Wealthy Chicagoans Hire Private Police Amid Soaring Crime
Multiple affluent neighborhoods in Chicago have hired the services of P4 Security Solutions. The company provides patrols by armed, off-duty police officers in an attempt to reduce street crime such…
Chicago Mayor’s ‘Fort Lori’ Strains Police Resources
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Protestors may be able to hound and harass residents and politicians in a number of cities. But at least one city block in…
Chicago Mayor Threatens to Arrest Those who Violate Stay-at-Home Order
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned residents to stay off the streets and obey the strict stay-at-home orders or face possible fines and arrest….
State and Local Governments use Threats of Fines, Arrest, Lost Licenses to Bolster Containment Orders
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Some state and local governments have decided to use scarce law enforcement resources to enforce social distancing. According to news reports, Chicago Mayor…
Illinois to Stop Collecting Red Light Fines Amid Corruption Scandal
Article from Reason by Zuri Davis. In 2017, ABC7 and the Chicago Sun-Times discovered that most of the drivers cited for running the light were actually making right turns, some even doing so…
Illinois Lawmaker Argues for Death Penalty to Deter Shootings
Article from Reason by Zuri Davis. An Illinois lawmaker has filed a bill to reinstate the death penalty in hopes that it will deter violent crime, such as mass shootings….
Chicago Protects Restaurants With Anti-Food Truck Regs
Article from Reason by Scott Shackford. Chicago forbids food trucks from parking within 200 feet of any establishment that serves food—including convenience stores. The city also requires food trucks to…
Police Officer CAUGHT Framing Suspects
Article from The Daily Mail by Ariel Zilber. A judge has overturned the drug convictions of 10 more men who were framed by a disgraced former Chicago police sergeant, bringing…
Chicago has a Ridiculous New Tax
Article from The Daily Wire by Hank Berrien. The city of Chicago, known far and wide as one of the murder capitals of America, also has some of the most…
