Former DEA supervisor lets it rip: First, let’s be honest about Chicago bloodshed and potential solutions. That means we must stop listening to politically correct rhetoric from elected officials. Second, bring out the “big bats” of the federal government again, working alongside police. Put today’s gang and drug kingpins in federal prisons — and keep them there. Third, let’s ask that our judges not go soft on the masterminds of Chicago’s violence.

Asset and Information Services Commissioner David Reynolds pegged the cost of getting into a “replacement cycle” — defined as “replacing things before they break” — at $210 million a year. In each of the last five years, he’s had $35 million to spend from bond proceeds and tax-increment-financing.

Gabrielle McGriff — a mother of four who serves at a Maywood restaurant — arranged online to sell the $1,400 boots for $1,100, but was unknowingly speaking with undercover officers who arrested her and her boyfriend Monday. McGriff had just appeared in court last week for allegedly looting a downtown Macy’s Aug. 10.

“We’re still looking to Washington, but we’re gonna have to formulate some alternative plans if we don’t see that there’s any glimmer of hope of getting more support from Washington DC.”

CTU President Jesse Sharkey said the union on Tuesday filed the “first in a series of grievances” against CPS over its remote learning plan. They’re demanding CPS provide an appropriate infrastructure to conduct remote learning and increase professional development time for teachers.

“It’s not worth the attacks, physically, the exhaustion, mentally, and just the lack of appreciation as a whole for the profession,” FOP president Catanzara said.

According to data released by County Treasurer Maria Pappas, a total of 314,000 commercial and residential properties failed to pay $1.892 billion in taxes that were due on Aug. 1. A total of $7.5 billion was billed. Included are some of the choicest properties in town, including the Willis Tower, Citgroup Center and Water Tower Place and, in the suburbs, the huge Northbrook Court, Westfield Old Orchard and Woodfield shopping malls.

“It was just a few days after the colleges reopened amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But already she saw students move plexiglass barriers to the side when speaking with counselors. Touchless hand sanitizers, promised by school leaders, were nowhere to be found. People wore masks improperly or not at all, even though reopening plans said masks are mandatory.”

Mark Konkol: “Lawyers aren’t supposed to lie. Not just in court or to a judge, but pretty much ever. It says so in the Illinois Supreme Court’s rules of professional conduct: ‘In no circumstances is the lawyer permitted to knowingly make a false statement of material fact.'”

“This put everybody on notice that folks have had enough,” the professor said. “They are saying this is what it means to be poor, hungry and fed up, and if we’re really not ready to address the foundational issue of housing, health care and employment, this is what we’re going to do.”

“It is disheartening to see what our city has become,” David Lampert wrote, noting the recent spike in gun violence across Chicago. “We are hearing story after story from clients who are afraid to come to the city to see us right now. “People are terrified to go out in public; As you can imagine, this isn’t good for business.”

Along with Wisconsin, Nebraska is set to be removed from Chicago’s quarantine order on Friday. However, city officials plan to add Iowa and Kansas back to the quarantine order, based on an increased spread of the virus.

Two of the essential elements of the ongoing protests—the Black Lives Matter organization, and The New York Times’s so-called 1619 Project—share an insidious lie at their core, a lie that ultimately prevents black Americans from participating in the best America has to offer.

Some owners say they have yet to receive insurance payouts 2½ months after the late May and early June riots, which is preventing them from reopening. “The insurance wasn’t intended to cover looting on a monthly basis. As merchants and taxpayers, we expect a semblance of protection from the local government,” said one owner.