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Nightmare, is more like it .. unbelievable that the Fox local affiliate caved.

Here’s the video, verboten by the Chicago Swamp jackboots

http://www.breitbart.tv/chicagoans-for-rio-not-everyone-in-illinois-wants-the-2016-olympics/

Opposition to Chicago’s Olympic bid hoping to travel to Copenhagen too (says it all)

http://www.wgntv.com/news/2016/wgntv-no-games-chicago-sept28,0,2169709.story

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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Chicago 2016 Olympics group looking for federal cash: UPDATED
Until I read a story from Crain’s Chicago Business just now, I was rooting for Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee meets in Copenhagen on Friday, the local television station are preempting regular programming to cover the IOC vote which will determine which city gets the games.

Chicago and Rio de Janiero are considered to be the favorites; Tokyo and Madrid also have presented bids.

The personal advantage of having the games in Chicago is tremendous. I live five miles outside of the city, so if the games are a financial bust, my wallet won’t be picked. Yet many events will undoubtedly take place witing a few miles of my home, and if I care to spend a fortune and view an event at the Olympic stadium, that venue will be only 20 miles from Morton Grove.

But Crain’s says my wallet might end up being lighter after all—because of Chicago style politics emanating from the White House.

(((CHECK THIS OUT!!)

Chicago and the Obama administration are exploring ways the federal government can bolster the city’s bid for the 2016 Olympic Games with financial support for the $1-billion Olympic Village.

(((AND WE KNOW HOW WELL SHE DOES WITH FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING DOLLARS)))

Crain’s has learned that senior presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett and Lori Healey, president of the Chicago 2016 committee, met this month with top officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to discuss financing options for the village, the single biggest project — and question mark — in the city’s bid.

The main hurdle facing Chicago is coming up with a long-range plan for an Olympic Village that is commercially viable while meeting objectives of existing HUD programs that could be tapped for funds, such as low-income housing tax credits and grants or loan guarantees for community development, affordable housing or housing for seniors.

“I think it’s premature to talk about what the funding might be,” says Ms. Jarrett, a former co-chair of Chicago 2016 and city planning commissioner who now heads White House efforts to help Chicago’s bid. “A proposal has not been made to the federal government, but the administration is not closing the door” on anything, she adds. The administation “obviously (is) willing to meet and listen.”

Hoo boy...this could get expensive.

UPDATE 10:35pm: Drudge is reporting that Chicago 2016 told Fox 32 Chicago not to run a mildly critical report because it “would harm Chicago’s chances” of winning the games.

Very interesting.

http://marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2009/09/until-i-read-story-from-crains-chicago.html

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Chicago, Murder Capital of the USA

Tracking Murders in Chicago (with current map)

Just September (not including last night’s murders)

Data is based on preliminary police reports. Information subject to change.

September 24: Chicago saw two double homicide cases this week—one in North Lawndale and one in Albany Park.

A couple was found shot to death Tuesday night in the 2200 block of South Kildare Avenue, according to information from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. This was the first double homicide case in North Lawndale this year, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.

Meanwhile, Albany Park this week saw its third double homicide case of the year, RedEye found.

A 19-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were shot to death Monday in the 3500 block of West Sunnyside Avenue.

In May, two men were fatally shot in an Albany Park alley. In January, a woman and her 7-year-old daughter died in an arson fire in their Albany Park apartment.

Albany Park has seen eight homicides so far this year, the most of a community area on the Northwest Side.

Citywide, Chicago police have recorded 27 homicides so far this month, including an auto crash in which a driver was charged with reckless homicide. Police logged 54 homicides in September 2008.

September 17: Auburn Gresham saw two homicides last week, according to RedEye’s analysis of preliminary police data.

A 20-year-old man was shot to death in the 7900 block of South Paulina Street on Sept. 10. A body, wrapped in plastic, was found the same day in the 8900 block of South May Street. The body was later identified as a 27-year-old man who died of gunshot wounds.

Auburn Gresham has seen three homicides this month and 12 for the year, RedEye found.

“Any shooting, any homicide is unacceptable,” said Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina church in Auburn Gresham. “The problem we’re dealing with is bigger than the gang thing. It’s easy access to guns; it’s the economy; it’s bad liquor stores and businesses that attract wrong stuff.”

Citywide, 16 homicides have been recorded so far this month. Chicago police logged 54 homicides in September 2008.

September 10: Summer unofficially ended the way it started—with four murders.

The Labor Day weekend, from Friday evening through Monday evening, and Memorial Day weekend each saw four homicides, according to a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data.

On Saturday, a man was beaten to death in Woodlawn. Sunday saw a fatal stabbing in South Lawndale, a fatal shooting in South Shore and a car crash kill a pedestrian in Calumet Heights.

During Memorial Day weekend, four men were shot to death in West Englewood, North Lawndale, Greater Grand Crossing and Archer Heights.

Chicago police have recorded six murders so far in September. Police logged 54 murders in September 2008.

September 3: The news has been grim for South Shore.

The community area has seen four shooting deaths since Aug. 27, according to a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data. A total of seven homicides were recorded in South Shore in August, which represents 14 percent of the city’s homicide toll for the month, RedEye found.

The deaths bring South Shore’s homicide count for the year to 14.

Chicago Police spokesman Roderick Drew said the police department plans to ramp up its efforts in South Shore “because we are constantly reviewing crime reduction strategies and manpower deployment citywide in response to crime trends. At the end of the day our goal is to ensure the safety of residents, and even one homicide is too many for us.”

Citywide, August ended this week with 49 homicides, including one case of reckless homicide in an automobile crash. Chicago police recorded 49 homicides in August 2008.

So far this year, police have logged about 10 percent fewer homicides than the same period last year. Police recorded 54 homicides in September 2008.

Click link for the other 8 months’ details

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/homicide-map.html