St. Patrick's Day Weekend in Chicago

St. Patrick's Day was to have been canceled. Not everyone got that message. 2 people who were fatally shot have been identified in South Side mass shooting that left 13 others injured at ‘pop-up party,’ Chicago police say

Though this might have only been a regular weekend party, or some other kind of celebration.

At least 15 people were shot, two of them fatally, inside a “pop-up party” early Sunday at a business that operates as a tow company and apparent event space on the South Side, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said.

"Apparent event space" must be the new Woke phraseology for unlicensed party venue. (Are COVID-19 restrictions still in place?)

Well, maybe it was a personal celebration of someone associated with the business.

There was an attached garage with a bar set up inside, Brown said.

“At one point it may have been an old lounge that is obviously converted just for the pop-up party,” he said. “We don’t know what the celebration associated with this party was at this point. We’re still trying to follow up on leads on what that motive might be.”

This wasn't the only shooting over the weekend of course, but it went a long way to making a usually bad weekend in Chicago, a crazy bad weekend. HeyJackass! brings us the details with St. Patrick’s Stupidity. (The photo that greets you at that link may or may not be safe for work. I would use caution.)

At this point last year, hoarding toilet paper and pine boxing nursing homes was all the rage. Fast forward it’s-not-a-lockdown-it’s-not-martial-law-two-weeks-to-flatten-the-curve later and the parades are cancelled again, bars have limited vomit inducing capacity and yet the lead will continue to fly without interruption on what is usually one of the drunkest weekends of the year.

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