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posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:26 am

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Will the leaders and JB do the right thing and call for a special session?

Comment by Notorious RBG Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:27 am
I long for the days of sitting on my porch in the evening listening to a baseball game on the radio.

Comment by Blue Dog Dem Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:30 am
Well, then. https://www.facebook.com/events/899495010551152/?active_tab=about

Comment by Former Downstater Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:31 am
The lion of Will County, Larry Walsh Sr., passed away last night. Wonderful human being. They don’t make them like that anymore.

Comment by Nagidam Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:32 am
A special session should include plans to remove all lead pipes from the south side. So many residents are getting lead poisoning.

Test the water. Test the residents. Remove the lead.

Comment by Sawoosh Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:33 am
Police car chase of murder suspect on WGN TV live last night had Twitter ablaze with how it was like GTA, which I assume is Grand Theft Auto.

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:35 am
Can anyone explain “Phase 3.5″ that Sam Toia has been repeatedly mentioning?

Comment by DownSouth Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:36 am
Black Lives Matter crowds in DeKalb have been growing each day since Saturday. Then yesterday, 600 people showed up to DeKalb County Courthouse.

Comment by yinn Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:38 am
RIP Larry Walsh. Good guy and a huge loss for Will County. Losing too many public servants who can work both sides of the aisle.

Comment by Stones Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:46 am
Does anyone know about protests set to take place in Barrington today?

Comment by Practical Politics Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:47 am
How much rain did you all get last night? Here in SW Douglas County we got 4″, a buddy of mine in NE Coles got almost 7″.

Comment by Gruntled University Employee Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:54 am
RIP Larry Walsh. You were a great person and a better friend.

Comment by Les Nessman Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:57 am
When Sen. Walsh was running for the Senate his first time I was phone banking and he seen the “not supporting” results on my sheet and he told me he wanted to call each of them so he could “change their mind” - I loved his opptomisim.

Comment by We'll See Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 10:03 am
I came out last year, but the ProPublica piece on Anna seems appropriate.

https://features.propublica.org/illinois-sundown-towns/legend-of-anna/

Comment by Candy Dogood Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 10:10 am
I’m not sure if its a statistical anomaly or if I’m just noticing it more, but a large number of birds seem to hit my front bay window every day. I’ve taken to keeping a pitch counter and I’m up to 8 over the last 90 minutes.

Comment by Just Another Anon Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 10:23 am
I live about a mile north of Irving and Pulaski. I was walking my dog and the sound of sirens was staggering. It sounded like 500 police cars. They even brought out the CPD Bearcat (armored car).

Comment by Jose Abreu's Next Homer Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 10:26 am
I have seen a similar increase in bird /window collisions…?…I revived a Cardinal by putting a ventilated shoebox over her…because feral cats prowl my property.

Comment by Dotnonymous Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 10:33 am
“the sound of sirens was staggering”

I watched it live as the chase was happening, with the WGN helicopter following the suspect. I was horrified to learn this morning that someone died as a result of one of the crashes.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 11:07 am
RIP Larry. One of a kind and a kind man to all he worked with.

Hear in south Sangamon County (near New City) I had 3/4 of an inch in the rain gauge this morning at 7.

Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 11:10 am
RIP Larry Walsh, I knew him well and he was an absolute pleasure to work with, and he was a good guy away from the office, too. Beer cans will be raised in remembrance at Quigley’s in Symerton, and all around the county.

Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 11:25 am
Shout out to Latin Counts, and all other Clubs in Pilsen, and Cicero for keeping Looters out of the neighborhood and keeping the businesses and people safe…since, Mayors and CPDs cannot do so.

Comment by PilsenMan Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 11:26 am
I go to Facebook when I have to, not for fun, but a friend I grew up with directed me to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office page today. It’s got thank you’s and praise for yesterday’s protesters, for law enforcement and emergency services who were ready to support if needed, and a relatively low level of troll-ish comments. It’s not the kind of behavior that makes for headlines, but nice to see amidst the suffering of so many both in this moment and over lifetimes of racism.

Comment by Earnest Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 11:29 am
PilsenMan - Clubs?

Comment by West Side the Best Side Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 11:46 am
— Just Another Anon - maybe instead of a body count you could put some decals on the window so the birds don’t think they can fly through it?

Comment by LoyalVirus Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 11:56 am
Pandemic must be over. Ice cream truck is back on the street.

Comment by Last Bull Moose Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 11:58 am
===Pandemic must be over. Ice cream truck===

Yeah. That’s right. lol

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 12:37 pm
American Bird Conservancy has some window treatment options to prevent birds from crashing into the glass. They also explain why it occurs.

https://abcbirds.org/get-involved/bird-smart-glass/

Comment by Huh? Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 4:02 pm
@Candy Dogood:

You need not travel as far South as Anna. The state capital has its own history of racial strife, segregation and violence. There is a monument concerning the 1905 Springfield race riot within walking distance of the Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library. Many hotels were segregated in Springfield for decades.

Comment by Practical Politics Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 4:04 pm
Channel 20 in Springfield goofs yet again! Tonight on the 6PM news, on an unemployment story, a video chat interview with Rep. Sue Scherer contained the caption “Rep. Sue Scherer. (R) Decatur.” Wrong party! (Maybe she’s a Channel 17 watcher and didn’t notice).

And speaking of Channel 20, tomorrow marks the first anniversary of when former morning meteorologist Joe Crain called out the station and Channel 20 for their “Code Red” nonsense during a marginal/slight risk for severe weather in the viewing area. That would be the last time viewers saw him on TV:

https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190606/wics-meteorologist-joe-crain-criticizes-code-red-alerts#:~:text=Joe%20Crain%2C%20a%20longtime%20meteorologist,and%20has%20generated%20widespread%20complaints.

Comment by Chatham Resident Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 6:15 pm
Candace Wanzo (former SOS supervisor charged with embezzling) has now been indicted:

https://newschannel20.com/news/local/former-sec-of-state-office-supervisor-indicted-for-fraud-scheme?fbclid=IwAR3uETFKFnNqvE7xjfV4PNcp3yK1nVXuYIlW1nvUeNTZ8fR5p6AJB7JZR2o

Comment by Chatham Resident Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 8:20 pm
A guy in my town is facing federal charges for inciting a riot. As I understand this article, he used FB Live to do it.

https://week.com/2020/06/04/peoria-man-facing-federal-charges-for-allegedly-using-internet-to-incite-rioting/

Comment by Tynie Thursday, Jun 4, 20 @ 9:15 pm