Rumors and speculation- Chicago

Over at Second City Cop blog- see the post All Hands on Deck. Chicago's high murder rate will get national attention from the MSM soon, and the wieners in charge are scrambling to make like they have police in the areas with the highest number of murders.

Let me guess the angle that will be taken. No mention of the strict gun control in Chicago and Illinois, creating a monopoly of force for those in charge and for those willing to break the law. If they do, it will blame the court cases spanking Chicago for banning handguns for the uptick in violence. The guns will have come from "evil dealers" or the "gun show loophole." (ATF Violent Crime Bureau running guns in and around Illinois recently? Look there, media types) No mention will come of the insane practices of the courts in Chicago- offenders back on the street before the officers have even finished the paperwork is a common comment over at SCC.

Why would the media be allowed choose to cover this before the election? After all, this is the "hometown" of the President. Are they secretly in the tank for Romney, but not quite allowed to express that opinion?