Good news, for a change: Crime, hate crime is on the run
A couple of positive items in the news. Except for nettlesome problems in some southern Cook County suburbs, such as Markham, where overall crime reportedly increased 99.6 percent during the decade, crime in the state was down from 1990 to 2000, according to the Illinois State Police. Chicago crime dropped five percent and countywide, it fell four percent. Harvey saw a 37 percent drop.
The cause: Some say more police. Others say community-based policing programs. The relatively robust economy that has kept many people out of trouble also gets a nod and Gov. Ryan credits "anti-crime measures, such as the Safe …
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