Numerous people reported a series of loud booms at around 10:30 p.m.; many said they specifically heard seven of them.
The reports came from neighborhoods that included Lincoln Park, Lake View, Uptown, Ravenswood, Avondale, Logan Square and Albany Park.
Several people attributed the booms to fireworks and described clouds lighting up. (News Radio 78)
That’s all, folks. Seven neighborhoods reported loud booms Thursday night. Some with bright light. Security or door cams caught some blasts.
The above is the only news report on the loud booms. I searched yesterday morning and afternoon, and this morning. Not one other supposed Chicago news media entity in Chicago reported on the multiple blasts. There was no word from the Chicago Police or Fire Departments. Nothing from the mayor or the alderpeople in the affected wards.
Except for the citizens who heard the booms, there was not one peep. Zero, zilch, nada. Inquiring minds want to know why there was no coverage or official statement over these apparent simultaneous multiple blasts across the Northside of Chicago. There were no reports of damage or injuries. Maybe that is why there are no reports of the incident.
Why is there no speculation about what caused these multiple simultaneous booms? Was it some social media prank? Some dare? Was it a natural or weather phenomenon?
I found a story from the spring of this year where similar simultaneous incidents occurred in Rogers Park. That may have been a TikTok challenge using homemade bottle bombs. Was Thursday’s incident something similar? Three people I talked to are upset over almost zero coverage of these incidents, except by News Radio 78. They are also upset that the Chicago Police did not have a statement on this.
This is Chicago under Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the total degradation of what used to be called journalism. It is a pity The Fifth Floor of City Hall and the Fourth Estate are equally useless. The Chicago news media only reports what they are told. To keep them aroused, the city and Police Department generate XXXX pornography, data and data analytics, which are meaningless. But, hey, those reporters sure drool and slobber in self-pleasing pleasure when they get them.
Will we ever find out what happened Thursday night? Don’t count on it. Remember the Cool Hand Luke movie quote; “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” That is the state of Chicago today.