Thank you Michael Hoke. Yes, we need to repair existing infrastructure. I'd also like to cull some or most of the ~ 20,000 Canada Geese that have occupied Jackson Park, Washington Park and our lakefront parks. These Canada Geese poop ~ 1 lbs a day. This is a big reason we never see youth …
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jaye els commented on Preserve public land in Jackson Park
I'm afraid all of our well reasoned letters and our wishes and just the principle of keeping our lakefront parks free and open to the public, this didn't stop the Obamanation OPC theft of Jackson Park. It looks like the current plan is going ahead. We might have some small chance of scali…
jaye els commented on Obama Center passes federal reviews; groundbreaking may happen in August
Thank you for picking up on my very practical suggestion to rename "Andrew Jackson Park" , "President Obama Park". This is a way to honor our former Hyde Park neighbor and Illinois State Representative Barack Obama without destroying nature in our park with the current Obamanation 23 stor…
jaye els commented on Anti-carjacking community group expands, and adds a name
Yeah OK. Sounds reasonable. But how about just punishing people who use guns to car jack, steal people's cars? If the car jackers are deemed to young to be punished as adults and do jail time, how about public shaming? Have some religious leaders make them hold signs that tell the communi…
jaye els commented on Peters named chair of Senate Public Safety Committee
Great Rep. Peters heading the Illinois House public safety committee. That will make everyone feel safe. Not! Rep. Peters led the effort to end cash bail for most violent crimes - car jackers are so confident they can get off without spending a day in jail now. Here's a case where a 17 ye…
jaye els commented on Reflections on a hard year
Madeline Soskin makes lots of sensible commitments. Good for her. I'd also like to add a few of my own: I commit to restoring civilization for our Chicago, enforcing basic laws, community standards against rioting, looting, car jacking, shootings and murder. Last year our Chicago had over…
jaye els commented on Peters’ push to end cash bail passes in criminal justice reform package
HPH reports: "Originally, this provision was touted as the “defund the police” bill by law enforcement groups opposing the Black Caucus legislation ...
(State Rep. )Peters said, "the police accountability measures should create a moment of pause for officers to think about whether t…
jaye els commented on Preserve public land in Jackson Park
Let's just rename (Andrew) Jackson Park, "President Obama Park" and try to shame the Obamas in to moving back to the South Side of Chicago and invest some of their fortune and just their time in a (our) community they once lived in. As it stands, the Obamas have basically dined and dashed…
jaye els commented on Friends and faculty remember Yiran Fan at candlelight vigil
Very sad. But, maybe his murder will put a stop to the ridiculous movement to disband our University of Chicago police force.
jaye els commented on More litigation to come in OPC case
t Thank you so much to Herb Caplan and "Protect our Parks" and to everyone who did principled activism against this theft of our Lakefront Jackson Park for the OPC. Unfortunately it does now appear that the OPC will be built in the terrible location on the West end of Jackson Park. This i…