North Avenue Beach Assaults?
I've been hearing rumors that North Avenue Beach was closed do to out of control thugs and gangbangers groping and assaulting people, not due to heat, as has been widely reported. Rumors of cyclists knocked from their bikes... I know a few cyclists were picked up and dropped in the lake by some thugs early last month. The sources are somewhat suspect, but I wanted to know if anyone had heard or experienced anything. Generally my least favorite part of the trail, but I'm debating whether to avoid it completely this summer. As the CPD is undergoing regime change, we should be diligent about reporting incidents like this, even if front-line CPD staff are dismissive... so that resources get allotted appropriately.
Tags: assaults, crime, lakefront, path
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Permalink Reply by Vondo on -
TV news tonight reported two more of these assaults around UIC. One was at Racine and Roosevelt and the other nearby.
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on -
There have been assaults and robberies near UIC fairly frequently over the last year. Many of them have gotten little or no press coverage, but I've heard about them through campus alerts because I've been taking classes through UIC.
Vando said:
TV news tonight reported two more of these assaults around UIC. One was at Racine and Roosevelt and the other nearby.
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Permalink Reply by Bob on -
Yes, it has been happening and, yes, you should report criminal activity or suspected activity every single time that you see it. The squeaky wheel gets the grease....
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on
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The Trib ran three good columns today about these attacks and the big picture: John Kass, Dawn Turner Trice, and Mary Schmich. All three are worth reading and considering.
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Permalink Reply by Davo on -
I think that would bring some bad memories of what happend in the '60's. Im sure that you have seen fotage of that somewhere. Those were peacefull protesters though.
Melanie said:I wonder if fire hosing the hooligans would actually work? Just a thought.
James Baum said:I read this as "hose patrol" at first...
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Permalink Reply by Liz on -
I really like how Kass' article highlighted this behavior as nothing new, just happening in a different place. The acceptance when violence of this magnitude occurs on the far south side is really a reflection of the true chicago, and not just the picture painted for tourists and well off residents.
Anne Alt said:The Trib ran three good columns today about these attacks and the big picture: John Kass, Dawn Turner Trice, and Mary Schmich. All three are worth reading and considering.
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Permalink Reply by James BlackHeron on -
It isn't anything new. Chicago is a scary place. If only I could talk my wife into moving back to Madison with me i'd be all set. Logan Square isn't too bad but the petty crime is a bit much at times. I miss being in a civilized city where you could actually leave your door unlocked for 10 minutes without having some passerby trying it. It's kind of ridiculous here. I won't even get into the amount of filth and garbage floating around. It's not quite as bad as New York at least -but compared to Madison it's like living in a landfill. That's something I just can never get used to.
Liz said:
I really like how Kass' article highlighted this behavior as nothing new, just happening in a different place. The acceptance when violence of this magnitude occurs on the far south side is really a reflection of the true chicago, and not just the picture painted for tourists and well off residents.
Anne Alt said:The Trib ran three good columns today about these attacks and the big picture: John Kass, Dawn Turner Trice, and Mary Schmich. All three are worth reading and considering.
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Permalink Reply by Melanie K on -
Actually, has anyone been on the LFP in this area since this discussion started? I am just curious since I normally avoid that route during the afternoon/evening just because it gets too slow & crowded, and now I have been avoiding it because of the dangers it could pose. Has anyone gotten a recent glimpse these past few extremely hot and humid days to provide an update? Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by S on -
I was on the south sectin LFP up till the museum campus and there were quite a few people at 35th St beach and it was pretty crowded at that stretch. I can't imagine the oak st/north ave beach sections being less crowded. There was a fairly heavy police presence though and this morning when I went up till belmont harbor and back south I noticed there where atv patrols between oak st and fullerton.
Melanie said:
Actually, has anyone been on the LFP in this area since this discussion started? I am just curious since I normally avoid that route during the afternoon/evening just because it gets too slow & crowded, and now I have been avoiding it because of the dangers it could pose. Has anyone gotten a recent glimpse these past few extremely hot and humid days to provide an update? Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by David on -
I rode from Navy Pier to the North end of the LFP last night around 7PM then rode back around 10. Around 7PM, the path between Oak and North was clogged with your typical small groups of clueless teens, but no large mob-like gangs and there was a huge police presence. So it was annoying, but didn't feel dangerous at all.
Coming back, the crowds had dispersed and it was a typical (and gorgeous) summer night on the LFP, although there was still a much larger than usual police presence and, at least when I passed, there were lots of service vehicles on the path between North and Chicago. That didn't seem related to the police presence, they were probably just cleaning up.
Melanie said:Actually, has anyone been on the LFP in this area since this discussion started? I am just curious since I normally avoid that route during the afternoon/evening just because it gets too slow & crowded, and now I have been avoiding it because of the dangers it could pose. Has anyone gotten a recent glimpse these past few extremely hot and humid days to provide an update? Thanks.
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