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"Pilsen's "revival" took a big blow on Monday as BonBom and Take Me Out were shuttered indefinitely." Vise77, BomBon was in the process of moving down to 1238 W 18th under a different name since May....

One of my friends already gets flagged down enough when people think he's a cabbie. Add those checkered designs and soon it won't just be people who have vision issues flagging cops down for a ride. ...

It's crude that Edwards outright comes out with statements that he never loved Hunter. It makes one wonder what part of him is so emotionally disconnected that he can be in an intimate relationship w...

There's still a management issue going on. Being head of a large urban police department is vastly different than anything else he's ever done before. Someone should have been asking the question, "...

ps That was my editing, not the guy's post that resulted in some grammatical awkwardness....

It sounds like the problems at the Taste were management related. The other day on SCC someone posted: "in previous years the entire July 3rd event was run by a lieutenant. Deputy Chief Radke may h...

This is a grim reminder of both of how dangerous a job being a police officer can be. If you weren't aware, the black band that cops have been wearing across their badges is a mourning band. It ...

I've been down by Cermak and Wolcot, and that too can be an exciting place to cross. Lately, most city crosswalks have that distinction. The only time I've had less exciting close encounters of the ...

Smussy, I live in Lincoln Square, and I've also seen the new way of stopping. In the old days people driving in Lincoln Square used to use something called the 'brake.' Now the new way of braking ...

"I pounded with my fists on the trunk of his cab and yelled a la Jane of the Jungle." A boss of mine did this after a cab brushed him while he was crossing Wacker Dr with the signal in the crosswalk....

"watching a $300K+ boss take over while they are working without a contract and a shortage of police officers" And that boss has never worked the streets the way the guys and gals in patrol do!...

For some, it takes its toll on them personally. We have a family friend who was in homicide for eons. When I met him he was 39 but he looked like he was in the high end of his 50s. One of my high ...

"In a city where cops beat their citizens...." That infers that most cops beat civilians. Chicago has the 2nd largest police department in the nation, and the rogues are but a small number. Unfor...

fed up wrote: "Why take a chance and stop someone who might be about to commit a crime when you will be second guessed by the rev's and the media." Is this why "crime" was down in the latest stats??...

Definitely some good points made. Even J-Fed's so called shake-up was mostly a reassignment where one district commander was moved to another district. The uniform changes seems to be the most cosme...