Death of depressed neighborhoods or an economic “cleansing”? Too soon to tell but handwriting on the wall in Chicago

by Michael E Dehn | Nov 17, 2025 | Chicago centric content, Real Estate moves of consequence

https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/11/17/cook-county-property-taxes-analysis-treasurer-maria-pappas-downtown-south-west-sides?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11172025%20Morning%20Edition&utm_content=11172025%20Morning%20Edition+CID_06f49f4c104db8c8616...

KARMA with a capital K

by Michael E Dehn | Nov 17, 2025 | Chicago centric content, Crime, Law and order

🚨BREAKING: Mugged by reality — staffer to Defund The Police advocate and Illinois Senate President Don Harmon — robbed at knifepoint. Harmon has legislated some of the most extreme soft-on-crime policies for Illinois and criminal justice reform at the behest of BLM....

Chicago realities…11/16/2025

by Michael E Dehn | Nov 16, 2025 | Chicago centric content, Crime, Law and order

https://cwbchicago.com

Literally in our backyard…for the holidays

by Michael E Dehn | Nov 16, 2025 | Chicago centric content, General interest, Music and Pop culture, Travel insights

https://patch.com/illinois/lisle/illumination-tree-lights-kicks-2025-season-nov-15

This happened in our backyard. Was this perverted punk yet another criminal illegal?

by Michael E Dehn | Nov 16, 2025 | Chicago centric content, Latest News, Law and order

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-charged-after-sexual-assaults-attacks-women-hinsdale-downers-grove-darien-police?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawOGv6NleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF0RjFBc09ER3ZGdWM0Rk...

Pounding even more nails in the “fiscal” coffin that is now Chicago which is already in an urban death spiral heading quickly in Detroit 2.0

by Michael E Dehn | Nov 15, 2025 | Chicago centric content, consumer spending and sentiment, Democrat 2 faced hypocrisy, Democrat malfeasance of the highest order

And in Chicago:'It appears Chicago Mayor is considering massive property tax hike' since no one wanted his massive new head tax. Heads, taxpayers lose. Tails, taxpayers lose. https://t.co/Vhc3POPsLC pic.twitter.com/QOn2EWYSCP — Beverly A. Pekala...