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* What’s going on in your part of Illinois?…

posted by Isabel Miller
Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 7:42 am

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Relief & hope.

Comment by sal-says Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 8:25 am
Fired up, ready to go.

Comment by ChicagoVinny Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 8:25 am
I’m going out for dinner and drinks tonight. I’m going to ask the bartender to make his best drink with coconut in it

Comment by Lurker Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 8:36 am
I’m 23. The first political event I really remember is the 2016 election. I’m feeling hope about politics, ahead of the DNC, in a way I’ve never felt before.

Comment by NewToSpringfield Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 8:41 am
I am going to achieve what can be, unburdened by what has been.

Comment by Captain Obvious Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 9:10 am
Now that Clooney has spoken, the country will be saved!

Comment by Blanche Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 9:25 am
I just realized I made a horrible mistake by using forbidden punctuation. Please forgive me.

Comment by Blanche Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 9:27 am
Mr. Sour Grapes (Rod B) wrote an OpEd published in the WSJ today. It’s…it’s funny. He’s so not relevant but wants to be.

Comment by Alice Childress Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 10:37 am
NewToSpringfield sad you missed that there was magic in 2016. if only

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 11:01 am
Seeing a bunch of reports about police activity at several Central Illinois locations of Monster Pawn all happening today. Wonder what that’s about.

Comment by hisgirlfriday Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 1:43 pm
== Wonder what that’s about. ==

- hisgirlfriday - appears to be a multi-agency task force raid on all their locations in multiple cities. According to reports I’ve read, ATF is involved … which would lead me to think they are looking for firearms violations. I know the MacArthur location is a licensed firearms dealer; not sure about the other locations.

Friend is a firearms dealer. There are a ton on Federal regulations, and an additional bunch of State ones, that have to be followed. Most likely they are looking for violations.

Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 2:23 pm
==Most likely they are looking for violations.==

It might very well have something to do with their ffl, but they don’t rope off the property and send numerous cars for a normal inspection.

Comment by fs Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 2:30 pm
== don’t rope off the property and send numerous cars for a normal inspection. ==

I agree. They are looking for something specific.

FWIW … just drove past the MacArthur location (it’s near my house so I pass it regularly). Entire parking lot still full of various agency’s vehicles.

Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 3:09 pm
Me and the missus are going to sit down and go over our second installment payment toward Chicago property taxes after dinner. After we’re done crying, I’m sure we’ll discuss why Brandon and Co. deserve that $5 billion.

Comment by Just a guy Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 3:22 pm
I drove by the Springfield Monster Pawn shortly after 4 and there were still police vehicles, interestingly they mostly looked to be Chatham PD.

Comment by MyTwoCents Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 4:44 pm
- MyTwoCents - drove past the MacArthur one a bit after 5:30. Looks like most the black Federal vehicles are gone and things are winding down.

Guess we’ll find out from the SJR in 3 or 4 days.

Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 6:41 pm
I don’t believe JB is going to leave Illinois to be Veep. He, unlike Blago, genuinely seems to like being Gov.

Comment by thisjustinagain Tuesday, Jul 23, 24 @ 9:01 pm