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'No way to prevent this,' says City where this regularly happens

Citizens living in the city where this kind of violence routinely occurs reportedly concluded that there was no way to prevent this violence from taking place.

'No way to prevent this,' says City where this regularly happens
Opinion & Comment

Comment: ICYMI eleven kids 16 and under have been shot since Sunday afternoon

Since 4:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, eleven kids 16 and under have been shot. Two of those eleven are dead. A total of 58 people have been shot in the same timeframe. Nine of those 58 people have been killed. Enjoy the weekend.

Comment: ICYMI eleven kids 16 and under have been shot since Sunday afternoon
Opinion & Comment

Comment: Police pursuit of Garfield Park murder suspects abruptly terminated

A 56-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon near the intersection of California and Flournoy in the Garfield Park neighborhood and the police pursuit of the suspected murderers was abruptly terminated as officers closed in. Craig has some brief thoughts.

Comment: Police pursuit of Garfield Park murder suspects abruptly terminated
Opinion & Comment

Comment: Neil Steinberg said what?

Neil Steinberg published a column in the Chicago Sun-Times last week that had everyone talking and Craig just couldn't help himself.

Comment: Neil Steinberg said what?
Opinion & Comment

Comment: The Chicago Journal is not the Chicago Journal

Public Service Announcement. The Chicago Journal is not the Chicago Journal and the Chicago Journal is not The Chicago Journal.

Comment: The Chicago Journal is not the Chicago Journal
Opinion & Comment

Comment: My Old Fashioned Guy

Everyone in Chicago has a guy for something and, after a brief break, in Craig's first column back he wanted to write about his Old Fashioned guy.

Comment: My Old Fashioned Guy
Opinion & Comment

Comment: Understanding the thick context around the Mayor's diction

He's been hard on the mayor but she's never been soft and he knows she can take it as good as she gives it. Craig offers a surprising defense of Lori Lightfoot and does his best to help non-Chicagoans better understand the thick context around the mayor's diction.

Comment: Understanding the thick context around the Mayor's diction
Podcast

Chicago Journal Podcast: Madigan's Magical Mystery Machine

On this episode of the podcast, Craig's talking about what everyone's talking about and revisits something he wrote about Mike Madigan back in the summer of 2020. He also talks a little...or a lot...about Lori Lightfoot's latest quotes.

Chicago Journal Podcast: Madigan's Magical Mystery Machine
Opinion & Comment

Comment: The Who did the Huh with the What now?

In every big city in the world, and the little ones, too, every so often there comes a simple story that, at first, seems relatively inconsequential until one thing leads to another and you're wide eyed and thinking to yourself, "the Who did the Huh with the What now?"

Comment: The Who did the Huh with the What now?
Opinion & Comment

Opinion: The Irvin campaign for Governor begins with a whimper

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin launched his campaign for Illinois Governor this week on a Republican ticket to non-existent fanfare, and Craig has some thoughts for Ken Griffin.

Opinion: The Irvin campaign for Governor begins with a whimper