The body was near tennis courts, between a fence and a pine tree, he said.
Drug or thug?
The body was near tennis courts, between a fence and a pine tree, he said.
BKMK
Hmmmm....the next question is why was the guy fooling around with a pipe bomb? Hope it wasn’t some kid just messing around with exlosives and got himself killed. What is that area in Chicago like? Is it gang infested or middle class?
Evanston is a suburban municipality directly north of Chicago. It sits on Lake Michigan. I remember as a kid going to Evanston's beach and marvelling at all the north shore mansions there. It was known as a millionaires' community.
Today, it's economically diverse, with most of the old millionaire families moved on. Evanston is about 63% white, 23% black and 6% or 7% Hispanic. It has lots of public housing and about 6% of families are below the poverty level.
For decades, Evanston has been the home of the "north shore limousine liberals." Because of its left-leaning politics, it's sometimes known as the "Peoples' Republic of Evanston". In 2004 it went 82% Kerry and 17% Bush. In 2008 it went 87% for Obama.
Drug or thug? Well, now it looks like the guy blew HIMSELF up. It really didn't have the earmarks of the thuggish street slaughter going on in Mayor Daley's precincts.
Evanston is the home of Northwestern University. It has a large campus where nuts with bombs strapped to themselves may have loony ideas. This is about the only stab-in-the-dark idea that comes to my mind at the moment with absolutely zero details to base anything concrete on.
Leni
...or (prayer) rug?
I heard about this on the radio on the way in to work. Radio reported residents in the area being awaken by a 4am explosion. Then at 5am, the headless body is found by a man walking his dog. Curious, to say the least.