Tag: Chicago Loop

Trib’s hit & run story – slings, arrows

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Mitsubishi Montero SUV, as was driven by hitter and runner. (From M.Peinado's photostream)

Trib Breaking News lags behind home-delivery hard copy coverage of last night’s hit & run by SUV driver running red light, sending two female pedestrians, aged 53 and 71, to the hospital. In the Loop!

Comments say it:

* Mawitz at 9:40 PM February 10, 2011: chicago tribune has more information [i.e. home-delivery etc. as
above]:

A Sauk Village woman confirmed Thursday that her daughter owns the SUV, but she said the daughter had lent the vehicle to her brother since November so he could commute to work.

2nd comment presses issue further:

* kellygirl1 at 5:43 PM February 10, 2011: If they have the license number, how can they not know who the owner of the car is?

Hard copy has the #. (Separate on-line story adds missing hard-c info)  Why not give the name?  It would help find the reckless driver.

Eating the rich

Chicago Loop
Loop, where noise was scheduled

Noisemakers for Class Warfare, new group, passed on by Oak Park’s Coalition for Truth & Justice:

To Chicago area progressive [sic] groups:

MoveOn.org is sponsoring a protest rally against keeping the tax cuts for the wealthy this Thursday [today] at noon in the Loop. The idea is to focus on one single concern and make a lot of noise. Protesters are encouraged to bring signs and any implements that will be noisy (metal spoon or beaters with pots and pans, music instruments that can stand the cold, noisemakers, etc.).

. . . . All area groups that are interested are asked to notify as many people as possible, to make this a news event. Nearly 90 groups around the country will be doing the same thing.

The proverbial word to the wise is sufficient, or otherwise translated, Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

That can’t be right; later I will look it up. Meanwhile, look for the noisemakers on tonight’s tee-vee.