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6 hours ago

17-year Logan Square resident, HuffPo blogger

Washer on the fritz - name of an affordable repairman

Our Whirlpool washer won't spin and drain properly, needs a repairman who's affordable, reliable and works on Saturdays. Any suggestions, neighbors?

Thanks,

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36 hours ago

Updated 7 hours ago

Bicyclist vs car = not good

A bicyclist just got hit about 20 minutes ago heading West on Irving Park Rd just before California. They took him away in an ambulance. Any info?

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  • I think thAt if a car is coming across a stop sign intersection and a biker is at the stop sign also you are to obey the signals but if no vehicle are not present that will be find not to stop for a stop sign but you guys with...

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    I think thAt if a car is coming across a stop sign intersection and a biker is at the stop sign also you are to obey the signals but if no vehicle are not present that will be find not to stop for a stop sign but you guys with an intersection full of cars waiting their turn to go you guys just zip pass and cut off drivers. I had a wheel chair on my bus one day and he couldn't believe how bikes would just even cut off CTA buses and large trucks and how dangerous it is. Please this summer just stay safe on your bikes please.

  • The first springtime public meeting to review/comment on the Draft Network of the City's Streets for Cycling 2020 plan is this coming Tuesday:

    Copernicus Center
    5216 W. Lawrence Ave.
    Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
    4 – 8 p.m., presentation with Q&A at 4:30 & 6:30p.m.

    More info here, along with dates & locations for other meetings/webinars: http://www.chicagobikes.org/public/SFC.php

    It seems to me like they need serious, detailed info like people have been offering here, esp. stuff like Bike Jedi posted about specific locations.

7 hours ago

leyla.a posted 2 photos to Flickr:

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7 hours ago

New homeowner in Cragin

Graffiti Out of Control

The graffiti in our neighborhood is getting ridiculous. In the past 9 months, we've been hit FIVE TIMES. The last time was on our fence, facing a busy street! With cars going past at all times of the day and night!

We've called Graffiti Busters AND submitted a police report several times, but it always comes back. Used to be it was just taggers, but we've now seen Latin Kings symbols just up the street.

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The graffiti in our neighborhood is getting ridiculous. In the past 9 months, we've been hit FIVE TIMES. The last time was on our fence, facing a busy street! With cars going past at all times of the day and night!

We've called Graffiti Busters AND submitted a police report several times, but it always comes back. Used to be it was just taggers, but we've now seen Latin Kings symbols just up the street.

And I don't know if it's solely the buildings with absentee landlords, but some of the apartment buildings/empty store fronts have gone weeks with spray paint still on them. Can I call Graffiti Busters for several BLOCKS worth of graffiti?

I honestly don't know what to do any more. My wife is scared that things are starting to escalate in our area, and I'm starting to worry about the value of our home plummeting (let alone the safety of my wife and kids).

Has anyone else seen similar problems or been able to deal with it? I don't think a civic center or an arts program is going to deal with it. This neighborhood needs to be more active and more aware of what's happening. When paint sits on a building that long, it just gathers more of it!

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3 days ago

Updated 7 hours ago

Police presence on Montrose and Drake

I just drove down Montrose and they have the north side by drake yellow taped off and about 8 cop cars. Anyone know what happened?

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  • And the 1% are the bad guys.

  • brian Wicker Park resident since 1994

    The root of the problem is that honest, reasonable, rational people have to share a society with sociopaths of all income classes, cultures, races and political leanings. People who do not seem to care about anything but their immediate gratification. They are obsessed with themselves, and frankly don't care who...

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    The root of the problem is that honest, reasonable, rational people have to share a society with sociopaths of all income classes, cultures, races and political leanings. People who do not seem to care about anything but their immediate gratification. They are obsessed with themselves, and frankly don't care who pays.

    This applies equally to someone who games the system to receive assistance, and to someone who signs off on financial instruments, that are so arcane no one can understand them as an investment, simply to ensure a bonus for that particular financial period.

    Sadly, the media is complicit in maintaining this system, as they do nothing but highlight them, and their mockery of our social compact by constantly chattering about how clever, or cunning or ingenious their cons are. There is condemnation tempered with opinion pieces blaming their victims, or asking if playing to win is so really bad.

    if you want to play to win, join a basketball team. Don't attempt to sabotage a financial system or abuse a social assistance program to your gain. But there are people who are simply incapable of caring about what damage they do to others. They are at the top, and at the bottom, on the left and on the right.

8 hours ago

garyegarye posted 1 photo to Flickr:

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31 hours ago

Updated 9 hours ago

7-year resident of Logan Square

Fire Service?

I've noticed that on many predominantly Saturday nights, around 9:30 - it's happening right now, in fact - a ladder truck pulls up in front of an apartment building on my street and a few firefighters get out and either walk into the building and stay inside for about 15 minutes, or they walk to the alley on the side of the building and talk to a man in a wheelchair before going with him into the building. They leave...

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I've noticed that on many predominantly Saturday nights, around 9:30 - it's happening right now, in fact - a ladder truck pulls up in front of an apartment building on my street and a few firefighters get out and either walk into the building and stay inside for about 15 minutes, or they walk to the alley on the side of the building and talk to a man in a wheelchair before going with him into the building. They leave by themselves, with no more fanfare than the rumble of their engine and the rolling lights.

I'm more curious than anything else, especially since it seems to happen with some frequency, as well as the day of the week and the time of night. Does anyone know, does the CFD make housecalls for...I don't even know what this would be. Maybe helping the guy in the wheelchair up to his apartment?

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  • mags home in hermosa

    On a weekly basis i would get stuck behind a firetruck while picking my daugther up. They would take a hefty woman in a wheelchair up to her apartment while two grown men with her just watch them. Go figure city resources hard at work.

  • It isn't the best solution, but there is VERY limited handicapped-accessible housing available. I can't imagine trying to get around the city in a wheel chair.

44 hours ago

Updated 10 hours ago

Just a long time North Center resident!

The No Thanks Button Is Killing This Website

Just an open message to the management of EveryBlock. Allowing peoples comments to be hidden with five "No Thanks", even when they may have twice that in "Thanks" is really diminishing this site. Having to constantly click reveal when reading a thread is both time consuming and unnecessary (take a look at the pickup truck parking thread, 25% of the comments are hidden even though they have 10+ thank yous).

Its your site, do what you want, but unless this gets fixed I for one am finding a different forum where professional debate can occur on an issue and a single user with five accounts can't silence any post he/she doesn't like.

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  • Bike Jedi Bike Jedi . I live to bike . Born in the Square.

    Greg I did not know that ..In that case the Liberals can censor any Conservative view just by the breadth of their numbers . What that tells me is that they don't want different views on this site ..Or someone didn't count on this thing being used to censor ....

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    Greg I did not know that ..In that case the Liberals can censor any Conservative view just by the breadth of their numbers . What that tells me is that they don't want different views on this site ..Or someone didn't count on this thing being used to censor . I dont think the ones I had deleted ( on another thread ) were done from that . The two that were deleted had 6 and 5 thanks and only 1 no thank . It said they were deleted by a " Trusted Community Member "

  • Pete F. Lifelong Chicagoan

    Bike Jedi, which other thread did you have comments deleted on? Just curious.

11 hours ago

Monday: Eat. Drink. Do.

Cole's, 2338 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-276-5802

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West Town Tavern, 1329 W. Chicago Ave. 312-666-6175

Small Bar, 2049 W. Division St. 773-772-2727

Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. 773-975-8150

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11 hours ago

David Nemesis posted 1 photo to Flickr:

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Mar 18

Updated 18 hours ago

Is logan square sustainable?

Honking in Alley Crisis

Is honking in alleys so necessary? I do not do it. I stop my car before the sidewalk and then slowly pull out when I see the path is clear of pedestrians.

I know Logan Square doesn't revolve around my sleeping needs but I work a third shift sorta and I go to bed and there is always some crazy weird person driving 25MPH down the alley and honking 50FT before the sidewalk, sometimes like 5 honks. This starts at 7am. This process is also unsafe for pedestrians, it makes the driver feel they don't have to stop and can just speed through. It wakes me up. I'm sleep deprived. I feel insane. It's also noise pollution. Quit polluting. bah

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  • Greg Just a long time North Center resident!

    Happie you are in a residential neighborhood right next to homes. Wouldn't just coming out slowly do the same thing without disturbing the people right next to the alley?

  • Lana Avondale

    I don't think Happie has seen the behavior we're discussing. We are NOT complaining about people driving slow down the alley then lightly tapping the horn when they approach the sidewalk or blind intersection.

4 days ago

Updated 20 hours ago

60647 since 2001

Chicago Police Misconduct: 'Repeater' Officers Account For Millions In City Payouts

Exposé: 140 cops, 1% of the force account for more than 25% of the city's paid out settlements to victims of police abuse. And they stay in their jobs, repeating their misconduct.

http://www.chicagoreporter.com/news/2012/05/abusing-badge

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  • Jason W Lifelong Chicagoan
  • Bike Jedi Bike Jedi . I live to bike . Born in the Square.

    I agree with RAKARWOWSKI and most of what Nolan is saying . It is easy for those who have never been on the job to criticize . The problem with Police is that the overwhelming majority try to do the job right . 1 bad cop destroys it for the...

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    I agree with RAKARWOWSKI and most of what Nolan is saying . It is easy for those who have never been on the job to criticize . The problem with Police is that the overwhelming majority try to do the job right . 1 bad cop destroys it for the whole lot of them . The bad ones should be rooted out faster so the good ones don't have to look over their shoulders . The Police dept is also woefully undermanned it is laughable . Rahm gets in and wants to cut the Police budget . He doesn't care about Public safety . With a Dept that is already undermanned there should be no cuts . With all the tax increases and new revenue streams they should find the money .

20 hours ago

garyegarye posted 1 photo to Flickr:

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21 hours ago

Defying a Singular Identity

"Mutts and Margaritas" Fundraiser for the Logan Square Dog Park!

Sat, Jun 16, 2012 2:00 - 4:30pm

Please join us on the back patio of El Cid for a Fundraiser to Support the Logan Square Dog Park!

For just $40, you and your pooch* can enjoy unlimited beer, sangria, margaritas and sodas, plus light appetizers and the company of like-minded neighbors, all while supporting a great cause!

Space is limited, and tickets can be purchased in advance at www.LoganSquareDogPark.com.

Hope to see you there!

*dogs under 21 human-years of age will not be served any margaritas, but we'll have lots of treats for them and I'm sure that they will have a great time!

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23 hours ago

Boy, 12, gunned down on South Side

A 19-year-old man refused to cooperate with investigators after getting shot in the abdomen in the Logan Square neighborhood, police said. He was shot on the 2700 block of West Francis Place about 2:15 a.m. Additional information about the shooting wasn't available.

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The boy, Nazia Banks, was playing with other children outside of his home in the 8800 block of South Brandon Avenue when his father called over to him to come inside just after 10 p.m., police said.

A 35-year-old man died after he was shot in the head and chest on the South Side about midnight, on the 10100 block of South Michigan Avenue, police said. The man, identified as Dwayne Billingsley, was approached by someone who emerged from a gangway, police said.

A man was shot in the back about 2:40 a.m. on the 1300 block of West 108th Street, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said. Circumstances surrounding the shooting weren't clear. The man was taken to Christ Medical Center, Gaines said.

About 12:15 a.m., a 29-year-old man's head was grazed by a bullet at 61st Street and Champlain Avenue,  Gaines said. He walked into the Bernard Mitchell Medical Center at the University of Chicago about 12:30 a.m., Gaines said.

Earlier Saturday, a man whose age wasn't available was available was shot in the arm in a drive-by shooting near the intersection of 23rd Street and California Avenue, police said.

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27 hours ago

Two boys dead among three dead, 18 others hurt in shootings since Friday

At 2:42 a.m., a man was shot in the head in the 2900 block of North Kedzie Avenue, police said. His condition was not yet known.

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At 8:58 p.m. on Friday, the 14-year-old boy-- identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as Alejandro Jamie, of the 2900 block of West Pershing Road -- suffered a gunshot wound to the back in the 2600 block of West 35th Place.

At 8:58 p.m. on Friday, the 14-year-old boy-- identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as Alejandro Jamie, of the 2900 block of West Pershing Road -- suffered a gunshot wound to the back in the 2600 block of West 35th Place.

At 10:04 p.m. on Saturday, a 12-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed in the 8000 block of South Brandon Avenue, police said. The medical examiner’s office had not been notified of the death as of 11 p.m. Saturday. Further details were not immediately available.

At 2:28 a.m. on Saturday, Melvin Jacobs, 23, and five others were shot on a porch in the 11600 block of South Peoria Avenue, authorities said, adding that the victims were among a crowd gathered for a birthday party.

At 11:06 p.m. on Friday, a man in his 20s was shot in the arm in the 7900 block of South Drexel Avenue, police said. He took himself to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, and his injury was not life-threatening.

At 10:05 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in the 3200 block of North Keeler Avenue in an apparent drive-by shooting, police said. He was shot in the groin and arm and taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital in “stable” condition.

Three people were wounded in a possible drive-by shooting at 9:58 p.m. on Friday in the 5600 block of South Winchester Avenue, police said. The 19-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach, and paramedics took her in serious condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

In a separate shooting at 8:37 p.m., a 32-year-old man was shot in the hip in the 600 block of East 79th Street, police said. Paramedics took the man in “stable” condition to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, police said.

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27 hours ago

garyegarye posted 2 photos to Flickr:

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29 hours ago

2 dead, 17 others hurt in shootings since Friday

In the most recent shooting, a male was shot in the head at 2:42 a.m. in the 2900 block of North Kedzie Avenue, police said. His condition was not yet known.

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At 8:58 p.m. on Friday, the 14-year-old boy-- identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as Alejandro Jamie, of the 2900 block of West Pershing Road -- suffered a gunshot wound to the back in the 2600 block of West 35th Place.

At 8:58 p.m. on Friday, the 14-year-old boy-- identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as Alejandro Jamie, of the 2900 block of West Pershing Road -- suffered a gunshot wound to the back in the 2600 block of West 35th Place.

At 2:28 a.m. on Saturday, Melvin Jacobs, 23, and five others were shot on a porch in the 11600 block of South Peoria Avenue, authorities said, adding that the victims were among a crowd gathered for a birthday party.

At 11:06 p.m. on Friday, a man in his 20s was shot in the arm in the 7900 block of South Drexel Avenue, police said. He took himself to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, and his injury was not life-threatening.

At 10:05 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in the 3200 block of North Keeler Avenue in an apparent drive-by shooting, police said. He was shot in the groin and arm and taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital in “stable” condition.

Three people were wounded in a possible drive-by shooting at 9:58 p.m. on Friday in the 5600 block of South Winchester Avenue, police said. The 19-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach, and paramedics took her in serious condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

In a separate shooting at 8:37 p.m., a 32-year-old man was shot in the hip in the 600 block of East 79th Street, police said. Paramedics took the man in “stable” condition to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, police said.

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