Mostly Peaceful Weekend #4

A round-up and rundown of all the mostly peaceful, yet sometimes violent events in and around Chicago this past weekend from 12pm Friday, Jan 27th – 6am Monday, Jan 30th.

The time to elect new clowns for the circus is just a month away. Shit will only get stupider, more absurd and likely more peaceful from here on out.

Final Peaceful Tally: 1 killed, 15 wounded
2022 weekend tally: 5 killed, 16 wounded
2021 weekend tally: 5 killed, 18 wounded
2020 weekend tally: 6 killed, 19 wounded
2019 weekend tally: 3 killed, 20 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 9 killed, 16 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 5 killed, 18 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 9 killed, 25 wounded
2015 weekend tally: 4 killed, 7 wounded
2014 weekend tally: 2 killed, 10 wounded
Average tally: 5 killed, 17 wounded

Friday 1/27
2:05p 9500 S Bennett, South Deering, F/47 (homicide)
6:00p 6900 S Lafayette, Grand Crossing, F/37
8:05p 400 N Peshtigo, Near North Side, M/28
Saturday 1/28
1:45a 100 W 127th, West Pullman, M/15
2:00a 5400 S Damen, New City, M/3
2:00a 5400 S Damen, New City, M/52
12:40p 7600 S Cicero, West Lawn, M/? (CCW)
12:40p 7600 S Cicero, West Lawn, M/46
1:25p I55 @ Pulaski, Archer Heights, M/?
5:30p 3600 W Belmont, Avondale, M/37
10:45p 4500 S Honore, New City, M/34
11:00p 6400 S Artesian, Chicago Lawn, M/21
11:25p 4300 S Wentworth, Fuller Park, M/42
Sunday 1/29
6:45p 1500 N Leclaire, Austin, F/27
9:25p 6700 S Jeffery, South Shore, F/23
10:25p 2000 S Canalport, Lower West Side, F/29
No Accountability Monday
Cancelled ’cause it’s cold outside

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Clown City Update 🤡

Our meme master colleague Purplehip312 sent us just the video and we thought they moved on to doing parody videos. Well, it's real as it comes directly from the source.

Lori Lightfoot @LoriLightfoot

It’s time to vote! Thanks to the Kaotic Drumline for kicking off the party this morning. One month until Election Day, Chicago! Let’s do this thing.

Our first thought immediately went to this scene from the first Batman movie, although the Joker is much better dressed.

Of course, one usually has to go overseas to get the full story.

Tom Bevan @TomBevanRCP

dailymail.co.ukChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot filmed DANCING in streets of Windy CityChicago Mayor Lori Lightfood made a scene Sunday as video of her dancing went viral, as several criticized it amid continued violent crime and the loss of more flagship stores.

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Kia No Go

Probably not the model of Kia that’s commonly stolen in Chicago.

Last year carjackings were on pace to set another yearly recorded when the rate fell off during the fall to the point where 2022 finished slightly lower than 2021, hence “crime is down!” The most likely reason for the dropoff in carjackings wasn’t David Brown’s Super Fantastic Anti-Carjack-O-Rahm-A, rather it was the rapid rise in motor vehicle theft, specifically Kias and Hyundias.

Kias and Hyundais each had about 3,500 car thefts, accounting for nearly 38% of all car thefts in the city. So many Kias were stolen in Chicago, that they account for about 10% of the city's 36,300 registered Kias and about 7% of the city's 53,500 Hyundais, according to data from the Illinois Secretary of State.  (full story)

Shockingly, insurance companies have decided it’s not worth the hassle.

On Friday, CWB Chicago tried to get insurance for affected Kia models in Lakeview, the Loop, and Wicker Park, but Progressive’s online quote service said no.

“We are unable to offer you a policy at this time due to high theft rates in your geographic location,” the Progressive site said after each attempt. Progressive suggested trying other carriers, including Hugo Insurance and Allstate. (full story)

We’re moving from high prices to unavailable at any price.

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10 Years of Chalkie

If you missed our tenth-anniversary post, we're not only disappointed in you but we’d also like to reiterate that if it wasn't for your support we would have folded nine and half years ago. If a Chalkie tee or some other piece of useless crap is on your wishlist, please take 10% off your order with the code 10YEAR through the end of the month.

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Thanks to @Purplehip312 on Twitter for crafting such a pretty header image.

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