from the editor's desk

When asked about the U.S. Presidential election results,

To all of you who may think there is something wrong with you, your connection or your digital device...it is not you, your connection or your device! IT IS OUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP)!

"Today, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is known as a day of service. We come together as a country to honor the legacy of Dr. King and serve our neighborhoods and communities just as he did," says John Peller, President and CEO, AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC).

So sorry that we appeared to be lost!

911 is not your mother's 911 anymore as of Sun., Feb. 3. Furthermore, it appears safety and quality of life for those living in Chicago, despite Mayor Emanuel's claim of importance, is not what you or your mother would expect for the amount of taxes you pay.

"There is no suspense any more. They're not having any fun any more…what's the point?...there needs to be new political think…" and "They all say the same thing, they just blame the opposite party." These are just some of the comments floating around from south of Grand Ave. to north of Fullerton between Kedzie and the River and beyond. And now, Senator Dick Durbin is asking the same question. 

While Portage Park is not in Our Urban Times' coverage area, the Portage theatre story is a tale that we can all learn from. The theatre in Portage Park and church in Wicker Park have been going through struggles for survival. Both will have major consequences that will impact their respective neighborhoods.

Whether or not a police officer wants to write-up a report on a crime, insist that it is written. It is vital that a police report is filed when there is a crime. Those reports are what is used to determine where crimes are happening and what type they are. They can determine patterns of crime. They are used for determining where police are deployed.

So many things have been and are happening in the area, that I would like to remind you to come to our site on a regular basis not just when our email blast occur. If you have not signed up for the blasts, however, you can do that here. (Look to the right of this column.)