Sunday, September 26, 2010

Shots Fired At Jewel (Sheridan/Montrose)

Once more, the thugs in the gangs prove they don't care who might get in the way of their bullets.  We're all just collateral damage to them.

Unbelievably, readers report that 5-6 shots rang out near the Jewel shortly after 4pm on Sunday afternoon.  Lots of people there, including kids.

A reader sent in this dramatic photo and said, "Here is the suspect running west on Montrose after he shot several shots."  Other readers report that police were on the scene within a minute and in pursuit.

We wonder if the alderman (who is still Helen Shiller, although she seems to be unusually absent since her "I'm done" announcement) might make a statement about THIS shooting, since it took place just across the street from her beloved Wilson Yard.  Or is she sticking with the old "la-la-la-la I can't hear you" routine, since "crime is not her issue"?  Here's news, Alderman:  You might be able to pretend it isn't happening, but the folks putting groceries in their cars at Jewel on a Sunday afternoon didn't have that luxury today.

Update:  Commenters on UU's Facebook page give details, including "Multiple police vehicles just west of the intersection of Broadway and Montrose... on Montrose. Westbound Montrose is blocked off from Broadway."

23 comments:

  1. Uptown SuperHero

    I'm the one who questioned if Don was Working Out instead of doing his job. ChipDouglas mentioned that he asked Don personally about his work hours @ World Gym and apparently Don starts working very very early so for him to be @ World Gym during "normal work hours" doesn't seem to be much of an issue. In fact at the least it shows he knows something about commitment. I was wrong.

    Dis-regard that PARTICULAR concern it doesn't seem to have much merit behind it.

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  2. I live on the 20th floor by Montrose and Clarendon and I heard like 5 faint shots in the direction of Sheridan. I looked out and seen like 3 suv police units zooming down Montrose toward Sheridan and stopping in front of Jake`s fast food joint. Hope they caught the scum that did the shooting.

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  3. Don Nowatny... your patron, Saint Helen of Shiller, is deafeningly silent. Seeing she is backing your run for Alderman, I challenge you to finally step up and tell us why we should vote for you and why Helen is, and continues to be, a complete failure and disaster as a politician for Uptown.. and if you do not do it here, I will be sure to ask you at EVER candidate forum possible...as to why you support Helen, and have yet to say anything, to my knowledge, that is negative about Helen... we are watching, Mr. Nowotny.. where are you?>

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  4. It's like Al Capone is still here. Gangs running the town, running the police. this city makes me sick sometimes.

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  5. Not sure what a Sunday shooting has to do with Don. Helen is leaving so we need to develop a new "Boogey Man?" Is that what who we are?

    Did Don shoot off a .45 at Jewel in the middle of the day? Did Don father numerous kids out of wedlock, then initiate them in to the P Stones? Was Don in charge of the failing school system that churned out these malcontents?

    The giant holes in the road with cones, chairs, and yugos sticking out of them is something I would like Don and the city to address. Why do we have millions to invest in streetscaping Clark, yet they cant fix a pothole?

    I am a James supporter, but I am not going to turn in to a snarky hen, nitpicking the candidates I am not in favor of. Take that enthusiasm and click on over to your favorite candidates website and donate.

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  6. chip, Good for you! I , on the other hand, want to make sure that everyone understand that Mr. Nowatny is Helen's handpicked successor... there will be no change if the players remain the same... Helen is like a Hydra with many heads and Don is one of them

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  7. This really makes me sick. It seems like the violence is getting worse and the thugs are getting braver. All these thugs are living in a few buildings that surround the area. why does not the police raid these buildings and arrest these low lives.

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  8. Helen is a hydra? Damn, this is like Greek myth and a comic book turned into one.

    I don't think we need to turn many of the posts here into a commercial for or against any particular candidates.

    I have no intention of supporting Don, but the attack on him in this post is silly. Do I think he is Shiller's candidate? Sorta. He is probably the least objectionable to her.

    Perhaps they made some informal agreement about him possibly keeping on some of her people if he wins or hiring some of her supporters for her campaign. Not illegal to do. It's not like me trying to buy the Senate seat from Blago.

    Oops, I kid. The feds might be monitoring my keyboard. That was Congressman Jackson who allegedly tried to make the deal. I don't care how many "arrrrghs" are heard on the Blago tapes. Twasn't me.

    As for this shooting all I can say is I hope the cops got the shooter and I regret he didn't get run over while running across Sheridan and Broadway.

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  9. Or its seems if certain buildings are the standouts,
    then they should have dedicated
    chicago police patroling them.

    Then you could root out the gangs.
    Seems easier.
    Just keep vigilance on these certain buildings and frisk suspicious people/activity

    And I also really dont understand why a mini police station isnt put in the heart of uptown.
    There is a storefront police station on howard for the evanston police

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  10. Something has to be done about this...it's ridiculous to have this happen in the middle of the afternoon in such a busy intersection!

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  11. these are no longer isolated incidents...

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  12. I was driving on Broadway and turned westbound onto Montrose and saw all of the police SUVs speeding down the road. Three of them stopped on Clifton outside of a VOP (Voice of the People) bldg. We need to target these bldgs (along with Woodlawn Community Development Corp bldgs) and do WHATEVER we need to do to either get them out of our neighborhood or have them drastically change who their tenants are now and in the future. Good people live in these bldgs but there are also a lot of bad people there too and the bad outweighs the good by a mile.

    The best solution is to get rid of the places that these people live. We need to use all of our energy to deal with as many of these bldgs as possible. Perhaps change the tenant rules so that no unemployed young men can live in these bldgs? Perhaps no one with a criminal record? Perhaps the landlords could just evict some of these troublemakers and rent out the units to some college students or senior citizens. Does anyone know if these people receive housing assistance to live in these bldgs? This could be a point of leverage that could be used to get some positive changes.

    Just think how much better this area would be if we could remove a few of these problem bldgs?

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  13. I am a CAPS representative for my block club up in Edgewater and I'm surprised that no one has mentioned CAPS. If you aren't familiar with it, it is the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy where the police partner with the community to work against crime. Who knows better where trouble is happening than those who live with it? A CAPS representative can gather info to take to the police at the meetings and info from the police to give back to the community. Anyone with concerns can go to a CAPS meetings and if there are large concerns, several people attending will get attention. You can find your meeting by going to this URL and filling in a form: https://portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath/Get%20Involved/How%20CAPS%20works

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  14. Like I said before-they just go to another area and do the same thing-now shooting thru peoples windows.This is getting close to Buena Park now.

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  15. Where's the "gang"? I see only one alleged shooter.

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  16. I live right on this corner (literally that picture could have been taken from my balcony because that is the exact view we have of the corner) and I could not believe that this really happened! My husband and I both looked at each other and ran to the window. Sure enough, gunshots. I've never felt completely safe in some of the areas of uptown especially in the direction of the Wilson redline stop, but I have never thought twice about walking across the street to Jewel, or World Gym. It makes me sick to think that even that could be unsafe now. Terrifying how many people were out on the streets when this happened, and awful seeing people run for safety with young kids.

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  17. Helen has given up. There is no way you can argue that she cares about violence in the neighborhood in any meaningful way.

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  18. Yes,there is only 1 seen in this pic,bet his buddies were not far away.They have been scoping out the area.I have seen them on the street in 2s and 3s walking on Bell Plaine and Kenmore.

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  19. I wonder why some commenters are talking about Helen Shiller. The shooter doesn't seem to resemble her very closely. I'm thinking it's more likely that one of her political rivals is doing all the shooting just to make her look bad.

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  20. We have reached a golden age in our progressive-minded society where the haves and have nots are living right next to each other in Chicago's far north. I bet some of those rallying for this Utopia in college may be getting second thoughts with all the mugging and bullets in front of their condos.

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  21. Believe me, many of the have not's aren't thrilled with the gangbangers in the neighborhood either. The only people who don't like safety are the ones causing the problems and Helen whose silence is not golden.

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  22. Hey Joey,

    If you can't understand why Helen is part of the discussion, I'm not going to waste my time trying to explain it to you.

    Your conspiracy theories are tiresome and ridiculous. You are more than welcome to your opinion and to post it wherever you please, but don't expect to be taken seriously.

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  23. Ok, so my husband and I are relocating to Chicago from West MI. We are about to sign a lease at the Sheridan Plaza Apartments, but after reading all these posts about gang violence and shootings, I'm having second thoughts. I was already a little wary about the place upon arrival when we saw the type of people that loiter right outside the entrance to the building, but I just fell in love with the property and we're not going to find something with the same amenities for the price in Lakeview. Can someone please give me an honest opinion of the safety of living in this area (especially since I'll be taking the Wilson Red line to work every day, and we expect to have quite a few family members visiting us from time to time)

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