Stupid fuck robber stick up a student infront of the cop shop seriously

Three men abandoned their weekend robbery attempt when the Northwestern University student they had confronted pointed out that they were standing in front of the university police station.

The incident began about 10:40 p.m. Sunday as the student walked east in the 500 block of Clark Street, according to a university alert. The student passed a large group of men walking toward him on the south side of the street, and as he passed, one person in the group yelled "yo" at him, the alert states.

The student did not respond and kept walking, turning north on the east side of Hinman Avenue. Three men approached him and demanded his money.

"Empty your pockets or we'll shoot you," the alert quotes one of the would-be robbers. The men did not display a weapon, the alert notes.

The student told the three men that he didn't think it was a good idea to rob him while they were standing in front of the university police station, according to the alert.

The three men fled south on Hinman and west on Clark. The student was unable to provide police with a detailed description of the men, and neither Evanston police officers nor university police were able to locate them.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Evanston police at 847-866-5000.

Illinois lawmakers approve $1-a-pack cigarette tax increase



I Patrick Quinn do solemly swear that I will wipe my ass with the Constitution and rob people of their money so help me God

SPRINGFIELD --- Illinois lawmakers today approved a $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike to generate more money for health care for low-income people.

The Senate voted 31-27 in favor, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn, who has said he supports it.

The state cigarette tax would rise from 98 cents a pack to $1.98 a pack.

If it passes, the state would generate $350 million and use it to leverage another $350 million from the federal government.

Another provision would put in place a new tax on the state's hospitals with the hopes of generating $50 million that could leverage another $50 million from Washington.

The House approved the cigarette-tax increase Friday.

Logan Square barricade situation

Police have been on the scene of a barricade situation where a man has refused to come down from a roof top on the Northwest Side in the city's Logan Square neighborhood.

The situation started shortly before 5 a.m. on the 2400 block of North Ridgeway Avenue, police said.

Preliminary reports said a man was on top of a roof and refused to come down.

As of 4 p.m., the situation was ongoing and police were still at the scene, said Police News Affairs Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti.

Police could not provide any further details about the incident.