ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN Mark Kirk wants to take a bite out of suburban crime. And in doing so, he also hopes to curb the growing Democratic advantage on some political turf Republicans used to dominate. Last week Kirk unveiled a list of the “Top 10 Most Wanted Gang Members” in Lake County, Illinois, a handsome area of hamlets north of Chicago.

“Illinois leads the nation in per capita gang members, fueled in part by the growth of suburban street gangs,” Kirk said. “As violent gangs are pushed out of Chicago, they are relocating in the northern suburbs.”