Friday, June 1, 2012

From the Detective

Cook County property tax bills to come out on time


Owners of homes and businesses in Cook County can expect a mid-summer surprise: the second installment of property tax bills are expected to hit mail boxes in early July for the first time in decades.

If the bills get to the post office by July 1, it would be the first time since 1978 — when former President Jimmy Carter occupied the White House — that the bills were mailed on time, said County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.

That’s a good-news, bad-news proposition.

Bad news first: payment will be due Aug. 1, compared to Nov. 1 last year. Good news: school districts and local government won’t have to take out short-term loans to make ends meet, saving an estimated $20 million across the county.

After 1978, the bills started going out in August. By the late 1990s, they were mailed in the fall — a point at which schools were well into the academic year.

“None of those taxing bodies are going to have to go out and get tax anticipation notes,” Assessor Joe Berrios said. “They’ll all have their money. The taxpayers are going to save a lot of money.”

Credit for the achievement extends across many offices, starting with Berrios, who finished his initial work 120 days earlier than usual. The three-member Board of Review, which considered more than 341,000 appeals of those determinations, also worked faster.

County Clerk David Orr’s office is now calculating property tax rates and amounts due, which it could hand off as early as next week to Treasurer Maria Pappas, who is responsible for printing and mailing the bills.

The tardiness became a political football in 2010, as charges flew that key Democratic leaders deliberately slowed down the process to avoid sending out big tax bills before Election Day. Democrats won’t have that luxury this fall.

Also playing a key role was Preckwinkle, who like Berrios pledged during the 2010 campaign to get the bills out earlier. She got the offices to work together.

“Last year, we got the bills out six weeks earlier than before, but still not quite on time,” said Preckwinkle, who like Berrios took office in late 2010. “This year we are going to get the bills out on time, and it’s because everybody worked together and collaborated.”

iPhone hid in chip bags App still got thugs arrested what idiots

Terrance Conway, left, Tiquell Harris

West Side police used an iPhone app to track down two men who robbed five people of their cell phones and cash early Thursday, then found the iPhones in bags of potato chips at the gas station where the men were arrested.

Terrance Conway, 25, and Tiquell Harris, 22, face armed robbery charges in the attacks, one at 1 a.m. Thursday in the 2300 block of West Iowa Street, the other 15 minutes later in the 2100 block of West Iowa, police said in a news release. In a bond hearing today, Cook County Criminal Court Judge James Brown set bail for Conway at $150,000 and bail for Harris at $125,000.

A man, 34, and a woman, 22, were walking home in the 2300 block of West Iowa about 1 a.m. Thursday when two men came up to them and announced a robbery, according to police. The robbers made off with the woman's iPhone and a purse containing cash and makeup, as well as the man’s cell phone, cash and credit cards, according to police reports.

Just 15 minutes later, two men went up to three men, ages 30, 33, and 38, as they tried to get into a car. The robbers stole more than $120 from the men, as well as cell phones—including one man’s iPhone--wallets and credit cards from the three men and fled, according to police reports.

Using the Find My iPhone GPS tracking app, Wood District officers figured out the location of iPhones stolen in the robberies and went to a gas station in the 4200 block of West Chicago Avenue, police said. The officers saw a black 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix parked with no one in it, near the gas pumps.

When the officers went into the gas station, they saw two men try to hide by ducking down between the aisles of merchandise. The two men matched the description of the robbers, and the officers arrested them, police said.

After the arrests, the officers searched the aisle and found the stolen iPhones in bags of potato chips.

Victims later identified Conway, of the 3000 block of West Walnut Street, and Harris, of the 100 block of East Lake Street, Elmhurst, as the robbers, and they were charged with armed robbery, police said.

Conway and Harris were scheduled to appear in Criminal Court Branch 44 on June 7.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Sarge's old hood cop shop needs help so lets give our suburban brother's in blue a hand



















Alsip Police "Cop on Top" Special Olympics fundraiser

The Alsip Police Department is staking out the rooftop of Dunkin' Donuts, 12150 S. Cicero Av, for the 3rd year in a row in support of Special Olympics. This Friday, June 1st, from 5 A.M. until 2 P.M., volunteers will be at the Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru, on Cicero Av and 122nd Street and yes, ON THE ROOF of Dunkin' Donuts, raising awareness of and collecting donations for Special Olympics. Last year the APD raised almost $4,000 which was donated to Special Olympics. 

Please join us and our guests, including Special Olympics gold medalists and the Chicago Police Department's Pipes and Drums, in support of this worthy cause. 

Every donation receives a coupon for a free donut; a $10 donation receives a travel mug including a free first fill-up of Dunkin' Donuts coffee; a $15 donation receives a t-shirt or baseball cap, but thanks to your generosity, the giveaways go fast, so get there early! 

We hope to see you there!

Irishman charged in Crook County for aggravated robbery


Lauren Obrien, 18, of the 300 block of North Morgan Lane in Fox River Grove, has been charged with armed robbery and aggravated robbery, police said. Austin Pierce has been charged in three of the robberies and is being held in Cook County Jail in lieu of $60,000 bail, and also faces charges in connection with a series of robberies on the North Shore this month.

Police originally had suspected the two in the robberies of five stores between 5:30 p.m. May 15 and 10 a.m. May 22, and issued an alert May 23. In each case, a person approached a clerk and showed a note saying the robber is armed with a syringe, knife or gun, police said. A syringe and knife were displayed in two of the robberies.

The robberies cited in the original alert happened on the 1300 block of West Fullerton Avenue, the 1100 block of West Webster Avenue, the 2000 block of North Clybourn Avenue, the 1200 block of West Fullerton Avenue, and the 900 block of West Webster Avenue.

Obrien is charged with using a knife to rob a store in the 2000 block of North Clybourn on May 20 at 11:20 a.m., and fleeing with about $120. The second robbery in which she’s charged happended after the police alert was issued—and after Pierce was arrested. On May 25 about at 6:45 p.m., also in the 2000 block of North Clybourn, Obrien threatened to use a syringe on a store clerk and fled with $215, police said.

Court information on Obrien was not immediately available. Pierce, who originally appeared in court the day after the police alert was issued, was scheduled to appear in Branch 50 of Cook County Criminal Court on June 13.

Old Hoax, New Version: Facebook to Start Charging


T IS OFFICIAL. IT WAS EVEN ON THE NEWS. FACEBOOK WILL START CHARGING DUE TO THE NEW PROFILE CHANGES. IF YOU COPY THIS ON YOUR WALL YOUR ICON WILL TURN BLUE AND FACEBOOK WILL BE FREE FOR YOU. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ON, IF NOT YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE DELETED IF YOU DO NOT PAYFACEBOOK JUST RELEASED THEIR PRICE GRID FOR MEMBERSHIP. $9.99 PER MONTH FOR GOLD MEMBER SERVICES, $6.99 PER MONTH FOR SILVER MEMBER SERVICES, $3.99 PER MONTH FOR BRONZE MEMBER SERVICES, FREE IF YOU COPY AND PASTE THIS MESSAGE BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WHEN YOU SIGN ON TOMORROW MORNING YOU WILL BE... PROMPTED FOR PAYMENT INFO...IT IS OFFICIAL IT WAS EVEN ON THE NEWS. FACEBOOK WILL START CHARGING DUE TO THE NEW PROFILE CHANGES. IF YOU COPY THIS ON YOUR WALL YOUR ICON WILL TURN BLUE AND FACEBOOK WILL BE FREE FOR YOU. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ON IF NOT YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE DELETED IF YOU DO NOT PAY.

This is a lie do not beleave

POTUS is not the POTUS see proof for your self from so many


Real Student ID  sent to investigators in D.C.


This election has me very worried. So many things to consider. I  like so many others that were fooled voted for Obama. McCain was a Washington insider and we don't need any more of them. I have changed my mind three times, since then. I watch all the news channels, jumping from one to another. I must say this drives my husband crazy. But, I feel if you view CNN, and Fox News, you might get some middle ground to work with. I started thinking "where does all the money come from for President Obama"? I have four daughters, who went to College, and we were middle class, and money was tight. We (including my girls) worked hard and there were lots of student loans. I started looking into Obama's history for my own peace of mind.

Around 1979 Obama started college at Occidental in
California . He is very open about his two years at Occidental; he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies. "Barry" (that was the name he used all his life) during this time had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan . During the summer of 1981, after his second year in college, he made a "round the world" trip. Stopping to see his mother in Indonesia , next Hyderabad in India , three weeks in Karachi , Pakistan where he stayed with his roommate's family, then off to Africa to visit his father's family.

My question - Where did he get the money for this trip? Neither I, nor any one of my children would have had money for a trip like this when they were in college. When he came back he started school at
Columbia University in New York . It is at this time he wants everyone to call him Barrack - not Barry. Do you know what the tuition is at Columbia ? It's not cheap to say the least. My girls asked me; where did he get money for tuition? Student Loans? Maybe it's none of my business?

After
Columbia , he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000 a year. Why Chicago ? Why not New York ? He was already living in New York . By "chance" he met Antonio "Tony" Rezko, born in Aleppo Syria , and a real estate developer in Chicago . Rezko has been convicted of fraud and bribery several times in the past and in 2011. Rezko, was named "Entrepreneur of the Decade" by the Arab-American Business and Professional Association". About two years later, Obama entered Harvard Law School . Do you have any idea what tuition is for Harvard Law School ? Where did he get the money for Law School? More student loans? His family has no money that's for sure.

After Law school, he went back to
Chicago . Rezko offered him a job, which he turned down. But, he did take a job with Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Guess what I discovered? They represented "Rezar" which is Rezko's firm. Rezko was one of Obama's first major financial contributors when he ran for office in Chicago . In 2003, Rezko threw an early fundraiser for Obama which Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendelland claims was instrumental in providing Obama with "seed money" for his U.S. Senate race.
In 2005, Obama purchased a new home in Kenwood District of Chicago for $1.65 million (less than asking price). With ALL those Student Loans - Where did he get the money for this property? On the same day Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price. The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born Billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obama's new home was purchased. Obama met Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko.

Now, we have Obama running for President. Valerie Jarrett was Michele Obama's boss. She is now Obama's chief advisor and he does not make any major decisions without talking to her first. Where was Jarrett born? Ready for this?
Shiraz , Iran ! Am I going nuts or is there a pattern here?

On
May 10, 2008, The Times reported, Robert Malley advisor to Obama was "sacked" after the press found out he was having regular contacts with "Hamas", which controls Gaza and is connected with Iran . This past week, buried in the back part of the papers, Iraqi newspapers reported that during Obama's visit to Iraq , he asked their leaders to do nothing about the war until after he is elected, and he will "Take care of things". What the heck does that mean?
Oh, and by the way, remember the college roommates that were born in Pakistan ? They are in charge of all those "small" Internet campaign contributions for Obama. Where is that money coming from? The poor and middle class in this country? Or could it be from the Middle East ?

And the final bit of news. On
September 7, 2009, The Washington Times posted a verbal slip that was made on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos. Obama on talking about his religion said, "My Muslim faith". When questioned, "he made a mistake". Some mistake huh?

All of the above information I got on line. If you would like to check it - Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Barrack Obama; Tony Rezko; Valerie Jarrett: Daily Times - Obama visited
Pakistan in 1981; The Washington Times - September 7, 2008; The Times May 10, 2008.

Now the BIG question - If I found out all this information on my own, Why haven't all of our "intelligent" members of the press been reporting this? Is this a Kettle of Fish??

As Arsenio Hall would say.----"HUMMMMMMM! Does something stink or is it my imagination?" These are legitimate questions for our president.


Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone -----Original Message----- From: MARK FLECHSIG Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 06:16:08 To: ; andrea puccio ; brian doyle ; Han Tunca ; ; Kevin Bahr ; Kurt Kaner ; Mark Jaeger ; Pat Doyle ; Rich Grand ; Rolf ; tim saul ; tom zapata ; uncle tom ; Subject: Fwd: : Your President--WHY ISN'T THIS REPORTED IN THE MEDIA ? --- On Tue, 5/29/12, Jim Korienek wrote: From: Jim Korienek Subject: Fwd: : Your President--WHY ISN'T THIS REPORTED IN THE MEDIA ? To: "Belluomini Michael" , "Plucinski Ed" , "Flechsig Mark" , "Stajcic John" , "Cordova Larry" , "White Scott & Kathy" , "Kaner Kurt" , "Hitney Kevin" , "Aldrich Jeff" , "Grand Rich" , "Cordova Scott" , "Cordova Craig" , "Spelich David W" , "Artie" Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 8:09 AM Sent from my iPad somewhere in the USA Begin forwarded message: From: jpdarlingpawpaw@comcast.net Date: May 28, 2012 9:58:13 PM CDT To: "Baier, Pete " Cc: bowwowgranny61 , "Darling, Matt" , "Darling, Pat" , "Dorng, Keith" , "Korienik, Jim" , "Kovel, Lori" Subject: Fwd: : Your President--WHY ISN'T THIS REPORTED IN THE MEDIA ? From: "Raymond Wolownik" To: bkjohnston@charter.net, "Dave Leonard" , "dave wheeler" , dicklilmiller@att.net, "James Caper" , "Jim O'toole" , jpdarlingpawpaw@comcast.net, "Mel Brown" , "Paul Touher" , "Roger Hallgren" , "Ron Wolownik" , "Terry & Barb Wolownik" , "Tom Marick" Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 9:57:09 PM Subject: Fw: : Your President--WHY ISN'T THIS REPORTED IN THE MEDIA ? #yiv1785141159 .yiv1785141159hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv1785141159 BODY.yiv1785141159hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma;FONT-SIZE:10pt;} Subject: FW: : Your President--WHY ISN'T THIS REPORTED IN THE MEDIA ? Subject: Your President Written by a female Obama supporter who voted for him for president. Legitimate Questions This election has me very worried. So many things to consider. I voted for Obama. McCain was a Washington insider and we don't need any more of them. I have changed my mind three times, since then. I watch all the news channels, jumping from one to another. I must say this drives my husband crazy. But, I feel if you view CNN, and Fox News, you might get some middle ground to work with. I started thinking "where does all the money come from for President Obama"? I have four daughters, who went to College, and we were middle class, and money was tight. We (including my girls) worked hard and there were lots of student loans. I started looking into Obama's history for my own peace of mind. Around 1979 Obama started college at Occidental in California . He is very open about his two years at Occidental; he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies. "Barry" (that was the name he used all his life) during this time had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan . During the summer of 1981, after his second year in college, he made a "round the world" trip. Stopping to see his mother in Indonesia , next Hyderabad in India , three weeks in Karachi , Pakistan where he stayed with his roommate's family, then off to Africa to visit his father's family. My question - Where did he get the money for this trip? Neither I, nor any one of my children would have had money for a trip like this when they were in college. When he came back he started school at Columbia University in New York . It is at this time he wants everyone to call him Barrack - not Barry. Do you know what the tuition is at Columbia ? It's not cheap to say the least. My girls asked me; where did he get money for tuition? Student Loans? Maybe it's none of my business? After Columbia , he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000 a year. Why Chicago ? Why not New York ? He was already living in New York . By "chance" he met Antonio "Tony" Rezko, born in Aleppo Syria , and a real estate developer in Chicago . Rezko has been convicted of fraud and bribery several times in the past and in 2011. Rezko, was named "Entrepreneur of the Decade" by the Arab-American Business and Professional Association". About two years later, Obama entered Harvard Law School . Do you have any idea what tuition is for Harvard Law School ? Where did he get the money for Law School? More student loans? His family has no money that's for sure. After Law school, he went back to Chicago . Rezko offered him a job, which he turned down. But, he did take a job with Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Guess what I discovered? They represented "Rezar" which is Rezko's firm. Rezko was one of Obama's first major financial contributors when he ran for office in Chicago . In 2003, Rezko threw an early fundraiser for Obama which Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendelland claims was instrumental in providing Obama with "seed money" for his U.S. Senate race. In 2005, Obama purchased a new home in Kenwood District of Chicago for $1.65 million (less than asking price). With ALL those Student Loans - Where did he get the money for this property? On the same day Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price. The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born Billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obama's new home was purchased. Obama met Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko. Now, we have Obama running for President. Valerie Jarrett was Michele Obama's boss. She is now Obama's chief advisor and he does not make any major decisions without talking to her first. Where was Jarrett born? Ready for this? Shiraz , Iran ! Am I going nuts or is there a pattern here? On May 10, 2008, The Times reported, Robert Malley advisor to Obama was "sacked" after the press found out he was having regular contacts with "Hamas", which controls Gaza and is connected with Iran . This past week, buried in the back part of the papers, Iraqi newspapers reported that during Obama's visit to Iraq , he asked their leaders to do nothing about the war until after he is elected, and he will "Take care of things". What the heck does that mean? Oh, and by the way, remember the college roommates that were born in Pakistan ? They are in charge of all those "small" Internet campaign contributions for Obama. Where is that money coming from? The poor and middle class in this country? Or could it be from the Middle East ? And the final bit of news. On September 7, 2009, The Washington Times posted a verbal slip that was made on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos. Obama on talking about his religion said, "My Muslim faith". When questioned, "he made a mistake". Some mistake huh? All of the above information I got on line. If you would like to check it - Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Barrack Obama; Tony Rezko; Valerie Jarrett: Daily Times - Obama visited Pakistan in 1981; The Washington Times - September 7, 2008; The Times May 10, 2008. Now the BIG question - If I found out all this information on my own, Why haven't all of our "intelligent" members of the press been reporting this? Is this a Kettle of Fish?? As Arsenio Hall would say.----"HUMMMMMMM! Does something stink or is it my imagination?" These are legitimate questions for our president.









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