Runoff Election
A lot of blame being laid out over the election. Remember, the Machine doesn't like to leave anything to chance - there were 14 candidates because the Machine wanted 14 candidates. Each was targeted at a certain bloc of voters and primed to divide up an increasingly fractured electorate.
And so, Chicago is left with cat-lady Prickwrinkle and Lightfoot. Prickwrinkle is a career Machine politico who has been in government longer than we've been alive (and we aren't exactly young) and Lightfoot is a Machine creation from way back, holding all sorts of jobs and never actually accomplishing anything at any of them.
The question becomes who will do the least damage to the city and the department. This is the biggest issue at the moment and Lightfoot is making the correct noises:
And so, Chicago is left with cat-lady Prickwrinkle and Lightfoot. Prickwrinkle is a career Machine politico who has been in government longer than we've been alive (and we aren't exactly young) and Lightfoot is a Machine creation from way back, holding all sorts of jobs and never actually accomplishing anything at any of them.
The question becomes who will do the least damage to the city and the department. This is the biggest issue at the moment and Lightfoot is making the correct noises:
That doesn't make us more or less likely to vote for her - we remember her at OPS and she was baseline incompetent then. She is the sole reason OPS was turned into IPRA and then turned into COPA as some sort of "social justice" agency that doesn't exist to find fact - it exists to second-guess police with the full benefit of hindsight and deliberate misinterpretation of the law.
Everyone needs to pay close attention these coming weeks. Don't rely on us and certainly don't rely on our comment sections - we weed out what we can, but there are trolls sowing misinformation all the time.
Everyone needs to pay close attention these coming weeks. Don't rely on us and certainly don't rely on our comment sections - we weed out what we can, but there are trolls sowing misinformation all the time.
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
203 Comments:
The City is doomed. Ten years from now Chicago will be known as Detroit II. Gather your loved ones and escape while you can. The END is near.
Great post SCC. She was a federal prosecutor so she has some respect for rule of law. Preckwinkle is just too much. Plus who wants to see her gums everytime she does that horse tooth smile.
Daley lost because he didn’t convince the voters he was the guy! I voted against him because he said he was for opening the State Constitution. I voted for Willy Wilson because he was for lower taxes, believed I earned my pension and he seems to be fair.
I will vote for Lorri Lightfoot because she is the lesser of the to evils.
Tax Queen needs to be jobless!
White voter 11 Ward! Race keeps being a part of the media voting criteria and it shouldn’t be! That’s why we are in this mess!
blame game over..lesbians,gays saying they elected lightfoot..a shoo in winner…..preckwinkle looks like a dinosaur
A lot said about joyce ...when was in race etc.. fact is his wife put up just all the money in the mayor race ...joyce went thru the motions..wouldn't be surprised to see him get another cushy office for blocking daley
Voted for Daley, Because I didnt want them even thou Im no Daley fan.
This is the only small glimmer of hope I found in Lighfoot. She appears to understand how important the city workers earned and guaranteed pension is. Don’t remember any candidate saying what she did. She’s also not as openly racist as Preckwinkle and is married to a Caucasian. Preckwinkle is just the same Chicago machine politician. Don’t trust Preckwinkle. Either one will destroy policing but I’m kinda use to it already. Going to vote for Lightfoot. Save the pension. PS...Don’t vote for Pawar for treasurer. He’s bad for the pension.
There really is no choice to be made. With Lori Lightfoot we have a chance for sanity. A chance mind you. With Preckwinkle, there is no hope. The CTU is for Preckwinkle and both hate us. If that does not tell you to vote for Lightfoot, I do not know what more can guide you. Lightfoot, before it's too late. (Retreaded from 1983)
Lightfoot is an avid supporter of marijuana and of getting a casino in Chicago. She also knows and wants to fund all the city's pensions, and she is not opposed to making that kind "entertainment" money to do so. She said many time she does not support new taxes for any reason. She is adamant on that, no new taxes, but yeah, we know how that goes. Although she has a big heart for low income minority families, and yes, she will play the race card when she needs to...for herself and for others. But she knows extra taxes can affect everyone, and her bleeding heart liberalism won't let her tax the poor minorities and undocumented persons.
Lightfoot does not HATE the police, nor is she fond of the police. She thinks most of CPD is racist and covers up most incidents. Sorry, but the second part is true, and we have got to get her to see that its the exempt rank that is doing the cover up, not the blue shirts, because that is a well known fact. She also thinks CPD lacks training, which is also true. Hopefully she will honor that and provide monies for much needed training.
There are some pros and many cons with Lightfoot, but in the long run, she is a better risk than Preckwinkle.
Got to wonder if she will do the girl power thing and make history by making Staples the supt.
Truly we’ll be voting for the lesser of two evils.
I would have to say that Lightfoot is the lesser of the 2 evils
I’m ok with the depolicing that will come with a Lighfoot or Preckwinkle. It’s already been going on for years and I already kinda planned on it getting worse(if that’s possible). It’s been penciled in on my calendar for the last few years of my career. However, I feel Lighfoot is the lesser of two evils for the future of our family’s financial well-being. The pension is the single most important issue to the city workers. Lightfoot is also not the same old scumbag politician that we’ve been stuck with for 30 years. I think Lighfoot will have a much better relationship with the police department and FOP than Preckwinkle. Preckwinkle seems like more of a hater. Also a great taxer.
To this identity politics driven culture, Lightfoot has a leg up. She’s black AND she’s gay. She’s going to get the sympathy vote from many of the sheeple. People’s conscious’s will make them feel guilty if they DON’T vote for her. So we better get used to her as mayor. Let’s hope she takes a class or two on how to run a city in the next couple of months. God help us.
Lightfoot’s comments are very important to the city workers earned and paid into pension. Going to have to vote for Lightfoot.
Those comments are nice to hear. Now my depression over the election is an 8 instead of a 10. Pension is important beyond words. Maybe it takes a non-Chicago politician to fix it. Voting Lightfoot
"holding all sorts of jobs and never actually accomplishing anything at any of them."
- This summary could apply to MANY of the 14 candidates that ran in the Mayoral election as well as those with "Merit" promotions at CPD. Typical in a City run by Clout.
Maybe the Runoff Election will turn into a big cat fight and a lot of skeletons will be revealed on BOTH sides - another typical result in a City run by clout.
Never heard Daley, Rahm or Preckwinkle say anything close to that. Lightfoot it is!
We’ve been played like a fiddle. They thought Daley /Pret win win. Hopefully we can use our vote this time to broker a deal. Are you listening FOP don’t be the FLOp get off your ass
Candidates always think they can make this corrupt exempt heavy department work right with less funding.
All it takes is a heater
A girl x case
Andre crawford (serial killer killing prostitute)
Bradley sister (never found)
And the current laquan lost tape/ bad camera angles.
Prickwrinkle could barely hand the case of her driver losing her crashed county vehicle.
LITE-foots pretty much destroyed OPS with her clownish ideas of keeping people like her brother out of prison.
Shout out to my North side Brother who got rid of ass hat ARENA. Keep in mind ARENA still control abot a million dollars of menu money to fix up that ward!!! he may go out in a blaze of glory spending it.
Pray
All of you stop your whining.
As predicted, those who did go vote, voted "the Clout way" as predicted.
Should have voted for Wilson - at least someone who definitely would not be status quo and probably had better ideas than both the runoff candidates put together.
Those who didn't even go out to vote, don't complain. You had your chance to change Chicago's direction and instead let someone else change it for you. (*actually against you0
Welcome to Shitroit where Sales Tax and Soda Tax will be the highest in the country and property values will slide as more move out.
voter apathy is what the socialists want.
30.7% found it important enough to vote.
At the end she comments we need to resolve the pension crisis... yet earlier she comments to pay what was promised but to derail would be devistating... hmmm i can't shake the feeling Lightfoot is sti than preckwinkle *gasp* ll better choice
http://m.startribune.com/chicago-mayoral-contender-got-start-in-st-paul/506468922/?interstitial=true
As a cop in St.Paul, all I can say is thank God she moved...love your blog SCC, wish we had one here. Nice to know we’re not as screwed up as Chicago...but we’re getting close.
That doesn't make us more or less likely to vote for her - we remember her at OPS and she was baseline incompetent then. She is the sole reason OPS was turned into IPRA and then turned into COPA as some sort of "social justice" agency that doesn't exist to find fact - it exists to second-guess police with the full benefit of hindsight and deliberate misinterpretation of the law.
It's that same incompetence that saved many a job for non-merited police officers who may have made a mistake or errored in judgment, naturally career clouted fuck ups also benefited, LIGHTFOOT over BIGFOOT anyday...
Lightfoot and Conyears-Ervin are my choices.
If these 2 have a debate-my concern is who is going to clean up Michigan Avenue, the Water Tower and the CTA Red Line? Is this city going to have 4 more years of out of control ‘teens’ continuing their shoplifting and public nuisance funnin’ or will they Finally be dealt with?
I believe she was all by the book as a US prosecutor and believed the same when she was hired as an ipra/copa boss until she couldn't catch p/o's dirty, so she resorted to finding them dirty at any cost whether they were or the most part weren't.
Good call SCC...we all have to do our own work to understand what the future might hold for us.
Very good posting. We’ll see which reaches out to the white and Latino communities. My guess is that it’ll be Lori.
I have to vote for the DEVIL I know ( Precwinkle )
Larry Lightfoot is too unpredictable, just because she says something doesn’t mean she will stick with it.
Nothing like an alley cat fight which we are about to experience first hand until april 2nd. Fangs, claws, and fur flying everywhere. Get the popcorn and a box of goobers, this could get interesting.
At this point I don’t care who the Mayor is anymore. I’ll sit this one out.
I know it’s going to difficult who to vote for?
But take my word that Lightfoot is way over her head ( no joke )
When she was brought in to OPS it only took days for officers to realize
Why she was there. I have witnessed her loosing her cool over investigations
When she is told NO she walks off and dreams up new ways to comeback
even harder at the situation. None of this was successful.
This is why she started several jobs but never found out how to work in them.
Then left until another job opened up.
Also look at her private practice in law? Nothing to write home about.
She talks up a story but has no follow thru.
I like my retirement but she is not the best choice.
The question will be if Lightfoot keeps this promise if and when she is elected. I can't remember the last time I actually voted FOR someone. Every election I am voting AGAINST someone. Sad.
1 year, 8 months and counting. Can't come fast enough!
A politicians promise, much less a general statement of attitude is worth just as much as the toilet paper you used yesterday, "After seeing the books the Cities financial situation is much worse than we were led to believe" and so of course adjustments are made.The actuarial stupid actions of the last Daley administration, Rahms action that just made the hole deeper leaves a situation where the financial and political calculus leaves one way out cut the pensions if the state constitution cannot be changed City Bankruptcy but the is legal roulette any worse than trusting the politicians ??
Pensions? Don't talk about pensions. You kidding me? Pensions? I just hope we can get another paycheck.
You're screwed either way. Time for a coup.
Her pension stance is the best news I have heard in a while.
Unfortunately, Preckwinkle has the money. Lightfoot very little funding
Money talks, money wins. Ask Rahm and shortshanks
Maybe enough people will remember who put Foxx in office and vote accordingly
Here’s a real test....
Fill your left hand with a politician’s words, and take a shit in your right hand .
See which hand fills first.
Truth be told, they both suck.
Given the 2? The lesser of these 2 evils?
I’m going to have to vote Lightfoot.
I’m the city of Chicago, any self respecting person who is angered by the election and says “I’m not voting in the run-off, this is bullshit” is effectively casting a ballot for Preckwinkle.
We’re in a bad spot brothers and sisters, but in my own humble opinion- we simply cannot walk down the Preckwinkle path.
I wish we weren’t in this position to begin with.
But I also wish I was retired and out of state right now.
But I suppose I can wish in one hand, and.......
Lightfoof will actually be an improvement from Rahm. And we won’t have to see the pathetic pandering and treating gays/blacks/women like helpless kids he does. Preckwinkle will force us into accepting municipal bankruptcy, devestate propery value and slash pension benefits all in her first term.
I hope that police officers, retired and active alike, don't shoot themselves in the foot by ripping Lightfoot apart too much. She is far from perfect but she is far and away a better choice than Preckwinkle. Preckwinkle must never be allowed to walk through the doors of the Mayor's Office.
This blog consistently and constantly ripped Anita Alvarez apart. And while she is far from perfect, now we have Kim Foxx. Sorta reminds me of my parents voices when I was a kid and they would say "stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about". Well we have something real to cry about now in Kim Foxx and we don't need the final nail in the coffin with Preckwinkle.
How is Preckwinkle going to function when she can't call her opponent a racist? Haha! Preckster is toast!
The best thing for Lightfoot to do should she win, is in order for her to “reform” our department is for graham to push for the 50 and out with 20 years service and medical insurance covered. This will allow her to fill the dept with useless lazy kids that took the job just cause they couldn’t become a professional athlete or rapper! This city is so corrupt it’s unreal.
I’ve heard Emanuel’s negotiators have been summoned to city hall to nail down a CPD contract before he leaves office. Supposedly 6 years at 2.5% salary increase a year everything else the same. Emanuel’s fu to LL.
Voting Prenkwinkle. At least she’s not in charge of Cook County any more and hopefully she serves 1 term or less. Maybe the Feds get her?
The fact is that white liberals elected Toni and lightfoot. Look at their base in the map that was put out. It’s majority white liberal areas. The black communities on the south and west sides overwhelmingly voted Willie. Any asshole blaming coppers for actually voting for the best person available for them is an idiot. It’s not our job to vote for the lesser of the evils, you vote for the best one available for you just like the white liberal progressives did. There were 14 candidates and 3 were pro police and even that’s questionable. Joyce, Vallas and McCarthy. Joyce finished ahead of Vallas, mccarthy, Fioretti, Kozlar. THOSE are the assholes that could have dropped out because the majority of those votes would have gone to Joyce. He was the leader in votes amongst that crew. He also beat Chico but I imagine if he had dropped out those would have went to Mendoza. What really should be looked at is the issue of race. The ONLY race of people that went against their own candidates was the white race by voting lightfoot and Preckwinkle. Blacks all voted for Willie and the majority of the Hispanic areas were Mendoza with SE side going to Chico. Soooooo when people talk racism it appears it’s actually everyone but white people who are racist.To anyone saying we screwed our chance to get Daley in, I say ohhh fucking well. A Daley created this mess and I’m not sorry he’s not there. Yeah we’re stuck with 2 shitty candidates but Daley would have fucked us too. Wake up.
FOP failed is the first time around wonder who they will side with now!
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goodbye exempts!!!
no matter who becomes mayor, the city will be cleansed with all new exempts city wide.
it will be so refreshing
If Lightfoot wins, look for Hiram Grau to return as Superintendent. They worked on the mayors task force.
I just CAN'T bring myself to vote for Lurches sister......Lori it is......
Lightfoot does not HATE the police, nor is she fond of the police. She thinks most of CPD is racist and covers up most incidents. Sorry, but the second part is true,
I’ve seen more black than white racist on this job than white in my district. I’m brown so I get to sit back and observe.
Preckwinkle's interview on WBEZ yesterday morning: her #1 spending priority is "MORE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS". Yes, absolutely pandering to her #1 constituency: incompetent, slothful school teachers who demand "job protection", no matter how horrible their job-performance, and compensation disproportionate to the value of their work-product (ACT 18 scores for most of Chicago CPS grads is not worthy of cheery recognition!).
Preckwinkle's 2nd and 3rd spending priorities were phrased as "more community development" and "more subsidies to small businesses", which is MORE PANDERING to constituencies, this being reverends' real estate projects and storefront nail salons/convenience stores. Try to imagine a Streeterville or Lincoln Park resident trying to obtain one of these grants.
Preckwinkle's 4th priorities was phrased as "rebuilding community trust in police", ignoring the Big Elephant Issue of CRIME, petty crime and violent crime sky-rocketing rates here in Murder City. Nope, she beats the drum of "lack of trust" in cops, again pandering to the BLM SJW crowd.
WBEZ's reporters, surprisingly, didn't let Preckwinkle's omission of "crime" and "financial woes" go unremarked. They pressed her with a couple out-of-character tougher questions.
Preckwinkle ducked and dodged, refusing to respond beyond "I've reduced population of our jails", so clearly isn't concerned about these nonetheless super-critical issues, both severely impacting future of Chicago. Preckwinkle, in one interview, confirmed for me that she's NOT A LEADER WILLING TO TACKLE TOUGH PROBLEMS, and only panders to her base: CPS Teachers, some Hyde Parkers, and County employees appointed to their jobs.
Yeah, I think it's going to be ugly. But I don't think Preckwinkle can campaign effectively, because she's always run against guys stupider than her.
Lightfoot reminds me of former Daley Chief of Staff, "Queen Bee" Julia Stasch, lots of expressed "do-gooder" intentions, moderately SJW tendencies, think they're smarter than most folks, so incapable of "suffering fools and assholes" - meaning ultimately ineffective, so get boxed-out by clouted folks innately stupider but tougher to combat than milk-toast academic-types. Both creatures of Machine, allowed to function and flourish by Machine, but delude themselves into thinking they're "independent" of Machine. Nope, just another tool of said Machine.
These Daleys and their clan never accept responsibility for anything. Joyce was committed to the mayors race long before Bill Daley and Preckwinkle put the Chicago machine in to motion. Daley got in to help Preckwinkle, his machine engineer. Stop looking to blame or cover up Daleys shameful act. We have no choice now to vote Lightfoot. If their is a worst case scenario, it Preckwinkle.
These two top winners don’t have close to what it takes.
The city council is going to take control.
Get ready for Mayor Burke ( and Madigan)
The winner of the run-off is going to experience the same resistance from the city council as POTUS has received from the Uniparty and Deep State.
Bottom-line this city is fucked.
I really hope I’m wrong
Back in the late 1990's, Preckwinkle incited a riot outside of her 47/Drexel Aldermanic office with a AA construction group. It resulted in a then-021 copper (RG) getting his arm broken. Totally her fault, as the B insisted on walking thru the middle of the protest. I can look up the RD# to prove it.
Ignant assed B.
Out of 14 candidates for Chicago mayor, the citizens of Chicago have voted. I can't believe that the top two were Lori Lightfoot and Toni Periwinkle out of all the 14 candidates. Chicago voters are not too smart !!!!!!
If Lightfoot wins, she will be the darling of the liberal country and will have a lot of political clout in Springfield. Not much matters now, anyway, as Chicago is going the way of San Francisco, Portland and Seattle , just as Illinois will be the California of the midwest. If JB gets his way, Florida and Texas will have a lot of former Illinois residents.
I voted for Willie Wilson. My man came in forth place.
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Looks like the Firemen are going to concede a lot of things to get a contract while rahm is still in office. They are not trusting their contract to the two morons that are in the run off.
All this doom I gloom, "I'm moving that is it, F-this city,the city is sinking," blathering on and on. Recently retired from CPD when Harold was elected mayor the same was said "this city is going to change rapidly,Im moving out that is it," the same old rhetoric and nonsense! Take a good look massive corporations are relocating to Chicago downtown areas and other areas. look at all the boom cranes downtown,union jobs are they just parked there? People are spending huge amounts of money to live there,The university of Chicago hospital just put up a big addition,Northwestern is constantly expanding.
When Harold was elected that was when I joined CPD, he called for hiring and I was hired,like many of us were, Harold turned out to be a decent mayor, i was there when he came out to the southwest side the Mayfield banquet hall a polish event and an older polish lady asked him if he could dance a polka,and you know what he did it, that man had charisma, I was working in 007 he came to an event there,it was cold out there was this "rookie," me standing on that corner when Harold's limo pulled up, Harold got out I and came up to me and shook my hand and asked me how was everything, I said "cold," he smiled and said why don't you come inside the event and get something warm to drink.
Is Lori the best, of course not but what candidate was the "best,?" No standouts, but if Lori is for taking care of the earned pension of police officers and she cannot be bought will definitely vote for her. To give Toni who has been in politics her entire life and accomplished nothing worth remembering, and she is a huge part of that dirty swamp we will never get a fair chance, with Lori she has the background of dealing with law enforcement and God willing will be decent to the police and the law abiding people/folks! No matter what God bless the hard working Chicago police officers,and note to Lori to help clean out the exempt rank hacks for a start this is needed desperately, and then work to be sure crook county does the job at states attorneys office and Lori being former federal prosecutor she knows when the bullshit is being said by them.
Doesn't matter who gets in now or in the future as far as pensions are concerned, there are going to be pension changes, can't be avoided.
The question is, who is going to get the shaft most?
Friend just retired as school superintendent of a small grade school district in western suburbs at age 59, will collect nearly $200k per year plus health the rest of her life!
She'd been superintendent maybe 8yrs, taking over for the last who retired early, and handing off to the next, who will retire early, because they won't earn anymore working than they will in retirement at age 59. Not only is this wrong, its unsustainable.
My friends husband will also retire from the school district at the end of the year at 59. Between the 2 of them they will earn $300k per year in retirement. While I don't begrudge them for taking what the system has given, this is clearly excessive. This is happening across the state, in all government agencies. Not to mention all the no show jobs across the city and state that have been handed to political appointees.
So, decide for yourself how this will end and choose wisely, because, its going to end.
Hey maybe you dummies that voted for Joyce should ask who he's endorsing? Fuckin idiots.
Commenting on the Run Off election in April FOP officials said........., chirp, chirp, chirp. Furthermore, the FOP said that it would back this candidate because......., well because chirp, chirp, chirp.
This station wishes to thank the FOP leadership for their clear and insightful comments regarding the upcoming election.
This pension 'guarantee' is the ultimate union con game in the 1970's before the internet, there was no guarantees before that. Good men are bought off at many levels as a country is destroyed and the Emanuel's and the Prickster's make sure of it. Who do they put into power ?
Time to get out of town house up for sale! Detroit in a few years
I voted for Willie Wilson. Either of the two left are total police haters. Neither of the two will choose funding our pensions over other social justice programs. LGBTQIA+ mixed with communist idealogy mixed with voter fatigue mixed with corruption has won. Go to mass, fast for lent, prepare for the worst, and do your best to survive.
America
But now that I am Mayor I see what terrible shape the city finances are in. Forced to look at everything including pension obligations and new taxes and higher feesor any city service. Will not cut any entitlements but will find ways to cut elsewhere.
When these 2 have a debate I do not care about Michigan Avenue or the Red Line!Ridiculous and irrelevant comment.
Anonymous said...
I believe she was all by the book as a US prosecutor and believed the same when she was hired as an ipra/copa boss until she couldn't catch p/o's dirty, so she resorted to finding them dirty at any cost whether they were or the most part weren't.
2/28/2019 04:45:00 AM
Your comment is all bullshit. Lightfoot was never at IPRA or COPA. She was at OPS. You are confused and are thinking of someone else. Voting for Lightfoot is the only way to go.
Is your property for sale yet? Sell now while and rent until you can get the Hell out.
Even if you got it in writing she wouldn’t hold up to a promise. She’s talking about civilians anyway. Do you people know what the police board does. It’s job. Is to fire police officers and she was the head of the police board! It’s got to be business as usual with Prepwinkle. No matter the promise. Do you really want risk it? It sucks. But it’s got to be prepwrinkle.
We here in this lovely city, delightful county and glorious state, have precisely the political hogs governments that we are accustomed to.
Our governing rulers reflect our own natures.
We all, with few exceptions, are just as they are.
We like the one hand washes the other.
We want the clout edge.
We enjoy the drama of conflict.
We savor the flavor of tribal contest.
We are the example for all others of like mind and taste for discord seek to emulate.
We are what we oppose.
Hence, the pretending that we are not.
Thus, even on this least dishonest of all blogs, the illusion of honest competition in this current election was maintained, and is being maintained, as if the divide and conquer methods are not inherently dependent upon the vigorous application of the delusion that each has an absolute duty to vote their own mind.
The oft labeled "machine" is us. All of us cogs.
So, we dance as puppets on strings we fancy we control. By holding dearly to the false concept that anything we each choose is, by itself, of any effective value but to the hogs.
We take a celebration shit to honor the ousting of a few pittance, pesky, putz alderfucks and pretend that this will alter anything of significance.
We bleat and bloviate, bitch and blather, piss and moan and groan and wet our panties.
To what result?
Not a fucking thing will change for the better.
We get what we earn.
And this is what we have earned.
Sad.
Lightfoot is the lesser of two evils. Foni Taxwinkle will sneak in all sorts of taxes and fees before she's done taking her oath.
This is going to be interesting if Lorrie Lightfoot becomes the next major. When she was the head of OPS she was HATED AND I MEAN HATED. Let me explain the reasons why. She had this attitude that she was better than anyone else. She was VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH ESPECIALLY WITH THE FEMALE BLACKS WORKING THERE. She looked down on many of them because of her status of being an attorney. She constantly criticized the work of the investigators especially the females in the office. She treated some of the Male Whites much better than the rest of the investigators. In fact to this day, she is still in contact with one of them. She was extremely lazy. She left most of the heavy lifting to her deputies and supervisors. She promoted several black supervisors who were out and out raciest There were two female supervisors she promoted that were also gay who did not deserve the promotions. One of the issues many of the investigators had with her was she would show up late, have extended lunches, and leave early. When she was not on the computer she was reading the newspapers. AS far as the charge she was behind framing Police Officers that might not have been the case. It was several of her supervisors that were behind it. Now don't get me wrong there were some real bullshit investigations but it were her supervisors who wanted sustained cases so they could show how "Competent they were". I honestly don't think she schemed and went out of her way to frame Police Officers, some of her supervisors and investigators yes, but not her. When she left the office there was a party celebrating her leaving. It should be interesting how she governs the city if she wins. If her tenure at OPS is any indication, we are SCREWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm voting for gridlock which I think Lightfoot will get stuck with. Our union needs to step up and interview these candidates with a list of our questions and concerns. If we can agree on some things and get some promises than we have something to work with for our endorsement. United behind one candidate to bargain for what we want.
OMG! Voting for Preckwinkle is like shooting yourself in both feet. She has made blunder after blunder after blunder. She has proven herself unworthy and incompetent.
Preckwinkle is the machine politics of the past. Bringing in the light is the smart choice.
The city government needed shaking up and the upcoming runoff election is doing that, going right down to the core of our city’s history. And if neither candidate works, vote again four years from now. That’s how the system works.
Lightfoot or Prekwinkle? Either is better than the Bronx Bullshitter and his “connected” pal Rick Simon. I was delighted to see McCarthy go down in flames.
Why weren't the referendums on my ballot? As a Chicago resident don't I have a say where funding goes?
They are both old Hags. Due to croak in office. FOP now it’s time to broker a deal I believe LIGHTFOOT might be more agreeable to some kind of trade for support. 4% for 4 years no insurance change 50 at 30 out. Pension payments to the fund brokering of disciplinary change from top to bottom no one is immune. Trim the Top were to heavy at the top more Sgt less gold. Here’s a start Fop work fast
..." LIGHTFOOT over BIGFOOT any day"
2/28/2019 04:13:00 AM
Funny connotation, Thanks!
Sometimes laughter eases the pain.
Hello Detroit. Let's flee Shitcago.
mail in votes already counted or what?
Either way, a city income tax is coming....on top of all kinds of other new taxes and fees.
You wanted it, you got it. You will pay.
Lightfoot is the way to go. If you kick someones ass you will be looking at 200 years in prison will be the only real scare. Otherwise, i am certain on a secure pension with her. This is not the police department of the 50s or 60s. We make up the general population. Being in criminal justice she knows that if our pensions get f%$=/#@ with we will remain on the job and watch the city burn. It is an unfortunate fact. She works with us and we work with her. Otherwise, she will be a one term mayor. Common sense my friends!
All I’m going to say if you want your own mayor deblasio here in Chicago vote for prewinkle.
2/28/2019 04:13:00 AM said:
Lightfoot and Bigfoot...
I really needed that laugh, dealing with a seriously sick child.
Thank you sir!
Now Free J.V.D!
If you shit on the floor... Get a mop & clean it up yourself, you filthy animal!
If you vote for Donald Duck, then Mickey Mouse won't be able to win despite also being on the ballot.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I believe she was all by the book as a US prosecutor and believed the same when she was hired as an ipra/copa boss until she couldn't catch p/o's dirty, so she resorted to finding them dirty at any cost whether they were or the most part weren't.
Not sure she was “all by the book”. Federal judge Posner had a problem with her
Lightfoot would have been the first woman and first African American to head the Northern District of Illinois, but a former Obama administration official familiar with the U.S. attorney selection at the time told POLITICO that the White House grew skittish of her confirmation chances due to a U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion that ruled Lightfoot, while a federal prosecutor, had made a misleading statement to the court in a case involving the extradition of a fugitive. The 2000 opinion, penned by then-appeals court judge Richard Posner, reprimanded Lightfoot for her role in the case
It’s easy to say something when you are running for office than to follow they on it
I’m sure you heard of politicians changing their view after being ekected
Another huge red flag for a Preckwinkle mayor is the teachers union endorsed her. That means she’s terrible for Chicago. The leadership of the teachers union are only for themselves. Gotta Vote Lightfoot
Lightfoot got the White Wamen and progressive LBGT voter push. Preckwinkle got the POC vote. Now round two.
Lori wants to allow ICE to do it's job? Kiss the Latino vote hello among citizens and kiss the same Latino vote goodbye among the "undocumented" in this windy city!
All measures and countermeasures must prosecute to ensure no hacking of election does occur. Moose & Squirrel most not win the ballot on runoff election event!
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/lori-lightfoot-campaign-answer-questions-voters-chicago-mayor-race-506440601.html
Please look up this link. Lightfoot, if she’s honest here, appears to want to preserve our pensions and keep the pension obligations. Just based on this answer, and yes right now I’m a 1 issue voter cause I max out in a month, also has some interesting suggestions at reducing costs. So based on our 2 choices it’s Lightfoot.
43rd ward has a runoff too...
Who positioned Kim Foxx to become the States Attorney? Do you approve of the type of city the Foxx has created with her policies?
There you go, now you know who to vote for.
yes and Rahm said he would use tif funds to help with the pensions. look how that went and he screwed the retirees healthcare. they all say what we want to hear. then carry on with their own agendas. just saying
I have to vote for the DEVIL I know ( Precwinkle )
Larry Lightfoot is too unpredictable, just because she says something doesn’t mean she will stick with it.
2/28/2019 06:14:00 AM
Please reconsider! Or, at least, explain your reason(s) for saying Lightfoot is too unpredictable. Preckwinkle has never been a friend to us. At least Lightfoot considers both sides and then makes a decision. Preckwinkle will never consider anything that does not fit the socialist progressive agenda. Plus, Lightfoot's life path, experience and education far outdistance the same of Preckwinkle. Lightfoot represents the future. Preckwinkle is the past.
Lips moving lies coming out. Face the fact that there is no fix for pension problem. They can’t borrow the problem away and can’t tax the problem away. Gold Coast is to smart to be taxed community pays no taxes and according to map on SCC middle class is about gone in city. So just who do you think will bail you out, state is in worse shape and Feds let Detroit file bankruptcy. Janna the Hut had enough to get himself elected but not enough to even pay the interest on all state debt. Get out early take what you can and start over in another Red state. At least you will have your dignity and maybe even sanity. The CPD job will rob you of both.
I believe Lighteeight is lessor of two evils but if you believe for two seconds she will use Casino and a weed money for pensions have another drink. Community needs come first then teachers them maybe the few dollars left will be enough to handle interest on some city bonds until the unavoidable bankruptcy. Your pensions along with CFD and teachers will become smoke in the wind when city burns.
No good can come. It never will.
Crime and punishment for such will never come.
Welfare state will never be diminished as well, only expanded.
Don’t be fooled - Pensions will not be reformed and No Constitutional change will ever pass the public vote.
Taxing pension is more likely but that won’t need a ConCon and it will ire plenty when/if it happens.
Teachers across the State, esp. CTU will not tolerate pension meandering or increased contributions, nor will labor unions.
That alone translates into thousands of Democrat votes. Down state teacher unions/federations/pension plans don’t like CTU and the deals they’ve been getting, they don’t want consolidation either, which was part of the reform plan.
We (PABF) are a small dot on the entire State pension payout map. But the Dems like only to point to the (greedy) Police, the ones working 24/7/365 subject to the most undesirable conditions and always with the possibility of serious injury.
So it’s a moot point to,bring up regards to who to vote for.
I’ll never vote for tax-spend-no jail Prickwrinkle and those who support here (kmmmfxxxx2020).
Looks like Luring LightLoafer for me.
Time to give someone else a chance to continue the ruination.
Voting is important, even if it’s for the lesser of two evils.
what are the results of the 30,000 mailed in ballots
that mental midget bald headed william conceded to quick , he caused problems when the inventor of internet lost to Bush and look at the incompetents in georgia that refused to concede idiots
Lift residency NOW!!
OT: how long is it going to take for someone to realize that they have the worst possible person in charge of comstat?
Please vote. If you don’t, the soda tax candidate will get elected Book it
Neither is qualified to be mayor. We need someone with business sense to get the city's fiscal affairs back in order. Cleaning up the pension mess must be part of that... all city employees should bear part of the burden.
https://www.leoaffairs.com/cook-county-sheriff-ordered-to-destroy-gang-database/
Comstat is a disaster. Theyre trying to jackpot the Lt’s now. Remember when they sold us the bill of goods about GPS being for our “safety?” Well, not anymore. They’re using it to prove cars are down in the station too long and not up and clear timely. Cars not hitting the street directly after roll call. If they have issues with these things, why don’t they just call the cmdr and let him know and handle it? Why do they need to surprise a Lt in front of the whole command staff with things and embarrass him/her. Just not a good idea. What kind of leadership book tells you that’s the right thing to do? Praise in public, critique in private.... not at comstat.
When LL was at ops she signed off on a 15 day suspension for me! In today's climate I would have been fired for making a mistake. Under prick cankles I'd probably be in prison. Thanks for the extra furlo LL, you got my vote.
Don't vote. It's fucking useless. You are just sheep voting for whoever does less damage. The system was designed for failure and I'll never support it. It's the equivalent of being duped by a door to door salesman.
They say if you don't vote, you can't bitch.
Just the opposite is true.
When you vote you give up your right to speak because you voted for them to speak for you.
Lightfoot will get our votes here. She is the lesser of two evils imo- also, met Pewar years ago and he is NOT a good choice for this city or any city employees. He is very much as liberal as you might think he is. From my meeting with him, I got a gut feeling that he is every bit a “politician” you can fathom and very showy. He is not beyond using the brown card to get votes -
Wow what a choice. But I guess I gotta go for Lightfoot. Police and fire pensions are especially at risk less than 30%. Both pension funds are essentially bankrupt and would be deemed as such if they were private companies. Talk about troubled times. Hang in there ladies and gentlemen. And stay in prayer.
Lori Lightfoot apparently said she used to run the OEMC. Not true. She was the in house counsel and therefore represented OEMC/the City's interest. She claims this gives her experience "dealing" with unions. That's true if dealing with means fighting against. Having personally met her and been around her and seen how she dealt with us lowly employees I cannot in good conscience vote for her.
Lori Lightfoot apparently said she used to run the OEMC. Not true. She was the in house counsel and therefore represented OEMC/the City's interest. She claims this gives her experience "dealing" with unions. That's true if dealing with means fighting against. Having personally met her and been around her and seen how she dealt with us lowly employees I cannot in good conscience vote for her.
Never Chicago, but I've lived in several big cities and I always had a rule on local elections....whoever the teachers' union endorsed I went the other way. Big city teachers' unions are about as close to a Marxist party as America gets, and it is amazing how many of those same teachers don't send their own kids to public schools.
The morning after the election, I was surprised to find four inch by sixteen inch placard on my front door stating "Now the race really begins" vote for William Daley. 100 toothpicks says that the only one more surprised was the aforementioned William Daley.
Been talking to many people and zero for taxing swampy Toni, the rest everyone for Lightfoot. Make sure you vote like your pension depends on it which it definitely does, as far as the "sky is falling," we are moving out,and the rest according to pension board we have over 10,000 yes 10,000 retirees residing in Illinois the vast majority in Chicago, so to the doom coppers stop spreading such false vitriol and rumors. Harold Washington was elected for mayor and the same type of talk (maybe it was your fathers), look if you feel that cheap degree can get you a better job move, the housing stock on northwest, southwest side has more buyers than sellers. The coppers in the academy and the firefighters in their academy are looking for a good home, so if your ready wish you well enjoy your life may God bless you on your journey to better lives!
Oh and forgot when your alone in that place, trying to make new friends, trying to find a new doctor you can always come back, heck truthfully 10 people in my neighborhood Garfield Ridge that moved are now back, bet it's the same in Mount Greenwood and the Jefferson park area. Be careful what you wish for you just might get it!
Out of 14 candidates for Chicago mayor, the voters voted for these two clowns !!!!!!!!! UNBELIEVEABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!
Staples is good people better then johnson ever could be, she's honest! GM was always fuckin with her, she took it and moved on, i hope she makes it. God Bless Melissa!
Lori Lightfoot might have maxed out her voting base. As much as Toni comes across like a wicked witch she does have an established power base.
LL will not garner much support in wards that can't accept her lifestyle or her past employment. Notice in her acceptance speech (her largest audience to date) making a sympathetic reference to her brother's criminal past.
I do agree that LL would actually be better for CPD but don't kid yourself, the fractured machine will still quietly work (self preservation) on TP's behalf.
Turnout will again be low which also increases Preckwinkle's chances.
Just saying
10 years and under. Get out while you can
Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
Either way the inmates are running the asylum.
The city is fucked.
If you sell your house and move away from family and friends, then come to find out your pension went bust then what? Your thousands of miles away from people you know. What good is it to sell your house? How long before your savings run out cooter? I guess we’re all screwed no matter where you try to run. If my pension dries up here so will yours there. Just a thought.
The Daley family has been looting Chicago and Cook County for over 70 years! There are no poor Daleys! If the communist Prekswindle is elected, John Daly will be the Chairman of the County Board. And the Daley looting will continue. Lightfoot is indeed a lightweight and political hack but she has not learned to steal yet so she's probably the best choice between two totally unqualified ciphers.
I wonder what new taxes will be created after the election?
I'm not voting for either one, they both make me sick!!!
12:33 your right until bankruptcy enters the equation. Remember Detroit? It can and will probably happen both city and state can't tax their way out of mess they have created. Their bonds are very close to junk bond status so they won't be able to borrow their way out. Since they are all Democrats in charge they WILL NOT CUT EXPENSES AND ENTITLEMENTS. so what is Left? The B word, know you don't want to face facts but those are the facts.
Wouldnt it be awesome if Rham would screw over whoever it is by agreeing to a 5 Year contract. Now I know he doesn't like us, but if he didn't like them more, he could finish our contract and then they would have no say unless they got a second term. What a wonderful thought!!!!!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
OT: how long is it going to take for someone to realize that they have the worst possible person in charge of comstat?
2/28/2019 01:00:00 PM
Funny thing, I was at the meeting today and conspicuously absent was the supt and 1st deputy. They’re letting Lemmer do their dirty work and they both don’t even have enough balls to be in the room to watch it. If they were there, they would see him trying to jackpot the supervisors of busy districts with petty bullshit. When are they going to get rid of this stupid charade that is comstat.
Lift residency are you Kidding? City will never do that unless court ordered rdred. Simple fact is if they let city workers move out there would be 40,000-50,000 tax payers leaving within 2 years. The few remaining good neighborhoods would collapse, Housing values would fall quickly. The real problem would be the loss of $400,000,000 -600,000,000 in tax revenues. No way they negotiate the end of residency with out a law suit. FOP are you listening. But, and do it is a big but, you better be careful what you wish for. The problems I outlined would also force city into an immediate bankruptcy situation. Remember what happened to promised pensions when Detroit filed bankruptcy. Hint, the pensions did not increase. Still want to lift residency rule? Tread lightly my friend.
Staples might be "good people" but a misrible executive. I have lost count of how many years of less than 20% homicide clearance rates. The job requires a smart ball buster not a good person. There is not a person currently employed by the CPD that has the necessary qualifications to be the new Super. The merit hacks infest the CPD at all levels including the highest offices. 2hat you need is a good old fashioned clean sweep of ALL MERIT HACKS. Give then one chance to pass test for current rank, pass the test keep the rank, fail test back to previous rank with same requirements pass that new test of be busted. Two busts and you fired. No more merit for any reason. Want to get ahead in CPD study and pass the test.
Staples don't make me laugh. 15% homicide clearance rates for a number of years and you want her running CPD? COME ON MAN!
Toni will probably win. She is still the Chairman of the Democratic Party and there are enough assholes around to believe they will be promoted or will get a job if she is elected. Also, she wins the campaign cash battle. If she gives John Daley her old job (County President), the Daley’s will jump on her bandwagon.
To the tool that says don't vote. What a moron. You are all in this predicament because less than 30% voted last Tuesday. Wake up fools. Please stop posting until you get a clue until then STFU.
If Lightfoot wins, look for Hiram Grau to return as Superintendent. They worked on the mayors task force.Grau is 71ys and afraid of the dark. He can't take any pressure.He sits at home in Pk Ridge hiding. He won't move back into the city unless his ego hat isn't big enough yet. Totally useless. On the surface he comes across as a good guy but in reality he's a back stabbing jagoff.
Preckwinkle said the same thing! What’s your point?
Not buying into Lightfoot not hating the police and all the other noise. It will take a few weeks to decide. Need both of them to come forward with their plans. Not the media’s version
Lori Lightfoot pledging to protect the pensions remind me of Old Harold Washington going out to campaign at the Copernicus Center. He did a pretty fair polka, dancing around the floor with a Polish lady, laughing all the way. He enjoyed doing it because he knew it had to be done.
It was a campaign.
Why doesn't FOP fight for removing RESIDENCY. I forgot FOP is only good for planning golf outings and FOP picnics
Mrs soda tax had ANTI POLICE commercials about JVD and the McDonalds shooting, giving CPD a black eye.
Don't vote. It's fucking useless. You are just sheep voting for whoever does less damage. The system was designed for failure and I'll never support it. It's the equivalent of being duped by a door to door salesman.
They say if you don't vote, you can't bitch.
Just the opposite is true.
When you vote you give up your right to speak because you voted for them to speak for you.
2/28/2019 01:58:00 PM
You are insane and/or most probably a Toni supporter. Either way, it seems you have plenty of experience in justifying a lack self-motivation. Spin your tale of woe somewhere else.
Remember far back when the Bernie Epton campaign was castigated for its "Before It's Too Late" campaign slogan. Well, it's too late.
Lightfoot vs Bigfoot: pros and Cons
Bigfoot
Pros
She's not Rahm
Cons
Hates the police
socialist
pro tax
Machine hack
released thousands of criminals back into the city and county
fires her male staffers at the drop of a hat including Ernie Brown
connected with crooked Ed Burke , Joe Berrios, and the crooked Cook County machine
Spawned Chuey Garcia
panders to caters to teachers union
Brags about sandbagging VanDyke
buddies with Obama and Clinton
Lightfoot
Cons
OPS head- a very bad organization
Chairman Police Board- approved firing of lots of cops for nonsense
Socialist progressive bent
Pros
Actually protected some cops from unjustified termination and discipline
former staff at OPS hates her
Hates Rahm- quit working for him
Pro-police pension
Faced the beast and unruly thuggish crowds during some police board hearings
ex federal prosecutor
Beneficiary of machine, but apart from it
know the law
As a black gay woman, will have nationwide support from all three of those groups and the politicians pandering to them, making LOCAL political pressure against her largely ineffective
And that's what you have to choose from
Lori Lightfoot apparently said she used to run the OEMC. Not true. She was the in house counsel and therefore represented OEMC/the City's interest. She claims this gives her experience "dealing" with unions. That's true if dealing with means fighting against. Having personally met her and been around her and seen how she dealt with us lowly employees I cannot in good conscience vote for her.
2/28/2019 03:01:00 PM
Lori Lightfoot apparently said she used to run the OEMC. Not true. She was the in house counsel and therefore represented OEMC/the City's interest. She claims this gives her experience "dealing" with unions. That's true if dealing with means fighting against. Having personally met her and been around her and seen how she dealt with us lowly employees I cannot in good conscience vote for her.
2/28/2019 03:04:00 PM
You are a total idiot. Submitting it twice does not make it so. I was there, too. She had near nothing to do with the "lowly employees" as you called them. Her responsibilities were more on a corporate level as a vice-president. You must be thinking of the labor relations person. That is the person whom had the most contact with employees and the unions. If you vote for Toni, you will have shot yourself in the foot. Don't be a dope. Or, are you Toni's relative?
No reason to have 14 motherfuckers running for Chicago mayor. Votes will be split and taken away from the true winner !!!!
Never Chicago, but I've lived in several big cities and I always had a rule on local elections....whoever the teachers' union endorsed I went the other way. Big city teachers' unions are about as close to a Marxist party as America gets, and it is amazing how many of those same teachers don't send their own kids to public schools.
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Well said...
"Its for the kids" after all right?...
We Are All Replaceable
There is no way pensions are getting fixed. People are leaving. You can't draw blood from a stone. Any more tax increases and the only ones left will be welfare recipients and pensioners who haven't moved for Florida yet. No one wants to cut spending for anything else so it's looking more and more like a death spiral. Weed won't save you. Casinos won't save you. There's too many overpromises not just with pensioners but with everyone on the dole. Even noncitizens are getting money and more arrive by the minute.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Comstat is a disaster. Theyre trying to jackpot the Lt’s now. Remember when they sold us the bill of goods about GPS being for our “safety?” Well, not anymore. They’re using it to prove cars are down in the station too long and not up and clear timely. Cars not hitting the street directly after roll call. If they have issues with these things, why don’t they just call the cmdr and let him know and handle it? Why do they need to surprise a Lt in front of the whole command staff with things and embarrass him/her. Just not a good idea. What kind of leadership book tells you that’s the right thing to do? Praise in public, critique in private.... not at comstat.
2/28/2019 01:51:00 PM
Without GPS Inspector Harris would not be able to sit at home and write up cars for not relocating into the station after weapons qualification. Someone should GPS his car and see that he works half days
Vote for Taxwinkle, I dare you, I double dog dare you!
Thanks, the burbs
I see sprinkles of compstat chatter here and there scc start a blog we need to know what's going on.
Another reason to vote for Lightfoot is Preckwinkle and Arena support each other. Last thing we need is Preckwinkle giving Arena a spot and keeping him around.
i am heading to my backyard and puke..........holy hell
Joyce needs to be totally ostracized for giving up those two cop hating social justice racists. Same for Vallas, Goofioretti and GMAC. They are all absurd and in the case of Goofioretti only ran to raise campaign cash from stupid, unsuspecting idiot donors.
2.8 million residents and THIS is the best Chicago can do? Self government is a failure.
blame the no good lazy people that failed to vote
LL said she will save pensions , wants to hire more police officers , wants prosecution of violent criminals , wants to use TIF in all areas if Chicago .
LL is married , has a child , who gives a rats ass about who her bride is , can she , will she keep campaign promises .
TP , is a taxaholic , who knows what her/his life style is , she pushed kimmie sly fox and she is soft on crime , tough on police .
What was the result of all the mailed in ballots?
OT> This is off the topic. but can anybody say what ever happen to Jimmy Mullens who was shot several yrs ago and caused him to be handicapped/
I was at St John Fisher church for the Pancakes for Vests, & they were selling his apple sauce ( which is very tasty) & made me think of him. It's sad to say how we forget someone who almost lost his life for this crap city.
Wasn't his wife on the job at the time of this shooting? Is she still on the job or retired?
"At this point I don’t care who the Mayor is anymore. I’ll sit this one out."
You are a total, complete asshole.
YOU don't vote but complain, and mouth off every day.
YOU are the problem.
YOU are why, CPD, FF and our families can't unite and be the political force they would fear.
You're ok with the teachers running this city.
This is a post about the election results, so why are people talking about how I am running CompStat? I was promoted to Deputy Chief specifically to return CompStat to it's original intent. Under the last Deputy Chief, it became a "feel-good" weekly meeting. That was total bullshit. You Commanders, Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants and especially police officers need to FEAR CompStat and thus, FEAR me! Get your shit together and give me some activity!
Deputy Chief Tom Lemmer
P.S. I am starting a write-in campaign for mayor. Garry McCarthy told me that he can get me some huge funding from Donald Trump. Make sure that you bitches spell my name right. It's LEMMER, not LEMMING
Anonymous said...
Staples don't make me laugh. 15% homicide clearance rates for a number of years and you want her running CPD? COME ON MAN!
2/28/2019 05:37:00 PM
Ok tough guy! How about I give you two years as Chief of Detectives? What is the clearance rate going to be? 75-80%? We have a State's Attorney who makes every single arrest for homicide a "Continuing Investigation" with bullshit excuses! (Well the video that shows the offender shooting the victim to death in cold blood, ALSO shows a CTA bus driving past at the time of occurrence, so I need you detectives to locate every passenger that may have been on that bus and interview them to see what they saw, before I can approve murder). The clearance rate has nothing to do with Staples. It has a lot to do with Kim Fox. You could do a lot worse than Staples as Superintendent. She always has backed up the police and will bend over backwards to take care of police (dogs or not) if they have personal issues (health, etc.), so just relax Francis.
There is no way pensions are getting fixed. People are leaving. You can't draw blood from a stone. Any more tax increases and the only ones left will be welfare recipients and pensioners who haven't moved for Florida yet.
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10 officers just quit in the last 3 days to join the fire department on 1 March.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Vote for Taxwinkle, I dare you, I double dog dare you!
Thanks, the burbs
2/28/2019 07:24:00 PM
If Chicago goes down, so do the burbs.....
Anonymous Anonymous said...
OT> This is off the topic. but can anybody say what ever happen to Jimmy Mullens who was shot several yrs ago and caused him to be handicapped/
I was at St John Fisher church for the Pancakes for Vests, & they were selling his apple sauce ( which is very tasty) & made me think of him. It's sad to say how we forget someone who almost lost his life for this crap city.
Wasn't his wife on the job at the time of this shooting? Is she still on the job or retired?
It’s sad to say how we forget someone? What you should have said is it’s hard to say YOU forgot, not we. His wife made Sgt. Is retired now. See him at police functions. He’s around
"At this point I don’t care who the Mayor is anymore. I’ll sit this one out."
You are a total, complete asshole.
YOU don't vote but complain, and mouth off every day.
YOU are the problem.
YOU are why, CPD, FF and our families can't unite and be the political force they would fear.
You're ok with the teachers running this city.
It appears your the only one complaining.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Comstat is a disaster. Theyre trying to jackpot the Lt’s now. Remember when they sold us the bill of goods about GPS being for our “safety?” Well, not anymore. They’re using it to prove cars are down in the station too long and not up and clear timely. Cars not hitting the street directly after roll call. If they have issues with these things, why don’t they just call the cmdr and let him know and handle it? Why do they need to surprise a Lt in front of the whole command staff with things and embarrass him/her. Just not a good idea. What kind of leadership book tells you that’s the right thing to do? Praise in public, critique in private.... not at comstat.
Why does the commander have to be called? He/she should and is aware of the problem. Most if not all districts have the cars that hang around the desk looking for lunch runs, headquarter runs, anything to stay off the streets.
Staples might be "good people" but a misrible executive. I have lost count of how many years of less than 20% homicide clearance rates. The job requires a smart ball buster not a good person. There is not a person currently employed by the CPD that has the necessary qualifications to be the new Super. The merit hacks infest the CPD at all levels including the highest offices. 2hat you need is a good old fashioned clean sweep of ALL MERIT HACKS. Give then one chance to pass test for current rank, pass the test keep the rank, fail test back to previous rank with same requirements pass that new test of be busted. Two busts and you fired. No more merit for any reason. Want to get ahead in CPD study and pass the test.
2/28/2019 05:35:00 PM
Speak for yourself, I'm busy getting my degree
Anonymous said...
OT> This is off the topic. but can anybody say what ever happen to Jimmy Mullens who was shot several yrs ago and caused him to be handicapped/
I was at St John Fisher church for the Pancakes for Vests, & they were selling his apple sauce ( which is very tasty) & made me think of him. It's sad to say how we forget someone who almost lost his life for this crap city.
Wasn't his wife on the job at the time of this shooting? Is she still on the job or retired?
2/28/2019 09:47:00 PM
Noticed he has a FB account, friend of a friend (CPD). I saw him a few years ago, at a local Whole Foods, that was selling his product line. It was remarkable how upbeat he was, given everything that has happened to him. This was on the far NW side. I make it a point to support him by purchasing his product. It is very good. It's also sold now at my local Jewel.
Anonymous said...
Lightfoot is the lesser of two evils. Foni Taxwinkle will sneak in all sorts of taxes and fees before she's done taking her oath.
2/28/2019 09:37:00 AM
The choices both suck. But I'm looking at another angle of this too, age. Preckwinkle is 71 and might want to hang it up after a term. Lightfoot is younger at 56, and would be nearly impossible to oust four years from now.
I'm lucky to have retired, but not too sure I want to flee to the land of alligators, hurricanes and hillbillies.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Joyce needs to be totally ostracized for giving up those two cop hating social justice racists. Same for Vallas, Goofioretti and GMAC. They are all absurd and in the case of Goofioretti only ran to raise campaign cash from stupid, unsuspecting idiot donors.
2/28/2019 08:13:00 PM
So everyone should vote for the same person, nobody is supposed to have a choice? Where are we Moscow, Iran? How about somebody suggesting that you lock yourself in the basement for a week and hold your breath til you turn purple? How about maybe everyone get off their ass and go vote, and encourage better than 29% participation in the electoral process instead of constantly bitching and moaning about how poorly life has treated them? Everyone should vote for YOUR preferred candidate. How about everyone totally ostracizing you for making such an asshole suggestion. Dunce.
But... but...but... we have the historic opportunity to elect the city's first openly gay African American female mayor! Don't you feel empowered?
All you Daley dfucks need to realize its 2019, not 1969. The city you loved is gone. You know what people remember about a Daley as mayor? Street parking being sold for a fraction of its value, a city in crisis, pensions on life support, etc.
Add to that the fact Billy didnt have the balls to get in the race until Rahm was already out: he had no chance. But you keep holding on to the thought the city could somehow be saved by the same family that sucked every drop of blood they could.
Anonymous said...
2.8 million residents and THIS is the best Chicago can do? Self government is a failure.
2/28/2019 09:06:00 PM
Take out MCcarthy, Vallas, and Joyce. Daley wins easily. Since when did white males forget how to make deals and become politicians?
Staples don't make me laugh. 15% homicide clearance rates for a number of years and you want her running CPD? COME ON MAN!
Remember those percentages are not cleared by arrest. Those include exceptionally cleared also. Three dead in a murder suicide = two cleared (makes up for 13 that are not cleared to get you to 15%)
Well, precwinkle basically called every cop a racist, stuck us with foxx (barf), says the only reason innocent black and brown people are in jail is the poe leeses fault with their "systemic mass incarceration", she also asked "where the white people jail at" etc etc etc. That's not even counting all the other BS she has poo poohed over the years. I don't like Lightfoot either but we already know the other one is a useless, criminal coddling, race baiting tool. Go vote AGAINST her you would think we would have learned by now.
Kind of funny hearing all these positives for Lightfoot no one mentioned before. Sure the lesser of two evils, Prickwinkle would be a 5 alarm disaster, but still funny people are now saying things like she said she will protect pensions, hire more police officers and prosecute violent criminals. I don't recall others talking these things up before. Of course people didn't think she would be in the runoff then either. If you recall Wilson didn't want to hire more cops. It's Chicago, not Vietnam. Thanks for the geography lesson, Mr. Wilson.
Look at real estate tax amounts for North Side condominiums, and you'll see plenty of properties assessed beyond their MLS sale-listing price. It's weird, but symptomatic of our "tax and spend" politicians to talk about "more spending for the people" when the proverbial well is nearly dry. If it costs me $10,000/year in real-estate taxes for my empty-nester condo, no kids, no need for schools, no decent library or genuine police street-presence in my Streeterville (excl Michigan Ave itself) neighborhood, where only investigated street-crime is Smollett's fake mugging, then what remaining incentive do I/we have to remaining here in Chicago, facing such an extremely high-tax burden (capped SALT deduction)??
In a number of recent business meetings I've attended, conversation inevitably turns to topic of "moving out of Illinois". Haven't run into a high-worth guy yet who plans on remaining in Chicago, in Illinois post-retirement. This is a real issue. Not only has middle-class residency been severely curtailed and diminished in Chicago, but the wealthy folks don't want to stay here anymore. When your 60+ year-old wife gets her eye-socket smashed by a group of wilding black teens on a 5 pm summer Saturday afternoon in front of Walgreens on Illinois, you really lose your faith in your home city.
I'm concerned that neither of these SJW candidates has the fortitude and interest to tackle the serious issues facing Chicago: pervasive political corruption, dire financial problems of City of Chicago, and global perception that street-crime is out-of-control in our "Murder Capital" city. Nope, Preckwinkle's stated top priority is "more money for schools". Can't vote for that Taxwinkle; guess it's Lightfoot after all.
If Lightfoot wins it will be Hiram Grau as the new superintendent. Trust me on rhis.
Lightfoot is the queen of identity politics and she will be shoving blacks, gays and criminals down our throats. She hates white people and anyone who votes for her is totally insane. As bad as Preckwinkle goes, she’s terrible but at least has experience. Lightfoot was an ass kisser tobrahm and Daley. Shevmust be defeated along with her commie sympathizer advisor Joanna Klonsky.
I remember when Lemmer was a Captain in 023 and would write up his own Top Ten Half sheets of individuals he wanted stopped and CC’s done on. I used to tell him that what you are doing could be looked at as targeting or profiling w/o due cause or articulable suspicion. You know if Pookie gets stopped 10-15 times in a night and its documented, that is a pattern and could be a problem down the road. I was of coursed dismissed as a lowely Sergeant which was fine because I never encouraged anyone to do his bidding. Of course it’s because of him and others that we are in the situation we are in regarding street stops.
I also remember when Lemmer, the smartest and most qualified person on the CPD, (just ask him or wait, he will tell you he is), got all the foot guys to write To/Froms to give up their contactual rights regarding the 2 hr start time. Well MLAS got involved and told him you can’t do that. Lemmer also would make his own Watch Forms complete with date and revision # in the lower left corner. These forms were Mission forms of his own making that the coppers would have to fill out, the Sgt.s would have to sign and the Lt.s would have to sign and log onto another form (inventory/control form) and place it in a file. If the Lt.s didn’t do it he would threaten them with being SPARED. He was always threatening to SPAR someone or dump them off their car. I remember he literally had 8-10 coppers assigned to a Rapid Wagon. He is a total control freak, micromanaging egotistical, never been the police bureaucrat. I remember him saying that the promotion process on the Chicago Police Department is the most legitimate promotion process in law enforcement today. That says it all.
If Lightfoot wins, look for Hiram Grau to return as Superintendent. They worked on the mayors task force.Grau is 71ys and afraid of the dark. He can't take any pressure.He sits at home in Pk Ridge hiding. He won't move back into the city unless his ego hat isn't big enough yet. Totally useless. On the surface he comes across as a good guy but in reality he's a back stabbing jagoff.
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So glad you said that about Grau. Especially the part about being a back stabbing jagoff. That he is. He is also a scaredy cat and always has been. A do nothing cop. Cline only hooked on to Grau to have a "friend" who was hispanic. Just like he hooked onto Maria Maher to cover the female quota. Both were morons, but that did not bother Cline. He always kept people around him that he could control and that were yes men, who would do his dirty work, and feed his ego.
I wonder what new taxes will be created after the election?
2/28/2019 04:59:00 PM
Do not wonder aloud. New meters for wondering aloud, flushing toilets and opening and closing all residence doors and windows are to be installed. All will be taxed at the rate of $10.00 for each occurrence.
But, think frugally! To save a couple of $10 flushes, when you go to the burbs to get groceries, bottled water, smokes and gas, leave a little something behind!
Chicago Works (To Take Your Money!)
The Russian's did it...the Chicago mayor election was rigged !!!!!!!!
C' on, is this the best Chicago can do in selecting the next mayor ?????????????
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Lightfoot is the lesser of two evils. Foni Taxwinkle will sneak in all sorts of taxes and fees before she's done taking her oath.
2/28/2019 09:37:00 AM
The choices both suck. But I'm looking at another angle of this too, age. Preckwinkle is 71 and might want to hang it up after a term. Lightfoot is younger at 56, and would be nearly impossible to oust four years from now.
I'm lucky to have retired, but not too sure I want to flee to the land of alligators, hurricanes and hillbillies.
3/01/2019 05:21:00 AM
Alligators?
A self-solving problem if you don't fuck around
where they're prone to be and exercise abundant caution.
Hurricanes?
Don't build/live on low lying places near oceans,
and get your ass out of the way when they blow through.
Hillbillies?
Some of the most wonderful and helpful, Golden Rule
abiding folks you'd ever want to meet.
Besides... They might be tho only ones who can lend
you a hand when you're ass-deep in 'gators and a
storm surge is carrying your house-on-wheels out to sea
and you're clinging to the antenna on the roof and
screaming like a little girl...
Maybe a hillbilly would tell you
that you suck as you float by.
Sarcasm.
Silliness.
Off the topic but critical....The announcement of Maggie hickey, the failed Illinois Inspector general to monitor the consent decrees is a complete and total disaster. She was appointed by Judge Dow, a total Rahm guy. Assisting her will be another black SjW David Coar. Hickey is a totally connected machine pos who answers to madigan and the rest of the clout babies. Hickey refused to investigate Frank Capuzi for numerous ethical violations because he was connected to Rahm and the machine. Be careful out there.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Staples don't make me laugh. 15% homicide clearance rates for a number of years and you want her running CPD? COME ON MAN!
Remember those percentages are not cleared by arrest. Those include exceptionally cleared also. Three dead in a murder suicide = two cleared (makes up for 13 that are not cleared to get you to 15%)
3/01/2019 07:27:00 AM
Dumbass above ! 3 dead in murder suicide is 2 homicide victims but 1 cleared. Staples isn’t to blame for the low clearance rate. Obviously you don’t understand the felony review obstacles we have to overcome to charge a case.
as to all the folks saying lesser candidates should have dropped out and let daley win i have a different take. jayne bryne was a sitting mayor and a women. a fluke at the time due to the citys snow response but a sitting mayor none the less. the first real power house black candidate harold was running. i was working at robert taylor on election day and it was truly a white vs black election. i never saw a larger black turn out until obamas election. shortshanks was the spoiler. he had no business running but like hillary thought he was ordained and it was his turn. he split the vote and gave us harold. those years were one big party, everyone ran wild on the cities dime. people forget harold died in office, i truly believe he would have driven the city into bancruptcy during multiple terms. ha was fun but not fiscally sound. fast forward to chrome dome ss 3, instead of everyone bowing out and letting the heir apparent sweep into the daley wing of city haul, i see him as the spoiler that destroyed any chance of chicago having a sane responsible govt. fucking daleys, the gift that keeps on giving. the white vote hopelessly splintered we are faced with an unknown entity and an old angry racist machine hack. and im sure if toni baloney gets in it will be business as usual with some daley allies and relatives getting their cut of a dwindling pie. its like the 5 mob families in new york, doesnt matter who the boss is everyone earns and gets a cut and kicks some upstairs while the host slowly dies the death of a thousand cuts. i truly hates me some daleys, fuckin retards!
C'on...out of 14 candidates, Mrs Soda Tax and Mrs LGBQ were the two best candidates ? Chicago voters apparently are not very smart.
Anonymous said...
The choices both suck. But I'm looking at another angle of this too, age. Preckwinkle is 71 and might want to hang it up after a term. Lightfoot is younger at 56, and would be nearly impossible to oust four years from now.
I'm lucky to have retired, but not too sure I want to flee to the land of alligators, hurricanes and hillbillies.
3/01/2019 05:21:00 AM
Unless she developed significant health problems I'd expect pompous, power mad Toni to stay in the mayor spot as long as she could. Both are terrible choices and both have their agendas. But Toni would be even worse than the other one. Both would like to see Chicago be Portland or SF. I'd want to have a plan to get out before it's gets more like the left coast.
Another Lightfoot pro: Absolutely against an appointed Cook County Assessor.
This election was more proof that the 1965 immigration act has been responsible for all this insanity.
These two 'winners' wasn't possible in our history.
Too many candidates ran just to raise money and they knew they never had a chance. That’s what screwed this up. Or those who ran, want something in return. Like Joyce who wants a job with one of the two, Goofioretti who wants anything, GMAC who wants janitorial contracts, Vallas whobwants the school job, amara who wants a city job so she can pay her taxes.... and on and on. Too bad all these fringe idiots didn’t get their petitions challenged. But the biggest spoiler ahole is Joyce. He never had a chance. The sad part is Wilson marbles mouth will be the king maker.
I can’t believe I actually read all of these comments. I must be pretty bored tonight.
The voters of Chicago voted these two as the 1st and 2nd place winners? Chicagoans aren't too smart !!!!!
Please quit making excuses for Staples she is an abject failure. Great boas because he accepts failure from her charges. Zero accountability.
Tough guy says couldn't get to 70-80% but I could get to 40%. First order would be firing your lazy excuse giving pass. After enough heads tolling in first 60 days bet those left would be working harder and getting better results. What is lacking in Detective Division is accountability. Staples should have been gone two years ago. Stop defending her and get her some positive results if you really value her leadership. Be part of solution and not part of problem. Results are what matter not how nice you are to work for. Remember the old saying when the going gets tough the tough get going. Good thing you weren't in command during WWII we would all be speaking German now.
Who takes over as Cook County Board President if Toni is elected?
These two mayoral candidate's were the best...give me a break...Chicago voters are not too bright...see the light !!!!
Who takes over as Cook County Board President if Toni is elected?
3/02/2019 11:04:00 AM
Unsure of the formal process, but regardless, the answer is John Daley. The default answer is Brigid Gainer. No doubt.
These two mayoral candidate's were the best...give me a break...Chicago voters are not too bright...see the light !!!!
3/02/2019 12:52:00 PM
It was not the electorate. It was the 14 huge egos in the race.
This election would have been best solved by ranked-choice voting (RCV) as is practiced in Minneapolis. With RCV, there are no run-offs.
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