In Germany, Sen. Obama announced that he is a “Citizen of the World” in a campaign speech directed at many tourists, Germans, and the US media. Being a Citizen of the World is hard to classify on a passport or an Olympic competition, but the process of obtaining World Citizenship seems simple enough: Gather $300 Million, spend it like mad to get your party’s nomination…lure 200,000 Germans into an arena…make a slew of odd and bombastic declarations…and you pretty much get your World Citizenship.

An side effect of World Citizenry seems to be a complete shutdown of your constituency. Here’s a tally of news reports from the 7th Ward in Chicago (within Obama’s previous State Senate District) over the time that Sen. Obama has been travelling.

Bruised and battered…police reports, on July 18 at 5:30 p.m., Barbara Miller, 61, of the 7600 block of south Kingston, entered Macy’s, 111 N. State, and allegedly stuffed $159.75 worth of food and..




15-Year-Old CPS Student Slain in West Pullman Jones, of 7757 S. Yates Blvd., was shot in the head June 18 at West 119th Street and South Perry Avenue and was pronounced dead at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn at 3:37 p.m. June 19.




Man shot, killed on South Side street Police were notified about 11:55 a.m. of a shooting at 8601 S. Phillips Ave., according to News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak.




Arson attempt probed at Cook County commissioner’s officeA neighbor saw someone on the roof of the office, 2552 E. 79th St., about 10 p.m., police said Monday afternoon, citing preliminary reports. The neighbor notified police, and Chicago firefighters responded to pour water on gasoline found on the roof to dissipate it, said Officer Dan O’Brien, a police spokesman.