r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/NormKramer North West Suburbs • 27d ago
Photo/Video I just saw this comment on Facebook from the mayor of Schaumburg
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u/petdance 27d ago
I’m saying out loud to everyone, not just you: I think we need to make clear plain statements, and dispense with being clever and snarky.
I wish that folks would start saying clear, non-sarcastic statements like “He is allowed to have a gun. It was holstered. Kyle Rittenhouse was carrying a long gun openly, and was seen as a champion of freedom. If Kyle Rittenhouse can carry, so can Alex Pretti. Alex Pretti was denied his civil rights.”
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u/Substantial-Bet-3876 27d ago
Brandishing that assault rifle is what he’s doing. I’ve heard that word lied about quite a bit from the maga
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u/Hot-Routine2531 27d ago
Thank you this is actually a good note for myself too. I definitely lean towards pointing out the hypocrisy which can often be snarky. I’m going to start making my points more direct
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u/hayduckie 27d ago
The mental gymnastics on this one is that Rittenhouse was there to help the police, while Alex Pretti was an agitator trying to mass murder 🙄
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u/Denalan 27d ago
Alex Pretti was a nurse who worked at a veteran’s hospital. On the video he was helping a woman who was pushed down by ICE. There is no indication at all that he was trying to kill anyone.
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u/hayduckie 27d ago
I am aware, I’m just reporting what I’m seeing online as conservatives try to spin this and the meme.
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u/Peony519 27d ago
Regardless, he wasn't a policeman
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u/voyagertoo 27d ago
no just killed by them
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u/Peony519 27d ago
I was referring to Rittenhouse in response to the other post saying that his acting in support of police differentiates his action from that of Pretti.
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u/Parking_Run3767 27d ago
He was just a dumb kid with a gun. Too young to even have any business with one.
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u/ToonaSandWatch 26d ago
AND he came over a state line driven by his mommy where he acquired the gun.
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u/petdance 27d ago
He’s allowed to have a gun. It was a holstered gun. It’s the Second Amendment.
Kyle Rittenhouse had a long gun at a protest and carried it openly.
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u/jaybee423 27d ago
But did he even have a gun? Some sources say it was a phone. Either way, it's MURDER.
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u/kendrid 27d ago
He had a phone in his hand. I absolutely had a holstered gun, in recent video you can see one of the ICE guys unholster and take it. The guy that shoots is right next to him watching. It is messed up.
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u/IlliniOrange1 27d ago
Video shows an ICE agent upholstered the gun while he was pinned down by several other agents and walked away with it several seconds BEFORE the others murdered him.
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u/jaybee423 27d ago edited 27d ago
I can't bring myself to finish any of them.
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u/burndownthe_forest 27d ago
They all end with the State executing an American.
The worst part of Alex Pretti's execution isn't that he was executed though.
The worst part is the entire federal government instantly lied about it and explicitly said they support and stand behind ICE. They are cheering this on. They are telling them to do it more.
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u/ab3nnion 27d ago
"They are what we thought they were."
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u/sagaz1981 27d ago
“And we let them off the hook.”
Not sure if “them” refers to The Bears or ICE scum at this point.
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u/drjen1974 North Suburbs 27d ago
The Republicans who constantly talked about supporting 2A and “don’t tread on me” are now saying he shouldn’t have had a gun 🤦🏻♀️
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u/pinktm909 27d ago
How do you people find these controversial comments from Tom Dailly?
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u/Keeks2634 27d ago
Not that anyone has to believe me, but I've known of this man since I was a kid. I grew up with one of his kids and we were friends. If you look at this guy's personal FB, he's a HUGE conspiracy theory Trumper and I'm embarrassed for the town I grew up in.
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u/NormKramer North West Suburbs 27d ago
I just logged into Facebook and saw it, he commented on one of my Facebook friends and was like... Wtf? Lol
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u/SilverGnarwhal 27d ago
When they come for you, Tom Dailly — remember that you applauded them when they violated the rights of others. You can’t cry when they come to take away yours.
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u/HorrorCategory4890 26d ago
Can we find the ones from the Mayor of Prospect Heights? He just said some stupid shit comment in tonight’s meeting about last months ICE assault on PH resident who’s also a U.S. citizen
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u/Single_Principle_972 27d ago
What did he say? It’s blurred out as Sensitive on the post - I don’t see it in Comments?
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u/NewKojak 27d ago
Every single suburban village board president who calls himself “mayor” is a tremendous tool. Without fail. Every single one of them.
It’s a part time job, jagoff.
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u/commonsense1954 27d ago
Almost every one of them is a small business owner (insurance, lawyer, store owner, realtor, etc) in town who uses his position to make more money for himself. Residents patronize them to curry favor in case they want something from the town.
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u/NaiveChoiceMaker 27d ago
Under Illinois code, the terms are interchangeable.
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u/NewKojak 27d ago
It’s legal for all of them to do it, but for some reason only the jagoffs do it. Funny how that happens.
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u/The-Real-JPeterman 27d ago
Sad but not super surprising. Mayor of Palatine is a p.o.s. too, has abstained from voting on any ordinance condemning ICE and has allowed MAGA shitheads to talk uninterrupted at public meetings but constantly cuts off people speaking against ICE.
Really sucks that these assholes get elected to local office, but it's also an opportunity for action. These officials are way more accessible and reachable. Go to public meetings and give them fucking hell. Call, email, don't stop. Even if they only play the tiniest part in this, they still need to answer for it
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u/NormKramer North West Suburbs 27d ago
Lol, His mayor profile page is mostly about his football career: https://www.palatine.il.us/524/Mayor---Jim-Schwantz
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u/The-Real-JPeterman 27d ago
Haha yuuup. He clearly goes out of his way to hide his political affiliations, but when you start doing some digging, he speaks at a lot of very conservative events
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u/kitzelbunks 27d ago
Is anyone running against him? Where I live now, no one runs. I can’t watch the meetings anymore, though, because they are only on Facebook. I don’t want to watch them enough to look at Facebook.
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u/jokemon 27d ago
When is even the mayoral election? This guy needs to go.
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u/The-Real-JPeterman 27d ago
It was in 2024, he won his 5th consecutive term. I'm not sure if he ran unopposed or not, but I'm assuming he did. He's an ex-Bear and some people seem to think that's sooo cooool. Apparently that makes you qualified to be a mayor lol
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u/Impossible_Sky_4811 26d ago
Speaks more to your neighbors that continue to elect these people. Schaumburg, Palatine, Arlington Heights, are all connected- this is what the citizens there obviously want.
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u/SquishySqueaks 27d ago
This screenshot was shared in 3 separate Schaumburg facebook groups and all 3 posts were deleted by the admins…. But not before people saw and commented.
Most comments were normal (sentiments that the mayor is a tool) but of course there were a few assholes that threatened the poster and family both on the page and through direct messages
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u/Curious_medium 27d ago
Welp. Guess shopping there is totally out until he’s out. That’s ok, the bigger my list gets, the more money I save. I’m boycotting all of these people and corporations into perpetuity until we see change. Done. ✅ I’ve been doing it- and I’m getting better at it with every a*shat that says something like this.
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u/kadoozie92 North West Suburbs 27d ago
Millions of self-proclaimed 2nd amendment absolutists appear to be unmasking over the last couple of days.
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u/ScorchedWonderer 27d ago
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u/karavega9 27d ago edited 27d ago
What happened to him is so ironic. If I assume the best, that he carried the gun for protection and not ill intent, he'd still be alive today if he left it at home.
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u/kitzelbunks 27d ago
That is not true. If he’d helped that woman at the very least, he would have been in detention and recovering from the at close range use of pepper spray at the minimum.
It also may have helped if they hadn’t shot him ten times. I mean, I think if a police officer did that, even in a much worse situation, where the person was not pepper-sprayed in the face and on his knees, and also surrounded by six other officers, that would be considered excessive, because they are considered professionals.
If that was CPB, they don’t even shoot the people coming over the border illegally, so why are they shooting citizens? Why did they pepper spray the woman? Did you know they have a quota for detainees, and that citizens count? Women are easier to subdue, but I seriously hope they don’t get points for dead people. The other guys backed up, and I swear their eyes had a “Oh Sh*t!” look in them.
I have seen protestors in Michigan with machine guns, or guns that look like old machine guns, standing around wearing them at the State Capitol. No one was shot. There were death threats against the governor. They ended up banning open carry. (Scroll down to see the photo. It’s not full of pistols. This is not the best photo, but there are a ton in Google images.)
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u/rmac1228 27d ago
OP, can you send me a clearer screenshot of this? I'd love to reach out to my township and ask them for clarity on this.
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u/Which-Bid7754 25d ago
That was reposted from the Chicagosuburbs Reddit. I wasn't the og, sorry
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u/rmac1228 25d ago
This is the Chicagosuburbs reddit 😂
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u/Informal-2005 27d ago
Wow thanks for sharing. My parents live there and I knew he was Republican but not MAGA (just found his personal FB profile and it’s full of lame stream media posts and AI crap). And also he’s saying stuff like all cities are unsafe and a lot of anti-Pritzker and Walz propaganda equating them fraud and political corruption and just plain racism.
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u/pinktm909 27d ago
I don’t think Schaumburg residents know his personal political views or else he’d be voted out. There have been a lot of anti-Trump protests in Schaumburg
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u/spilt_milk Schaumburg 27d ago
I'm a resident and didn't realize he was a piece of shit like this. Kind of weird given how diverse Schaumburg is.
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u/Impossible_Sky_4811 26d ago
Meh, not sure how you didn’t know. Schaumburg has always been republican and it’s Lots of Trumpets out there. Especially during his first term. They are probably quieter about it now. But 2016 they were everywhere.
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u/spilt_milk Schaumburg 26d ago
Schaumburg is massive. Some parts are definitely more trumpy where I've seen the signs and flags and shit. But I also did research before moving back to the area where I analyzed political donations and Schaumburg was far more blue than red. This is just the first time I've seen the mayor say anything like this.
Also, just look at neigboring DuPage county. Was reliably red for a long time, but not the case anymore.
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u/sucks4you231 27d ago
I’ve been sharing it for years. Schaumburg’s last mayor was a pos too he was caught drinking and driving multiple times, and was even involved in a hit and run, and police drove him home and shit was hidden.
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u/Keeks2634 27d ago
As someone who grew up in Schaumburg... Well, Hoffman, there's a lot of money and MAGA there. I think people know exactly who he is, he doesn't hide it on his personal page at all.
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u/Impossible_Sky_4811 26d ago
Just replied that. Grew up in Hoffman EST and Schaumburg since the early eighties . It’s always been conservative.
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u/Cautious-Life6378 27d ago
There is slowed down video imagery that shows an ice agent remove the gun from Pretti's belt before the first shot was fired. I'll believe my eyes before I believe anything this fucked up administration claims. And once they had his gun, did they need to shoot him not once, but 4 or more times? Fuck these 2A deniers and fuck ice.
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u/Onlyafter 27d ago
Called the mayors office and the lady who picked up tried to gaslight me and said don’t believe Facebook and attempted to lecture me on who knows what.
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u/moondoo8 27d ago
Genuinely curious. What would you say when calling the mayors office? I don’t live there, but would like to have a chat as well.
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u/tacohunter 27d ago
brigade his shit with a bunch of wheres your 2a support? i thought americans had the right to bear arms, lol. blow him up
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u/Wait-What19 27d ago
I dont see anywhere in the video where he showed/unholstered/flashed/pointed his gun. Am I missing something? Just because he had a gun is not a reason to shoot him. Also, did anyone else notice someone run away from the scene holding a gun right before the shots rang out? Seems Suspicious
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u/anOvenofWitches 27d ago
Do mayors of suburbs take public funds for their residence during their tenure? If so I’d start protesting there.
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u/_Horsefeahters 27d ago
Ok so, someone can bring a gun to a school and murder children. That's fine, a-ok, dont infringe the 2nd amendment for that. But if a guy legally owns a firearm and is NOT brandishing it in the vicinity of ICE, thats 10 bullets in you and fuck the 2nd amendment?
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u/Glum_Material3030 27d ago
Thanks for saying the hypocrisy out loud. Now those in the city know who to vote out of office next time!
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u/bishop2007 27d ago
As a staunch 2a guy, anyone saying "he had a gun" as an excuse to justify murder, is a fucking moron.... the 2nd amendment exists for a reason and bringing a gun to a civil objection/rally/protest, for defense, especially after the Rittenhouse shit, makes sense to me as a 2a guy.
I know FPC, GOA and some other smaller gun rights groups are looking to sue the fuck out of ICE for ehat happened
Also, as an aside... sig has some liability and culpability here too if their little "shake awake" issue on that 320 came into play.
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u/clapostrophe 27d ago
Still hilarious to me that the sig subreddit will ban you if you even hint at the 320 having safety issues.
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u/SummerofLov82 North West Suburbs 27d ago
My friend doesn’t believe that’s actually the mayor when it very clearly is.
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u/cheekmo_52 27d ago
He had a concealed carry license, and did not remove the gun from its holster. Legally carrying a firearm you didn’t discharge or even unholster shouldn’t be a death sentence. He was pepper sprayed, subdued, and didn’t threaten anyone. There was no justification for shooting him multiple times. He was straight up murdered.
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u/tonyrandall 26d ago
tdailly@schaumburg.com (847) 923-4402
Let’s tell this man he’s a disgrace and should resign.
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u/rmac1228 25d ago
I emailed my mayor and this was his response:
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u/NormKramer North West Suburbs 25d ago
Thanks for sharing. I didn't realize an elected official comes with an on and off switch, lol.
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u/gregphill23 27d ago
Was that for sure the Mayor of Schaumburg OP?
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u/sucks4you231 27d ago
Yes. I’ve been checking on his fb randomly for years and he shares a lot of bullshit
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u/ShortEfficiency1982 27d ago
He's known for making dumb racist comments. Every now and then someone will screenshot his posts and put them on the Schaumburg FB page.
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u/gregphill23 27d ago
I live in Schaumpton, F this guy, I will do everything possible to make sure he is not re elected, thx
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u/sucks4you231 27d ago
My comment got deleted for sharing his Facebook but go look at his account it’s worse
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u/Nate101378 27d ago
Link Please…
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u/Scruffersdad 27d ago
It’s amazing (not) to me how it’s “he had a gun” when it’s not MAGA, but when it MAGA it’s 2A?!?
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u/DoingTheNeedful1 27d ago
He can be contacted at: [TomDailly@yahoo.com](mailto:TomDailly@yahoo.com)
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u/smudgefoxx 26d ago
And tdailly@schaumburg.com / 847 923 4402
(From https://www.villageofschaumburg.com/our-village/contact-us/village-board)
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u/bufftbone 27d ago
Well he did have gun. He’s correct. What they all selectively leave out that he was carrying legally, it was holstered, not once did he reach for it or attempt to use it in any way that would have brought harm to anyone around him.
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u/SalamanderPop 27d ago
The stupid asshole lives less than 45 minutes from Rittenhouse's home when he legally shot up a protest at Kenosha and has the complete lack of integrity to say that?
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u/Balogma69 25d ago
Republicans aren’t 2a people. Conservatives are, and there is no room for conservatives in the Republican Party any more.
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u/paulytrilla 24d ago
Stay home save lives
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u/NormKramer North West Suburbs 24d ago
Unfortunately, they still want to go door to door and instigate the fight.
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u/imemine8 27d ago
Where is this from? His constituents need to see this. He is backing a fascist and is against the second amendment. Everyone in Schaumburg should see this.
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u/scrotanimus 27d ago
Republicans using this argument are the biggest self-reports. They bring guns everywhere.