I had to return to Chicago for an investigation of tragic proportions.  Needless to say my camera came along for some of the sights and sounds of The Windy City.

Jussie Smollett is going to hang by his FAKE NOOSE!

This case was prosecuted for purly political reasons!

Hampton lost this battle Absolute filth In Every Room of the Monroe Street Rathole No more violence at least from Hampton Fred Hampton in Life Chicago, IL —This was the top story on December 4, 1969 when war broke out at 2337 West Monroe Street. The Black Panthers were at war with cops nationwide.   Cops were being ambushed and murdered from coast to coast.   The BP threat was very real and cops were understandably on guard for violence. This chapter began when the FBI recruited a troubled fellow, William O’Neal who cooperated in order to mitigate his own crimes.   O’Neal became a part of Hoover’s infamous COINTELPRO program, as both a snitch and as an agent provocateur.   O’Neal successfully created a rift between the Panthers and Black Chicago street gangs.   That act alone was incredibly helpful for the safety and well being of Chicago cops. It was O’Neal, who told police the Monroe Street apartment was being used by the Bla...

Chicago, IL—Dick Wolf’s TV series about Chicago police is pure entertainment.  Other then the uniforms, vehicles and landmarks any resemblance to reality ends the second the first actor’s lips move. Let’s begin with the pretty cops and well-pressed uniforms.  The casting directors found actors that look better then most cops.  None seem to have authentic Chicago accents.   The story lines are fairy tales from writers of the political Left persuasion that don’t have a clue about police work or social reality especially in Chicago. Let’s move on with race.  Chicago PD is political correctness in overdrive.  I’ve yet to see a single African-American criminal!  African-Americans are represented on this show only as heroic and dedicated good guys.    Nothing changes the reality that the Cook County Jail , and Criminal Court calls within the City of Chicago are 90% plus African American.   Chicago’s white community is...

Chicago, IL —The Internet is adding information at a rapid pace.   I often wondered what happened to a suicidal woman I helped pull from the Chicago River in July of 1976.   Today I found the tragic answer. It was just after eating a rather large breakfast I was in my personal car Westbound on the Congress Street Expressway Bridge by the huge post office building.  Suddenly in the stop and go rush hour traffic I saw a women bleeding from both wrists climbing on the South side railing of the bridge and suddenly she jumped into the filthy water below.  I pulled to the right and stopped my car in an effort to deal with the obvious emergency.  I crossed all the lanes of traffic on foot.  I discovered a man had broken the glass covering a life preserver and managed to hopelessly tangle its attached rope to the bridge. I could see the woman floundering below and ran down to the embankment to aid her.  As I was running I saw a man later ...

Chicago, IL —In February of 2005 off duty railroad cop Howard Morgan was shot by Chicago police officers at least 25 times.  Somehow Morgan miraculously survived but currently sits convicted in an Illinois prison for many more years than he has left on this earth. I wrote about this strange case when it happened. There are still many more questions than answers.  Something awful happened during that traffic stop in the Lawndale neighborhood that led to a horrific firefight. Chicago police officials could not seem to find a motive for their claim of Morgan’s attack on their officers.   The only thing that ever made sense to me was a sudden misunderstanding that provoked the firefight. I don’t for a second accept the idea Morgan simply went from law-abiding citizen and former Chicago cop, to a railroad policeman and then finally became a mad dog killer. This case never made sense to me.   It needs to be reinvestigated and I want the job. ...

Dennis Farina  Chicago, IL--Dennis Farina was bigger than life as a a cop and actor. He made lots of friends and never forgot his roots in the Windy City.  I know a lot of cops that will want to pay their respects. The schedule of events are as follows: Monday, July 29, 2013  – Wake,  4:00 – 9:00 p.m. Montclair-Lucania Funeral Home 6901 West Belmont Avenue Chicago, IL 60634 773.622.9300 Tuesday, July 30, 2013  – Service,  10:00 a.m. Assumption Catholic Church 323 West Illinois Street Chicago, IL 60654 312.644.0036  (Phone) 312.644.1838  (Fax) Burial private   

Chicago, IL —Despite rabid political resistance to the law of the land on Gun Rights law-abiding citizens will be finally be allowed to carry concealed firearms for self-defense outside of their homes. Now the Illinois State Police must establish a procedure to administer the program that will verify training and issue the permits.  The background investigations have already been accomplished since every CCW license applicant must first have a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification Card .   Firearm trainers will be very busy providing the proscribed 16-hour program . Those carrying guns will be getting a lot of information on safety, marksmanship and the justifiable use of deadly force.  Conflict avoidance still will be your very best choice rather than looking for or inviting trouble.  Some of you will run out of options especially in the violent areas of the state such as Chicago.   Most conflicts with attackers will end without firing a s...

Chicago, IL —Chicago’s FOP got smart when they hired Pat Camden after his career as a cop and department spokesman.   Camden can now actually say what Chicago cops can’t without facing discipline.   His retired status gives him a First Amendment right that is now controlled by the FOP.   Okay he does not get to tell us how he really feels but at least the department cannot muzzle him. If they were a little smarter the FOP would make a real reporter out of him. Of course the FOP and the City of Chicago politicians seem to get along entirely too well.    Seemingly they have little in common but when it comes to voicing what’s on the minds of their membership the FOP fails big time.   I can’t help but fault the FOP for the CPD’s manpower shortages, failures to demand better in-service survival training and firearms needed to challenge the thousands of organized and armed street thugs.        Technology has given the FOP...