical kind of mischief to trouble that various ethnicities of teens get into, especially over the summer. drinking parties on the beach around a probably illegal campfire, excessive noise, loud parties at the neighbour's house , loud music blasting from car stereos etc.
i think he was separating this usual and expected, predictable behaviour that the police are used to dealing with when necessary from the violent and criminal gang behaviour of that bunch of sadistic anthropods. they should have been treated as the terrorists they are and executed on the spot. Yet there is only one arrest! That according to what i heard on Larry elder.
Obviously there is a lot of denial going on, but i am not willing to attribute that to your alderman just based on those comments.

5/10/2018 09:57:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I found it funny the sup was on TV all fire and brimstone and condemning these guys for stealing. Isn’t that a double standard? You sleep next to a woman who stole and will steal hundreds of thousands in pay raise and pension based on that pay raise....not to mention stole from each and every cop in this city the respect they had for the job and from a few, and earned promotion. I’m not defending anyone who tarnishes our badge but seriously EJ? You’re a fucken fraud.

5/10/2018 10:09:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Operation Windy City. Trump the feds in.

5/10/2018 10:19:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A PC POS

5/10/2018 10:20:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
What really gets to me are two things here. One, a visitor to the city was assaulted and almost killed and lies in critical condition in a hospital. Two, I heard absolutely nothing at all on the internet or anywhere else about this whole incident from any sort of mainstream media. Except on this website, other than that, there was a total blackout. We truly live a sorry day and age when this is allowed to happened and it seems is given a wink and a nod by the powers that be. One more reason to leave Illinois.

5/10/2018 12:20:00 PM


Of course we didn't hear about it on the news, because it didn't fit their template. The public is starting to realize that the media is an enemy aligned with the leftists, bent on destroying our liberty.
President Trump was right in calling out the fake media, most of them are not doing their job of reporting facts.

5/10/2018 10:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes , time for Paul Kersey ...death wish time

5/10/2018 10:48:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

20 feet from stardom
Blu-ray (DOCUMENTARY)
Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill,
Rahm Emanuel

5/10/2018 10:51:00 PM  
Anonymous SCC check it out said...

Hey SCC, I know you normally don't get into political races but how about a shout out for a CPD officer who announced hes running for Cook County Sheriff against Dart. His name is Mike Walsh who currently works in 018. Read his bio on his facebook page and it makes some good sense. Hes a 20 year vet of our department. Before CPD he worked in the jail and what I liked is that he claims to have been tight with Commander BAUER and after hearing all of Bauers gripes with dart and the county system Walsh wants to now carry on that fight against Dart and the soft county policies that potentially played a role in Bauers murder. I think its a good fight. He may not have a chance but I like the platform and message. Seems like a decent enough guy. His facebook Page is Michael Walsh for Cook County Sheriff. Hes looking to get signatures. I think it would be cool to get him on the ballot and get him in a debate against Dart. Could be a fun thing seeing a current Chicago Cop go up against Dart one on one.

5/10/2018 11:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Two CPD officers charged with...

BY:Sam Charles @samjcharles | email
BY:Andy Grimm @agrimm34 | email
BY:Frank Main @FrankMainNews | email
BY:Jon Seidel @SeidelContent | email

They must have taken a page from a tact team playbook, talk about paper jumping...

5/10/2018 11:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"His distraught parents contacted my office today, because their repeated 911 calls failed to generate an investigatory response of any kind. For the record, SCC, I don't think that's normal, either."

Sorry to the parents and their son, but i'm sure a case report was made and detectives have or will follow up. And the "failure to generate an investigatory response"? Not sure what more they want then what I mentioned. In case the alderman and family haven't been paying attention, the climate isn't good for policing and is only getting worse. This is why cops have gone fetal.

5/11/2018 12:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

There are 10 candidates running for mayor and not a single one spoke to the media about the Saturday wilding at Water Tower. They are all worthless! Hardworking Chicagoans are sick and tired of the crime and will back a tough on crime candidate. Maybe that candidate has to come from the Republican party.

5/11/2018 12:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Colin Flaherty: Mag Mile Mayhem - 400 Teens, you tube video. He scrolls through text from SCC and Crime in Wrigleyville and Boystown (CWB) as he talks of the media ignoring what happened. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEzSh6SFbRg

5/11/2018 12:51:00 AM  
Anonymous 29 and a day said...

I hear that there was a similar uprising at Sullivan HIgh School on the northside the other day Teachers were hurt Big response by 024 Nothing in the paper

5/11/2018 01:05:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
2 or 3 beat cars west of western in the 19th ward,thats bullshit with the amount of taxes we pay!

5/10/2018 09:54:00 AM
2 or 3? Overnight you have 1. And you’re going to like it the Democrats say. Now keep paying those taxes & make sure the campaign lawn signs are up every election. Good citizens

5/11/2018 01:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Stop all the PC BS and call it what it was. A riot 300-400 people attacking pedestrians and stopping traffic and damaging cars plus the fighting is a riot. Wake up Chicago they are lying to you by not warning you it is not safe downtown anymore. Stay away.

5/11/2018 01:46:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT so when will the CPD finally learn ño chase means no chase. City will be writing another big check to family of those killed after traffic St goes bad. Fetal means fetal.

5/11/2018 01:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

nonymous said...
These are racial hate crimes. If the races were reversed, that would be obvious even to a complete idiot. And if the races were reversed, the government would put an end to it tomorrow.

5/10/2018 08:55:00 AM

This comment nails it. Can you imagine the outrage if a group of white punks jumped on a black family? And the outrage would be justified. But with the current crime there is nothing from anyone. Politicians, media, community - nothing. The left had finally succeeded in normalizing criminal behavior. Good law abiding citizens are just supposed to accept being victimized by certain segments of the population. The criminal code and subsequent penalties have lost their importance in blue states and urban centers.

5/11/2018 02:06:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

50 Alderman...enough said

5/11/2018 05:59:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well when I was a kid we'd fist fight in the school yard and then run when the cops showed up. Why take two beatings when you could only take one. Actually it would have been three beatings had the cops took you home and the Old man found out you did something that made the cops give you a crack. My Old man didn't like his son's shitting on his name and he meant business when he reminded you.

LMAO I can just imagine a bunch of us Catholic school kids going down the Mag Miles doing this back in the '60s.

5/11/2018 06:09:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
hate to ask but what does CWB stand for?
5/10/2018 07:31:00 PM


Crime
Wrigleville
Blog

5/11/2018 06:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This isn't the result of an orchestrated "media blackout" - folks, there's no "media" left in this town. Our local newsrooms have been gutted as readership and viewership has disappeared. Sure, there are a smattering of writers and editors pulling the 9-5 shift at the remaining newspapers, but those late-night ambulance chasers and police paparazzi have all but been sent packing. We're going to have to rely -and SUPPORT- entrepre'newsers like SCC and CWBChicago, or we will lose the only "fingers on the pulse" of crime in this town. Additionally, if you really want to know what's happening in your neighborhood, buy a police scanner. After 20+ years of living in New York, Charlotte and Miami, I'm amazed at the content available over the airwaves. We can't wag fingers at the messengers, because they're never coming back...

5/11/2018 07:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is my favorite SCC post of all time. Love it! This proves they ALL read ur blog SCC!

5/11/2018 08:09:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I've asked this question before and haven't seen the answer:

Is the Chicago Crime Commission still in operation?

I'm looking to work for some citizen's group that does the basics to support law enforcement, gives honest crime reporting and gives advice for neighborhood watches.

So far it seems the blog in Boys Town in the only organized anti crime citizen's group.

J ryan

5/11/2018 09:24:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...


OT so when will the CPD finally learn ño chase means no chase. City will be writing another big check to family of those killed after traffic St goes bad. Fetal means fetal.

The video is disturbing. Who gives a flying f**k if they take off. Listen to the 12th district. Sgt’s. calling off chases and these idiots disregard and continue anyway.

5/11/2018 10:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Obviously there is a lot of denial going on, but i am not willing to attribute that to your alderman just based on those comments.

5/10/2018 09:57:00 PM



Every so often, as this comment being posted illustrates, the blog bestows upon it's readers a sample of one, or more, of the following:


1. A comment clearly composed by a resident of any of an unquantifiable number of Alternative Realities.

2. A comment intended to mimic a comment clearly composed by a resident of any of an unquantifiable number of Alternative Realities. (presumably for entertainment purposes only)

3. A comment so absurdly, puppie shit soft quality, retarded that it MUST be intended, by it's submitter, as Sarcasm.

4. A comment that is submitted by a submitter who is authentically, sincerely, and genuinely soft as puppie shit, as an example of the variety of trash bin destined submitted comments.

5. A comment clearly, intended or not, suitable to stimulate, induce, invite, beckon, inspire, provoke, tease, attract, infuse, or otherwise act as a catalyst producing much mirthful, insightful, wickedly delightful responses from other readers.


The "I'm not from Chicago..." + "...never been there..." intro smells suspiciously of the odor of insincerity......yet.....there are such creatures....who value their own opinions on any and all subjects of which they have no knowledge whatsoever......

"Graham" is, it seems, one of them.

Or.....he just likes the cut of the alderman's ass groove......

5/11/2018 12:53:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Crime Wrigleyville Boystown

5/11/2018 02:40:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
hate to ask but what does CWB stand for?
5/10/2018 07:31:00 PM


Crime
Wrigleville
Blog

5/11/2018 06:53:00 AM

Actually, it stands for:

Crime In Wrigleyville + Boystown

5/11/2018 03:23:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm looking to work for some citizen's group that does the basics to support law enforcement, gives honest crime reporting and gives advice for neighborhood watches.

So far it seems the blog in Boys Town in the only organized anti crime citizen's group.

J ryan

5/11/2018 09:24:00 AM



Are not you really looking for someone to pull your finger?

5/11/2018 05:08:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
"His distraught parents contacted my office today, because their repeated 911 calls failed to generate an investigatory response of any kind. For the record, SCC, I don't think that's normal, either."

Sorry to the parents and their son, but i'm sure a case report was made and detectives have or will follow up. And the "failure to generate an investigatory response"? Not sure what more they want then what I mentioned. In case the alderman and family haven't been paying attention, the climate isn't good for policing and is only getting worse. This is why cops have gone fetal.


You are not sure of anything. If it was your kid who received no police response and was laying in a hospital with a fractured skull you wouldn’t be so cavalier in your attitude. What more do they want. Maybe a detective to appear at the hospital and start an investigation.
This is a serious case and waiting for a week to hear from a detective who says “do you know who did this to you” is not what they want or deserve. You are ignorant. What more do they want?

5/11/2018 11:59:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
"His distraught parents contacted my office today, because their repeated 911 calls failed to generate an investigatory response of any kind. For the record, SCC, I don't think that's normal, either."

Sorry to the parents and their son, but i'm sure a case report was made and detectives have or will follow up. And the "failure to generate an investigatory response"? Not sure what more they want then what I mentioned. In case the alderman and family haven't been paying attention, the climate isn't good for policing and is only getting worse. This is why cops have gone fetal.


This is what they might want. To answer the calls to 911 and send the police when your son is getting beaten. Not a smart answer like the detectives will get a report and don’t worry after 6 days in intensive care they will show up at some date and time. Thought that why the put the dets in the district for a more immediate response
So the climate isn’t good for policing so the police shouldn’t do their jobs. Maybe the parents could have emailed an account of the incident to 311.

5/12/2018 02:23:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC, you don’t need to apologize for anything. This idiot was making excuses for them. Basically saying boys will be boys. Only problem is these weren’t just “boys” these were angry young criminals who happen to be black and want to come and destroy as a form of justice. We can thank BLM for perverting their minds.

5/12/2018 04:13:00 AM  

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