Nice Weekend Conehead

Is crime still down?

• At least 28 people were shot, one of them fatally, during the weekend across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

  CBS News reported that the fatal shooting occurred at 11:45 p.m. Saturday “in the 8000 block of South Morgan Street,” after two groups of people quarreled. 

  A 25-year-old woman was shot numerous times and died after being transported for medical attention. 

Hoping over to HeyJackass.com, the full weekend totals ended as follows:

• 1 dead, 29 wounded

Certainly a lower number of killings that most years and sightly above average woundings.

Warm all week, but rainy. 

UPDATE: CWB points out that this is a 50% INCREASE over last year:

• Warm weekend weather helped drive a sharp year-over-year increase in shootings across Chicago, according to information released by the Chicago Police Department. While only one homicide was reported, 29 other people were wounded by gunfire, with victims ranging in age from 13 to 46.

  Data compiled by HeyJackass, a website that independently tracks Chicago crime using public records and open-source reporting, shows 30 total shooting victims this weekend, a notable jump from the 20 recorded during the same weekend in 2025. The site’s historical data indicates that last year and 2022 were the best-performing years for the weekend since 2015, while the weekend’s long-term average stands at 34 victims.

Any "reporters" staking out Casa de Conehead for a unannounced trip to Northwestern?