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Tom Bevan Show (08/12/2018) – Caitlin Huey-Burns / A.B. Stoddard / Kristen McQueary / Carl Cannon

Aug 12, 2018 | mgaray

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Tom Bevan Show (08/12/2018) – Caitlin Huey-Burns / A.B. Stoddard / Kristen McQueary / Carl Cannon

Seg #1 – Caitlin Huey-Burns – A tight runoff election in Ohio’s 12th District between Republican Troy Balderson who had 50 percent, (101,574 votes), while Democrat Danny O’Connor had 49 percent (99,820 votes). With the decision still awaiting a final tally, the outcome is a strong alarm to GOP leaders who need to save the seat when it comes up again in the fall general election. Can Democrats find enough votes to take the seat away after 35 years of Republican control.

Seg #2 – A.B. Stoddard – The successor for Speaker of the House, currently held by Wisconsin Representative, Paul Ryan heats up as expected successor Kevin McCarthy confronts President Donald Trump’s support of Ohio Representative, Jim Jordan who added his name into the consideration list last week. On the other side of the aisle, can Nancy Pellosi keep her seat as Minority Leader and who (if anybody) could take her place?

Seg #3 – Kristen McQueary – Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel has a gang and crime problem and while he acknowledges the situation, it appears that he can only push the blame to others, including Governor, Bruce Rauner. With calls for his resignation from religious leaders and challenges from nine declared candidates currently running against him; Emanuel has several battles to fight in addition to ramping up his re-election campaign.

Seg #4 – Carl Cannon – Infowars and it’s mouthpiece, Alex Jones has has several social media accounts (Facebook, iTunes, YouTube, Pinterest, MailChimp, and more) suspended or postings pulled because of their content which have been classified as “hate speech” and “misinformation”. Where do these organizations draw the line between free speech and censorship and are they playing by the same rules? The first few pre-season games in the NFL’s new season have taken place and player protests during the National Anthem continued… as did President Trump’s comments about it.

Pastor Gregory Livingston will explain his plan to shutdown Lake Shore Drive in protest of the violence in Chicago.

Jul 28, 2018 | dhopkins

Stephanie is joined this week by Pastor Gregory Livingston, he will explain his plan to shutdown Lake Shore Drive in protest of the violence in Chicago. Rhonda Ezell, founder of Chicago Guns Matter talks with Stephanie.

Women’s March Sets Among Largest Demonstrations in Chicago History

Jan 24, 2017 | WLSAM Staff

By Don Kleppin, WLS-AM News

(CHICAGO) On Saturday, 250,000 people gathered for Chicago’s Women’s March, making it one of the largest protests in city history.

The event was held across seven continents and hundreds of cities to show solidarity and to protest newly inaugurated President Donald Trump. Only Washington D.C. and Los Angeles reportedly had more people show up than Chicago.

So many people came in fact, the march itself was canceled.

The largest protest in Chicago history, however, happened May 1, 2006, when around 400,000 people marched against anti-immigration laws.

Examining all events worldwide, such as sports parades or rallies, the Women’s March is much further from the top. For instance, two million people showed for a parade honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts, three million for a General MacArthur speech in 1951 and a mass from Pope John Paul II drew one million.

The largest event Chicago’s history seems to be the 2016 Cubs rally and parade for which the city says five million people showed up.

How Weekend Demonstrations Will Disrupt Traffic & Public Transit

Jan 20, 2017 | WLSAM Staff

Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM News and Traffic

Resist Trump: Occupy Inauguration Chicago

Where: Daley Plaza
When: 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20th

According to the Facebook event page, organizers state:

“Donald Trump and the reactionary core of the Republican Party are coming to power in 2017 on a platform of racism, sexism, xenophobia, and pro-corporate policies. We must build an independent, working-class mass movement that vows to use every ounce of our collective body and spirit to stand against Trump’s reactionary agenda from Day 1.”

The primary organization behind the event is the Chicago Socialist Alternative. As of Wednesday morning, 2,000 people have committed to joining with over 7,200 interested in the organized march.

Southsiders for Peace, an organization that spreads anti-war sentiment and works to combat racism in south side neighborhoods, will also be joining in the day’s events.

Another coordinated stand-in to happen later this evening at Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago.

Traffic Implications:  The area between LaSalle to the west, Lake to the north, State to the east, and Madison to the south will be heavy with foot traffic. The CTA stations at Clark/Lake and State/Lake will be heavily used.

 

Trump Tower Chicago Inauguration Day Protest

Where: Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago
When: 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20th

Over 8,000 people have pledged to join in what organizers describe as a “peaceful, non-violent demonstration showing discontent toward the rhetoric that won the president-elect the election.”

The description resumes by noting that it is standing against the verbiage that “continues to empower similar rhetoric and skewed thinking within groups of hateful people,” and has intention “to voice opposition to hate.”

Traffic Implications:  North Wabash Avenue north of the Chicago River up to Grand Avenue is expected to be full. The CTA Red line exit at Grand Avenue will be used by organizers, so other means of public transit may be ideal.

 

Women’s March on Chicago

Where: Jackson and Columbus
When: 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 21st

On the morning of January 21, 2017, thousands of women who are traveling to the capitol will hold a Women’s March on Washington, to “join in diversity to show [their] presence in numbers too great to ignore.”

Following a trying political season with a number of injustices felt by women and minorities, organizers plan to “stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families, recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.”

In solidarity with the women who are traveling to Washington D.C., thousands of females will march in Chicago on Saturday morning.

The event begins at the corner of Jackson and Columbus in Chicago’s Grant Park.

march-mapTraffic Implications:  Over 50,000 persons are expected to march as of Friday morning, and the route for the parade is changing to accommodate the masses with the least amount of traffic implications. Columbus Drive will be closed from Monroe Street south to Balbo.  Jackson Drive, Congress and Balbo will all be closed from Michigan Ave to Lake Shore Drive. Monroe will be closed from Michigan Ave to Columbus. 

 

CTA Increases Capacity and Reroutes Buses for 2017 Chicago Women’s Rally and March on Saturday, January 21
Brown Line: Longer trains will operate in both directions between Kimball and the Loop, 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Blue Line: Longer trains will operate from O’Hare 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from Forest Park, 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Orange Line: Longer trains will operate in both directions between Midway and the Loop, 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Green Line: Longer trains will operate in both directions between Harlem/Lake and Ashland/63rd-Cottage Grove, 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

#3 King Drive, #4 Cottage Grove – Southbound buses will operate via Michigan, Adams, Clark, and Harrison, then resume their normal route on Michigan. Northbound buses will operate via Michigan, Harrison, Canal, and Monroe, then resume their normal route on Michigan.

#6 Jackson Park Express – Southbound buses will operate via Wacker, Clark, Harrison, State, Balbo, Michigan, and Roosevelt, then resume their normal route on Columbus. Northbound buses will operate via Columbus, Roosevelt, Michigan, Harrison, Canal, and Monroe, then resume their normal route on Michigan.

#J14 Jeffery Jump – Southbound buses will operate via Michigan, Adams, Clark, Harrison, Michigan, and Roosevelt, then resume their normal route on Columbus. Northbound buses will operate via Columbus, Roosevelt, Michigan, Harrison, and Canal, then resume their normal route on Madison.

#22 Clark – Northbound buses will operate via Dearborn, Harrison, Canal, and Monroe, then resume their normal route on Dearborn. Southbound buses are not affected.

#29 State – Southbound buses will operate via State, Adams, Clark, and Harrison, then resume their normal route on State. Northbound buses will operate via State, Harrison, Canal, and Monroe, then resume their normal route on State.

#36 Broadway – Southbound buses will operate via State, Adams, Clark, and Van Buren, ending their trips at Van Buren/Canal. Northbound buses will begin their trips at Van Buren/Canal, operate via Canal and Monroe, then resume their normal route on Dearborn.

#62 Archer – Southbound buses will operate via State, Adams, Clark, and Harrison, then resume their normal route on State. Northbound buses will operate via Dearborn, Harrison, Canal, and Monroe, then resume their normal route on Dearborn.

#126 Jackson – Eastbound buses will operate via Jackson, Clark, and Harrison, ending their trips at Harrison/Wabash.Westbound buses will begin their trips at Harrison/Wabash, operate via Wabash, Balbo, State, Harrison, and Canal, then resume their normal route on Van Buren.

#146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express – Northbound buses will operate via State, Harrison, Canal, and Monroe, then resume their normal route on State. Southbound buses will operate via Wacker, Clark, and Harrison, then resume their normal route on State.

#147 Outer Drive Express – Southbound buses will operate via Michigan, Adams, Clark, and Harrison, ending their trips at Harrison/Wabash. Northbound buses will begin their trips at Harrison/Wabash, operate via Wabash, Balbo, State, Harrison, Canal, and Monroe, then resume their normal route on State.

#151 Sheridan – Northbound buses will operate via Jackson, LaSalle, and Monroe, then resume their normal route on Dearborn. Southbound buses are not affected.

Northbound #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, and #62 Archer buses will operate via Dearborn, Wacker, and LaSalle to Kinzie.#22 and #36 buses will operate via LaSalle and Hubbard, then resume their normal route on Dearborn. #62 buses will resume their normal route on Kinzie.

 

Metra service for the Women’s March on Chicago

(January 19, 2017)  

Metra will operate its regular Saturday schedule on Jan. 21 but will have expanded capacity on all lines to accommodate the expected higher ridership for the Women’s March on Chicago.

All lines that offer Saturday service will have extra capacity to handle the additional passengers, similar to the level of service offered during the busy summer festival season. Those lines include the UP North, Milwaukee North, UP Northwest, Milwaukee West, UP West, BNSF, Rock Island, SouthWest Service and Metra Electric lines. There is no Saturday service on the North Central Service and Heritage Corridor lines.

Because several platforms remain closed for construction on the north side of Union Station, limiting our ability to be flexible when adding capacity, the Milwaukee North and Milwaukee West lines each will have an extra scheduled outbound train. On the Milwaukee North an extra train will depart Union Station at 2:25 p.m., express to Glenview and then make all stops to Fox Lake. That train will be followed by the regularly scheduled 2:35 p.m. departure, which makes all stops to Fox Lake. The Milwaukee West will have an extra train that will depart Union Station at 1:50 p.m. and make all stops to Elgin except Grand/Cicero, Hanson Park, Mars, Mannheim and Big Timber.

Metra customers who are considering bringing their bikes on the trains are advised that due to the higher number of riders expected, a bicycle warning date will be in effect on Saturday. A warning date means that there is a greater likelihood that trains will be too crowded to accommodate bicycles.

Fare and schedule information for each line can be found on this website under “Maps and Schedules.” For most riders, Metra’s $8 Weekend Pass, good for unlimited travel all day Saturday and Sunday, will be the best option. The pass can be purchased on the train, from a ticket office (although most are closed on weekends) and through the Ventra App, available for download in the App Store or Google Play.

Pick Your Protest; A Guide to this Weekend’s Organized Marches from the John & Ray Show

Jan 18, 2017 | WLSAM Staff

Resist Trump: Occupy Inauguration Chicago

Where: Daley Plaza
When: 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20th

According to the Facebook event page, organizers state:

“Donald Trump and the reactionary core of the Republican Party are coming to power in 2017 on a platform of racism, sexism, xenophobia, and pro-corporate policies. We must build an independent, working-class mass movement that vows to use every ounce of our collective body and spirit to stand against Trump’s reactionary agenda from Day 1.”

The primary organization behind the event is the Chicago Socialist Alternative. As of Wednesday morning, 2,000 people have committed to joining with over 7,200 interested in the organized march.

Southsiders for Peace, an organization that spreads anti-war sentiment and works to combat racism in south side neighborhoods, will also be joining in the day’s events.

Another coordinated stand-in to happen later this evening at Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago.

Traffic Implications:  The area between LaSalle to the west, Lake to the north, State to the east, and Madison to the south will be heavy with foot traffic. The CTA stations at Clark/Lake and State/Lake will be heavily used.

 

Trump Tower Chicago Inauguration Day Protest

Where: Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago
When: 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20th

Over 8,000 people have pledged to join in what organizers describe as a “peaceful, non-violent demonstration showing discontent toward the rhetoric that won the president-elect the election.”

The description resumes by noting that it is standing against the verbiage that “continues to empower similar rhetoric and skewed thinking within groups of hateful people,” and has intention “to voice opposition to hate.”

Traffic Implications:  North Wabash Avenue north of the Chicago River up to Grand Avenue is expected to be full. The CTA Red line exit at Grand Avenue will be used by organizers, so other means of public transit may be ideal.

 

Women’s March on Chicago

Where: Jackson and Columbus
When: 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 21st

On the morning of January 21, 2017, thousands of women who are traveling to the capitol will hold a Women’s March on Washington, to “join in diversity to show [their] presence in numbers too great to ignore.”

Following a trying political season with a number of injustices felt by women and minorities, organizers plan to “stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families, recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.”

In solidarity with the women who are traveling to Washington D.C., thousands of females will march in Chicago on Saturday morning.

The event begins at the corner of Jackson and Columbus in Chicago’s Grant Park.

Traffic Implications:  According to the Chicago Tribune, the actual march will start around 11:30 a.m. and travel west to Michigan Avenue. From there it will move north on Michigan one block to Adams Street, west on Adams to Dearborn, north on Dearborn to Randolph, west on Randolph to Clark Street and then south on Clark to Federal Plaza.

Workers at O’Hare airport expected to strike over wages

Nov 29, 2016 | WLSAM Staff

CHICAGO (AP) — Workers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport are expected to walk off the job over union rights and an hourly wage of $15.

About 500 workers have committed to the strike on Tuesday. They include cabin cleaners, janitors, wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers.

The workers are employed by private contractors. Strike organizers say many work for minimum wage. They’re trying to unionize with the help of Service Employees International Union Local 1.

Organizers say they expect delays and disruption, particularly for United and American airlines. But Chicago Department of Aviation officials say they don’t anticipate disruptions.

The strike is part of a nationwide campaign for higher hourly wages, including for workers at other airports and fast-food restaurants. Thousands plan to walk off the job at McDonald’s restaurants.

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Black Friday protest planned along Michigan Avenue

Nov 23, 2016 | WLSAM Staff

(CHICAGO) For the second consecutive year, protesters are planning a Black Friday boycott along the Magnificent Mile, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

The protest is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Friday at the Water Tower monument at Chicago and Michigan avenues, according to organizers.

As of Tuesday evening, more than 400 people have said they will attend the protest, which will denounce the city’s implementation of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, COPA, instead of a version preferred by protestors. That alternative watchdog, dubbed the Civilian Police Accountability Council, would be made up of members elected by the public.

“In passing COPA, the City Council and the Mayor have completely ignored the democratic demands of the people of Chicago for an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council,” the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression wrote on its Facebook.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition organized the protest last year in the wake of the release of the Laquan McDonald shooting video. Hundreds of protesters marched along North Michigan Avenue, with some preventing shoppers from entering stores. Four people were arrested.

— Chicago Sun-Times

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Thousands march in Chicago to protest Trump’s election

Nov 10, 2016 | WLSAM Staff

(CHICAGO) Thousands of people marched and protested through downtown Chicago on Wednesday night, voicing their disdain — in no uncertain terms — with Tuesday’s election of Donald Trump to be the 45th president.

The protest began shortly before 5 p.m. outside the Trump Tower at 401 N. Wabash, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

What began as a group of a few dozen soon grew to a crowd of about 1,800 to 2,000 people after three groups combined into one, said Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi

“Despite traffic disruptions, roadway obstructions and at times, individuals climbing onto vehicles, there were no major incidents,” he said in a statement, adding that a Chicago Police mounted unit, bike teams, patrol cars and tactical, saturation and gang teams all responded to the protest.

Ultimately, two men were arrested by Central District officers and charged with misdemeanor counts of obstructions of traffic in the roadway, police said. Near North District officers charged one man with reckless conduct, another with criminal trespassing and a boy with criminal trespassing and resisting arrest, all misdemeanors.

The group, which split apart and reconnected several times, was initially kept to the west side of Wabash.

After about an hour of chanting near the tower, the group began marching north on State Street before going south down the Magnificent Mile and into the Loop.

Eventually, the march made its way through Grant Park and north on Lake Shore Drive.

Lake Shore Drive was shut down in both directions between Jackson and Chicago and the march was diverted onto Grand Avenue about 8:20 p.m.

Even as they were stuck on Lake Shore Drive, several motorists, including at least one CTA bus driver, honked their horns in support.

About 9 p.m., several dozen people climbed on top of a CTA bus parked on Wacker between Wabash and Michigan.

Sam Erickson, a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago could be seen making a vulgar hand gesture several times outside the Trump Tower.

Erickson said Trump’s policies amount to fascism.

“We gotta fight this,” he said. “Donald Trump is a fascist. The idea that we can elect a guy who wants to literally deport 10 million people, who talks about banning Muslims . . . This man is apparently the president now, and we just can’t let that stand.”

At the start of the protest, about half a dozen Donald Trump supporters barked back at the anti-Trump crowd.

Anthony Moreira, of Oak Park, was the first Trump supporter there. He said Trump’s immigration stance won him over, especially since his father emigrated from Panama.

“If you want to become a citizen, do the proper thing,” he said. “Trump’s not racist, he wants things to be properly done.”

Initially billed an “emergency protest” against racism, the several of the crowd’s chants echoed the hatred of Trump’s racially charged comments made during the presidential campaign.

“No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA” was one of the most popular chants, alluding to the Ku Klux Klan’s newspaper endorsing Trump for president.

Other chants, such as “F – – – Donald Trump,” were also steady refrains.

The crowd meandered through the downtown area twice, going as far north as Chicago Avenue and, by 10:10 p.m., to Roosevelt and State in the South Loop.

Though the crowd had somewhat thinned, at least 1,000 continued marching.

About 11 p.m., protesters briefly tried to get into the Trump Tower via the loading dock entrance on Kinzie, but police quickly intervened.

About 11:15 p.m., the group of marchers re-emerged on Michigan Avenue and continued north on the Magnificent Mile, passed the John Hancock Building before turning east on Delaware.

Some in the group expressed the desire to once again march on Lake Shore Drive.

About 11:30 p.m., the group again took to Lake Shore Drive, heading south from Chestnut.

Soon after, the marchers were diverted onto the lakefront trail and Lake Shore was reopened.

Trump used Chicago as a political punching bag throughout the campaign, characterizing the city as a lawless “war zone” besieged by gang violence.

As of Nov. 9, Chicago had logged nearly 680 homicides in 2016, more than 200 more than the previous year.

Last month, the Chicago City Council voted to remove Trump’s honorary street sign in the 400 block of North Wabash, where his namesake skyscraper sits.

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VIDEO: Deadly Police Shootings Spark Angry Protests

Sep 21, 2016 | WLSAM Staff

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Officer involved shootings spark protests in North Carolina, Oklahoma
Protesters blocked an interstate, set fire to it and threw rocks at officers in Charlotte last night after cops killed a black man at an apartment complex. They were there to serve a warrant on someone else but ended up shooting Keith Lamont Scott.
Police say Scott was armed; his family says he was carrying a book. Meanwhile, Tulsa’s still tense over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man last week.
The protests continued into early Wednesday as crowds blocked Interstate 85 and started a fire at the center of the highway. Vehicles and tractor-trailers stalled as far as the eye could see as police cars with flashing lights hovered nearby.
Some protesters removed boxes from the back of semitrailers and set the items on fire. Police in riot gear formed a line and forced crowds away from the highway.
About an hour later, the highway partially opened, but some protesters remained in the vicinity and continued chanting.
At least seven people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries, CNN affiliate WSOC reported.
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Activists protesting police violence hit murder of cop’s son

Aug 16, 2016 | WLSAM Staff

(CHICAGO) Activists who have recently protested alleged brutality by Chicago police gathered to demand action in the killing of the 19-year-old son of a police officer.

Arshell Dennis was gunned down early Sunday as he stood on the porch of his home with a 20-year-old friend. Dennis died hours before he was leave for New York’s St. John’s University for the start of his junior year.

Activist Ja’Mal Green said he and other activists “want this killer to be brought to justice.”

Green was arrested last month for allegedly striking a police officer and trying to disarm another during a protest of fatal shootings by police.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the victim’s father and Superintendent Eddie Johnson once worked together as patrol officers. He said Dennis’ death is being investigated as a case of mistaken identity.

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Milwaukee Protests Break Out After Police Shooting

Aug 15, 2016 | WLSAM Staff

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Angry crowds took to the streets in Milwaukee on Saturday night to protest the fatal shooting of an armed man by a police officer. CNN’s Ryan Young reports.

 

Shots fired in second night of Milwaukee protests
By Madison Park, Emanuella Grinberg and Joe Sutton, CNN
 

For a second night, violent protests rocked Milwaukee over the police shooting of an armed African-American man. At least two people were injured after shots were fired and objects hurled during the protest early Monday, police said.

 

One victim was shot during the Monday unrest and rushed to a hospital in an armored vehicle. A police officer was injured and also taken to the hospital after a rock broke the windshield of a squad car, according to Milwaukee Police. The damage was not as extensive as the protests from the previous night.

 

The death of Sylville Smith, 23, triggered unrest hours after his killing on Saturday as protesters torched six businesses, including a gas station, burned cars and threw rocks at officers. During the first night of protests, four officers were injured and 17 people were arrested, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said.

 

Protests resumed Sunday and carried into early Monday morning as protesters began swarming a Milwaukee police station, blocking the street.
Later on, shots rang out in three different locations, all within close proximity, according to police. A squad car was pelted with bricks, rocks and glass bottles. Another car was also set aflame during Monday’s fracas.

 

Police moved in to arrest several protesters and by 2:30 a.m. local time, reported that it was restoring order to a hot spot in a northern Milwaukee neighborhood.
The turbulent weekend prompted Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to declare a state of emergency on Sunday. But the National Guard was not deployed Monday as local police sought to restore order.

 

What happened in the shooting
The incident began when a pair of police officers stopped Smith and another person in a car on Saturday about 3:30 p.m., police said. The men fled the car and the officers followed, shooting Smith in the arm and chest when he failed to put his gun down, Barrett said.

 

The handgun, along with 500 rounds of ammunition, were stolen during a burglary in nearby Waukesha in March, police said.
Police body camera footage showed Smith holding a handgun during the encounter, Barrett said at a Sunday news conference. Police said the officer shot Smith after he failed to comply with orders to put his gun down. His gun was loaded with 23 rounds, more than the officer was carrying.

 

Smith died at the scene, and the African-American officer who fired the fatal shots was not injured. The unidentified officer is 24 years old and has six years of service with the Milwaukee Police Department — three as an officer. He will be placed on administrative duty during an investigation.

 

The shooting occurred near the location of an August 9 double homicide in which a man was shot dead and another was fatally stabbed, police said.
Smith’s sister, Kimberly Neal, remembered a brother who “kept it real,” a high school graduate who played basketball, a contrast to “the man with a lengthy arrest record” described by police.

 

“He should have been tased, if anything,” she said. “We want everybody to feel our pain.”
Although the National Guard was activated in response to the unrest, it will not be deployed unless authorized by Milwaukee police chief Edward Flynn, Barrett said. By state law, the Wisconsin Department of Justice will lead the investigation.

 

Residents try to heal after intense weekend
Sunday evening had initially begun peacefully as residents had gathered to mourn Smith as his family and friends held a candlelight vigil at the site of Saturday’s shooting in a residential area of North Milwaukee. At one point, the crowd chanted “ready for war,” followed by a a chant of “peace, peace, peace.”

 

Smith’s sister, Sherelle Smith, condemned violence carried out in her brother’s name, saying the community needs those businesses.
“Don’t bring that violence here,” Kimberly Neal, another sister, said, sobbing as she lamented that she would never be able to again hug her brother.
Residents also came into the streets with trash bags, brooms and shovels to sweep up the debris from burnt down businesses.

 

Tensions on Sunday gave way to prayers as activists gathered to call for peace.
A group of about 100 gathered at the park near a BP gas station that was burned during Saturday’s protests. Crowds ebbed and flowed at the station throughout Sunday; as night fell, community and church leaders led a prayer circle and spoke of a community that needs healing from ongoing “racism, injustices and oppression.”
‘Racial problems’ in Milwaukee

 

City Alderman Khalif Rainey said the area has been a “powder keg” for potential violence throughout the summer.
“What happened tonight may not have been right and I am not justifying that but no one can deny the fact that there are problems, racial problems in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that need to be rectified,” Rainey said. “This community of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has become the worst place to live for African-Americans in the entire country.”
Rainey said Saturday’s violence was a byproduct of inequities, injustice, unemployment and under-education.
“Something has to be done to address these issues,” he said. “The black people of Milwaukee are tired; they are tired of living under this oppression, this is their life.”

 

The Milwaukee mayor on Sunday said that the damage from Saturday’s unrest was “unlike anything I’ve seen,” he said. “I hope I never see it again.”
“A young man lost his life yesterday afternoon. And, no matter what the circumstances, his family must be hurting.”

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Chicago teachers set to protest

Jun 22, 2016 | WLSAM Staff

By John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 News
(CHICAGO) Chicago Teachers Union members are planning to march and protest this morning in downtown Chicago, seeking greater funding for education.

Teacher’s Union VIce President Jesse Sharkey told “The Big John Howell Show” on WLS that the answer to the school funding crisis is for the State Legislature to impose a graduated income tax that would have wealthy Illinoisans paying more.

“Really what I think we need is progressive revenue, revenue that comes from the people with the most ability to pay, added into the school funding formula. Then have the funding formula reflect things like student need, high concentration of poverty, high concentration of English language learners, some of the things that makes educating students difficult in Chicago.”

The opening of Chicago Public Schools this fall is in question because the Illinois Legislature has failed to pass a budget that would fund Chicago schools.

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