IRATELY DOCUMENTING LOCAL NIGHTCLUB VIOLENCE SINCE 2004
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"Chicago’s Almost Above-Ground Audio Magazine" Host MIKE STEPHAN interviews our Editor LISTEN! Episode #174 (story starts 2/3 way into podcast)
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Welcome! I’m the Editor of LAKEandHALSTED.com
HERE'S MY POINT OF VIEW
How did this site begin?
Read the 9/05 Editor's Reply in
2005 News & Views
Our Goal
has been to document and report on the local nightclub problems,
in order to hold the club owners and appropriate City Agencies accountable.
TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ABOUT THE LOCAL CLUBS:
WE'LL ONLY CONSIDER EMAIL FROM THOSE WHO SUBMIT THEIR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION.
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED UNLESS YOU REQUEST IT TO BE.
IF YOU WANT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, PLEASE STATE THIS AND YOUR NAME AND/OR
BUSINESS NAME WILL BE WITHHELD AND NOT PROVIDED TO ANYONE.
THREATENING OR LEWD EMAIL WILL BE TRACED, REPORTED TO THE POLICE
AND PROSECUTED UNDER THE ILLINOIS CYBERSTALKING LAW.
WE'RE A GRASS ROOTS GROUP...TAKING BACK OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
"Those Who Forget History Are Doomed to Repeat It" This site was created to DETER violent public nightclub activity,
not glorify or promote it. While some local Nightclubs have been closed,
and others changed their music venues or had their occupancy permits reduced,
we'll continue to monitor nightly public club activity.
THESE CLUB PROBLEMS ARE NOT RANDOM!!!
People are NOT running up and down the street indiscriminately shooting and stabbing strangers.
ALL...and we mean ONE HUNDRED PERCENT...of the nightclub related stabbings and shootings have been intended attacks.
These incidents were either the result of altercations that began inside the nightclubs or they were targeted hits,
where the victims were specifically sought out by the attackers.
Difficulties occur when club owners & management fail to take precautions, are apathetic as problems develop and
consequently ALLOW things to get out of control by tolerating the violence. It's the nightclub owners who are ultimately responsible for their businesses.
It's the PROBLEMS we're trying to make go away...NOT the nightclubs.
It shouldn't come down to the neighborhood acting as watchdog or the Chicago Police having to intervene as referee.
When forced into these roles, club owners have absolutely no one else to blame for the consequences...
and there WILL be consequences.
OUR VIDEOS HAVE BEEN VIEWED OVER 5 MILLION TIMES!!!
THE FOLLOWING 2 ANTHOLOGIES ARE COMPILATIONS OF SEVERAL VIDEOS:
March, 2007 CHICAGO NIGHTCLUB FIGHTING at Lake & Halsted
May, 2007 CAUSES & CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHROMIUM NITECLUB FIGHTING
WARNING! Video clips on this site depict actual violence and may contain offensive language. • All views are of Lake Street looking south, with Halsted on the left & Green St on the right. • Except for the TWO ANTHOLOGIES (above), the videos are DOCUMENTARIES. Although shortened to accommodate this web format,
the clips remain chronological.
NOTE:
Every once in a while, one of our embedded YouTube videos GETS ALL
CRAZY and DISAPPEARS or MORPHS INTO ANOTHER VIDEO. Don't get all CRANKY PANTS on us!
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refresh your browser, come back later or view the video directly at
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Welcome!
I’m the Editor of LAKEandHALSTED.com
