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Pigeon-Feeding Woman Curses Out IL State Rep On Facebook Live

Aug 2, 2018 | kimberlykaczmarek


IRVING PARK — In a battle to keep the Irving Park Blue Line stop free of pigeon poop, State Rep. Jaime Andrade Jr. recorded himself asking two people to stop feeding the pigeons there.

But one woman, with a bag of rice in her hand, defiantly cursed at him and proceeded to feed the pigeons during the politician’s Facebook Live video.

“She literally threw the rice under the sign that says it’s a $500 fine to feed the pigeons,” Andrade told Block Club Chicago  Tuesday afternoon. “The frustrating part is, if people keep feeding the pigeons I will never be able to solve this situation.”

Since last Thursday, both Ald. John Arena (45th) and Andrade, a Democrat who represents the state’s 40th District, have posted images of city crews power-washing the CTA station.

The two men have been coordinating the cleanup of the station while trying to find a “a long-term solution” to “chronic pigeon issues” at the location, according to Arena’s office.

So running into two people going out in the middle of the night to feed the pigeons, after city crews had powerwashed the area, was very frustrating, he said.

Andrade went live on Facebook around 12:55 a.m. Tuesday to follow up with the crews scheduled to continue power-washing the Blue Line stop overnight.

The video begins with him getting into his car and heading to a Dunkin’ Donuts, before heading to the CTA train station. Once Andrade arrives at the Irving Park Blue Line station he becomes upset with the fresh pigeon droppings on the sidewalk.

“That was power-washed on Thursday. Oh man, I can’t believe it. Someone just fed the pigeons. Just fed them,” he said. Next, the video shows him looking around the area and then walking over to a dark SUV with a man and woman inside of it parked by station’s bus turnabout.

The woman responds by saying that the birds don’t need to be killed and aggressively yells profanities at Andrade as he continues to film her. In the video the SUV appears to have multiple bags of rice in its trunk, and the woman is seen carrying a bag of rice as well.

Confrontation begins at the 35-minute mark:

 

Check out the full story at blockclubchicago.org

Big John Howell Show Notes 5-31-16

May 31, 2016 | WLSAM Staff

The Cincinnati Zoo had to kill one of their gorillas after a 4 year old fell into their habitat. I realize you can’t let something happen to a child, but was it really necessary to killed the poor guy? They couldn’t tranquilize him or something? The worst part is the fact that the poor gorilla’s birthday was on Friday.

In a stunning move, the Illinois House on Monday voted 72-43 to override Rauner’s veto of the Chicago police and fire pension bill that had sparked a war of words between the Republican governor and Emanuel. The action came just hours after the Illinois Senate voted 39-19 to override the bill. It will now become law. It comes at the same time the legislature is struggle to come up with a budget.

John got reaction to the situation in Springfield from Chicago Tribune columnist & editorial board member Kristen McQueary. (Listen here)

Illinois State Representive Dave McSweeney joined John to explain why he broke with the party line to override Governor Rauner’s veto of the pension bill. (Listen here)

Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Munger joined John to talk about what could happen if the legislature fails to pass a budget before the end of the day on May 31st. (Listen here)

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has been monitoring what’s going on at the VA in Wisconsin and around the country. He joined John to talk about what’s going on at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He also weighed in on the 2016 race as well as the Hillary Clinton email scandal. (Listen here)

David Letterman was on SportsCenter on ESPN over the weekend talking about his racing team at the Indy 500. He said if they didn’t win he’d fake his own death, and then casually said that he was totally wasted.

On Twitter Sunday afternoon Bill Kristol courted mockery and scorn from GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump when he teased the imminent announcement of an “independent candidate — an impressive one, with a strong team and a real chance.”

A Virginia couple who got lost in Pennsylvania on Friday night drove up to the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station where they cut a chain at a fenced-in area. Authorities say that at no time did the couple pose a threat to the plant.

Henry Marr, a six-year-old living in Mount Vernon, Washington, with his family, has recently developed a passion for environmental sustainability. Henry got fired up following school one day after he saw a video in class about the harmful impact people are having on the environment. In the video, which has over 2.2 million views, Henry laments the destruction caused by people who “throw trash on the ground” and “make forests into places.”

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