Archive for July 2017

Be The Change You Want To See In Chicago; All Day Every Day

Be The Change You Want To See In Chicago; All Day Every Day
Recently, I had a situation pop up that made me go “Wow!” and reminded me that you never know what might happen or what you might encounter. It was last Thursday evening. The organization I work for had a great fundraiser in the River North area. I rode my bike to the event. It was... Read more »
By Dion McGill,
July 31, 2017 at 3:14 pm • 

Cops Leaving Crates of Guns Lying Around You Say?

Cops Leaving Crates of Guns Lying Around You Say?
So, it takes a lot for me to look someone in the face and say “You’re full of shit.”  Outside of Wayne Lapierre and the NRA nuts (they’re not all nuts, but there’s a very vocal minority, emboldened by a dirtbag leadership, that just keeps the boat rocking), I’m generally a live and let live... Read more »
By Dion McGill,
July 8, 2017 at 5:38 pm • 

The Aftermath of July 4th

The Aftermath of July 4th
To quote the Chicago gun violence statistics website, Hey Jackass!: Reminder, this is the first year since 2013 where we’ll have an extra day of stupid to run up the score and it ended up being a “hold my beer and watch this” sort of extended weekend. Final Shoot-o-Rahm-a Tally: 15 killed, 88 wounded 2016 weekend... Read more »
By Dion McGill,
July 5, 2017 at 11:37 am • 
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