by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | Economic Impact of Crime, National News
The rise in violent crime in Chicago has boiled over, drawing concern from business leaders and leading to political infighting among those charged with keeping the city safe. “We were in the midst of a post-pandemic recovery downtown and starting to see shoppers...
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 | National News, Politics of Crime
Last week’s Federal Bureau of Investigation report on the nationwide rise in homicides might be the least surprising news of the year. Nor is it any shock that the political left is trying to duck blame for the trend. Murders spiked by close to 30% in 2020, the...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 5, 2021 | Defund the Police, National News
Drivers heading south on U.S. Route 183 in Austin, Texas, have become familiar with a billboard urging city police officers to relocate to Spokane, Washington, to become deputy sheriffs and collect a $15,000 bonus. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has targeted...
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...
