raised by the state, executed by the state. This is the story of those this world just swallows up and spits out. I have a brick in my stomach over all of this. So sad and terrifying.

FYI-bad link. You need to remove an http

 

Sorry. Fixed

 

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Great editorial by trib.

 

This cannot wither on the vine.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion...1127-story.html

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1119...shooting-victim

 

This is truly heartbreaking. This poor kid has been let down by every single adult in his life. Was it his mother who received the 5 million? Thats pretty messed up that she got money after her kid was taken away from her for abuse more than once and it says he was "a ward of the state" when he was killed. It would be nice to see that money go to helping more kids like Laquan than to his mother.

 

Also, I couldnt find much info about it but it mentions he was sexually abused in foster care and DCFS never investigated. There is so much wrong with this whole situation you dont even know where to begin to try to fix it.

 

THIS is what people should be protesting about.

Discussions of city council holding a no-confidence vote on McCarthy. Also movements against Anita Alvarez to step down.

THIS is what people should be protesting about.

 

Whats preventing you?

UIC shut down after suspect threatens to 'avenge' McDonald

UIC shut down after suspect threatens to 'avenge' McDonald

University of Chicago, not UIC.

Whats preventing you?

 

About 250 miles, and not being a voter in Illinois.

University of Chicago, not UIC.

 

UIC student that was threatening to do this at U of C

University of Chicago, not UIC.

 

My bad. I thought the University of Illinois at Chicago was called UIC.

My bad. I thought the University of Illinois at Chicago was called UIC.

It is. The student was a UIC student, but threatened UC's campus. Two (very) different schools.

 

Rahm fired McCarthy to cover his ass.

 

I thought McCarthy did a pretty good job actually. I know the rank and file liked him which maybe is not a good thing but those are the guys that need to be appeased as they still are responsible for doing the police work.

 

So now Rahm's Chief of Police and Superintendent of Public Schools are both fired

Rahm fired McCarthy to cover his ass.

 

I thought McCarthy did a pretty good job actually. I know the rank and file liked him which maybe is not a good thing but those are the guys that need to be appeased as they still are responsible for doing the police work.

 

So now Rahm's Chief of Police and Superintendent of Public Schools are both fired

 

But don't worry! He's creating a task force! A task force to ensure police officer accountability.... you know, like the duties of the top brass at the CPD!! All is good! What a friggin' joke.

 

It'd be really amazing if people in this city voted for unknown Republicans just once. Just to shake up the corruption for one cycle. Just one.

Rahm already went to a runoff in his first reelection, not sure how he survives the next election. Good riddance.

He deserved to be fired for his terrible performance, but highly doubtful new police chief puts in new reforms to help prevent systemic cover ups of overreaching actions of police. I do not see how anything other than a civilian review board can help break this. Civilians are already very deferential to police defense in all trials, the "witchhunt" angle certainly seems like an exaggeration.

Nothing big will change, no matter who runs that department, until you shred the current CPD union contract and start over. That is the source of many of the issues (though by no means all).

 

It will take ugliness to get that done, but it is necessary at this point.

 

But don't worry! He's creating a task force! A task force to ensure police officer accountability.... you know, like the duties of the top brass at the CPD!! All is good! What a friggin' joke.

 

It'd be really amazing if people in this city voted for unknown Republicans just once. Just to shake up the corruption for one cycle. Just one.

 

Republicans are immune to corruption? Who knew...

Republicans are immune to corruption? Who knew...

I don't care what party they're in. Just bring in entirely new politicians, in every spot. Even the inevitable incompetence of people learning on the job would be better than the status quo.

Republicans are immune to corruption? Who knew...

 

I think in any given locality, the minority party is less prone to corruption because the system does not have their back.

I don't care what party they're in. Just bring in entirely new politicians, in every spot. Even the inevitable incompetence of people learning on the job would be better than the status quo.

 

This I can get behind. In Chicago it's not necessarily the D it's more of the clique they built over decades. If you're in that little clique, you shouldn't be able to sniff politics in this city.

 

Enough is enough.

I think in any given locality, the minority party is less prone to corruption because the system does not have their back.

 

And in the case of Chicago politics, how many Republicans are there? It'd be an entirely new set of people so less likely to be from a corrupt family/group.

This I can get behind. In Chicago it's not necessarily the D it's more of the clique they built over decades. If you're in that little clique, you shouldn't be able to sniff politics in this city.

 

Enough is enough.

 

It's so ingrained though. You're not getting a city council position, judge appointment, garbage collector department head job, etc. unless you know someone in the system and have paid your dues.

 

edit: and who's our next mayor? Most likely Preckwinkle. And whose camp is she in? Rahm's. She's part of the same cog.

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It's so ingrained though. You're not getting a city council position, judge appointment, garbage collector department head job, etc. unless you know someone in the system and have paid your dues.

 

edit: and who's our next mayor? Most likely Preckwinkle. And whose camp is she in? Rahm's. She's part of the same cog.

 

The people of Chicago need to step up their game and put people in office that don't treat running the city like a private tea-party.

 

If it's a R or D, it doesn't matter. Chicago is too elite of a city to be dragged down by worthless politicians.

UIC student that was threatening to do this at U of C

I know, but the OP said that UIC was shut down when it was U of C that was shut down.

 

My sister goes to U of C. She came back home for the day. The guy who made the threat is just an imbecile.