Chicago IL --In the great city I once knew there was a fun place to have dinner and socialize. It was the Tap Root Pub that was located at 1762 Larrabee on the Near North Side. I will never be able to tell you if the place was clean or not because it was so dark with only mood setting candlelight and the fireplace. The food was wonderful and the hippie chicks that served it were entertaining. There were cats in the place that begged for food from your table but I would take the health hazard of cats anytime instead of the rats that plagued the more expensive places. My girlfriends always enjoyed a night out at at this place. The owner was a man named Harley Budd . Budd was a genuine friend to and fan of Chicago cops. In 1965 the City condemned his property to make way for the Lincoln Park Urban Renewal Project. That did not slow Budd down a bit. He continued on with a well publicized battle with the city. Eventually Budd relocated his pub to nearby 636 West Willow. I was Harley...

The respectful custom began with a very large man, Orlando W. Wilson, Chicago’s first civilian police superintendant. Before Wilson the title for Chicago’s top cop was Chief like every other police department. Wilson was very different and so was his management. Wilson was a cop long before he became a criminologist and professor. Wilson knew about going to domestic violence calls and closing down rowdy bars at 2:00 AM. Wilson never attended the Chicago Police Academy or patrolled Chicago’s streets. Wilson had enough respect to never wear that uniform and star he did not earn. Wilson always wore a suit. Former FBI Special Agent Jody Weiss never patrolled any street in America or attended the Chicago Police Academy. Weiss never heard the slightest discouraging word from the lips of an angry traffic violator or Slid Row vagrant, but he quickly dressed himself in a uniform he never earned. I suspect that will be one of many steps that will alienate him from real street cops. Chi...

The New York Times dropped a giant bomb on Arizona Senator John McCain's campaign to become our president. McCain has tons of baggage from voting with the Democrats on the most divisive issues possible to his role with the Keating Five and the huge swindle involving Charles Keating. McCain fooled thousands of ignorant voters who mistakenly believed that McCain’s military credentials made him a Conservative. McCain belongs in the Democratic Party. McCain’s disgraceful role in the Incumbent Politician Protection Act also know as the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill that has destroyed the First Amendment won't be soon forgotten. That legislation is still the target of judicial rulings striking that law down. Among the allegations are his closeness to an attractive 40 year-old lobbyist. This will never sit well with members of the Religious Right that dislike McCain anyway. Of course how can we forget McCain’s support for Mexico’s continued exportation of Crim...

The TSA and Amtrak have taken a giant step backwards in what they are calling a new passenger safety measure. Our politicians fixed a problem that was not broken as they pile on loads of additional debt to our rail carriers. In the process they trashed American's Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches. They’re being even more unreasonable than the commercial air carriers if that’s possible. They are beginning luggage screening and passenger frisking as they bring automatic weapons and dogs to our tax supported railroad monopoly. Transportation of any firearms even un-loaded firearms locked in baggage is prohibited. Only active police officers are allowed to transport firearms or ammunition on Amtrak trains. Retired cops or law-abiding passengers will be denied passage if they have any firearms. Will we be safer? Just ask one dead man's family and the 100 passengers who were injured in that deliberate derailment of the Sunset Limited train in Arizona on Oc...

Six Suburban Chicago women were victimized twice. Once by society and their own government and again by the ruthless killer who robbed, blindfolded, and then brutally slaughtered them. They were, Connie R. Woolfolk, 37, of Flossmoor, Jennifer L. Bishop, 34, of South Bend, Rhonda McFarland, 42, of Joliet, Sarah Szafranski, 22, of Oak Forest, and Carrie Hudek Chiuso, 33, of Frankfort. In addition yet another woman was critically wounded who was able to provide police with her own personal horror story Society demanded that these women lose their birthright along with their God given responsibility to protect themselves from harm. That was all accomplished through decades of handing responsibility for personal safety and security to government. During that period our society has brainwashed itself from any ideas of personal responsibility as they adapted to the 911 culture. I guess most of us just don’t know or don’t want to believe that there is no 911 emergency call system anywhere...

They’re at it again! They grabbed another middle-aged gun collector with 12 unregistered firearms, three of them were those awful handguns. The perpetrator was 59 year-old, Fred Habib of Chicago’s Northwest side. Habib had the required Illinois Firearms Owner’s Identification but dared to ignore the un-Constitutional Handgun ban and taxing of his right to keep and bear arms. The Elite Chicago Gun Gestapo raided Habib’s home like he was some big time drug dealer or notorious criminal. Now the city will try to get the court to order the confiscation and destruction this man’s small gun collection and ammunition. That U’S. Supreme Court case, D.C. vs. Dick Heller will hopefully put Daley’s Gun Gestapo out of business for good when they rule in June.

Recently the Illinois Supreme Court ignored their own statutory duty to investigate wrong doing by fellow Supreme court Justice Anne Burke. Instead of investigating the complaint as the law requires, they did nothing at all. It’s no secret that all court appointments in Illinois except for lower downsate jurisdictions are under the direct control of Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke. Nobody can get appointed, slated or Democratic Party blessing without Burke’s approval. Of course Anne Burke is the wife of Edward Burke. Is it any wonder way the judicial capons of the Illinois Supreme Court ducked their responsibility? That complaint has made the round of various law enforcement agencies and has gotten some deserved attention. Crimefile News obtained a copy of the complaint which you can read RIGHT HERE .

Columnist , Carol Marin wrote this article: We Must Do More to Control Guns I responded with an e-mail to this lovely buy woefully misguided lady. Carol, You're off the mark! The first notable school shooting was in 1966. It happened in Austin Texas and was at the hands of a deranged ex-marine, Charles Whitman. The scream was for gun control by the political Left. They got their wish for more gun control in the form of 20,000 new laws. Each law sold more guns as Americans panicked and bought guns to head off a total ban. The gun control movement became the greatest gun marketing tool ever. Each gun massacre also brought the shooters something else they craved, major media face time. The media became the unwitting motivator of mass killers each trying to out do the other in copycat moves. Mass killers are as well known as rock stars and Oscar winning actors. How many headines, books and movies did Charles Manson and John Wayne Gacy spawn? What we have now are super-soft...

I don’t understand the fascination that mass killers have with guns. They are not suitable for mass killings by a single gunman. Something always goes wrong before the killers can expend all of their ammunition. Then there is the difficulty of paying for, stealing or otherwise obtaining those guns. Guns are so expensive, over-regulated and really ineffective. Guns require way too much training and skill to use effectively. There are far better ways as exemplified by the New York love story of sorts of Julio and Lydia. One day, Julio Gonzalez, a Cuban Army deserter and ex-convict was very angry. He lost his job and his girl friend ,Lydia Feliciano, a worker at a local social club and Julio wanted to get even. Julio simply purchased a single gallon of plain old and unregulated gasoline. Julio soon took his rage out on the occupants of New York’s Happyland Social Club. Before it was over 87 innocent people were dead. School shootings are so minor in comparison to the mass murder ...

Steven Kazmierczak’s My Space photo seen here displays abundant tattoos on both arms. The NIU gunman was well known by government authorities. He was confined to a Chicago mental institution for a year after refusing to take anti-psychotic medicine was unruly and engaged in strange behavior such as cutting himself. He later joined the Army but was tossed out after basic training for psychiatric reasons. The gunman was off his required medication and his rocker for two years prior to the shooting. In order to buy the four firearms in Illinois, Steven Kazmierczak had to lie on four separate #4473 Firearm Transaction Forms, and his Illinois Firearms Owners Identification Application. That FOID process takes months to complete. Once the FIOD was received Kazmierczak could not take delivery until he had endured the mandated waiting periods for the guns he had already purchased. At the point of purchase and well before delivery of the firearm both the state and federal governments ha...

Stephen Kazmierczak, 27 is now identified as yesterday’s NIU gunman was a mentally disturbed man who stopped taking his anti-psychotic medicine. Kazmierczak’s troubles were hidden from public records and even the Illinois State Police who did a required background check enabling him to get a gun owners card. Of course the victims of the madman were all denied the ability to stop this deranged killer by an outrageous and un-Constitutional Illinois law that forbids meaningful self-defense. Liberal political thinking and policy was the real killer here. Liberals demand absolute privacy for mental patients even though that endangers public safety. Liberals also push every conceivable kind of gun ban on law-abiding Americans who have an absolute Constitutional right to keep and carry firearms. It was the Liberal politicians that guaranteed this killer an unarmed and vulnerable soft target. The Liberal platform and politics of victimization here was and is nothing but a recipe for disas...

I’m not going to defend that Communist Traitor Bitch but it’s time to re-think the FCC broadcast word ban. Fonda used the dreaded “C” word while a guest on The Today Show. You’ll notice that I avoid the use of profane language anywhere on this blog including posting comments that contain them. I know such words may drive away sensitive readers and don’t want that result. I’ve used the foulest of words outside of where you’ll find mixed company or children. It’s low class, low brow and juvenile. Like many others using those nasty words I enjoy the shock value and sometimes comedy that is involved with profanity. That in no was excuses my lapse of good judgment when I tread into smutty language territory. The reality is that these four letter offerings are in and of themselves are only simple synonyms of otherwise acceptable words. What’s the big deal aside from joining the lowest class of humanity? By banning these terms have we given them far too much importance? I say those wo...

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL--Illinois politicians gave Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley what he wanted. They made it a felony crime for a law abiding citizen even those holding valid Firearm Owner Identification Cards to carry a handgun for simple self-protection. They’ve known for a long time that violent criminals and the mentally deranged never let gun laws or Gun Free Zones stop them from committing all manner of carnage. They also know it’s an extremely rare day when dangerous criminals have met any requirements to get gun permits even under the most permissive systems. Illinois Politicians have made the entire state a Gun Free Zone, at least on paper. Again the result was to provide some whack-job the softest possible target to kill innocent victims and get himself or herself some major media face time. The politicians know these facts only too well and continue with their politics of victimization anyway. The only motive I can see for the continued war on t...

They can be so much fun! Who could forget that little weasel, H. Ross Perot’s third party efforts in 1992 and again in 1996. The Republicans ran George H. W. “No New Taxes” Bush and Bob “Viagra” Dole against the Clinton Cabal. These two Republican frontrunners were way too Liberal and weak so the Perot platform that seemed only slightly more acceptable cornered enough Republican and Conservative votes to let the Clinton disaster torture us for eight years! Somehow I expect some third party spoilers to provide what’s missing from this presidential election so far, an acceptable and qualified candidate for President. As it stands no matter who wins from the current political litter, Americans can count on getting a real lemon.

You’re a proud protector of the public and you just snagged a traffic violator you’re going to impress with your devotion to duty with an expensive citation. You get out of your car and approach the violator with your best Adam 12, Reed & Molloy impersonation when…

As a veteran I know first and the loneliness of being away from home and being trapped at a duty assignment where entertainment is very rare. A wonderful volunteer organization came into existence to fill this void, The USO. Through the years the A list stars conspired to get out to combat zones and such to bring love, support and fun to our protectors of freedom. That needed attention seems to falter when our politicians send our kids to fight politically unpopular wars and that’s both sad and un-American. Then there was the late, great Bob Hope and his troops that never wavered in bringing joy and first class entertainment where it was needed most. Along with Bob Hope was my dear friend, singer, dancer and Golden Globe winning actress, Ann Jillian. Ann is married to my pal, retired Chicago police Sergeant Andy Murcia. Ann Jillian has a website that can be found here . Please sit back and watch this rare clip of Bob Hope and Ann Jillian as they brought sheer joy to the boys and gi...

Four U.S. presidents were assassinated. Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy suffered the ultimate form of term limits. But for John Wilks Booth, the assassins were disenfranchised angry loners, some suffering from mental disorders. John Wilks Booth was a patriot who took out perhaps the most toxic president we’ve ever had. The winners of the Civil War wrote the history books and made a hero and martyr out of a considerable enemy of freedom and liberty. I’ve never been a fan of Abe Lincoln. A split nation was far better than the huge loss of life and suffering that our Civil War brought Americans on both sides. It only takes marginal intelligence and a created opportunity to kill a president. Improvised explosives, incendiary devices, firearms all can be command fired from great distances. Sophisticated killers can watch live television feeds broadcast in real time to determine when to press the button taking out the world’s greatest leader. T...

We all know that Britney Spears has had difficult moments made more difficult by constantly exaggerated tabloid reports of this girl’s behavior. If Spears runs a yellow light in her car it’s a front page story. I’m not sure what’s really going on other than I have no doubt that all of the people that surround her have shady motives. Greed is ugly and Spear’s huge estate is the target of some very ugly people. Anyone feeding Spears alcohol or drugs is suspect since that would weaken Spear’s resistance and ability to protect her assets. Spear’s parents remind me of so many parents of Hollywood’s child stars. The feel entitled to steal their child’s earnings and do so with no limits. Spear’s parents are fighting desperately to gain absolute control of their daughter’s earnings. Next we have a huge boatload of lawyers, medical experts, accountants, and the court itself all grabbing their “share” of The Britney Spears estate. Let’s not forget that ex-husband who’d be living in a beat...

It was a sad announcement to hear the 58 year-old is stepping down and the end of his term. In his statement Shadegg said he will look for a different capacity to serve our country. John Shadegg is truly a White Knight of the highest order and an acquaintance of mine. Shadegg is a real Conservative who served for 14 years with distinction and grace as he fought runaway spending, out of control government and its constant corruption. At the same time Shadegg fought hard to protect our ever shrinking freedoms and liberty. I had hoped to see his name on a Presidential ballot instead of the names we’ve got. I don’t count Shadegg out as a strong American political leader or future Presidential candidate. I just hope to see that happen. Update! 138 House Republicans have signed a letter asking Shadegg to reconsider and now he's considering a reversal of his plans!

In his own 1995 book, would be President Obamma admitted his personal cocaine abuse. Such an admission would bar him from ever working in any American law enforcement agency. How can this Democratic frontrunner possibly be qualified to become the top law enforcer on our earth? Okay, this is in his past and should not count. Tell that to the hundreds of thousands of police applicants rejected and blackballed for the very same behavior in their past lives. Use of cocaine is a felony under every state and federal laws. That makes Obama a felon. The broad support for Obamma’s candidacy along with the huge amount of unchecked drug abuse in this country is a clear sign that the numbers of Americans that don’t break drug laws are in the minority. Can anyone please help me make sense of these facts?