There is an obvious presence of gang activity in West Rogers Park. Just removing the gang signs is NOT ENOUGH! As a taxpayer, it is not my responsibility to constantly undo the damage the gangs do,

What we need are arrests of gang members with harsh punishments including forcing the gangs to clean up their own mess. Gang leraders need to be made personally responsible for the damage their members do to the public domain.

I hold the police, the courts and the mayor responsible for maintaining law and order. If they are not up to the job of intimidating the intimidators, these public positions need to be replaced with individuals who are up to the job they are paid to do.

The streets belong to the taxpayers and NOT the gangs!

Ivan, I agree. The gang presence seems to be spreading. I know that there are significant problems on the south side of Devon, but I do see signs it's increasing throughout the neighborhood. What we really need is a broken windows approach, where all loutish behavior (ie, littering, loud music, loitering, kids out after curfew, speeding, etc.) is ticketed. If we harass the harassers, they'll go somewhere else.

Issue Closed

Comment by City of Chicago saying simply "Issue Closed" is insufficient. You must at least indicate what you did to ameliorate the situation originally reported. Have you done something about the graffitti or perhaps opened an investigation to apprehend the perpetrators?

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It has been more than FOUR months since my previous comment on this issue. What have you done beside lipservice since then?