Lori's Security Connected? (UPDATE)
Hey investigative reporters - tips and clues:
This, not so much:
- I can't find an active PERC registration for James M. Smith in Illinois. If correct, he best be not providing security or "protection" for hire. Didn't check for blue card, tan card, private detective. Somebody smarter than me best look into this matter.
This, not so much:
- It's the same old song and dance.....it's all clout.....Smith's wife is a Houlihan....Do some digging......her Dad was big time politician in the 70's and 80's. He was the Cook county assessor for years and a state rep.....he was also tied to old man Daley and the 19th ward. And his security company was incorporated less than a year ago with 0 employees or contracts. This was all planned.
Looking more and more like the Old Daley (Sr) Machine is alive and well.
Still better than Prickwrinkle though.
UPDATE: some sort of outage occurred between 0530 and 0630 hours this morning. If you posted a comment earlier, it might not have survived. Apologies - we're looking into it.
Still better than Prickwrinkle though.
UPDATE: some sort of outage occurred between 0530 and 0630 hours this morning. If you posted a comment earlier, it might not have survived. Apologies - we're looking into it.
Labels: corruption, rumors
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
134 Comments:
and the Mrs Houlihan Smith LOBBIES the city for United....hahahahahah---foolish citizens
A little off topic, but an interesting thought. Now that Light Groot has taken away aldermanic oversight of permits in their wards, Light Groot should be able to destroy Edison Park and Mount Greenwood with section 8 housing since the alderman won't be able block it. Ah! Diversity! Your nice area, full of single family homes can now have a rental dump right down the street from you or maybe even next door! You know that you're all a bunch of racists in her mind and any pointy headed social justice warriors will agree. So much for your property values. You can uplift the downtrodden! All of you can get together and take turns picking up the chip bags and pop bottles. We had a coach house down the street from me a few years ago that had some girls and their thug boyfriends raising hell for about a year. I don't live in the nicest area in the city, but I never considered moving until I got sick of them and their playful hijinks, you know, cutting thru yards, having shootouts on the street. It was all in good fun! Welcome to the new city. The only way to escape will be to move out of Illinois and don't vote the way you did here and poison the new neighborhood.
Lori was handpicked by the machine. Shocking.
What amazes me is how close Lightfoot seems to be getting to the 19th ward crowd.
Sure Joyce and O'Shea endorsed her, but only after it was clear Preckwinkle was going to lose. They were expecting a Daley/Preckwinkle race.
The real play was Joyce running to hurt Rahm, but then Rahm dropping out and the secret squirrel double play becoming hurting Daley so that Preckwinkle could win and Bridget Gainer 19th ward progeny and now N side county commissioner could replace her as County Board Prez.
Gainer introduced Preckwinkle after Toni made the runoff.
Much double dealing in that scenario.
Gainer thought she was going to be mayor. Then she figured she get appointed county board president. Now she's on the outs with the new mayor and Joyce and O'Shea are in.
I love it when a plan doesn't come together.
I even heard a rumor feds are sniffing around this, but maybe not.
Using government employees on the clock for private business is not good, but I'd think it would have to be big for them to devote the time to investigating.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/7/30/18338715/reverse-gainer-why-she-walked-right-up-to-mayoral-pool-but-won-t-dive-in
This sounds familiar.
What was the name of that Security Company that got fired by the NFL MN Vikings because their licenses lapsed, and they were hiring felons for security officer positions?
Good detective work: incorporated < 1 yr ago with
zero employees and no contracts. This was all
planned.
Big money backed Lucky Lori. BEFORE she was
Lucky Lori. They went to her, not the other way
around.
Sort of like the CIA showing a new president JFK photos.
Maybe in this case it was Harvey Milk and Malcolm X.
And plenty of hot dogs loaded with ketchup.
Like the article said the other day, the world IS a dangerous
place.
The Old Money shows the New Money the way.
The Chicago Way.
The Daley Machine wins again?
Mr. Smith goes to Chicago
The Machine could not let the new mayor go unwatched
or unguided
MWRD POLICE
What ever happen to million cop? You know the MWRD police officer that ran an security firm that did business with the MWRD I believed titan security? One of many scandals with that agency.
The more things change, the more they start the same.
You don’t need any of the listed cards to “manage” a security company.
Keep digging all who knows release all info !!!!!
….Wait till your taxes and fess go up and up
South and west sides neglected for decades will get all the services and new parks
Power to the Peoples
So happy I sold and left the city years ago.
to my prick sgt that's still on the job
ENJOY!
The more things change the more they stay the same. Stay tuned.
Lol and the goes on.
She can hire her own security no matter who it is what it is or how they are connected. How old do you get a contract like this if you are somebody that nobody sent you will not get it it’s just how things are done in Chicago, and going this way for years and years it’s not gonna change.
It surprises me that she found a security detail that was as politically connected as they seem to be. For transparency’s sake, I’d have thought she would have checked out the Yelp reviews and made a few cold calls to the best reviewed security companies.
"Still better than Prickwrinkle though."
That's like saying a BULLET is better than SLOW POISON, in the end the results will be the same.
Check again. James M Smith holds a current PERC, originally issued in 1990. Also, Silver Star is licensed by the state. What is unclear is who is running Silver Star. It cannot be Smith as he only holds the PERC and is not licensed as a private detective nor as a private security contractor.
Smith's partner in the operation is a Daniel Ferrell of Palatine, IL. He no longer holds ANY current license from the Dept of Financial & Professional Regulation so just who has the license which is necessary to run Silver Star. There has to be a body with a current licensed Private Detective or Security Contractor's license to run the show. Man does not live by PERC alone which is the scam many wanna be's play.
Good tip for anyone looking to write up a decent investigative reporting piece!
She definitely beats the alternative who is running against her for mayor, but this doesn’t look right it doesn’t pass the what is the old word smell test, the optics on this is very bad. We know that many people read this insignificant blog the elected people read it constantly to see what is going to turn up on here, many would strongly bet that when the new mayor Lori sees this she’s probably right now not happy, hopefully this man gave her full disclosure before even taking that this position because it is a very lucrative position.
“Reform is here” - Lori Lightfoot 20 May 19
With thanks to whomever posted their website URL, a quick check shows that none of the licenses posted there:
Private Detective License # 117.001714, 115.000040
Private Security Contractor License # 122.001335, 119.000470
are active with the state. IOW, they are not licensed. Typical with this state. They charge outrageous fees for licensing and then do not enforce the law.
Smith did private investigative work for the attorneys suing Burge and the City of Chicago to overturn wrongful murder convictions. That is the connection to the new mayor!
Do you think the weed industry is politically connected and they elected officials will be paid off are getting paid off already;
Secretary of State’s office probing Van Pelt’s pot-related endeavors
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/5/21/18634629/legal-marijuana-secretary-state-patricia-van-pelt-pot-recreational-wakanna
But then again you see who is investigating her yes Secretary of State to Jesse white office but he is not going to be involved, look at the situation with Kim who is recused herself from the capers she was involved in with smollet. Yes the Democrats not going to be involved with this OK again and again it is proven what they do what they say are all lies again the federal authorities will have to look into this collusion, they talk about President Donald Trump and his collusion which is absolutely unproven and look at all the collusion here everywhere you look turn every corner it is here. Sickening and despicable what they do.
Biggest question should be if it's going to be cheaper than current system. Doesn't break my heart that a bunch of clout babies don't get cushy spots and inflated pay.
Won't surprise me if they somehow either don't fully account for the cost or hide it altogether.
Lori's Security Connected?
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C'mon man, it's Chicago after all. Was there ever any doubt?
thats was my motto also.....
anybody but taxwinkle
and who really cares about her security detail, its one less political perk we have to worry about
Doesn't matter...Now that Special Employment is going to be restricted plenty of CPD will jump at the chance to work this side job. So much so, that you will need to be connected to get hired.
This is the Chicago way...These are our Chicago values.
And the band plays on...
The Houlihans of the 19th ward were not the same Houlihan who was the County Assesor.
Smith is also bff with Rahm who accompanied him to Rome. Total machine clout by clouted machine lying Lori who was handpicked by the machine to succeed Rahm after prickwinkle got ties into burke by machine controlled us attorney Lausch started the burke mess. Where are the indictments? The US attorneys are a joke. Look at Ferguson, Maggie Hickey, Julie Porter, Zach Fardon, Lori, Jim Montana and Conlon from Rahm’s phony ethics board. Laughable and sad.
Ha! Houlihan, from the same family, was one of the security specialists dumped when Rahman came in. He sued, and lost. I wonder if we'll see him retire and return. The Daley influence is alive and well!
Monterrey Security. Juan Gaytan. Nice guy but definitely flawed. They lost Wrigley Field also.
One may not need any of the listed cards to run a security agency, but one needs cards to provide actual security.
The best part of his bio was a former jail guard at Cook Co. jail ?? He must have been one of the dumb ones early on that couldn’t make it to CPD. Then found a golden ticket in the clout pool by takin on a wife out of the 19th ward.
Looks like Special Ed has a job for life!
Activists are now calling for the CPD contract negotiations to be open to the public!
Is that why Mayor Richie and his daughter were all smiles while sitting in back of the new mayor during the inauguration ceremony?
Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know - let’s hope she’s better than perp winkle
OT: important. Sadly, the politirats won’t listen but we must all stand.
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House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1966, sponsored by Representative Kathleen Willis (D-77), would:
Criminalize private transfers, with violations being punished as a Class 4 felony.
Require the recipient of a firearm gifted by a family member to call into Illinois State Police within 60 days to run a background check on themselves, even though they must already hold a FOID.
Allow for the indefinite delay of firearm transfers. Currently, federal law allows a licensed firearm dealer (FFL) to release a firearm after three business days if they have not received any additional correspondence after receiving a “delay” when conducting the initial background check for a firearm transfer. This safeguard prevents the potential shutdown of sales via endless delays and allows law-abiding individuals to take possession of a firearm in a timely manner.
Mandate FOID applicants submit fingerprints, including for renewals, which would not add anything of investigative value.
Increase FOID processing time from one calendar month to thirty business days, which can span more than six weeks.
Reduce the duration of the FOID from ten years to five while also increasing the application fee from $10 to $50, resulting in a 1000% increase in the cost to maintain a FOID for the same amount of time.
Require FOID applicants pay all costs for fingerprinting and processing the background check, totaling around $150 on top of the application fee.
Allow courts to direct law-enforcement to seize firearms from those who have their FOID revoked.
Prohibit those with a revoked FOID from transferring firearms to someone in the same household, which would create confusion in determining the owner of the firearms and would take away the right to self-defense from individuals due to the alleged actions of someone else in their household.
Require the owner of the seized firearms to petition the court to have them transferred to a third party.
Again, please click the “Take Action” button above to contact your state Representative and urge them to OPPOSE HA 1 to SB 1966.
little off topic
shades of janie baby byrne yipee!
lightgroot to be out and about with the peeps to ward off any wildings downtown this weekend.
does the mayor get to pack heat like the aldergoofs?
wear one of those hillary polar vortex pant suits. should hide the bullet proof vest real good.
Knock knock Lori, looks like your getting rid of that clout thing and not business as usual has taken that political turn again. when your elected your sat down by the "wise men," and with all your ideals and tough talk they explain to you what you will do and how you will do it guess that talk went well.
How much money is this guy looking for and how much is enough? Could this be the embarrassment early in Loris career? The sunshine will soon expose the cost of this and how much is being paid, he already has to run that marijuana business security and with the expansion how much time for guarding lori will he have?
Secret video of bodyguards presentation listen to the words:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2jjtlf
The real play was Joyce running to hurt Rahm, NOPE!!!!!
He candidacy targeted only one Person DALEY.
What amazes me is how close Lightfoot seems to be getting to the 19th ward crowd.
Sure Joyce and O'Shea endorsed her, but only after it was clear Preckwinkle was going to lose. They were expecting a Daley/Preckwinkle race.
The real play was Joyce running to hurt Rahm, but then Rahm dropping out and the secret squirrel double play becoming hurting Daley so that Preckwinkle could win and Bridget Gainer 19th ward progeny and now N side county commissioner could replace her as County Board Prez.
Gainer introduced Preckwinkle after Toni made the runoff.
Much double dealing in that scenario.
Gainer thought she was going to be mayor. Then she figured she get appointed county board president. Now she's on the outs with the new mayor and Joyce and O'Shea are in.
I love it when a plan doesn't come together.
I even heard a rumor feds are sniffing around this, but maybe not.
Using government employees on the clock for private business is not good, but I'd think it would have to be big for them to devote the time to investigating.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/7/30/18338715/reverse-gainer-why-she-walked-right-up-to-mayoral-pool-but-won-t-dive-in
5/22/2019 01:05:00 AM
Okay... First I'll access the secret military spy satelite that is in geosynchronous orbit over the midwest. Then I'll ID the limo by the vanity plate "MR. BIGGG" and get his approximate position. Then I'll reposition the transmission dish on the remote truck to 17.32 degrees east, hit WESTAR-4 over the Atlantic, bounce the signal down into the Azores, up to COMSAT-6, beam it back to SATCOM-3 transponder number 137 and down on the dish on the back of Mr. Big's limo. It's almost too easy.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
This sounds familiar.
What was the name of that Security Company that got fired by the NFL MN Vikings because their licenses lapsed, and they were hiring felons for security officer positions?
5/22/2019 01:24:00 AM
That was Monterrey Security.
Marisa Novara is now in charge of housing. She will let you know if your neighborhood is good or bad. She will fix the bad.
Does this mean reform isn’t coming? Transparency,reform,hope and change, fairness are all empty liberal buzzwords.
I foresee some rough and choppy waters ahead but I wholeheartedly agree with you SCC ..... still better than Taxwinkle.
CPD and the City may be bordering on life support but if Taxwinkle got in she’d have played the part of the grim reaper.
Of course Rules & Regulations do not apply to the connected Democommunists...
Well, surprise! The Machine owned both candidates!
Not surprised.
The Mayor of Chicago can do what she pleases! SHut up and get back to work!!
The Chicago Tribune article states that WMAQ-Ch. 5 first reported the story?!?
Chicago is and always will be the town for the clouted few. Always remember the words of an old time unknown Alderman...."We don't want nobody nobody sent". Alderman Paddy Bauler from the way past said it best...."Chicago ain't ready for reform". Lori is no dummy. She will play the same game all previous mayors have. That's how they stay in power.
Smith is also set up to do weed protection in California
https://www.sspg-california.com/
Unrelated...since Lori isn't going to allow the City to shut off water for unpaid bills, who will now pay for this? Isn't this a form of Socialism. Redistribution of wealth to pay for water?
Ot- the 007th District is up at Comstat tomorrow all by themselves. Wonder if they are going to question the admin Sgt having 234hrs if overtime this past period???? During the period he worked 21 days where he had overtime.
Lots of homes for sale in Mt. Greenwood. Especially near 111th and Kedzie, the scene of last year’s firehouse shootout!
Badges???
WE don't need no stinkin' badges.
Anonymous said...
A little off topic, but an interesting thought. Now that Light Groot has taken away aldermanic oversight of permits in their wards, Light Groot should be able to destroy Edison Park and Mount Greenwood with section 8 housing since the alderman won't be able block it. Ah! Diversity! Your nice area, full of single family homes can now have a rental dump right down the street from you or maybe even next door! You know that you're all a bunch of racists in her mind and any pointy headed social justice warriors will agree. So much for your property values. You can uplift the downtrodden! All of you can get together and take turns picking up the chip bags and pop bottles. We had a coach house down the street from me a few years ago that had some girls and their thug boyfriends raising hell for about a year. I don't live in the nicest area in the city, but I never considered moving until I got sick of them and their playful hijinks, you know, cutting thru yards, having shootouts on the street. It was all in good fun! Welcome to the new city. The only way to escape will be to move out of Illinois and don't vote the way you did here and poison the new neighborhood.
5/22/2019 12:47:00 AM
I believe zoning is still up to the alderscum. Hopefully that stays true
Look at the Marshall field Garden Apts Section 8 at it's Best...Thug Land...Half the Violet Crime that happens in 018 come's from there.
1:24am: Monterrey Security, tied in to AlderCreature Solis via his brother.
Retired .38 spl +P
I think that all those people that thought Lightfoot was an outsider and reformer are going to be surprised and disappointed.
And those who think her cutting off the aldermans perks is not going to be backlashed are silly. She can cut their perks until she wants something from them.
Then she will encounter the real motto of Chicago: "I will! Wheres mine?"
PERC number is 129394016
but he doesn't need a PERC because he has the superior, Private Security Contractor license.
His agency has been licensed since 2014; whatever LEO above thinks it's only a year, go back to Detective Skool.
Will Lori fight the frivolous lawsuits or will she do what Shanks and Rahm did and settle with these dope dealers and other scumbags who sue us?
Remember when Jody Weis fought the lawsuits and had great success? He hired outside firms and they won most of the BS lawsuits for us. Then Shanks shut it down. SCC covered it.
SHOCKING!
Harriett Tubman 20-dollar bill NOT coming in 2020.
Treasury officials say they are focusing on security
features of existing currency.
Someone connected, now that is a surprise. The Chicago Way to the rescue once again. LL is just another Political thief.
I heard but not confirmed, that he was a wrestler at Yorkville High and a valet for obama.
Really, who give a flying frick who does the LightLoafer Detail.
I’m just glad it’s not me.
Probably best for all of us regular joes too, it’s just we may not be in the front row to blab all the miscellaneous tasks and duties associated with a mayor security detail.
Most kept a tight lip for a good self preservation reason.
It’s going to take a dumped detailer to spill the beans.
Could LightLoafer be hiding something?
Just wonder where the budget money comes from to pay this new security entity and if there’s really a hidden agenda.
Details come and go and afterwards there’s either another gifted spot or Patrol that pays on the 1st & 16th.
Better than Prickwrinkle, oh hell no, but just as crunk crazy and soon to realized by the electorate (but ashamed and afraid to admit it), full of shit.
Grow a third eye on the back of your head.
Stay Fetal.
According to the Illinois PERCENT card application. There is an exemption for retired Police Officers. Plus he is taking some class at the academy
So much for reform
Yesterday 014 had 4 cars down, 2 in front and 2 in the alley. Fuck her and her "new" security, no more strain on manpower. I wonder how they are going to handle person shot near her home. #staywoke
OT- I am sure with all the studies that we pay for as taxpayers, I have not seen one that has a citizen per officer ratio. One officer per 50 citizens? 1:100? 1:500? 1:5000? What would it be per district? How many does 16th, 20th, 17th, 8th have? With the over time with VRI, what is the ratio? What does is the cost per citizen per district (true A&A) that we are paying for baby sitting?
Surprised she hasn't hired CeaseFire to protect her.
OT. The teachers union is already carrying signs and chanting by city hall. They want and they'll get a raise and a contract extension. Meanwhile at FOP and PBPA... 2 & 3 years expired and waiting..........
"South and west sides neglected for decades will get all the services and new parks"
I've worked all over this city since 1973.
The south & west sides have NEVER been neglected.
They get all the police & fire/paramedic services.
They have the nicest parks & playgrounds.
They have the newest biggest libraries, fully equipped.
Same for schools.
The people/folks destroy their neighborhoods.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
A little off topic, but an interesting thought. Now that Light Groot has taken away aldermanic oversight of permits in their wards, Light Groot should be able to destroy Edison Park and Mount Greenwood with section 8 housing since the alderman won't be able block it. Ah! Diversity! Your nice area, full of single family homes can now have a rental dump right down the street from you or maybe even next door! You know that you're all a bunch of racists in her mind and any pointy headed social justice warriors will agree. So much for your property values. You can uplift the downtrodden! All of you can get together and take turns picking up the chip bags and pop bottles. We had a coach house down the street from me a few years ago that had some girls and their thug boyfriends raising hell for about a year. I don't live in the nicest area in the city, but I never considered moving until I got sick of them and their playful hijinks, you know, cutting thru yards, having shootouts on the street. It was all in good fun! Welcome to the new city. The only way to escape will be to move out of Illinois and don't vote the way you did here and poison the new neighborhood.
5/22/2019 12:47:00 AM
Stop with this bullshit already. You’ve been posting it in every comment section no matter the topic. It’s obvious you’re a shill
Illinois is billions and billions in the red, so is Chicago. JB is gonna save Illinois, and LIGHTFOOT is gonna save Chicago. KEEP DREAMING!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
You don’t need any of the listed cards to “manage” a security company.
5/22/2019 02:24:00 AM
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Based on a photo I saw in the paper the day Lightfoot was inaugurated, Smith was front and center, clearly providing close protection to Lori Lightfoot. That is a bit more hands on than simply managing the company, especially if he was armed. Which I assume he was.
Sounds like all Det’s are going to be in uniform and city is scrambling to find them all marked cars Lori wants it done by Jun 1st.
Lori, Lori, Lori with all that "I'm the former federal prosecutor and I'm going to clean up the city" pre and post election talk you got caught already. Your beginning to look like the same liar, the Midget, who just left town on his bicycle trip. Your first clout scandal comes up with hiring an outside private clout contractor to provide for your security detail. You took office two days ago and you stepped in $hit already.
If you don't know how to play with the Machine and not get caught, you better learn fast. You're in the big leagues now girl. Get a mitt and get into the game. If you don't know the Chicago Way, it's gonna be a long four years. Talk to the Political Bosses and get that FIX in. They'll help you with the FIX and straighten out the paper work. Do it quickly before some rogue reporter finds out and bleeds you out in the media. Oh wait, the media, never mind.
We look, we point, we laugh and we walk away.
Good..Im all for improving the west and south sides with more stores and other shit...stack them up...this way the shitballs stay in their own neighborhoods for jobs and cruising.
Think people need to remove their tin foil hats, and the Lightfoot/Daley conspiracy fairytales.
OT, Lightfoot wants more visibility which means all Detectives in uniform in marked cars.
Unless your a copper who lost his or her spot on the mayors detail, who gives a fuck who protects city hall and the mayor. Let it go. Move forward! Remember it was just a short time ago that Burke has his team of sworn and he should never of had a soul.
http://nadignewspapers.com/2019/05/17/state-housing-board-approves-low-income-tax-credits-for-5150-n-northwest-hwy/
Game over Jeff Park. Arena won.
Anonymous said...
Sounds like all Det’s are going to be in uniform and city is scrambling to find them all marked cars Lori wants it done by Jun 1st.
5/22/2019 02:56:00 PM
That is how it should be marked cars in uniform permanently would help with the accountability another 1 of her great ideas.
Please read this article from the very beautiful and very intelligent Ann Coulter.
Thanks to illegal immigration, whites will be below 60% of the population by 2020.
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2019-05-22.html#read_more
Security. It's not about the Airport anymore.
“According to the Illinois PERCENT card application. There is an exemption for retired Police Officers. Plus he is taking some class at the academy”
Yes there is an exception for retired police officers with the Blue/tan cards. But does it apply to federal agents that were never granted an IL peace officer cert?
Also, he’s sitting in classes when? If he is 24/7 with lightfeet? Also it’s not like he is going to do the whole six month academy like we all did, so no I my mind doesn’t count! Just like streetlight did; just enough to shit us up. They don’t offer that perk for guys that left and want to come back, it’s not even like the retread academy.... let’s see the hrs he spent sitting in class to take the state test. Wonder if he will get the answers from the Lie-tenants? He needs a minimum of 420 hrs to sit for test. Even guys from others states need to show that their former training meet our (not CPD, as they have to do the whole thing) minimum standards for the metro program. Once again take care of the clouted. Good luck to the CPD chumps that have take direction from another carpetbagger.
Det s are in uniform for the holidays, No marked cars.
Seriously now, she'll have to be careful to police the use
of her image. Back in 2011, a west coast surf shop used
MLK Jr. head atop a surfer wearing a wetsuit as a promo
for a 20% off MLK Day Sale. The "Invisible Eye" told the
surf shop that was not cool, so they made a public apology.
It's not like Elvis. You just can't do pop art of MLK wearing
a wetsuit like Andy Warhol could have (if he wanted).
So beware all ye merchants. Her image is off-limits unless
you pay her agent.
Based on a photo I saw in the paper the day Lightfoot was inaugurated, Smith was front and center, clearly providing close protection to Lori Lightfoot. That is a bit more hands on than simply managing the company, especially if he was armed. Which I assume he was.
5/22/2019 02:50:00 PM
Total softball who thinks hes now a bigshot. Good luck on your 24/7 detail including weekends and holidays.
Anonymous said...
According to the Illinois PERCENT card application. There is an exemption for retired Police Officers. Plus he is taking some class at the academy
He's a retired federal agent. Per the Patriot Act they can carry anywhere just like retired PO's with an IROC card.
At 5/22/2019 02:24:00 AM Anonymous said...
You don’t need any of the listed cards to “manage” a security company.
Hit the law books, buddy. ANYONE working for a private detective agency, security company or alarm company must hold a PERC (Permanent Employee Registration Card). If your cleaning lady has access to client material they must have a card.
Not related but heard rumor fucktard Tom dart taking over as the big man
The corruption was exposed on her first day, love it reformer my ass.
Reference citizens per sworn officer -
Chitcago has 44.2 officers per 10,000. (~1:226)
That puts them in the top 6 of the 100 largest US cities along with Baltimore, NYC, New Orleans, Newark and DC.
DC is at the top with over 65 cops per 10k of population.
I expect Lightgroot and the restorative justice mob will use this info to ‘prove’ that more cops mean more crime and that the way to stop the violence is to cut CPD by half.
How many of you actually thought you'd be handpicked to be on Lori's detail? Hmm? She can hire whoever the heck she wants - so 10 coppers are going to have to find other spots, that's all.
Looks like many detectives will be filing a grievance soon. The city is canceling all days off for 3rd watch only for this 4 day weekend. The contract clearly says the city has to use seniority from all watches to fill those spots for any overtime involving a preplanned event the city is aware of 21 days in advance. Obviously they knew Memorial Day weekend was coming more than 3 weeks ago. Or with the inept people running the department, maybe they didn’t.
Anonymous said...
OT- I am sure with all the studies that we pay for as taxpayers, I have not seen one that has a citizen per officer ratio. One officer per 50 citizens? 1:100? 1:500? 1:5000? What would it be per district? How many does 16th, 20th, 17th, 8th have? With the over time with VRI, what is the ratio? What does is the cost per citizen per district (true A&A) that we are paying for baby sitting?
5/22/2019 12:45:00 PM
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Interesting thought? Why doesn't FOP contract out a professional consulting service for the purpose of conducting such an independent analysis. Spending real money and get a reputable firm so as to limit any challenges by the city. It's all public records.
Look it appears she is not going to listen to the FOP/BPA regarding police concerns/the contract, etc. You already pi$$ed her off by exposing the clout security contractor. She blew you guys off and said, "your always unhappy - what's new". It's hard ball folks and you need to get over it. Don't be liked, be respected.
You must be independent and look out for the dues paying membership. Think things out beyond your appendage. We're in this for the long hall.
Anonymous said...
Sounds like all Det’s are going to be in uniform and city is scrambling to find them all marked cars Lori wants it done by Jun 1st.
5/22/2019 02:56:00 PM
They’ve done this occasionally on holidays or major pre-planned events, but it won’t be a permanent thing. Did it last during Van Dyke trial and there was confusion at shooting and homicide scenes. Patrol Lts and at least one District Commander got frustrated at scenes. They were instructing uniformed Dets to perform Patrol Division duties at scenes thinking they were Patrol personnel. Citizens were confused too, telling Dets they, “already told your partner” when Dets approached them at scenes. Patrol supervisors and commanders were the ones that complained to the powers that be about the confusion this caused. So, you may see it on holiday weekends but it won’t be permanent.
from theexpiredmeter.com
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle And State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s ‘COOK COUNTY CARJACKAPALOOZA’ — The New Normal For Chicago, Under Our New Social Justice Mayor Ligfhtfoot: Armed Carjacking At River North Valet Stand Tuesday Afternoon; Another At Whitney Young High – CWB Chicago — Will Lightfoot Do Anything To Stop Another Year Of 1,000 Carjackings In Chicago? Or Will She Try And Tell Us That These Underprivileged Boys Needed To Steal A Car To Get To A Job Fair
FOXX FIXX: Former Judge Files New Motions Pushing For Special Prosecutor, To Look At Crooked Corrupt Fake Prosecutor Kim Foxx’s Mishandling Of The Jussie Smollett Hate Crime Hoax Case – Chicago Tribune; Bodybuilding Brothers Say Jussie Smollett’s Lawyers Are Ducking Process Servers – Chicago Sun-Times
Obama Apparatchick Tina Tchen refuses subpoena about her role in Jussie Smollett case, process server says
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/22/18636253/tina-tchen-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-refuses-subpoena
hats the matter 2:00 pm having a hard time sealing with the truth about your neighborhoods future. Time will prove him right just a matter of time before your sectioned 8 out of your safety zone. That plus all the new taxes your going to be paying, but don't worry your new contract raises and retro won't cover the increases. Plan B is what?
I don't know if this has already been mentioned in previous posts but I drove past Rahm's house earlier this afternoon (Wednesday) and he still has the CPD security detail parked out there even though he's no longer the mayor now for two days. There was a car out front with two officers on Hermitage and a second car in the rear in the alley. Why is he still drawing a CPD security detail? Why aren't these officers patrolling the neighborhoods instead? if I remember correctly Quinn pulled Blagojevich's State Police security detail the second he was no longer governor. and what's going to happen to The Old Firehouse on Byron that was taken over by Rahm's CPD security detail? is it going to go back into the fire department or be sold? some reporter like Johnny Kass needs to look into this.
"South and west sides neglected for decades will get all the services and new parks"
I've worked all over this city since 1973.
The south & west sides have NEVER been neglected.
They get all the police & fire/paramedic services.
They have the nicest parks & playgrounds.
They have the newest biggest libraries, fully equipped.
Same for schools.
The people/folks destroy their neighborhoods.
Ha...you're full of shit.....Where is Lincoln yards located? Northside Prep? 85% of the new construction?
https://chicago.curbed.com/maps/high-rise-tower-skyscraper-construction-map
Leave your little cubby hole sometimes...there's a whole world out there!
i agree with 1:40 pm. i spent 50 years working infrastructure construction and repair in chicago, with over 25 years of it on the citys payroll. 99 % of my time was spent in ghettos, pilsen, austin, englewood, roseland etc. i rarely ever worked in good taxpaying nieghborhoods. like cpd we spent all our budget in shit areas for decades.i have heard one politician after another for 50 years talk about the neglected areas of chicago. all lies. always have been. before the crash we were in dorothy tillmans third ward, all new streets, side walks, water and gas mains and street lights etc.and there were like three houses on every block. howmuch do those people pay in taxes and fees compared to what they get in city services? mt. greenwood for example is 98% solvent, everyone pays, and yet they didnt have curbs and gutters and real sidewalks for 60 years. another democrat lie. we have dumped a trillion tax dollars in the ghetto in my life time and they destroy everything as fast as they can and demand more.people dont appreciate free shit, just more consumables for the free shit army to destroy and the sjw's always blame racism for the lack of private investment in these areas.things will never change until the community changes and i dont see that ever happening. so keep taxing and spending and expecting a different outcome. these deluded progressives are truly lost and will kill this city before its over. time to call for an extraction to a safe area behind the lines in a red state.
Isn't he retired law enforcement??
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Sounds like all Det’s are going to be in uniform and city is scrambling to find them all marked cars Lori wants it done by Jun 1st.
5/22/2019 02:56:00 PM
They’ve done this occasionally on holidays or major pre-planned events, but it won’t be a permanent thing. Did it last during Van Dyke trial and there was confusion at shooting and homicide scenes. Patrol Lts and at least one District Commander got frustrated at scenes. They were instructing uniformed Dets to perform Patrol Division duties at scenes thinking they were Patrol personnel. Citizens were confused too, telling Dets they, “already told your partner” when Dets approached them at scenes. Patrol supervisors and commanders were the ones that complained to the powers that be about the confusion this caused. So, you may see it on holiday weekends but it won’t be permanent.
5/22/2019 08:22:00 PM
Thank you for chiming in with the bullshit Detective know this uniform thing is going to go permanent very soon detectives should be in the marked vehicles the new mayor is not gonna put up with the nonsense responsibility and accountability is what she wants.The new marked police vehicles will show on the left front fender like the state police it will say Detective there you go still says Detective are you happy?
A little O/T, but people keep talking about this clown Maurice Classen, the mayor's new chief of staff.
Let me tell you a few things about this guy. His ONLY experience with anything relating to law enforcement is a few years work as a prosecutor in Washington state. I've worked with him at HQ and sat in on MANY meetings with him. Trust me, we do NOT want this idiot advising the mayor on anything. He is a completely liberal, bleeding heart social justice warrior. He has absolutely no idea how a police department functions and knows nothing about chicago. His brilliant ideas for fixing things while he was employed by CPD were embarrassingly laughable. I have heard him say first hand that most police lie on a regular basis and don't want to do any work.
So buckle up folks cuz this is the jackass whispering in the mayor's ear about how horrible CPD is.
If they want Det’s in marked cars I think that’s great because they’ll have to purchase a couple hundred vehicles. Most units don’t have enough as it is. I love when ignorant people bark off orders that we know can not be followed.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
According to the Illinois PERCENT card application. There is an exemption for retired Police Officers. Plus he is taking some class at the academy
He's a retired federal agent. Per the Patriot Act they can carry anywhere just like retired PO's with an IROC card.
5/22/2019 06:13:00 PM
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ACTIVE law enforcement officers are exempt from having a PERC. Retired are required to have it and it only allows one to WORK for a properly accredited PI or Security agency. To have an agency license requires that you be licensed as a private detective, security contractor, or alarm installer, etc.
Anonymous said...
Ha! Houlihan, from the same family, was one of the security specialists dumped when Rahman came in. He sued, and lost. I wonder if we'll see him retire and return. The Daley influence is alive and well!
5/22/2019 08:13:00 AM
Well that former valet has been telling people that he will be running the detail after Mayor Lightfoot got in. Alleges that the machine is back running the show and those are his people.
None of this matters anymore. Think about it. The one single chance we had to send a message to the criminals in Chicago was for the new mayor to come out strongly in support of the police. That would have given all the assholes who now KNOW they can get away with anything a loud warning that its going to stop. She didnt do that. She basically threw shit on the department. Its over. Its not going to get better til it gets a lot worse. And it doesnt mean shit who is baby sitting her.
Tchen declined to accept the subpoena. Awesome she is an attorney and officer of the court and CANNOT refuse service.
Obama Apparatchick Tina Tchen refuses subpoena about her role in Jussie Smollett case, process server says
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/22/18636253/tina-tchen-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-refuses-subpoena
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Just file the ARDC complaint against this arrogant assclowmn!!!!
He's a retired federal agent. Per the Patriot Act they can carry anywhere just like retired PO's with an IROC card.
DUH the mayor and or Supe can grant the authority Elliot Ness! didnt you see Untouchables?
Lots of homes for sale in Mt. Greenwood. Especially near 111th and Kedzie, the scene of last year’s firehouse shootout!
Jefferson Park and Sauganash
face it if you didnt sell by now its too late
A little off topic, but an interesting thought. Now that Light Groot has taken away aldermanic oversight of permits in their wards, Light Groot should be able to destroy Edison Park and Mount Greenwood with section 8 housing since the alderman won't be able block it. Ah! Diversity!
She wouldn't dare touch the 39th Ward and Sauganash Queen of all Cadillacs
OT. The teachers union is already carrying signs and chanting by city hall. They want and they'll get a raise and a contract extension. Meanwhile at FOP and PBPA... 2 & 3 years expired and waiting..........
Ask Kevin Graham he doest want to make waves and get re-elected FOP President
Rumor has it when Lightfoot went to Springfield she asked JB to send the national guard to Chicago this summer.
Don't say peeps. If you must say it, then you can...
Kees me you fool!!!!
Anonymous said...
“According to the Illinois PERCENT card application. There is an exemption for retired Police Officers. Plus he is taking some class at the academy”
Yes there is an exception for retired police officers with the Blue/tan cards. But does it apply to federal agents that were never granted an IL peace officer cert?
Also, he’s sitting in classes when? If he is 24/7 with lightfeet? Also it’s not like he is going to do the whole six month academy like we all did, so no I my mind doesn’t count! Just like streetlight did; just enough to shit us up. They don’t offer that perk for guys that left and want to come back, it’s not even like the retread academy.... let’s see the hrs he spent sitting in class to take the state test. Wonder if he will get the answers from the Lie-tenants? He needs a minimum of 420 hrs to sit for test. Even guys from others states need to show that their former training meet our (not CPD, as they have to do the whole thing) minimum standards for the metro program. Once again take care of the clouted. Good luck to the CPD chumps that have take direction from another carpetbagger.
5/22/2019 05:31:00 PM
You are wrong. The superintendent can waive the academy classes and the state exam. McCarthy never took the state exam. Other civilian exempts from outside the state never took academy classes except for range qualifications. Johnson will have all the boxes checked for her security detail. Anyways, who cares?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Ha! Houlihan, from the same family, was one of the security specialists dumped when Rahman came in. He sued, and lost. I wonder if we'll see him retire and return. The Daley influence is alive and well!
5/22/2019 08:13:00 AM
Well that former valet has been telling people that he will be running the detail after Mayor Lightfoot got in. Alleges that the machine is back running the show and those are his people.
5/22/2019 10:42:00 PM
What about that DUi cover-up will that be exposed and why he was dumped? Sunshine always comes back to brighten the day!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
A little O/T, but people keep talking about this clown Maurice Classen, the mayor's new chief of staff.
Let me tell you a few things about this guy. His ONLY experience with anything relating to law enforcement is a few years work as a prosecutor in Washington state. I've worked with him at HQ and sat in on MANY meetings with him. Trust me, we do NOT want this idiot advising the mayor on anything. He is a completely liberal, bleeding heart social justice warrior. He has absolutely no idea how a police department functions and knows nothing about Chicago. His brilliant ideas for fixing things while he was employed by CPD were embarrassingly laughable. I have heard him say first hand that most police lie on a regular basis and don't want to do any work.
So buckle up folks cuz this is the jackass whispering in the mayor's ear about how horrible CPD is.
5/22/2019 09:50:00 PM
The kid tried lets make a deal and comes from money:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060425&slug=webdentist25
In 2005, Classen was working as a King County prosecutor in Seattle when his father, James Classen, was arrested in downstate Clark County in Washington after his estranged wife was fatally stabbed, dozens of times, with her sewing scissors.
Maurice Classen called for Clark County prosecutors to accept a guilty plea from his father on a charge of second-degree murder — instead of trying him for first-degree murder. He told a newspaper that Clark County’s chief prosecutor was “playing politics with my mom’s memory and my father’s life.”
That prosecutor fired back that Maurice Classen’s comment was “professionally insulting.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/4/18/18623374/lightfoot-s-chief-of-staff-no-stranger-to-politics-or-controversy
@And he is from the Seattle area Seattle is dying video many have seen, looks like with him here Chicago will be just like Seattle another terrible choice!
This is a statement from the reader propaganda clown John greenfield in response to a statement made that lying Lori hates the cops...this is the new left agenda to kiss phony reformer Lori.
: "Lori is "cop hating"? Well the police certainly don't hate her. As you can see from this election map, some of her strongest support was from first-responder-heavy precincts on the Far Southwest and Far Northwest Sides: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/el…
It's highly unlikely that Mount Greenwood, the only Chicago neighborhood that voted heavily for Trump, would go for a mayor who was perceived as anti-cop.
Uuuhhhh! Rumor has it that Smith's wife is also Sen. Dickless Turbans niece. Hey detectives,
any truth to this one?
Somebody else must be holding the Security Contractor's license. Apparently the agency license id dependant on someone holding a contactors license. Just like electricians. A shop can employ 100 electricians, but only one needs to be licensed.
Special Poleec program discontinued. Mayor can't write letter requesting all courtesies being requested. I prdict Toni will hire him for Forest Preserve Police, Cook County Hospital Police, or CC Homeland Security.
“You are wrong. The superintendent can waive the academy classes and the state exam. McCarthy never took the state exam. Other civilian exempts from outside the state never took academy classes except for range qualifications. Johnson will have all the boxes checked for her security detail. Anyways, who cares?”
I think the point is they shouldn’t be running around saying “he’s going to the academy” for anything other than a trip to the basement range. So once again Chicago does whatever it wants and screw the rest. A light needs to be shined on the BS they play. And other chiefs/cites still have there folks take the exam. Oh wait it’s the Chicago way, no need for an exam just anoint the chosen. So no exam needed glad everyone else had to sit for it. Let him be the CO just not sworn...he can be there with a real test taken Leo to take police action.
“He's a retired federal agent. Per the Patriot Act they can carry anywhere just like retired PO's with an IROC card.”
Actually it’s LEOSA that gives the authority and fed or not, still bound by the law, retired doesn’t have the same rights as active, a private party can tell the retired LEOSA guy to leave the property if carrying a pistol. Also, it’s in the law LEOSA can not be used in an employment capacity. He still needs a PERC card.
When 4.75 was talking smack about the FOP in regards to the FOP's objections to her new bodyguard arrangement, all she had to say was the FOP was merely doing the job of representing police officers when making their objection, but this is my preference, instead of, not verbatim, what else is new or when are they ever happy. Thanks shortcake. You are an asshole.
Anonymous said...
Lots of homes for sale in Mt. Greenwood. Especially near 111th and Kedzie, the scene of last year’s firehouse shootout!
Jefferson Park and Sauganash
face it if you didnt sell by now its too late
5/23/2019 06:41:00 AM
Mt. Englewood the southside is finished.
Anonymous said...
A little off topic, but an interesting thought. Now that Light Groot has taken away aldermanic oversight of permits in their wards, Light Groot should be able to destroy Edison Park and Mount Greenwood with section 8 housing since the alderman won't be able block it. Ah! Diversity! Your nice area, full of single family homes can now have a rental dump right down the street from you or maybe even next door! You know that you're all a bunch of racists in her mind and any pointy headed social justice warriors will agree. So much for your property values. You can uplift the downtrodden! All of you can get together and take turns picking up the chip bags and pop bottles. We had a coach house down the street from me a few years ago that had some girls and their thug boyfriends raising hell for about a year. I don't live in the nicest area in the city, but I never considered moving until I got sick of them and their playful hijinks, you know, cutting thru yards, having shootouts on the street. It was all in good fun! Welcome to the new city. The only way to escape will be to move out of Illinois and don't vote the way you did here and poison the new neighborhood.
5/22/2019 12:47:00 AM
Why don't Alderman file a lawsuit to block her from taking away oversight of permits?
To the one moron who continues to comment about Sauganash and it’s impending doom: You have ZERO idea what you’re spewing and have even less facts to base your bullshit on. I live in Sauganash and the reason I paid up the ass many years ago was to ensure I lived in a good neighborhood with NO apartments. None, nada, zero. Who the f@ck is gonna rent out their single family home to Section 8 up here? Not a damn soul! So knock it off. And no, no empty lots to build on either. As far as mandatory residency in the shithole of Chiraq, it doesn’t get much better and not changing anytime soon. But thanks, angry little troll.
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