Top Chicago Official: “The system is failing us, after some scary incidents after dark I will no longer take the El after evening rush hour”

Mary Wisniewski, Director Of Communications at Cook County Chief Judge’s Office, came clean on social media about crime in Chicago. Timothy C. Evans is the chief judge and many blame him for the rising crime in the city so it is weird, or maybe a message to citizens not to vote for the guy this November, for her to say:

“I have ridden the @cta all my life. It has many great employees, and public transit is essential. However, after some scary incidents after dark, I will no longer take the El after evening rush hour.

“I’ll do Metra, bike or taxi. The system is failing us, especially women alone. @cta FIX your security problem. Tonight after a movie, I went to the Clark & Lake station. While waiting for the train, I was seriously, aggressively harassed by some guy – he was miming masturbation, touching my hand… very scary.

“There must have been 30-plus security guards upstairs in the station, laughing, like they were at a party.

“You had to maneuver around them. But downstairs, where the trains are, NOBODY.

WHILE WAITING FOR THE TRAIN, I WAS SERIOUSLY, AGGRESSIVELY HARASSED BY SOME GUY – HE WAS MIMING MASTURBATION, TOUCHING MY HAND… VERY SCARY. NO GUARDS IN SIGHT. I GOT ON THE PHONE WITH A FRIEND, AND WHEN THE TRAIN CAME, I DASHED FOR THE FIRST CAR. I’VE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED…

— MARY WISNIEWSKI (@MARYWIZCHICAGO) OCTOBER 25, 2022

AND I’VE TAKEN THE CTA ALL MY LIFE. AND DON’T TELL ME “YOU SHOULD HAVE YELLED” OR “YOU SHOULD HAVE PUSHED THE ALARM BUTTON.” I DIDN’T THINK OF IT BECAUSE I WAS FREAKED OUT. IF YOU’RE GOING TO SPEND MILLIONS ON SECURITY, MAKE SURE THEY’RE DOING THEIR DAMN JOB!

— MARY WISNIEWSKI (@MARYWIZCHICAGO) OCTOBER 25, 2022