Uptown Update

Did Copwatch get back all the equipment that was s...

2010-03-19T21:43:30.934-05:00

Did Copwatch get back all the equipment that was stolen by the people they are trying to protect?

The Cops Need to get out of the cars and start wal...

2010-03-19T19:29:06.701-05:00

The Cops Need to get out of the cars and start walking the area! I saw a group out right on Goudy campus gambling with dice Thurs night. Called cops...gee half hour later they show up. This goes on every summer. The cops should be PARKED on these streets. Gangs and shooting at a grammer school...WHAT COULD BE MORE IMPORTANT?!

Not sure if this is the best spot to post this - b...

2010-03-19T18:40:29.420-05:00

Not sure if this is the best spot to post this - but regarding the comments about 5040 N. Kenmore becoming senior housing, it reminds me of a quote out of Jazz Age Chicago when the owners of Somerset wanted to turn it from a hotel into a sheltered care facility in the late 60's:

"The proposal provoked a firestorm of controversy as Uptown residents and community leaders contested the future of the venerable hotel. Led by Alderman Marilou Hedlund, opponents argued there were already too many sheltered care and senior care facilities in the neighborhood. "Is [Uptown] to become the community where people come to die?" asked one resident."

Sounds like an appropriate argument nearly 50 years later.

Quick follow-up to my last post, these guys are to...

2010-03-19T18:09:28.738-05:00

Quick follow-up to my last post, these guys are total A$$holes and deserve to be punished. I'd prefer a public flogging, or a good keel-hauling. Maybe tied to a horse and dragged down the street.

I just don't like the Hate Crime stuff because the way it is written leaves it open to abuse.

Based on my understanding of this, which I got ent...

2010-03-19T18:05:48.328-05:00

Based on my understanding of this, which I got entirely from UU, this is political. This does not rise to the level of a real "hate crime."

I know people on this site will disagree with me.

This law needs to be re-written.

Chuck, if no one in the February election gets 50...

2010-03-19T17:08:12.814-05:00

Chuck,

if no one in the February election gets 50 percent of the vote + 1 vote then there is a runoff between the top two vote getters.

As for Shiller I want her to run. I want to see her whine after losing.

Right now I don't know if she will run agin' or not. I'm told "Not", but a pirate can dream can't he?

Good luck re-entering society as ex-cons and expla...

2010-03-19T15:20:14.179-05:00

Good luck re-entering society as ex-cons and explaining your hate crime convictions when looking for a job, losers!

I'm sure the three of you will agree... you all made a very bad decision that will follow you for the rest of your lives...

5040 Kenmore will be CHA Senior Citizen housing.

2010-03-19T14:33:42.702-05:00

5040 Kenmore will be CHA Senior Citizen housing.

I was hit by a car and couldn't walk for about a y...

2010-03-19T14:16:50.599-05:00

I was hit by a car and couldn't walk for about a year. It's not like teevee shows where you just get back up again.

Of course Helen will be running again next year. ...

2010-03-19T14:01:30.456-05:00

Of course Helen will be running again next year. It's a nice job for her. Of course Helen will win next year. She won when only one person ran against her. There are now going to be five running against her. Not enough people in the ward care enough to vote her out, especially with that much divide for her opponents. Uptown is way too apathetic for decent change. Same is as same will always be.

I agree with Action Uptown. We all write our comp...

2010-03-19T14:00:12.549-05:00

I agree with Action Uptown. We all write our complaints here and how we hate this time of year, but you MUST call 911 with any suspicious activity precisely when you see it. They say at the CAPS meetings, if it looks suspicious, it probably is. Loitering, drinking open alcohol, counting a stack of cash in public on a corner, seeing these same people using hand signals, seeing younger men and women hanging out outside the SRO's waiting around for their regular customers and/or mules...all suspicious.

Correction: Wilson and Broadway is "Hellon Uptown'...

2010-03-19T12:24:41.053-05:00

Correction: Wilson and Broadway is "Hellon Uptown's" ward. She gets all the credit.

"And if some nosy civil rights activist gets offen...

2010-03-19T11:41:50.357-05:00

"And if some nosy civil rights activist gets offended because he stuck his snout in police business, that's just a crying shame."

March 18, 2010 10:18 AM

And If you see any of those assholes from "cop watch" trying to video record our Police in an attempt to drum up brutality accusations.....At least stand in front of the camera to block the view. Our Cops need all the help they can get to keep criminals on the run and off of the corners.

Angela and neighbors, It's good to hear that call...

2010-03-19T11:14:16.711-05:00

Angela and neighbors,

It's good to hear that calls go out to 911 AFTER shots are heard. HOW about before...living in Uptown, it's not hard to find somebody, somewhere doing something nearly all the time. Example:
group of youth standing around looking suspicious, potential gangbangers

-call 911 and tell them what you see and ask if they could send an officer over to the scene. They could be loitering, drinking in public, causing a disturbance. Insert whatever you like here, they are probably doing something. Point is, DO NOT HESITATE!
-I call all the time for people standing around drinking, it's public intoxication and/or drinking on the public way. (plus, I can't stand empty alchohol bottles, cans and containers all over our "hood", we don't live in a ghetto...)
- Suspicious gang activity, I call on suspicious suspect or causing a disturbance or drug activity if you clearly see it.
-always say that you will sign a complaint and give very accurate discriptions.
-take pictures if you can and feel safe doing so.

We HAVE to make calls, that is our primary source of power in winning back our neighborhood, and we have to do it BEFORE things happen.

"Do we have a candidate to run against Schiller ye...

2010-03-19T11:10:18.394-05:00

"Do we have a candidate to run against Schiller yet? It is time we clean up Uptown!"

That question is yes. There will be many candidates running for Aldercritter.

Cappleman, Carroll, and Farinas have all publicly stated their intention to run. There are at least two others who may run.

The real question is whether Shiller will run. She can run, but she can't hide.

Here dose' steps behind you, Helen?

It's "de feet".

Do we have a candidate to run against Schiller yet...

2010-03-19T10:36:13.341-05:00

Do we have a candidate to run against Schiller yet? It is time we clean up Uptown!

This is a great place to eat and the staff is awes...

2010-03-19T10:22:32.357-05:00

This is a great place to eat and the staff is awesome. There are great specials for meals and wine throughout the week. Please stop in and give them some business. They are a very positive business in the Uptown area.

Really, Ken? That huge apartment building on Kenm...

2010-03-19T10:15:42.177-05:00

Really, Ken? That huge apartment building on Kenmore is going to be CHA housing? Terrific....when is it going to be ready by?

I really hope Kates Agency comes back to the area again. We really need them.

Funny thing this morning...I told my wife its a gr...

2010-03-19T09:17:27.830-05:00

Funny thing this morning...I told my wife its a great day for her to take a walk with our 1 year old. Then I said, "just dont take him to any Uptown parks b/c the weather is nice for the first time...that means turf wars outside." I felt bad saying it as I care for the neighborhood, but I think Montrose Park is a better alternative.

Don't ever expect Helen to put anything about gang...

2010-03-19T09:15:59.257-05:00

Don't ever expect Helen to put anything about gang violence on her website. Gotta remember that her ward includes some of Lakeview. She wouldn't want anyone in Lakeview to know whats going on up here...

Thanks Craig. We just e-mailed the owner.

2010-03-19T08:56:34.082-05:00

Thanks Craig. We just e-mailed the owner.

What is up with that area of Uptown? It is like a...

2010-03-19T08:21:14.516-05:00

What is up with that area of Uptown? It is like a zoo over there.

There were 20 people shot citywide as of 2100 hrs....

2010-03-19T08:15:58.200-05:00

There were 20 people shot citywide as of 2100 hrs. last night.

Actually this is on a ward boundary. In both hele...

2010-03-19T08:11:08.973-05:00

Actually this is on a ward boundary. In both helen's and mary ann's ward. They should both answer what they are trying to do to change the violence so close to the school.

Butternut said... You want to clean Uptown? Start...

2010-03-19T08:03:06.610-05:00

Butternut said...
You want to clean Uptown? Start with Wilson and Broadway! This intersection is a safe haven for those who have no desire to be civil, ever.....PERIOD!!!

March 19, 2010 3:33 AM

Bingo ! We have a winner. Lets also include Wilson and Sheridan. Check the Clearmap, Crime Incidents, Beat 2312. Armed robbery/handgun and a sexual assault in the alley just north of there. Talk about predators !