Culture, Uncategorized
College newspaper grovels after calling illegal who murdered its own student an ‘illegal immigrant’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Loyola University Chicago student newspaper apologized for referring to the illegal immigrant who murdered its student Sheridan Gorman, 18, as an illegal immigrant. The… Read More
Politics
Prominent Illinois Democrat breaks with progressives on crime, illegal aliensA noted Illinois Democrat is breaking ranks with progressives in Chicago over the Sheridan Gorman murder, calling for deportation of the alleged perpetrator to the Terrorism Confinement Center in El… Read More
Culture
Chicago official says murder victim may have ‘startled’ alleged illegal immigrant shooter(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Chicago alderwoman appeared to blame an 18-year-old woman for her own fatal shooting last week, allegedly at the hands of an illegal alien. Chicago… Read More
Politics
JB Pritzker boasted Chicago was safe just months before college student shot by illegal immigrant(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker made multiple apparent attempts to portray Chicago as safe, just months before an illegal immigrant allegedly murdered a college freshman… Read More
Politics
Strong majority of Illinois voters support federal school choice program in Tuesday primaryResidents across Illinois gave a resounding “yes” to school choice Tuesday, with 63% of primary voters indicating they want the state to join the new federal school choice tax credit… Read More
Illinois
Analysis: Windy City residents face debt storm, rank No. 1 in financial distressChicago has long marketed itself as a world-class city with global ambition. It was the City That Works . But Chicago no longer works, according to… Read More
Government
Breaking: Chicago Bears closer to moving to NW Indiana after lawmakers approve new stadium bill; Pritzker ‘surprised’The Chicago Bears are one step closer to building a domed stadium in nearby northwest Indiana, which would move the historic franchise out of Chicago and the state of Illinois. According to… Read More
Illinois
Chicago’s $41 billion financial hole exposes city’s pension crisis(The Center Square) – Chicago finished fiscal year 2024 with a $41.1 billion gap between the money it has available to pay bills and the obligations it owes, according to a… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog slams CPS employees for bad behavior, ‘blurred’ boundaries enabling sexual misconduct, $1+ million in fraudA recent report chastised Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for allowing a campus culture enabling sexual misconduct in the wake of a former dean’s conviction of committing sex abuse and assault against… Read More
Government
Congressional leader questions Chicago over alleged discrimination against Christian student teachersA senior Republican lawmaker is demanding answers from Chicago Public Schools after a Christian college accused the district of excluding its students from classroom placements because of their religious beliefs. U.S. Rep. Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools’ $17.5M settlement in sex abuse case helps ‘pursue justice’ for survivors, lawyers sayA $17.5 million settlement has been reached involving a former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school dean convicted of committing sex abuse and assault against a student. “While the… Read More
Government
House committee probes Chicago Teachers Union after years of missing financial auditsCongressional lawmakers are demanding that the Chicago Teachers Union release years of missing financial audits, intensifying scrutiny about why the union is refusing to provide them in the first place. … Read More
Culture
Serial criminal sets innocent woman on fire months after releaseA 26-year-old woman was covered in gasoline and set on fire in a vicious, unprovoked attack on the Chicago subway Nov 17. Bethany MaGee was riding the inbound Blue Line… Read More
Politics
Watch: Illinois Gov. denies Chicago has the highest murder rateIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker tried to claim Chicago was “not in the top 30 in terms of our murder rate,” Thursday but was quickly confronted with a map suggesting it… Read More
National, Uncategorized
Trump urges SCOTUS to allow national guard to deploy in Chicago(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals… Read More
Courts
Federal judge grants Illinois restraining order against Trump for Guard deployment(The Center Square) – A federal judge has granted the state of Illinois’ request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the Trump administration and the U.S. Army from deploying… Read More
Politics
President Trump says Pritzker, Chicago mayor ‘should be in jail’(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump said Illinois’ Democrat leaders deserve to be in jail for letting crime run rampant in the city. Read More
Government
Bondi derides Durbin in fiery testimony(The Daily Signal) – Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on law enforcement issues at a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. Durbin, the ranking member… Read More
Government
‘In the crosshairs of terrorists’: acting ICE director Todd Lyons confirms cartels placing bounties on agents(Daily Caller News Foundation) – United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons said Monday that his agents were facing an “uptick” in threats from drug cartels. ICE… Read More
Government
Feds open fire on armed suspect in Chicago after drivers allegedly ram, box them in(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a Saturday incident in Chicago involving border patrol agents who were “attacked and rammed by vehicles and boxed… Read More