by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | Illinois News
CHICAGO (WLS) — The high-profile finger pointing between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx continues to play out over a deadly shooting in the city’s Austin neighborhood that happened earlier this month. Five men were...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 11, 2021 | Illinois News, National News, Politics
Illinois Democrats and equity activists reacted with anger a few days ago when state Senate Republicans unveiled a get-tough-on-crime package that would curl your toes. Read...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 11, 2021 | Chicago Crime, Illinois News
By John Kass When President Joe Biden visits Chicago this week—reports are that he’ll be here Thursday to avoid the specter of Democrats scratching their eyes out in Washington over his failing multi-trillion-dollar socialist spending spree—some smart aide might...
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...
