We're two weeks away from Halloween and the elections, but the scariest thing of all is

the violent crime ramping up in Chicago and the chaos in the criminal justice system

where people are resigning in droves from the prosecutor's office.

And our guest today is Anna Devlanta's from WGN Radio and Next Thermedia and News Nation

talking about the problems facing the state and the city over the Safety Act and the

ending of cash bail, the chaos of people arming themselves, the vigilanteism that's coming

and people trying to deal with the pressure by ghorping down a lot of candy core.

Jeff Carlin is here as always, WGN producer, future physics teacher, my friend and co-host

and Anna Devlanta's of course, as I said is here, and where are you as the mayor tries

to solve the city's problem with ridiculous TikTok videos?

You're on the Chicago Way podcast on WGN Plus.

Look, the Chicago Way is a deep cultural phenomenon.

It's the Chicago Way.

The Chicago Way, that's the focus.

In a tower by the river, there lived a man, there was a man who took a stand, with pen and

paper in his hand, defeating foes in every ward with a pen more mighty than the sword,

no escape from his ink lasso, in a tower by the river, castle.

As promised, we're talking to Anna Devlanta's WGN radio, next third media, news station.

She's doing it all and I remember her, when years ago, I was writing a column at the

paper and she inadvertently gave me a great column idea.

She had done an amazing story about these girls harassing each other and in Northbrook

Illinois, I guess, what do they call that, where they're, it's not like a sorority rush,

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