Call out the National Guard!
Thursday, Jul 16, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Maybe we should ask the Texas governor for advice on how to deal with this obvious military invasion…
STATEMENT FROM THE CITY OF CHICAGO OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING TRAINING IN CHICAGO JULY 20-25
The City of Chicago is providing continued support for a routine military training exercise in and around the Chicagoland area over the next week. This routine training is conducted by military personnel in cities across the country, designed to ensure the military’s ability to operate in urban environments overseas, as service members meet mandatory training certification requirements and prepare for upcoming deployments worldwide.
As part of this training, residents can expect to see increased aircraft activity, including helicopter flights. All training activities have been pre-coordinated with federal, state and city officials, and these locations have been carefully selected to minimize the impact on the daily routine of residents.
The training is not open to the public and the sites will be secured to ensure the safety of residents and the participants.
On an unrelated note, I’ve heard the phrase “Chicagoland area” all my life and have always thought it’s redundant. Wouldn’t “Chicagoland” suffice?
Just one of those local tics, I suppose.
- Formerly Known As... - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 2:43 pm:
Next week’s caption contest: Oscar on a Humvee with Rahm.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 2:44 pm:
A RUN ON TIN FOIL WRAPS CHICAGOLAND
- Wordslinger - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 2:49 pm:
Sen. Kirk, save us from Barack Hussein Chamberlain!
- train111 - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 2:52 pm:
Jade Helm-15 comes to Chicago as all my nutter friends light up Facebook!!!!
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 2:52 pm:
Operation Cheddar Curtain?
- Ducky LaMoore - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 2:52 pm:
Hey man, we all love Donald Rumsfeld. You go to war with the army you got, not the one you wish you had. So forget the training, let’s just go invade someone ’cause we don’t like ‘em. Everything will be fine. Pinky swear.
- William j Kelly - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 2:56 pm:
if the guard needs a tour guide or if they run into any hairy situations tell to give me a call I’ll be happy to help out.
- Team Sleep - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 2:56 pm:
Since we’re in the middle of a budget crisis, I say we call in the B-Team.
Mago (instead of Hannibal)
Ear (instead of Face)
Apollo Creed (instead of B.A. Baracus)
Murdock (nothing else popped into my head)
They would be the…soldiers of less fortunate?!
- bc - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 2:58 pm:
Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing up the “Chicagoland area” thing — one of my long time pet peeves!
I hate the term “Chicagoland” even when it stand alone…ad “area” and it becomes not only annoying, but grammatically dubious as well.
- Ducky LaMoore - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:00 pm:
@Team Sleep
Please, let’s never call in the B team…!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_B
- Huh? - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:07 pm:
Crouched behind my sandbag fortress in my garage, thinking to myself - “Those black helicopters are never going to take me alive. …”
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:17 pm:
I got an idea. Let’s keep them in Chicago. Chicago is a war zone already. And the sound from the White House…the sound of crickets.
- The Professor - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:18 pm:
We could do what they are doing in Texas; bury our guns for use when the United States Army invades northern Illinos. (NYT today) It’s all because of Obama. Are those Texans for real? There are some real nuts running around.
- Ducky LaMoore - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:19 pm:
@Huh?
Don’t take me alive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4oh4hfV7lM
- Nick Danger - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:29 pm:
Ducky, love the SD reference. Black Friday comes to mind as well.
- Old Shepherd - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:30 pm:
“Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers HAS been approved.”
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:30 pm:
Tanks for the memories?
- A guy - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:34 pm:
We’re not here to cause disorder. We’re here to preserve disorder.
- Threepwood - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:36 pm:
There aren’t many things I regret about the Internet. The rise of the conspiracy theorists is one of them.
- Joe M - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:36 pm:
It is good that the City put out an announcement of this. Otherwise, the survivalist/conspiracy theory folks will believe the government is taking over, instituting Marshall law, and trying to confiscate our guns.
Back in the 90’s the UN did some night maneuvers in the Northwest Chicago suburbs, and there were folks who thought this was it - those UN soldiers in the blue helmets are finally taking over the U.S.
- How Ironic - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:36 pm:
You know, every successful military operation has been spearheaded by secret codes and passwords.
We could use a simple yes/no system. Hotdogs in Chicago are best served with ketchup? Y/N
Someone please let the Gov and his staff know how to answer this one.
- Because I said so... - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:40 pm:
How about the “greater” Chicagoland area. What’s with that?
- One day at a time - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:41 pm:
Extra security maybe not a bad idea considering what happened in Chattanooga, Tn today. RIP to our lost troops..
- Sunshine - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:45 pm:
The Department of Redundancy Department
- Wordslinger - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:45 pm:
“Greater Chicagoland Area” is another name for North America.
- Deep Suth - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:47 pm:
===Just one of those local tics, I suppose.===
Kinda like “Downstate.”
- Chicago Cynic - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:50 pm:
Jade Helm 16, Jade Helm 16!! Call out the national….oh wait. If the Feds want to invade and take over, can they take over our debts too? Hey! Now there’s an idea. Come on in boys. Illinois is yours!
- Just Observing - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:51 pm:
1. Chicagoland area is redudant.
2. If you are going to write it, it should be Chicagoland-area.
- Huh? - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:56 pm:
… They said I was suffering from delusions, so they took away all my sharp knives and guns. They said I could use this plastic butter knife and broom stick to pretend I had a real knife and gun. But I know better… the aliens took me into their ufo one night and abused me.
Oh dear, there goes one of those black helicopters …
- Sunshine - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 3:58 pm:
Maybe it was meant to be Chicago land area, to exclude the lake?
- Archiesmom - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:21 pm:
I fear I live in the lesser Chicagoland area.
- Wensicia - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:23 pm:
Well, that would explain all the helicopters flying back and forth the past few days, probably preparing for the event.. And, no, they’re not black helicopters.
I don’t care for the term Chicagoland. I wish it was reserved for commercial advertising and not used by the news media. We are not part of Chicago!
- Huh? - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:23 pm:
Oh no … there goes one of those big black SVU cars … the kind the government uses all the time when they want to disappear someone …
- Juvenal - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:24 pm:
It’s a disambiguation.
They say “CHicagoland area” so as to not confuse you with the theme park Chicagoland.
Its a good QOTD for another day, Rich:
Recommend rides and attractions for the amusement park “Chicagoland.”
- Cable Line Beer Gardener - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:27 pm:
Chicagoland area was used in most regional advertising campaigns which include northern Indiana. It was also a catch phrase when referring to the viewing area of the local television stations.
- Wordslinger - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:36 pm:
Col. McCormick coined “Chicagoland.” It covered everywhere the Trib was delivered daily by rail and included Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
- OneMan - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:38 pm:
Ducky LaMoor
Thanks for the history lesson.
- Wensicia - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:42 pm:
The Tribune does charge one price for its Chicago and suburbs distribution, a higher price outside of this area. So, I guess that defines the current Chicagoland.
- Honeybear - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:45 pm:
“dude, is that a carier out in the lake?”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:49 pm:
===I guess that defines the current Chicagoland.===
OK, but define “greater Chicagoland area” please.
lol
- Wensicia - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 4:57 pm:
==OK, but define “greater Chicagoland area” please.==
Probably what the tin-foil hat wearers in Texas think of Illinois. Heh.
- Deep South - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 5:12 pm:
===OK, but define “greater Chicagoland area” please.===
No you’re starting to get into “Downstate.”
- anon. - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 5:15 pm:
Gee I hope they train on the south and west sides, maybe it will suppress the number of shootings.
- Ipso Facto - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 5:38 pm:
Bruce needs some Lebensrahm.
- Federalist - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 6:08 pm:
To me its always been Chicago for the city proper or Chicago area for a more unspecified area that, at least to me, includes the surrounding counties.
Never thought of or expressed it any other way.
- NoGifts - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 6:08 pm:
I hate “Chicagoland.” It sounds like a mafia themed Disneyland.
- Grandson of Man - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 6:50 pm:
You think Obama thawed relations with Cuba just for diplomacy? You think the Iran nuclear deal is only for nukes? You think it’s a coincidence that one country is Islamic and the other communist?
FEMA camps are coming, Patriots, to take away our guns and religion, and to turn us gay and put us in work camps to support lazy welfare recipients. You think it’s a coincidence that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Obamacare and gay marriage? Nope. Roberts and Kennedy are demonic Obummer agents. RIP America 1776-2015.
- Huh? - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 7:22 pm:
Oh no … the helicopters are black … the aliens did something to my brain that lets me see the true color of the helicopters … a guy is walking up my driveway … if I crouch down real low maybe they won’t see me and go away, I got the lights out … he got out of a black van that everybody else thinks is white … but I can see the true color of the van …
GOM - I get a kick out of your post. I went off one end of the pool and you went off the other. We both hit our heads on the bottom of a very shallow pool.
- Bystander - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 7:27 pm:
Contest: What’s the greatest Chicagoland area?
- Todd - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 7:29 pm:
Rich, Chicagoland would seem to define Chicago and a couple of counties. Maybe all the collar counties. “Greater” down to Lasalle, Pontiac? I dunno, but if they get to my front door, I’ll post here and FB my take down. . . .
leave a thread open for me this weekend
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 7:41 pm:
How is Chuck Norris going to save Texas and Illinois at the same time?
- Robert - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 8:37 pm:
Seems like a lot of folks here don’t get this “Chicagoland” concept. Chicagoland is the equivelant of saying Chicago area, so there’s no reason to say “Chicagoland area.”
- Lester Holt's Mustache - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 9:18 pm:
Pfft. I’m still waiting for the Governor of Texas to decide whether its President Odumbo who gets made a fool of by every foreign power in the world, or Barack Hussein Obama who is the mastermind behind a secret plot to launch a federal takeover of the entire American southwest.
FICTIONAL NARRATIVE CONSISTENCY PLEASE
- Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Jul 16, 15 @ 11:18 pm:
Chicago = everything south of Touhy, north of 138th, west of IN state line, and east of Harlem, roughly.
Chicagoland - Cook + collars
Greater Chicagoland = above, plus Kendall County, Kenosha WI area and north Lake County IN. La Salle and Pontiac have no business being in Greater Chicagoland, you have to draw the line somewhere.
And speaking of pet name peeves, “Southland” sounds like a place that would have a rebel flag controversy, not the Chicago south suburbs.
- El Chapo - Friday, Jul 17, 15 @ 12:01 am:
On my way to Chicagolandi
- FP_J - Friday, Jul 17, 15 @ 8:38 am:
How about Metropolitan Chicago? See Wikipedia for several versions of Chicagoland, a couple of which are defined by the Census Bureau:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area
@Wensicia: Yes, the rest of the area is not legally Chicago, but the region has a shared culture, environment, and economy. We’d be much better served by stronger regional governance (See Toronto for an example [but ignore that mayor]).
- Forgottonia Republic - Friday, Jul 17, 15 @ 12:49 pm:
This sounds like a job for the Illinois Naval Militia.