“It’s Finally Time to Unwind the War on Drugs in Illinois” – This was the title to an article in the Chicago Sun-Times, December 19, 2019, written by Kelly Cassidy, a Democratic State Representative from Illinois. She labeled those individuals...

As we pulled to the curb, the Christmas tree came flying out the broken second floor picture window. Following the tree came colorfully wrapped Christmas presents and other holiday goodies. We located our domestic disturbance. Now it was our job...

Two and a half million dollars was awarded to families of two men whose deaths were tied to allegations of police wrongdoing. You be the judge. Are these awards simply placating the voting base or are these awards designed to...

Cook County bonding procedures were restructured in 2017 by Timothy Evans, the Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court System in consultation with Cook County Board President Tony Preckwinkle and Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx. Their collective goal...

I went to sleep as usual and within minutes my heart stopped and my world changed. I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to my wife or my sons. Their lives are now dramatically changed forever. Does my wife...

Did I earn my police pension? I will answer with some memories. A group of officers and I chased a man with a gun into an alley at about 4:00 o’clock in the morning on a hot summer night. We...

The little seven-year-old bumblebee stumbled down the street holding her catch of ‘trick or treat’ candy. She was stumbling not from the weight of her sweet haul, but from the gunshot wounds she sustained. But, don’t worry; shootings are down...

An article in a local Chicago newspaper mentioned the Black Panthers in reference to an up and coming documentary. They portrayed them to be heroes of the civil rights movement. This radical left-wing interpretation is far from the truth. The...

In 2017, Timothy Evans, the chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, issued an order requiring judges considering bail to determine whether the “defendant has the present ability to pay the amount necessary.” This restructuring of the Cook County...

The dispatcher barks, “Man with a gun at a nearby intersection.” You tap the lights and siren and hit the accelerator. You shout into the radio you’re taking the job on. After a few high-speed maneuvers and some race car...