https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-samaritans-gun-taken-used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-save.htmlOnly in Chicago!
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-samaritans-gun-taken-used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-save.html
Only in Chicago!
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi-a wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-samaritans-gun-taken-
used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi-a wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzia wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office-vacancy-rate-in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon. The free spending
administration blew through all budget limits again. Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago-homeowners-hear-why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last year) are
in very poor neighborhoods. One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi-a wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office-vacancy-rate-in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon. The free spending
administration blew through all budget limits again. Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago-homeowners-hear-why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last year) are
in very poor neighborhoods. One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
Why not on the North side. Isn't that where a lot of the valuable
property is?
--
C'est bon
Soloman
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi-a wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office-vacancy-rate-in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon. The free spending
administration blew through all budget limits again. Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago-homeowners-hear-why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last year) are
in very poor neighborhoods. One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
Why not on the North side. Isn't that where a lot of the valuable
property is?
--
C'est bon
Soloman
On 1/17/2026 4:33 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzia wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office-vacancy-rate-in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon. The free spending
administration blew through all budget limits again. Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago-homeowners-hear-why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last year) are
in very poor neighborhoods. One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
Why not on the North side. Isn't that where a lot of the valuable
property is?
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Prior data from 2 months ago which doesn't include the
surprise January tax hike. Note map:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/11/17/cook-county-property-taxes-analysis-treasurer-maria-pappas-downtown-south-west-sides
On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:16:04 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/17/2026 4:33 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi-a wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office-vacancy-rate-in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon. The free spending
administration blew through all budget limits again. Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago-homeowners-hear-why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last year) are
in very poor neighborhoods. One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
Why not on the North side. Isn't that where a lot of the valuable
property is?
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Prior data from 2 months ago which doesn't include the
surprise January tax hike. Note map:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/11/17/cook-county-property-taxes-analysis-treasurer-maria-pappas-downtown-south-west-sides
The headline is all I got before they demanded money.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:16:04 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/17/2026 4:33 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi-a wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office-vacancy-rate-in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon. The free spending
administration blew through all budget limits again. Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago-homeowners-hear-why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last year) are
in very poor neighborhoods. One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
Why not on the North side. Isn't that where a lot of the valuable
property is?
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Prior data from 2 months ago which doesn't include the
surprise January tax hike. Note map:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/11/17/cook-county-property-taxes-analysis-treasurer-maria-pappas-downtown-south-west-sides
The headline is all I got before they demanded money.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
On 1/17/2026 4:18 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:16:04 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/17/2026 4:33 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote: >>>>
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzia wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office-vacancy-rate-in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon. The free spending
administration blew through all budget limits again. Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago-homeowners-hear-why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last year) are
in very poor neighborhoods. One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
Why not on the North side. Isn't that where a lot of the valuable
property is?
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Prior data from 2 months ago which doesn't include the
surprise January tax hike. Note map:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/11/17/cook-county-property-taxes-analysis-treasurer-maria-pappas-downtown-south-west-sides
The headline is all I got before they demanded money.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
I closed the popup and had no trouble reading it.
On 1/17/2026 4:18 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:16:04 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/17/2026 4:33 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote: >>>>
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi-a wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office-vacancy-rate-
in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon.-a The free spending
administration blew through all budget limits again. Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago-homeowners-hear- >>>>> why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last year) are
in very poor neighborhoods.-a One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
Why not on the North side. Isn't that where a lot of the valuable
property is?
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Prior data from 2 months ago which doesn't include the
surprise January tax hike. Note map:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/11/17/cook-county-
property-taxes-analysis-treasurer-maria-pappas-downtown-south-west-sides
The headline is all I got before they demanded money.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
I closed the popup and had no trouble reading it.
On 1/18/2026 11:02 AM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/17/2026 4:18 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:16:04 -0600, AMuzi
<am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/17/2026 4:33 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 -0600, AMuzi
<am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi-a wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/
Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
away
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a
solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office-
vacancy-rate- in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon.-a The free
spending
administration blew through all budget limits again.
Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough
property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on
the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago-
homeowners-hear- why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last
year) are
in very poor neighborhoods.-a One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
Why not on the North side. Isn't that where a lot of
the valuable
property is?
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Prior data from 2 months ago which doesn't include the
surprise January tax hike. Note map:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/11/17/
cook-county- property-taxes-analysis-treasurer-maria-
pappas-downtown-south-west-sides
The headline is all I got before they demanded money.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
I closed the popup and had no trouble reading it.
Correct, it wasn't a paywall.
WRT tax policy, the devil is in the details. As the right
wing in this country is all-too-often gleeful to shout, the
taxes in terms of dollar amounts in this country are paid
for by the rich - Most estimates claim the top 10% in the US
pays 80% of the taxes. the same is still true in chicago.
As your article notes
- "Home values in many poor neighborhoods have finally
recouped the value they had before the Great Recession,
according to the report. And since their value is rising
faster than homes in more expensive neighborhoods, their tax
bills have risen the quickest."
-rCLChicago residents who had seen their home values plummet
during the Great Recession now are seeing values, and their
taxes, skyrocket,rCY
- "About 5,300 homeowners who owed nothing last year are
getting a bill this year, according to the report, because
their assessed home values now exceed the value of their
exemptions."
- "Cook County suburbs were largely spared from large
increases because their properties had been reassessed in
prior years, according to the report."
Therefore the claim "Since the office buildings aren't
bringing in enough property tax, the burden has fallen on
black homeowners mostly on the west side but some south side
as well" is misleading at best, and I read it as
intentionally inflammatory.
There's obviously a lot wrong with this policy. A lot of
states put in laws that prohibit property taxes increases
above a certain amount for exactly reasons like this (In MA
it's %2.5, but can be overridden if there is a popular vote
via referendum to override it).
It would be commical to see the blatant hypocrisy of the
right wingers all these years pearl-clutching that the rich
deserve tax breaks so they can stimulate the economy, then
complain that redistributing the tax burden is unfair to
lower-income demographics if it weren't for the fact that it
proves how devastating 'flat tax' policy is to the lower
income demographics.
On 1/19/2026 4:10 AM, zen cycle wrote:
On 1/18/2026 11:02 AM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/17/2026 4:18 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:16:04 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote: >>>>
On 1/17/2026 4:33 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:55 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
wrote:
On 1/16/2026 5:32 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:21 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/16/2026 4:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:The violence in Chicago is horrible for sure and stay away
On Tue Jan 13 08:16:13 2026 AMuzi-a wrote:
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/cta-murder-good-
samaritans-gun-taken- used-to-kill-man-he-tried-to-
save.html
Only in Chicago!
The CTA trains are another adventure zone:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15470219/ Chicago-
SNUFF-MOVIE- subway-train.html
from the city.
Smart people worked that problem already and found a solution:
https://legallysociable.com/2025/10/01/record-office- vacancy-
rate- in-chicagos-loop/
"The vacancy rate in the Loop was 24.7% in the second
quarter of 2025 "
'Go away' is not a victimless phenomenon.-a The free spending
administration blew through all budget limits again. Since
the office buildings aren't bringing in enough property tax,
the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly on the west
side but some south side as well.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/12/11/chicago- homeowners- >>>>>>> hear- why-property-tax-bills-skyrocketed/
The most severe increases (double, even 2.5x last year) are
in very poor neighborhoods.-a One might describe current
policy as 'bayonet the wounded'.
Why not on the North side. Isn't that where a lot of the valuable
property is?
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Prior data from 2 months ago which doesn't include the
surprise January tax hike. Note map:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/11/17/ cook-county-
property-taxes-analysis-treasurer-maria- pappas-downtown-south-
west-sides
The headline is all I got before they demanded money.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
I closed the popup and had no trouble reading it.
Correct, it wasn't a paywall.
WRT tax policy, the devil is in the details. As the right wing in this
country is all-too-often gleeful to shout, the taxes in terms of
dollar amounts in this country are paid for by the rich - Most
estimates claim the top 10% in the US pays 80% of the taxes. the same
is still true in chicago.
As your article notes
- "Home values in many poor neighborhoods have finally recouped the
value they had before the Great Recession, according to the report.
And since their value is rising faster than homes in more expensive
neighborhoods, their tax bills have risen the quickest."
-rCLChicago residents who had seen their home values plummet during the
Great Recession now are seeing values, and their taxes, skyrocket,rCY
- "About 5,300 homeowners who owed nothing last year are getting a
bill this year, according to the report, because their assessed home
values now exceed the value of their exemptions."
- "Cook County suburbs were largely spared from large increases
because their properties had been reassessed in prior years, according
to the report."
Therefore the claim "Since the office buildings aren't bringing in
enough property tax, the burden has fallen on black homeowners mostly
on the west side but some south side as well" is misleading at best,
and I read it as intentionally inflammatory.
There's obviously a lot wrong with this policy. A lot of states put in
laws that prohibit property taxes increases above a certain amount for
exactly reasons like this (In MA it's %2.5, but can be overridden if
there is a popular vote via referendum to override it).
It would be commical to see the blatant hypocrisy of the right wingers
all these years pearl-clutching that the rich deserve tax breaks so
they can stimulate the economy, then complain that redistributing the
tax burden is unfair to lower-income demographics if it weren't for
the fact that it proves how devastating 'flat tax' policy is to the
lower income demographics.
Yes that's mostly true but black homeowners in Chicago see it differently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcmY1Iggd8g
especially as regards:
https://chicagocitywire.com/chicago-flips-red-s-carter-walters- testifies-in-senate-on-illegal-immigration-we-will-take-our-city-and- state-back/
"Since 2022, Chicago has spent about $300 million on services related to
the arrival of migrants, according to city reports. "
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