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Pamela Focia lives at 15th and Clark streets and has two Australian Shepherds, Bijvoet and Jaldi. Every time she walks her dogs, she sees piles of dog waste and gets annoyed by the owners who fail to pick it up. She wants dog owners that leave the mess behind to be caught and fined,...
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How about a 7,000-volt jolt every 1.3 seconds to the would-be burglars of the Chicagoland area? It could happen for some Chicago businesses that would be allowed to install non-lethal electric security fences, so long as they don’t border residential or public areas and are at least 8 feet tall. This ordinance, which has...
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In spite of a slight decrease in crime rates throughout the city of Chicago over the last three years, crime continues to climb in the 27th Ward, and proposed solutions remain varied. Nearly 30,000 crimes were reported in 27th Ward precincts between January and October 2010. More than one-third of these crimes were theft,...
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By Nayeli Santoyo Born in Manila, Carla N. was 5 years old when her family brought her to this country. “Our papers haven’t been fixed, and I have been undocumented since,” she said. Now 21, Carla N., who asked that her full name not be used, attends the University of Illinois at Chicago, where...
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In Chicago, a homeless panhandler begging for money in a public space is not committing a crime. A homeless artist who offers to sketch for you in a public place for money is committing a crime, according to the current law. WATCH: Why protest the 1994 Peddler’s License Law? LISTEN: Chris Drew Explains the...
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After running unopposed in 2007, Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) will face a challenge this year from local business owner David Winner, who said the ward could use a change. Tunney and Winner both filed as candidates with the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners by the Nov.22 deadline. Winner reported receiving 600 signatures and Tunney...
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This about the right of peaceful assembly, the right of free speech, the right to videotape..."
--Jed Stone, attorney
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A CAPS meeting on Nov. 4 for Districts 111, 112, and 113 alerted local building security managers about a]string of recent iPhone thefts in the South Loop area, and urged them to take safety precautions with the oncoming cold weather. The iPhones are taken for their SIM cards, which are then sold at small...
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Crime is down, according to Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis. So why is he being scrutinized? Simply put, according to many officers, he’s not “born blue.” Crime is down 3.7 percent compared to last October, according to The Chicago Sun-Times, but Weis continues to be scrutinized. “I think he has done a lot, but...
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“Gimme’ six Blondes,” says the hoary man in Army fatigues, as the employee behind the counter dutifully unlocks the glass cabinet in Secrets, a smoke shop in Lakeview. “Time’s running out!” he says in a voice like gravel, tattoos as vibrant as the varicolored paraphernalia that decks the store’s walls like psychedelic Christmas ornaments....
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