Chicagoist Podcast 6/22 - Chicago's Guardian Angels

By Karl Klockars in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 22, 2009 6:40PM

Another Monday afternoon means it's time for another entry into the Chicagoist Podcast Series! This week in the Podcast, in response to the flurry of conversation about the Guardian Angels posts, we decided that hearing from an actual Angel could be somewhat illuminating. After all the discussion about vigilantism, about assaults, about what kind of training goes on and whether or not anyone's actually seen a Guardian Angel, we thought we'd try to get some answers from the guy in charge.

Miguel Fuentes is the head of the Chicago Guardian Angels chapter, and has been associated with the Angels for two decades. What is their take on the accusations about the videos? Where do the Angels really patrol? What kind of crimes do they really focus on? And what's Miguel's side on the group's Youtube videos that have been fueling the controversy?

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