I was saddened by recent news that Chicago gun deaths are at an all-time high. I was alsosomewhat confused, as local news in my downstate Illinois area had indicatedthat the opposite was true prior to the recently escalated events. Thisdisparity inspired me to do some digging. Gun violence is everywhere Chicago has been experiencing a […]

Chicago, Illinois just experienced what law enforcement has described as the “bloodiest weekend in history”. As of the last week of August 2018, there have been 379 homicides this year, and 319 of them were from gunshots. This averages a person murdered about every 15 hours. Guns, Gangs, and Grandpa’s Rifle I grew up in […]

Authorities in the city of Chicago have faced up to the issue of gun violence in their city. Somemay be glad of the changes others resisting change and being brought into thenew reality kicking and screaming. Regardless there are changes afoot. Chicago is not the murder capital of the US There are many cities which […]

2016 was a bad year for homicides in Chicago. The rate was up about 57% from the year prior and there were few areas of the city which were unaffected. Of all districts, itwas the poorer ones who were most affected and the results were a chain ofmisery and human need. It was easier to […]

The great city of Chicago has a number of things for which it is famous. Where would the world be without deep dish pizza? What would comedy be without Chicago’s Second City? It has a reputation for winds of the lake and frigid winters and very tall buildings. It also has a notoriety for gun […]