Police disperse crowded room at Congress Hotel during New Year’s celebrations – FOX32 (Chicago)

Officers responded to the hotel about 10:35 p.m. in the 500 block of South Michigan Avenue and found at least one room that was filled over capacity, according to a police spokeswoman.
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The True believer
5 years ago

The south and west side ghetto rats have destroyed all the open hotels in the south loop. Best western grant park, Congress plaza, and others. Calls to the alderman king about open drug dealing, harassing people on the street, illegal parking, public drinking and smoking all gone unaddressed by the great enabler king.

debtsor
5 years ago

It wasn’t too long ago, in my lifetime, that the South Loop not too far south of the CBOE was pretty rough. It wasn’t skid row but it wasn’t great. The area is just returning to its former glory.

DixonSyder
5 years ago

Why send the cops? Send the SWAT team. Social Workers And Therapists. Less chance for an ugly confrontation to occur. Will someone please tell me what criminal code was violated.

Irwin M Fletcher
5 years ago
Reply to  DixonSyder

What I don’t understand is why the police do ANYTHING with this peaceful assembly?! What they (the police) are doing is actually against the Constitution. The Constitution each and every officer took an oath to uphold. I think some officers forget this. The Oath: 5 U.S. Code § 3331.An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: “I, — , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that… Read more »

The True believer
5 years ago

Another stupid comment by a blm boy.

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