Community Calendar: Election Info, CAPS & the Wilson El

Lots and lots of community meetings coming up in the very near future. Most of them relate to the upcoming aldermanic elections, with an opportunity to meet and interact with the candidates.

If you have the time, it’d be well worth attending one of more of these events:

• January 17, 2011:  Buena Park Neighbors and National Pastime  Theater Aldermanic Forum.  Click here for more information.
• January 19, 2011:  WBEZ/Organization of the Northeast (ONE) Aldermanic Candidate Forum.  Click here for more information.
• January 23, 2011:  Aldermanic Forum (Phelan/Stewart).  Click here for more information.
• January 24, 2011:  Lakeview Chamber and Lakeview Citizen’s Council Aldermanic Candidate Forum.  Click here for more information.
• January 24, 2011:  Red & Purple Line Mondernization Project.  Click here for more information.
• January 25, 2011:  Register to Vote, Last Day!  Click here for more information.
• January 29, 2011: “The 46th Ward Great Debate”, at Borders from 2-4PM.  Click here for more information.
• February 1, 2011:  2311 CAPS meeting at Truman College.

Also, Mercy Housing-Lakefront is presenting multiple aldermanic candidate forums throughout January and February.  Click here for more information.  Here’s the lineup:

• Thursday, January 13 – Diane Shapiro
• Thursday, January 20 – Don Nowotny
• Thursday, January 27 – James Cappleman
• Tuesday, February 1 – Andy Lam
• Thursday, February 3 – Michael Carroll
• Tuesday, February 8 – Befekadu Retta
• Thursday, February 10 – Emily Stewart
• Tuesday, February 15 – Molly Phelan

Thanks in advance for taking part in our community!

Update 1/19/2011:  Added the link to “The Great Debate” on 1/29/2011.

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Operation “Sugar Magnolia”

It’s been a rough couple years on Magnolia Avenue; we’ve had far more than our fair share of violence and gang activity.

Congrats to the CPD for its latest efforts in battling the gangs and drug trade in the area:

From the Tribune:

Police tonight announced arrests after a five-month investigation of a drug ring in Uptown, saying one of the suspects already was in custody for a slaying a block away from the narcotics sales.

Six people were being held and another four were still being sought Friday night in connection with the “Operation Sugar Magnolia” investigation of drug sales in the area of Wilson and Magnolia Avenues, which police said was a $500,000-a-year narcotics enterprise run by members of the Black P-Stones and responsible for recent violence in the area.

More at CBS News and the Examiner.

Next 2311 CAPS meeting is Tuesday, February 1st at Truman.  Might be a great opportunity to come out and thank the CPD personally for their work.

HT: Uptown Update

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