The Official Chicago Discussion Thread

[Tanahashi Coates]

How far east is it running? Looks like it would be by Altgeld Gardens

 

[Noriega]

They're definitely making a big deal about it.
But i don't see it as that. the areas surrounding the presidential library is the hot spot.

I dont see white people moving south of 63rd street..

It’s white folk in East Garfield Park and West Humboldt Park now, shyt would’ve been unthinkable 20 years ago.

They made the Pullman area a national monument for a reason

So they finally building it...The 100s is the forgotten.... Them 119 & 34 Buses stay packed during morning & afternoon school let outs I'm talking nuts to butt
Standing up all they way in the back, every seat taken ....And don't let it be hot outside....

I useta take the 119th to 95th, thats easily a 30 - 45 minute ride then another 10 - 20 minutes wait for the train.....The extension would definitely Cut time in half & probably then some..
Imma miss how 95th is thoThats like the heartbeat to the far SouthSide..

Spoiler: Map

My cousin use to call me dumb for taking Metra downtown from 103rd/Cottage. Was willing to pay that extra lil bread to avoid the BS and packed buses on CTA

Shyt is a flag stop tho, I’d have to signal the conductor down with my phone flashlight if it was dark or foggy out

 

[FukYaFeelings]

Just moved here from Atlanta. Was fukkin up out here and realizing some family aint got me when we family. And lot of folks here aint worried about shyt. Went to chicago for a funeral last month and met family i never seen and they treated me than some family in atlanta who i known my whole life.


Bought the one way...and shyt ima still be fukking up. nikka finessed my phone, went to mobile mad as fukk they laughed and said this normal. U can't let nobody use ur phone, in atlanta i can do that. But I always call the number for them. Like i called the number and he said nawl wrong number lemme see, i said nawl nikka, he said calm down ian on shyt. I handed him the phone and ya...we started walking he asking for my iCloud and passcode im like damn.

Broke a got damn glass to on my airbnb n cut my hand tryna knock. I couldn't get in and it was cold as hell. Really the lady fault cuz the door wasnt working to get in. I went back the next day to offer to fix the glass and the door worked fukkin perfect. The code and allat. She said nawl ur good I already called someone to fix it make sure your hands on. I know I aint getting my refund tho..

But ya I see why yall Chicago, and why this thread aint that active. Yall really be doing shyt and dont got time for bs. I fw it tho..

 

[Sterling Archer]

Chicago police commander shot to death at Thompson Center in Loop

Chicago police commander shot to death at Thompson Center in Loop


A Chicago police officer was shot near the Thompson Center in the Loop on Feb. 13, 2018.

(John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Tribune
A high-ranking Chicago police officer died after he was shot Tuesday afternoon while assisting a tactical team responding to a robbery at the Thompson Center, sources said.

The officer, identified as a commander, was shot a little before 2 p.m., according to chief Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. The officer was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and has died, sources said.

Guglielmi would not confirm the death or identify the officer.

Sources said a suspect was arrested and taken to Area Central police headquarters.


Noreen Janko said she was walking back to her office building across the street from the Thompson Center when she heard shots.

“I heard the gunshots go off, about five shots, and then the stairs there to the pedway, I think they have the guy cornered because they lock those doors down there,” Janko said. “So they took him with shackles and then they put him in the squad. Then the ambulance came, about five minutes (later) they brought out a guy who was shot. He was on the stretcher, there was blood and they were doing (CPR).

“I was walking down the street and I heard ‘pop pop pop pop pop,’ ” Janko said. “And I said to the girl next to me, ‘Is that what I think it is?’ And she said ‘Yep.’ I said ‘Aw geez.’ And everybody is scurrying all over and I see the police head to the stairs there. There’s a stairwell there. And it goes downstairs. I heard that the door is locked there. It used to be a pedway, but now, for security reasons they have it locked.”

“Anyway, so they had him cornered and eventually they brought him up the stairs and put him in the squad,” Janko said.


As officers gathered at Northwestern, Supt. Eddie Johnson sent out an email to members of his department: "Today, our department suffered a tragedy that it is difficult to comprehend. This afternoon, a CPD commander was shot while assisting fellow officers. Information is still coming in at this time, but I wanted you to know as soon as possible. We will provide additional details as they come. Please take the time to keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Stay safe."

Outside the emergency room entrance, about a dozen plainclothes officers gathered in the middle of Erie Street. A number of marked and unmarked police and Chicago Fire Department vehicles, some of them with emergency lights flashing, were parked outside.

A uniformed officer hugged another officer in the middle of the street.

At the scene of the shooting, officers stretched crime tape from City Hall to the Thompson Center. A police command van arrived at 2:25 p.m.

Federal agents and Illinois state police joined Chicago detectives. Onlookers crowded the corners, and people at times had to dodge falling ice. Many workers said they could not get back into the buildings.

Check back for updates.

My homegirl a cop and called me saying who it was but I aint saying shyt the name because they arent releasing it either.

 

[@OffHalsted]

Chicago ain't have a cop to get killed since 2011 if I remember correctly

 

[DropTopDoc]

The City that made me Chicago Stand up

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

My homegirl a cop and called me saying who it was but I aint saying shyt the name because they arent releasing it either.

Did she tell you that it was friendly fire? Sounds like they're trying to get the story together

 

[FlimFlam]

Chicago ain't have a cop to get killed since 2011 if I remember correctly

Was it that dude shooting out a surrounded building on 80 something ?? I think i remember that

 

[Sterling Archer]

Did she tell you that it was friendly fire? Sounds like they're trying to get the story together

What she knew then is what they have already released I think. She said dude tried to rob a Starbucks and a tac team was moving on it but the commander dude tried to get his face in the paper offduty and chased/tussled with the guy and got shot in the chest and head. Ive also heard that they thought it was an arms deal going down that they were already investigating and dude dipped, then the shooting. The latter sounds like bullshyt to act like they were on top of if already. What she said is more likely the truth. Dont know how much the story has changed since i posted yesterday. I seriously could not care less. I dunno why she even thougt to talk to me about it, she knows my stance. I cut her off when SHE became a cop. Only recently eased off her neck cause she a rider for me.

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

I'm in fukking tears nikka said his name is Dan Ryan

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

Something sounds off about this. Breh robbed a Starbucks with a vest, extended mag, coke and heroin on him, ran away from cops, got into a scuffle and shot the officer twice?

 

[Noriega]

Something sounds off about this. Breh robbed a Starbucks with a vest, extended mag, coke and heroin on him, ran away from cops, got into a scuffle and shot the officer twice?

Nah tactical cops was bout to do a arrest warrant on the shooter cuz they knew he had drugs and shyt on him

Police commander dude was bout to go into a meeting at the Thompson center when he heard the shyt over his radio and confronted breh

Sounded fishy at first, I thought it was some assassination shyt at first..I mean dude was a high ranking official and outspoken critic of the justice system

I applied and tested for CPD @Sterling Archer

 

[FukYaFeelings]

I been to North Michigan 9 600 whatever and seen black panthers twice, fell asleep both times. Chicago crazy....I see why everybody scared of this place but I see why it was voted the most enjoyable place.

Chicago named the world’s best city for having it all

shyt like a friday and monday everyday...fun as hell then sum fukked up shyt happen. And i see why my family out here said dont come here. I fw it tho

I got fam in Atlanta that scared to come here and won't ever visit smh but everybody here love it..well not everybody thats why i met sum in atlanta but yall know

 

[Noriega]

I got called up to start processing for the Chicago police dept

my ass finna move to mt Greenwood if I get in that bytch

 

[Ezra]

I got called up to start processing for the Chicago police dept

my ass finna move to mt Greenwood if I get in that bytch

Just heard an ad on the radio about the deadline to apply. Good luck to you