Kristi Noem joined ICE in a Chicago raid this morning. Agents blew the doors off a U.S. citizen's house, handcuffed him,

[CincyDem]

12. Elgin vs. Chicago is actually and important point.

From the perspective of growing up in Chicago (really really in the city - as in voting for Daley...lol)...

Elgin is way out there with lower than the national average crime rates. It's probably on the edge of "Chicago/not-Chicago" argument but I'm sure there are people who live in Elgin that commute into the city for work.

To me, this is a great choice for Noem's BS staged participation where the WH can use the footage to bolster their "Chicago is a mess" mantra. Chances of them busting down a door in Elgin and finding 4 guys strapped to the nines sitting in the living room playing GTA VI are nil and zero. No chance of an errant shot clipping her.

But...head into Austin, Englewood, or a dozen other neighborhoods that are actually in the city and those odds go up. Not way up, but there are areas where the response to a no-knock warrant are more dangerous than it is in Elgin.

Geographically...yeah, it's Chicago to most of the country but culturally, safety-wise, "feel"...it's no more Chicago (as most American's know it) than Ohama, Kansas City, or Fargo.

Let's say it a different way: If you won a free weekend for two in Chicago and they took you to Elgin, you'd sue the promoters for false advertising...and probably win.