GANG VIOLENCE, SMALL TOWN: Chicago-style violence comes to small-town Rantoul in East Central IL
Gang violence is spilling out of Chicago in a big way. Champaign, home of the University of Illinois, saw eight people shot this past weekend. In nearby Rantoul, three consecutive days of gang violence have left that city reeling. This includes an 18-year-old shot while running from the police with…
Chicago-style violence at University of IL hometown… Champaign’s uber-woke mayor can’t utter the words ‘gang violence’
Chicago-style violence raked Champaign, IL this past weekend, including a "mass shooting" 3:30am incident in the 1000-block of N. Sixth Street. Can you spell "gang violence?" Apparently Champaign's uber-woke Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen can't. Gangs are shooting up people left and right in her town. What does she do? Does…
WORTH WATCHING: Mark Smith analysis of SCOTUS decision TYLER v. HENNEPIN COUNTY
Take a few minutes to look at Mark Smith's analysis of the 9-0 SCOTUS decision Tyler v. Hennepin County. Basically how SCOTUS used text, history and tradition in the Tyler decision.
Oak Park, IL gains national publicity for ‘mass shooting’ at funeral procession…
Oak Park PD Chief Shatonya Johnson says "gun violence" has no place in her community. This after a gang shootout during a funeral procession at just after high noon in Oak Park, IL that left four wounded. And nobody in custody. [caption id="attachment_36832" align="alignnone" width="770"] Oak Park PD Chief Shatonya…
TRIFECTA! Meet the mope out on BAIL, PAROLE *and* PROBATION who police say participated in armed robbery that left cashier stabbed & nearly bleeding to death
Ladies and Gentlemen! Meet today's posterchild for Chicago crime without consequences. Chicago PD has tied Christopher Peters (not the one I went to school with as a child) with a nasty armed robbery. That crime left a cashier barely surviving bleeding out after getting stabbed repeatedly in the head and…
POSTERBOY? 15-time felon, out on bail on *another* gun case, found passed out (drunk?) next to gun: prosecutors
No, Elkin Castillo, 47, wasn't extra early for church service when Chicago PD found him passed out next to a gun in a church parking lot. Not on a Tuesday morning. Who is Elkin Castillo? He's a "habitual" thug who fears nothing and cares little about societal norms and laws. …
PICA GUN BAN: Yes, folks, you can still take your gun to & from the range
Some folks worry about whether or not they can take their copy of America's favorite rifle, the AR-15, to the range to shoot. That and other "banned" guns under Gov. J. B. Pritzker's dream gun control legislation that has done nothing (that's spelled n-o-t-h-i-n-g) to stem the blood loss in…
CRIME HURTS: Chicago crime driving away business, retail, residents while Mayor Big Brain begs for jobs
Someone tell Big Brain Brandon that business will create jobs in a pro-business environment. But with rampant crime - including both violent crime and property crime - businesses don't want to create jobs in Chicago. In fact, they're heading for the doors. Even the big retailers like Walmart (who was…
IL brace owners’ eFORM 1 ‘DISAPPROVAL’ letters coming hot and heavy
Illinois braced pistol owners who attempted to register their braced firearms during the ATF's "grace period" have a new problem. F-troop is rejecting all of the applications that didn't include copies of their FOID cards. Yep. So, folks, read the instructions. Submit a new paper application within 60 days. Include…
19-year-old from Cahokia Heights, IL busted by feds over importing Glock switches
Glock "switches" have become the ultimate status symbol among gang bangers across the nation. And now, the feds finally found someone they were willing to charge for the crime. A 19-year-old man from Cahokia Heights near East St. Louis has found himself in the Biden Justice Department crosshairs for ordering…