Time to bail out of Evanston. The crime on Howard Street is creeping north. The south part of Evanston is turning into East St. Louis.

This story is so incomplete one would think Yahoo wrote it. The mention of drugs and money suggests this was not a random act of violence but somebody robbing someone with ties to drugs. The 100 block of most streets is still Howard.

John, I wrote the story based on the limited information we have from police so far. I agree that it is incomplete at this point, and we will follow up when we have more information. Unfortunately, when an incident like this is under investigation, police are not always able to release all of the details.

Evanston's proximity to a big city gives it both it's vibrancy and it's share of urban ills. You cannot have one without the other.

For the record, Beat 78 (the district in which this crime occurred) is still the safest in all of Evanston, and as someone who lives just feet from Howard Street, I am offended by Richard Shulte's fallacious claim that our neighborhood is dangerous. It is time for people who have not spent any time on or near Howard Street in 10 years or more to stop perpetuating outdated and untrue stereotypes.

This building has been a problem for a long time. It was only a matter of time before something like this was going to happen. I don't understand why the police were not more pro active instead of waiting until the entire neighborhood was in danger

Bye Richard Schutte.

Whenever anything bad happens in Evanston, some people are always quick to threaten to leave for greener crimefree/ less taxes locales. Maybe the city should set up a fund to help them relocate.

I'm still amazed that the Schulte guy is still hanging around and living in our precious town. I don't get it. If I was as miserable, I'd move.

Actually he moved to Florida and really should be banned from stirring up trouble on this site -- so that the rest of us can enjoy our town, warts and all.

It is unfortunate that the crime happened in our city, but we have a police force and we trust that they are pulling out all the stops to get these perpetrators off the streets. Despite all that I love living in this city. I came here 34 years ago and never left. My children were born here and went to school here. We own property here and this little city continues to be a home to my extended family for more than 50 years. We fully understand the challenges that come with living next to Chicago, but we learn to roll with the punches.

http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/florida-man-charged-hate-crime-says-he-only-

http://www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/article/265739/250/Man-who-killed-door-to-door-salesman-described-as-time-bomb

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/gubernatorial/article1243325.ece
(I'm sure it was just an innocent mistake)

Oh, and let's not forget this-

http://www.salon.com/2012/07/27/fla_republican_we_suppressed_black_votes/

Home invasions are increasing rapidly. These thugs know that there is less of a chance getting caught burglarizing a home then robbing businesses.
So stay safe, be vigilant, install deadbolts and keep alarm activated. If you don't have an alarm system you can get a a FREE 15 entry point at www.homesecurityalarms.net

DL: "RS...you're such a self-centered, Republikan tool. Why do you care what goes on in Evanston if you don't even live here?"

Hmmmm. . . .perhaps I'm not self-centered. Perhaps, I care about Evanston, even though I don't live in Evanston anymore. Perhaps, I see a train-wreck coming for Evanston and want to warn folks.

Conservatives are caring people. Conservatives want the best for everybody. Handing out "hand-outs" to people robs them of their self-respect. Conservatives believe in a "hand-up", not a "hand out".

If you help people with a "hand-up", people will be able to help themselves. If you just give people "hand-outs", then people become dependent.

Do we really want people to be dependent on government or would it be better for as many people as possible being independent?

Rich---Perhaps I'm wrong but I could swear you've been talking about "moved to FL three months ago" for close to a year now---whatever---but why you continue posting here when you have such pent up hostility toward Evanston is puzzling?---Obviously you have every right to continue but maybe you might want to look to a FL panhandle Patch site being you've pretty much run your course here, and clearly many people here are tired of your inflammatory style (regardless of any claim you still might care about Evanston)...It just so happens I'm a moderate conservative but I don't agree with the methods you express your opinions in any way...respectfully, John Brinkmann

Sully: "Yet you have no problem with corporate welfare. So what hand-ups are conservatives offering to the little people these days?"

Actually Sully, I was and am opposed to the GM and Chrysler bail-outs and all of the other bail-outs that were handed out in 2008 and 2009. Goldman-Sachs should have been allowed to go "belly up". I am also opposed to giving money to Solyndra and all of the other "green" energy companies. I'm not sure how you would conclude that I support "corporate welfare" from the above.

With respect to the "hand-ups" for the "little people", let's put America back to work- jobs, jobs, jobs.

We could start building the Keystone XL pipeline tomorrow. We could get the EPA off of the backs of the energy industry. Let's drill, drill and drill all over America. The Canadians are doing well developing their energy industry and so is Texas and North Dakota. America is the Saudi Arabia of natural gas.

The Obama Administration is the reason why the recession has been lingering for the last 3-1/2 years. Replace Obama with Romney and get Republican majorities in both the House and the Senate and the American economy will boom.

To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, Obama is not the solution to our problem; Obama is the problem.

To paraphrase Sully, you are too simplistic to understand much of anything on a deeper level. Maybe you should move to a fracking area or to an area where pipelines are underground. From what i know of you though, you'd probably put on your cheeleading outfit with pompoms and cheer as the mountaintops are blown to kingdomcome. And all those oil leaks? Well who needs clean drinking water anyway.

Thanks Rich, you never disappoint! And no, it's not in Education.

Sully: "It's all about what they want and to hell with everybody else. The American people making up the tea party don't even know what is happening because they fall in lockstep with their leaders and the media who shill for them. Moderates and other sane individuals dropped the ball by not paying attention to the movement. I can't listen to Rush without getting nauseous, so Richard is an excellent resource to use to find out what the latest outrage is or what the latest misinformation campaign may be. I'm sorry though that the topic of the article is always kicked to the wayside, though."

Sully, once again blesses us with his ignorance. Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi founded the TEA party in 2009 with the Stimulus and Obamacare, but the TEA party has no leaders. While Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann are TEA party favorites, they are not the leaders of the "party".

With respect to Rush Limbaugh, Rush just combines his good old-fashioned Midwestern common sense with a bit of intellect and his sense of humor. I understand why Sully gets nauseated listening to Rush-common sense makes elitists ill. Yes, Sully, life is not really that complex-all you need is common sense to figure it out.

Rush's radio program started on August 1st, 1988-Rush has 24 years on the radio under its belt. At any time, Rush has about 12 million listeners with about 20 million different listeners on a weekly basis. Air America fizzled after 2 years.

Thumbs up Rush.

"Team Obama said in ’09 stimulus would have unemployment below 6% by 2012"

http://washingtonexaminer.com/team-obama-said-in-09-stimulus-would-have-unemployment-below-6-by-2012/article/2503947

8.3 percent is the official unemployment rate announced today, althought the real unemployment rate is actually much higher.

The 6 percent unemployment rate predicted in 2009 was just more B.S. put out the the Obama Administration.

The leaders of the tea party are the Koch brothers. Where do you think all that money comes from to get these politicians in office?

This is off topic Rich. Feel free to post your nonsense, but I'm through with this thread.

Sully - I get such a kick out of you folks on the left and how you want to define the Tea Party. The truth is you can't and so you resort to false allegations and childish name calling. As an actual Tea Party member who ran for office in 2008 (and formerly from Evanston) let me tell you what the Tea Party is - we are both the Democrats and the Republicans worst frickin' nightmare. We can't be controlled - not by the Koch brothers or the Republican Party establishment (did you see what just happened in Texas?). We can actually think for ourselves and what most of think is the bigger the Government gets, the more it sucks- to be blunt.
I joined the Tea Party by watching Rick Sentelli live when he went on his tirade on CNBC about the debt that we are leaving our children. They're screwed - financially.
During my campaign, I cried out about Evanstons debt crises and I was called a Pariah, a liar, and I was driven out of business. Now in 2012, everything I predicted has come true and there is no satisfaction in saying I told you so.
Please watch this - http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=8757046
So as a TEA Party supporter and military veteran, I support your right to free speech, no matter how ridiculous your comments are.
And for my next prediction – the GOP will win the White House and take over Congress. And that is not a good thing.

Part II - and to stay consistant with the topic at hand - Evanston is considered to be one of the most dangerous college towns by a study done of large Univerisites. I'll take thier word for it. And downtown Evanston is every bit as dangerous as Howard street, it just gets reported differently.

John Brinkman: ". . .but why you continue posting here when you have such pent up hostility toward Evanston is puzzling?"

"All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing."

"Given me liberty or give me death." Patrick Henry

Read more:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/08/america_and_divine_intervention.html#ixzz22fz56Vb5

Sully, a little more on the TEA party. Thank you for opening up the subject on this thread.

"For some time now the cultural elite have played mind games with people. By declaring views contrary to theirs to be "hate speech," with the full complicity of academic leaders and media style setters, they have precluded debate on things important to voters. Your thoughts are simply made unspeakable in public."

Clarice Feldman

Read more:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/08/tea_party_unbound.html#ixzz22g97kkX6

Another dose of reality for Sully (the elitist) and the leftist kooks who live in Evanston:

"The left now treats the middle class as a mass of ignorant untouchables "clinging to their guns and religion." The eco-radicals wish to return society to a primordial, pre-industrial condition; the tort bar wants to amass huge fortunes for themselves at the expense of business and jobs; union bosses hope to place everyone under their thumb; minorities work to perpetuate affirmative action and minority set-asides; and government just wants to grow like a cancer until the nation it feeds upon is completely eaten up and destroyed. Whoever speaks out against this unholy alliance of special interests is regarded as a Tea Party extremist."

Read more:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/08/liberal_decay.html#ixzz22gVnFC3a

A "cancer" is a good way to describe the leftist kooks who live in Evanston.