Java_Bob

nothing new for for Chi town....

monkeylizard

Isn't that a decrease in violent crime for them?

JulianW

It's a normal weekend for most big cities isn't it? It's just that elsewhere doesn't freely advertise the fact.

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jack

If you stay on the "right" side of the tracks you won't have any issues.

Stick to Downtown amd North side and you'll be fine.

My only problems with undesirables caping at each other is that a) they hit innocent bystanders (b) out of the 36 shootings only 9 resulted in one less useless person on the planet and (c) it gives the gun grabbers a new soap box to stand on.

C'mon how many if any of these idiots purchased a gun via the legal methods? Enforce existing laws, don't penalize law abiding folks for the actions of these losers.

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Pirates_Ghost

Yes...yes it is. (seriously).

ABs you know where to go and how to get there....just avoid the cupshakers and wear a set of headphones (unplugged)
you can pretend your listening to music to get past the cupshakers, but be safe in being able to hear all around you.

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Ancient1

Looks like the fun continues............

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Authorities found the bodies of five young people Wednesday inside a ransacked house on Chicago's South Side, raising the body count in an already violent spring, police said.

t appeared the three men and two women had been shot, but investigators were waiting for the Cook County medical examiner's office to confirm a cause of death, said Chief of Detectives Thomas Byrne. Autopsies were scheduled for Thursday, the medical examiner's office said. "This is very serious," Byrne said at a news conference near the two-story house. "There's five victims. There's five families right now that are grieving over this."
All the victims were in their 20s, and they all knew each other, said Deputy Chief Eugene Williams. There were signs of forced entry into the house, which appeared to have been ransacked, Williams said.
A woman visiting the house found the bodies Wednesday afternoon, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
Police did not have offenders in custody but did not believe a random killer was on the loose, Bond said. It was possible the victims knew the offender, she said.
"We don't think that the neighbors need to worry," she said. "We believe that it's been contained inside this residence."
Police declined to comment on whether the scene was a murder-suicide.

They cordoned off a section of the residential street as neighbors milled around, talked in groups and watched.
Vanessa Mathis, whose mother lives across the street, said the neighborhood has many older residents and is not a crime-ridden area.
"We've never had anything like this to happen before," Mathis said.
The discovery comes on the heels of a spate of violence in Chicago. Nine people died in 36 shootings over the past weekend.
One man died and three others were wounded, including one of the alleged offenders, in shootings late Monday in a McDonald's restaurant parking lot on the South Side.
The recent violence followed a six-month period during which more than 20 Chicago public school students were shot to death.


Doesn't sound like a safe place to vacation................

jack

AB & Ancient,

"Doesn't sound like a safe place to vacation................"

That's entirely untrue!!!!

There is so much to do and see here, not to mention one of the highest per capita taverns/pubs in the nation.

As with any large city there are certain places the you simply do not belong in. A vast majority of the City's South ( and to some degree portions of the West ) Sides are areas that make the news with all of this violence.

Chicago used to be -- and to some extent still is -- a city of neighborhoods with each having a distinct ethnic make up. Now it is more of a mismatch but still alot of fun to see and be in.

Even on the south side there are certain areas that are safe as anywhere on the planet. Some of the more popular places on the South Side are The Cell aka Comisky aka (White)Sox park, Chinatown, Bridgeview -- original home of Chicago's Mayor, the Mayors late father and all kinds of politcal types involved in all kinds of larceny and greed. the former Meigs Field, Soldgiers Field, Museum of Natural History -- Home of Sue the T-rex -- the Planatarium and the Aquarium are located on a the South End of Grant Park in a rather Large campus, situated right on/near Lake Michigan. The Midway area Neighborhood is interesting for a wide variety of resturants and bars -- blue collar workers are the bread and butter of this area.

Combine the above with Downtown Proper, GreekTown, Michigan Ave., Gold Coast/Rush Street areas, Lincoln & Wicker Parks -- Yuppie heavens -- Wrigley Field ( GO CUBS!!!! ) { if you find yourself in Chicago on a Cubs Game day get over to Wrigley Field (take the "EL" train there and either the El or a Cab back, there is NO PARKING for visitors in this area) and instead of going into Wrigley Field do a Pub Crawl -- there are at least a hundred taverns in the area -- and enjoy the game on the various taverns TVs, spend your money on beers not tickets } and several other Neighborhoods both North and West make for one hell of a good time.

And do not forget about the Pizza joints that are just to numerous to list mention -- yes you can get that flat stuff that most of the rest of the world calls pizza, but why when you get a Deep Dish "Chicago Style" Pizza and have a meal rather than a snack.

Do a little lookup on things to do and you will see a Weekend is not anywhere near enough time to see and enjoy Chicago.

Sorry for the tourisim commercial but Chicago is one Hell of a place to see and Enjoy!!!!

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ABabbitt

As long as you are wearing your bullet-proof vest, never leave home without it...

Well I'm still going to chi-town regardless of what those media people say! If I don't make it back though...

Lmo

Oh! And the shopping! I spent 2.5 years off and on in the Chicago land area and loved it. What really breaks my heart is that I never got downtown to see the REAL Marshall Fields store.

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