the issues of south chicago/violence/drugs/ welfare/ are seeping into the northern suburbs rapidly . the liberal political establishment promotion of 'section 8' illegal immigration and acceptance of out of wedlock children is destroying traditional values.................so YES...........we have a problem in all these areas which is why this relevant to glenview.

When the housing projects were torn down, where do you think the "nice" people at H.U.D. (Housing of Urban Development) relocated those SECTION-8 recipients ? They certainly didn't send them to the Gold Coast... Instead, they sent them to the suburbs... Not that there is anything wrong with the integration of other cultures and nationalities into the suburbs, but history has shown that the majority of people that have lived in the projects have BAD habits that can easily spread throughout our communities (i.e. drug dealing, drug usage, gang affiliation, guns, hold ups, murders, etc.). Most of the time that sort of lifestyle is a way of life and/or survival in urban areas, which is understandable, but who the hell wants to deal with that sort of element in the suburbs ? It's clearly NOT a color, race or religion issue, so let's clear the air here; before this blog is misconstued as something it is not.

PART 2....... It would have been a very good idea to educate/inform Section-8 recipients PRIOR TO MOVING FROM THE PROJECTS TO THE SUBURBS that the suburban way of life for families is different and that there will be a ZERO TOLLERANCE for any arrests made regarding drugs, violence, gang affiliation, loitering, curfew, etc. DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HEROIN IN GLENVIEW AND THE SURROUNDING SUBURBS ? ABSOLUTELY, and it's only going to get WORSE if the school system (Grades 7-12) don't implement semesters of Drug & Alcohol Abuse Programs, which includes videos, and even occasional speakers from former inmates and gang members that changed their lives. I worked, owned businesses and apartment buildings on the west and south side of Chicago, and let me tell you, I know EXACTLY what goes on there (it's beyond belief) and have heard on NUMEROUS occasions from people just talking, how much they love it when the suburban kids come to the west and south side to buy Heroin and take it back to the suburbs; helping spread the addiction, which ultimately makes the drug dealing gangs even stronger and more dangerous for generations to come.

Parents, this can happen to ANY family, especially to those that have a car... My advice to you is, IF YOU'RE TRUSTING YOUR CHILD WITH THE FAMILY CAR, it would be wise to have a tracking device installed in the vehicle (very affordable) and your smartphone will always know where they are... You can monitor their whereabouts WITHOUT GUESSING and/or TAKING THEIR WORD FOR IT. Abt Electronics has exactly what you need ~ AND IT WORKS ! In fact, my friend was able to monitor his daughter that was going into those neighborhoods to get drugs... The sad story is, she didn't have the money to continue paying for the drugs, so she then started selling herself for sex to multiple men, but by then it was too late... Her parents found out about it too late and now she has AIDS at the age of 17.

The north side of Chicago is no picnic either... Neighborhoods are now being over-run by the same element that has plagued the west and south side.

Political correctness. Will be the death of us all,,,,,,,,

Wow! I grew up in the city and never met anyone who did heroine until I started working in the 'burbs, so my advice to parents would be stop giving your kids access to unlimited funds and thinking they are "safe" in their surburban neighborhoods. Happens to the best of families, I hardly think you can BLAME section 8 housing.

I totaly agree with you. I know from experiance. I am ten years clean, but before that i was out there rippin and running for over 30 yr's. I grew up in Northbrook and started using at a young age. It was all fun and stuff at first, but then it want down hill. Of course at first it was pot and booze, but later on in life i became a cocaine addict. It took the last two years out there and crack cocaine to bring me to my knees. I want to prison for robbery to fuel my habbit. I think that inmates and gang mambers who have changed there life should talk to the kids, and let them know what can really happen. I also think that going to any kind of AA or CA ,NA meetings would help. Addiction is not just physical, but also a mental{thinking} desiase. I go into treatment centers to carry a massage of hope ,and a message of another way to live. It takes education from parents to schools and others to overcome this problem.

We can blame section 8 moving to the burbs and such all we want. IT comes down to values and morals. WE as a country have drifted away fromm what this country was founded on. Socity as a whole has put out the wrong vaules. When the magazines and hollywood say you need to look like this or dress like that, it puts the wrong message out there. I want to help out someone ,but to stand on there own two feet and not relay on me all the time. Our goverment caters to much to groups and people and caves in to them instead of teaching them to stand on there own two feet. Everyone wants to blame someone for there problems instead of owning up to there mistakes. Lets stand up for what is right and do what is right even if that means we get made fun of.

Starting with the "civil rights" movement and the "great society " programs of the Lyndon Johnson era. Schools/work ethic/families relationships/economic conditions began a long descent to where we are today. 44 million people on food stamps. 90 percent of black babies born out of wedlock. More illegal aliens have babies in Arizona hospitals than legal residents. South chicago more dangerous than Baghdad! And the rot is spreading and so for perhaps another few years maybe the northern suburbs will be somewhat "safe". But that will gradually erode without drastic political changes.

The problem is all over not just here. I used to use up in lake county. Waukeegan North Chicago they have a huge drug problem up there too. It is out in the rural country side too Meth is big in the rural araes. WE need to all educate ourselves and also the kids. When will people take there heads out of the sand. It will not happen here. OK then when your kid dies what will you do. We need to stand up now and push back. We as a corncerned unit need to stand ans be heard. LETS all stand together.

I see were GBS is fourth ranked school, yet they turn a blind eye to drug and alcohol problems. Sure the parents need to be invouled in there kids life , but the schools need to educate them too. I agree bring in recvering addicts and ex-falons to talk to the kids and tell them about life and choices, how they = consaquices. Are kids are influnced from all over and we need to get the truth out.

As for the goverment, lets just let all the people stay here and tax the hell out of everyone to pay for all the free programs, When will we help Americans instead of everyone else? Unemployment is so high yet lets allow the gangbangers, drug dealers and crooks free imagration status and stay here for americans to cover for them , all the while they attack our very fiber.