You are NOT getting the people you are voting for as state representative and senator!

Sen. Trotter's name is on the ballot even though he has resigned from the office

For those who live in the 34th district (for state represenative) and 17th district for state senate: Did you know that the people you might be voting for  state represneative and state senator will NOT be the people who will take office for the term you are electing them for?

State Senator Donne Trotter resigned on January 19, 2018. This was essentially just in time to meet the deadline for people who wanted to register as a write-in candidate.

He will NOT be in office again. 34th district State Representative. Elgie Sims was chosen by Democratic Committeemen (NOT the vote of the people) to replace Trotter. Sims was in turn replaced by the same committee (and NOT the average voter)  by Nick Smith as State Representative.

The Chicago Tribune wrote an editorial about this voter omission in January.

What do our readers feel about this? Are you bothered by it? Do you feel it is a form of voter suppression? Support it? Please let us know

SCam season again in Chatham!

It's that time again. Scammers are hitting our neighborhood. We last posted this 6 years ago.

Today, they hit the 7900=8100 blocks of South Calumet a few minutes ago. 2 women and a man, with orange jackets, individually going door to door They are asking to see/get your electric and gas bills, and claiming they can remove some charges.

Unfortunately, I wasn't thinking fast enough to take photos... but if you can describe them and the direction they are going, you can call 911 and they can send a patrol car.

Just some warnings/advice --

• do NOT open the door -- use your screen door.
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• NEVER give them any info
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• Ask them about the last neighbor they talked to -- you will see if they are lying.. and if not, then call and verify with your neighbor! 
• As soon as they leave, CALL or visit your neighbors! I was able to help one of mine with a quick text

Please forward  to social media and other community leaders. Thanks!

Scam alert - update

My "neighbor", Dick Wilson was back today. He apparently forgot where i lived, and immediately changed his story to looking for somebody. unfortunately, couldn't find my keys in time to follow him, so i missed where he went.

The summary is that he claims to be a neighborhor, and need ssome money because somebody dtole his car battery, and need sot travel or fix his car. He asks for approximately $13, which usually winds up being $20 being scammed.

For details of his scam, please refer to this previous entry.

So let everyone know.. don't give money to anyone claiming to be a neighbor, especially one you do not know FOR SURE if he or she is a neighbor.

Scam alert

Hey Neighbors...wanted to let you know about a man who is allegedly scamming people for money.

A quick summary...

He came to my door, and said "Hi, it's your neighbor, Mr. Wilson,"claiming to be a neighbor across the street, and needed $20 to get his car fixed.

(Someone had supposedly broken into his car, stole his battery).

I had fallen for this type of scam before (by a man, also claiming to be a neighbor and had his car burglarized and damaged; who had a CTA uniform, and "needed to get to work", and would repay the money), and told "Mr. Wilson" about my suspicions about him.

He left, and said he would ask another neighbor for the money.

I followed him, going down the 7900-8000 block of South Calumet, and saw that he did stop by one house, but then left and went down the block, away from his alleged home. He walked around the corner.

I tried to cut him off by going down an alley and walking around, and saw him on the 8100 S. Prairie, talking with a neighbor and his wife.

i was unfortunately too late. He took their money.

His story was that he worked for Crerar Presbyterian Church, and that his car was broken into, and needed some money for repairs. They thought it was the actual custodian, but "Dick" wasn't.

So let everyone know.. don't give money to anyone claiming to be a neighbor, especially one you do not know FOR SURE if he or she is a neighbor.

From Roseland Heights: Scam Alert!!!

An e-mail from the Roseland Heights Neighborhood Association:

BE AWARE and BEWARE!

Last night W/12-2-09, 'after dark', a white guy and a black guy were ringing bells, attempting to sell 'energy', EVEN though they shouted out (because I never opened the door) that they weren't trying to sell anything. SCAMS GALORE are inundating our neighborhoods. Before they could get too much more out, I shouted, "Not interested!" and slammed the inner door The Holidays are here, and it's the season for scammers to start making their neighborhood rounds. The most common schemes are Holiday classics: ... magazines, information on religion, phone/energy service and insurance.

--It's impossible to catalog all the perpetrators but most scams are the same old song, slightly different verse. Scam Alerts editor Mark Huffman says it's trite but true -- if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Scam artists specifically target older people that own their own homes and live in middle income neighborhoods. There is more money here than in lower income neighborhoods but there is also a lack of coordinated services from contracted service professionals.

These scammers are targeting seniors in particular. They try and sell things like home repair, driveway repair, chimney cleaning, gutter cleaning and tree trimming,” ** note selling door-to-door requires a license in many municipalities, and home repair always requires a license.

RHCA Tips to Avoid Scammers

1. NEVER buy anything from a door to door person, not a magazine, not religion - NOTHING!
2. Always answer the door. Sale scams are sometimes used to see if anyone is home. You don't want robbers breaking in on you thinking no one is home!
3. Never unlock the door. Talk to them thought locked closed door (Ms Whitehead is 100% right)
4. Finally NEVER LET anyone in!!!! NEVER!!!!!

For a complete tour of Scamland, check the scam news below, then examine the Classic Pitch Lines and reader complaints. Use the search box to look for specific scams.

Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/scam_alerts/#ixzz0YjvSEpTp