Obama & Pat Quinn must be handing out extra money this morning - Chicago Police Call for Barricades as Crowds of Blacks Storm Chicago Public Aid Offices this Morning

PHOTO: 120TH & PEORIA 9:10 AM TODAY

LOCATIONS: 11203 South Ellis Avenue & 831 West 119th Street - Chicago, IL

Left-Is-The-Best & Father Pfleger will be handing out lemonade to those waiting in line so they don't "fall-out" in the heat.

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From the comment section:
Today's handout comes after FEMA announced that the government will reimburse those who lost items when their basements flooded after the recent heavy rainstorms. Those standing in line do not prove that they lost anything in the storms nor do they have to prove that they even have a basement. They just have to make a claim. Compare this were FEMA refuses to assist those in Texas where numerous people lost their lives, including many first responders. I guess the difference is Texas is a red state and Illinois is a welfare state! 

Retired Chicaqo Police Det. Reynaldo Guevara accused of coercing testimony invokes 5th Amendment rights

A former Chicago detective accused of coercing testimony from witnesses and making the notorious former police Commander Jon Burge “look like small potatoes” spent Monday morning invoking his Fifth Amendment rights on a witness stand.

A pair of defense attorneys did their best to interrogate retired Det. Reynaldo Guevara as they fought to overturn their clients’ convictions for the 1993 murder of Rodrigo Vargas.

But the elderly, bespectacled Guevara answered each of their questions with the same refrain.

“I remain, my Fifth Amendment rights,” Guevara answered.

The lawyers representing Armando Serrano and Jose Montanez questioned the former detective about alleged promises he’s made and violence he’s accused of either threatening or carrying out against witnesses in the case against their clients.

But he refused to answer.

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FBI to resume hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's body on Tuesday

ABOVE PHOTO: FBI have high hopes that this map found on the body of Joey "No Nose" Gambino will lead them to Hoffa's remains.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Michigan - FBI agents will resume searching an overgrown field in suburban Detroit on Tuesday for former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared nearly 38 years ago and is thought to have been murdered by members of organized crime.

A backhoe was driven onto the property, not far from where Hoffa was last seen alive, on Monday and video recorded from a helicopter by Detroit television station WDIV showed FBI agents digging for the union leader's remains.

By nightfall, there was no indication any remains had been found and the search was halted for the day.

An Oakland County sheriff's deputy said digging would resume at 10 a.m. on Tuesday in Oakland Township about 20 miles north of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Township, where Hoffa was last seen.

The search for Jimmy Hoffa, who was 62 when he disappeared in 1975, has spawned many theories and leads over the years as to his final resting place that ranged from the Everglades in Florida to a horse farm in Michigan, but he has never been found.

His disappearance has provided fodder for rumors, books, and movies, including 1992's "Hoffa," starring Jack Nicholson.

Law enforcement officials decided to comb the lot after reputed mobster Anthony Zerilli, 85, told the FBI Hoffa was buried there. When Hoffa disappeared, the property was owned by a man Zerilli said was Zerilli's first cousin. Zerilli is the son of former Detroit mob boss Joseph Zerilli.

Zerilli's attorney, David Chasnick, told reporters the FBI spoke with his client over the past seven or eight months and the agency believes "100 percent" Hoffa is buried there. Anthony Zerilli was in prison when the union leader went missing.

"This was a guy who was intimately involved with some of the players who would be well informed as to where the body would be placed," Chasnick said.

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Illegal Mexican pushed a 24-year-old woman to the ground in the Mayfair neighborhood on the Northwest Side and sexually assaulted her

An illegal Mexican pushed a 24-year-old woman to the ground in the Mayfair neighborhood on the Northwest Side and sexually assaulted her Monday, police said.

The man, believed to be 20 to 25 years old, approached the woman from behind as she walked down the sidewalk in the 4500 block of West Agatite Avenue around 9:55 p.m. Monday, police said.

The man grabbed her neck and pushed her to the ground, then tried to remove her clothes, according to police. The woman screamed, and the attacker struck her in the face and ran off, police said.

The woman ran to the 4600 block of West Montrose Avenue and was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital for lacerations to the face and knee.

Police are searching for the attacker, described as Hispanic, about 5-feet-9 inches to 5-feet-10, 130 to 150 pounds, with black hair. He was last seen wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt, police said.

Police do not believe the attack was related to one Sunday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.

Lil’ Wayne Music Video Shows Rapper Stomping on American Flag

Chicago's very own DownLo'er Chief Keef arrested minutes after pleading guilty to speeding charge

Monday was not a good day for rapper Chief Keef.

It started with him being served with his second paternity suit in a year as he waited outside a Skokie courtroom, where a brief time later he pleaded guilty to speeding along the Edens Expressway.

And shortly after he left the courthouse, police arrested him on a month-old trespassing complaint.

Chicago police officers came more than 20 miles from the South Side to arrest the 17-year-old rapper — whose real name is Keith Cozart — a few blocks from the courthouse on the misdemeanor charge and took him into custody. His attorney, Leah Starkman, said he was released Monday evening without bail after being processed.

Starkman said her client has been under scrutiny from law enforcement for some time.

"His management believes he's being harassed by the police," said Starkman, who only recently began representing the rapper and is unfamiliar with his criminal history. "I know that he's on the police radar, but I don't know if it's harassment."

The rapper had just left the north suburban courthouse when Chicago police officers from the Grand Crossing district tactical team arrested him at 12:25 p.m., authorities said. The arrest stems from a complaint made by a security guard from the Parkway Gardens housing complex on May 16 about the rapper being on the property, in the Woodlawn community.

Chief Keef, who has been arrested several times recently, had just pleaded guilty to driving 110 mph in a 55 mph zone along the Edens and was scolded by the judge, who ordered him not to drive.

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Watermelon Oreo Cookies hit the shelves in time to save Chicago this summer

(CHICAGO) - If you are looking for a cookie form of summer's refreshing watermelon, then the wait is over! Meet the watermelon Oreo -- the newest member of their limited-edition flavors, which have included candy corn, birthday cake, blizzard, and gingerbread. The cookie consists of pink and green watermelon cream filling sandwiched between two vanilla cookies.

Unlike some of its predecessors, the watermelon Oreo has been receiving mostly positive reviews.  Blogger Matt of Dinosaur Dracula wrote, "The problem with so many of these wild Oreo flavors is that they're sickly sweet, to the point where the cream tastes like honey…not these, though."  Junkfood Guy added, "These didn't overwhelm me with artificial… watermelon flavor."

A serving of two cookies contains 150 calories, 21g of carbohydrates, and 7g fat. 

If you are looking for something healthy, then you may want to stick to real watermelon.  If not, then watermelon Oreos may be the snack for you.  Find them at a Target near you for about $3.

Read more: http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/22614675/watermelon-oreos-hit-shelves-in-time-for-summer#ixzz2WX6kMyUG

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR / TRUE NEWS USA - Illegal Beaners & Mariachi Band takes over St. Casimir Lithuanian Cemetery. 4401 W. 111th St. Chicago Cook County Illinois on Father's Day

Dear Friends, 

Yesterday (Father's day) I went to St. Casimir’s Cemetery around 5 p.m.
As I drove into the cemetery, I heard loud music, and people singing/shouting Aye Aye Yi Yi, etc. wafting and echoing over loud speakers throughout the cemetery. 

I drove up to a large crowd of hispanic people, near the main building where 
the rest rooms are located, etc. A large tent was set up, and numerous food and drink coolers were scattered about, in between various grave stones.  Five mariachi players were singing, playing guitars, horns, etc.  

A large crowd of people were sitting in lawn chairs - drinking, smoking, eating and enjoying the live entertainment. Quite the party atmosphere, with total disregard to persons mourning and paying their respects to the memory of departed loved ones. I could not believe what I was seeing.

This group found an ideal private weekend location, free for the taking, complete with rest rooms for their festival, and free to be disturbed by no one. Why pay for a permit at a forest preserve? 

Today I contacted St. Casimir's cemetery ( 773-239-4422) and asked if this was 
a new thing I was not aware of, Mariachi cemetery entertainment? I was told this was not allowed, and that a complaint was called into the office this morning.

I'm sure there were many calls, not just one. The call taker said it was up to the caretaker of the cemetery to stop it. I asked what could be done in the future if this occurs again. I was placed on hold for quite some time, then abruptly told  it is not up to me to do anything; it is up to the caretaker.

From the looks of the huge event yesterday; the "caretaker" of St.Casimir's cemetery is surely deaf and blind and obviously complicit.  So now what, I'm not sure. I understand that similar activities by outside elements took place at St. Mary's cemetery until aggressive measures were taken. 

If you know of anyone who has loved ones interred at St. Casimir, please make them aware. In all the years of visits to St. Casimir, never in my life have I seen something quite like this. 

Unbelievable. 

Thanks,

Deb

7-Eleven Shops Raided By Homeland Security In Human Smuggling Probe (VIDEO)

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Agents from the Department of Homeland Security raided as many as 15 7-Eleven shops in New York and Virginia early Monday morning, according to multiple reports.

Nine store owners and managers have been arrested on charges of harboring and hiring undocumented immigrants, The New York Times reports. The store owners also stand accused of wire fraud and using fake Social Security numbers to pay their workers. An additional 40 7-Eleven franchises are being investigated in some form, the NYT reports.

Federal authorities said that the raids are a part of an investigation into human smuggling, identity theft and money laundering, according to the AP. The respective store owners allegedly helped smuggle the workers into the U.S. from Pakistan.

A majority of the simultaneous raids happened in Suffolk County, Long Island, according to PIX 11 News. The owners of the raided stores will be charged with harboring undocumented immigrants and not paying the minimum wage to their employees.

As of Monday morning, authorities had arrested approximately 20 people in total.

The probe is as "part of a nationwide sweep involving hundreds of agents," according to the Long Island Newsday. Federal authorities described the alleged situation as a "modern day plantation system," according to ABC News.

On Monday afternoon, 7-Eleven emailed the following statement to The Huffington Post:

7-Eleven, Inc. has cooperated with the government’s investigation. All of our franchise owners must operate their stores in accordance with laws and the 7-Eleven franchise agreement. 
7-Eleven, Inc. will take aggressive actions to audit the employment status of all its franchisees’ employees. 
7-Eleven, Inc. is taking steps to assume corporate operation of the stores involved in this action so we can continue to serve our guests. 
We continue to cooperate with federal authorities in this matter.

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include details about the investigation and a statement from 7-Eleven.

The Upcoming Obama Family Vacation to Africa Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers $60 to $100 ILLION DOLLARS - President will visit his birth place of Kenya

President Obama and his family will be going to Africa later this month. But the trip won't be cheap; it's expected to cost American taxpayers $60 to $100 million, according to the Washington Post.

"When President Obama makes his first extended trip to sub-Saharan Africa later this month, the federal agencies charged with keeping him safe won’t be taking any chances. Hundreds of U.S. Secret Service agents will be dispatched to secure facilities in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. A Navy aircraft carrier or amphibious ship, with a fully staffed medical trauma center, will be stationed offshore in case of emergency," reports the Post.

"Military cargo planes will airlift in 56 support vehicles, including 14 limousines and three trucks loaded with sheets of bullet-proof glass to cover the windows of the hotels where the first family will stay. Fighter jets will fly in shifts giving 24-hour coverage over the president’s airspace so they can intervene quickly if an errant plane gets too close.

"The extraordinary security provisions — which will cost the government tens of millions of dollars — are outlined in a confidential internal planning document obtained by The Washington Post. While the preparations appear to be in line with similar travels in the past, the document offers an unusual glimpse into the colossal efforts to protect the U.S. commander-in-chief on trips abroad."

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FOP 7 CHICAGO - New Chicago Police Entrance Exam 2013

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The Village Idiot of Burnham, Orlando Mayo, Jr., 30, leans out the passenger window of the car he was riding in and gets his coconut smashed by a park car - His buddy who was driving flees the scene after holding the "Mayo"

A south suburban Burnham village idiot died Sunday night after leaning out of a moving car on South Side and hitting a parked car, police said.

The victim was identified as Orlando Mayo, Jr., 30, of the 2700 block of East 142 Street, who was pronounced dead at 7:54 p.m. Sunday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The incident happened about 7:20 p.m. Sunday in the 2000 block of East 79th Street in the city’s South Shore neighborhood, authorities said.

The victim was a front-seat passenger inside a westbound red 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Jose Estrada; he stuck his body out of the car window and hit a parked car.

The victim was ejected and the Caprice struck another parked car before fleeing the scene. Mayo was taken to Northwestern hospital.

An autopsy is scheduled for today, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is losing control of his city & losing the backing of the liberal media too

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel cakewalked into office, from his former position as the White House chief of staff to President Obama, to succeed the two-decade reign of Richard M. Daley. Like Daley, Emanuel faced weak opponents who grumbled at his supersize war chest, thickly padded by financiers from Hollywood to Wall Street. But unlike Daley, Emanuel promised two things Chicagoans do not hear often: pledges for more government transparency, and to make “tough choices” to fix the city’s ballooning budget deficit.

Now, midway into his inaugural term, the honeymoon is over. Emanuel faces scrutiny from groups Daley never alienated: public sector unions, liberal progressives and minority coalitions on the city’s South and West side. Since his election, Emanuel’s approval numbers started dropping, and some are charging him as racist — a “murder mayor” deaf to the marginalized swaths of Chicago suffering from escalating street violence, inadequate transit and the largest mass school closing in U.S. history. While he reigns as mayor in a city traditionally ruled by Democrats, many consider him a Republican in donkey blue clothing, who, like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), swept into office and immediately hauled out the budget cleaver.

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Chicago police officer fatally shoots armed black boy, 15, in Englewood

A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer in the South Side's Englewood neighborhood Sunday night, authorities said.

The shooting happened about 10:50 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Sangamon Street.

Pat Camden, a union spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police, said officers assigned to a gang crimes unit heard gunfire in the area and spotted three people running as the officers responded.

Police pursued one of the runners, leaving their car and chasing him on foot down Sangamon Avenue, according to a preliminary statement from the Chicago Police Department's Office of News Affairs. During the foot chase, the runner turned towards the officers and pointed a gun at them, drawing fire from an officer, according to the statement.

The boy was struck and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. He was pronounced dead at 11:35 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

It was the second fatality in a police-involved shooting Sunday; a 24-year-old man had been shot and killed in the Lawndale neighborhood early that morning.

Relatives identified the victim in Sunday night's shooting as Michael Westley, as did the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Family members rushed to the hospital after the shooting, said Niyah Lewis, who said she was Westley's cousin.

Lewis, 32, said the shooting happened shortly after the boy had been throwing a football in front of a Father's Day gathering at his grandmother's home.

Relatives were frustrated at the amount of information police were sharing with them, Lewis said.

"We know absolutely nothing," Lewis said.

Westley was a high school freshman, said Irea Martin, 32, who said she was his aunt.

"We're not talking about a 17-year-old," Martin said. "We're talking about a kid."

While Lewis and Martin said witnesses had told relatives they had not seen Westley holding a gun, Camden said the boy had been carrying two weapons -- a .40-caliber handgun and a revolver tucked into his waistband.

Police did not sustain any injuries, Camden said.

It was not immediately clear if police took any other suspects into custody.

Police were reviewing tape from a blue-light camera located at the corner of Sangamon and West 66th Street to see if it captured the shooting.