Fellow 9th Ward residents and South Side neighbors, here's the latest community and political roundup for our blog. 9th Ward Specifics ...

Unfortunately, I hadn't been on top of the discussion regarding Pres. Trump sending the National Guard to Chicago as I should've bee...

 Here are some more immediate events. There's a CAPS beat 511 meeting today at Rose Haven Manor at 10220 S. Michigan Avenue. Too short n...

A portion of future events received through email blasts from Ald. Anthony A. Beale flyers are below each bulleted event.

2nd City Cop On July 1st they returned to service, if you want to see the perspective of anonymous sworn Chicago Police officers check out 2...

 To be honest I don't really want to add to the perception that Chicago is a dangerous place. Late last month a group of teens converged...

  [ VIDEO ] I wanted to share this ad you probably have seen somewhere - perhaps on TV or perhaps while watching YouTube. This ad touting Ma...

 The mayoral candidates in Chicago and hopefully those who want to join the City Council have crime on their minds right now. On the CapFax ...

  [ VIDEO ] As you see in this clip Ward 9 Ald. Anthony Beale is upset about a lack of resources in the community to address the gun crime i...

  [ VIDEO ] FOX 32 reports on attacks by a mob (10 or 15) of teens near the 95th Street Red Line terminal. The attack was reported to have h...

 This time the demand is from 2023 mayoral contender Ward 15 Alderman Ray Lopez via today's Capitol Fax blog. And after sharing the twe...

  [ VIDEO ] This report from FOX 32 discusses the many violent incidents on CTA recently. The focus seems to be on the red line especially. ...

  [ VIDEO ] Out of ward 19. Ald. Matt O'Shea wasn't seen in this report however he was quoted as stating that his part of the city i...

 Rich Miller shared his  recent syndicated column on the Capitol Fax blog today. BTW, I hope you all had a very happy and safe Memorial Day...

 Bear in mind she's talking about running for re-election, Lori Lightfoot has all but announced it. When she does officially throw her h...

 This i ncident happened at the 95th terminal at 2 AM Saturday morning A Chicago Transit Authority employee is accused of shooting a man mu...

  [ VIDEO ] Titus Moore died in his home of coronavirus or COVID-19 in November 2020 and one final insult has been that WGN reports that h...

I became aware of this image being passed around if anyone can verify this please email this blog. It's up there with the urban legend a...

  [ VIDEO ] 91-year-old cab driver was shot in a carjacking near 107th & Langley. The victim is being treated at a hospital and police a...

  [ VIDEO ] There is further debate over whether or not ShotSpotter technology is effective in the city at curbing violence. In his report P...