by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 5, 2021 | Defund the Police
Amajority of Black Americans have said they want police presence in their area to either remain the same or increase, despite recent protests over police brutality, according to new polls. A Gallup poll conducted from June 23 to July 6 surveying more than 36,000 U.S....
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 5, 2021 | Illinois News, National News
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot criticized Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on Monday after her office declined to bring charges against suspects in a fatal West Side shootout where gunmen fired into a home late last week. Her comments prompted a pointed response...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 4, 2021 | Illinois News, National News
Etta Riley has learned to listen for a hiss when she hears pops erupt outside her Minneapolis townhouse. The hiss brings relief. It means that bottle rockets are being fired in her neighborhood, not guns. Riley, a 57-year-old school bus driver, remembers waiting for...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 4, 2021 | Illinois News
WATCH VIDEO CHICAGO – As Illinois’ senior U.S. senator revealed how dangerously close he came to a drive-by shooting in Chicago, former White House advisor David Axelrod urged Mayor Lori Lightfoot to declare a “public safety emergency.” Noting the...
