A “safety patrol” group known as the Guardian Angels wants to change the moniker of the glamorous shopping district of Chicago’s Michigan Avenue from the “Magnificent Mile,” as it is commonly known around the world, to “Muggers’ Mile.” The Alliance
Since early May, the Chicago murder rate for2013 has nearly matched that of 2012’s bloodbath; for those living among the south and west side war zones, the numbers are not getting better. The most recent Chicago Crime Statistics Portal shows
A Chicago man charged with murdering 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins as her father was changing her diaper will be back in court today for a status hearing. Koman Willis, who pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and aggravated murder, is believed
On the eve of Detroit filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history, Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago had its bond rating downgraded by Moody’s Investor Services. Moody’s summarized the following weaknesses contributing to the city’s downgrade: • Extremely underfunded pension plans: actuaries
As the institutional left prepares to deploy its organizers to well choreographed protests against the “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, black activists in President Obama’s hometown of Chicago are asking what happened to their president and his
On July 10, 2013, the following video was posted on eco-activist Andrea Ladenthin’s Facebook page and then reposted to YouTube by Media Trackers. The video shows a group of militant eco-activists verbally threatening workers and attempting to shut down a
Sailors from around the country are making their final preparations for the 105th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, kicking off Saturday morning in Chicago. “The Mack,” as it is known, is the oldest annual freshwater distance race in world,
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) issued a line item veto of House Bill 214 today, suspending lawmakers’ pay in Springfield, for failing to pass pension reform. Quinn has recently come under fire from top Illinois Democrats, including his 2014 challenger
The Illinois House has voted to override Governor Pat Quinn’s amendatory veto to HB 183, a law passed by both houses in May, which would give Illinois residents their constitutional right to carry a concealed firearm. The override to Quinn’s
The number two Democrat in the Senate, Dick Durbin (D-IL), has been a staunch ally for President Obama’s massive takeover of American’s healthcare, but now Durbin has told WLS Chicago that Obamacare (the Affordable Healthcare Act) needs changes and improvements. Durbin’s
There were 67 people shot and 11 killed over the long Independence Day weekend in Chicago. Of the 67, eight were shot, with one killed, in a single Saturday evening attack in the West Side neighborhood of Lawndale. The Chicago
Racks of new sky blue bicycles began appearing on Chicago’s sidewalks last week with the launch of highly anticipated (for some) city bike-sharing program. Residents and tourists can pick up a big blue bike at one of the city’s first
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has issued an amendatory veto to the Conceal and Carry legislation, House Bill 183, which passed both houses by a veto-proof majority last month. The Illinois General Assembly passed the law allowing residents of Illinois their
Last month, President Obama’s former Chief of Staff, Bill Daley, raised $800,000 in the first two and a half weeks since announcing his candidacy for Illinois Governor. Crain’s Chicago Business reports that according to campaign spokesman Pete Giangreco, New York
Chicago Police Officer Richard A. Rizzo has been arrested four times in the past seven years, but that’s not enough to get him fired from the department. Rizzo has been arrested for domestic battery, child endangerment and aggravated assault with
Mayor Rahm Emanuel named millionaire venture capitalist Deborah Quazzo to fill the Chicago Public School Board vacancy left after billionaire Penny Pritzker resigned ahead of her nomination for U.S. Secretary of Commerce in March. A statement released by Emanuel’s office
America’s largest Socialist conference, “Socialism 2013” will kick off today in Chicago. According to their website, Glenn Greenwald, the left-wing writer for the Guardian, who has recently come under fire for his role in breaking Eric Snowden’s claims of NSA
Prior to Tuesday’s Senate confirmation of Penny Pritzker as Secretary of Commerce, Politico asked “On Pritzker, where is the outrage?” Given bipartisan opposition from the public, along with Pritzker’s crony business history, it’s a good question. Media outlets both liberal
After sailing through her confirmation hearing, Penny Pritzker was confirmed on Tuesday by the U.S. Senate as the next Secretary of Commerce. Despite strong opposition from both liberals and conservatives, the Senate voted 97 to 1 to confirm Pritzker. Self-described democratic
The violence of Chicago has extended to the nearby city of Cicero after news that the owner of a pizzeria died after helping his wife escape from a robber holding her at gunpoint. Giovanni Donancricchia, 64, passed away early Thursday
Jim Allen, the Republican Party Chairman of Montgomery County, IL, resigned on Thursday after the Republican News Watch website published an email that Allen sent containing racist and disparaging remarks about Erika Harold, a former Miss America and current primary challenger
Rahm Emanuel’s first two years as Mayor of Chicago have been nothing less than turbulent. To help weather the many storms, he has been able to rely on an obedient and forgiving Chicago media. Time Magazine’s June 10 cover story hailed
After a Father’s Day weekend bloodbath in which 46 people were shot and eight were killed, including one by a police officer, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy have little to show for their claims of reduced
Arguably one of the most liberal Republican senators in Washington, D.C., Mark Kirk of Illinois, voted against bringing the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill to debate last week. Kirk is now facing a backlash from the Chicago media for his
After a meeting with Governor Pat Quinn (D), Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross (R) told reporters he is suspicious that Senate President John Cullerton (D) and House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) are intentionally sabotaging passage of a pension reform
In an advertisement released Monday night, Bill Daley, former Chief of Staff to President Obama and brother of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, announced an exploratory committee to run for governor of Illinois. Daley has never held public office, but
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, at the helm of arguably the most corrupt city in the nation, has an image challenge. He has created enemies left, right, and center in the name of budget cuts while racking up spending on pet projects
Bill Daley, brother of former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and successor to Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff for President Obama, is considering a run for Illinois governor. A Daley run has been circulating in the rumor mill for several
Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) is not backing down in his public war of words with Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL). Last week, the congressman said, Kirk’s idea to go round up thousands of suspected gangsters in Chicago was an “upper-middle class,
After the 2011 redistricting of the Illinois congressional map, two of the state’s districts were featured on Slate’s list for the 20 most gerrymandered in the country–Illinois’s fourth, and seventeenth districts. After redistricting, the seventeenth became more compact and rational.
Protesters from all sides of the political spectrum protested President Obama on Wednesday evening outside a fundraiser he attended for the DCCC in Chicago. Not only is the president wildly unpopular with the right, he also seems to be losing
Opponents are still speaking out against the Chicago Public School Board’s decision to shut down 49 elementary schools. Jesse Jackson has been following the Chicago Teachers Union’s lead, providing vocal opposition and appearing at union protests with CTU President Karen
Regrettably, I only recognized the significance of Memorial Day a few years ago. Somewhere between that time and my childhood, I grew accustomed to the idea that while watching images of Memorial Day services on TV, it was really the
Secretary of Commerce nominee Penny Pritzker coasted through her Senate Commerce Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Thursday. Members of both parties on the committee largely ignored Pritzker’s questionable business practices, offshore investments, and tax problems, as well as the
Labor unions have made it clear that they are not fans of Obama campaign bundler Penny Pritzker or her family’s Hyatt Hotel chain. Thursday morning, they flexed some muscle in opposition to Pritzker’s nomination to become Commerce Secretary at her confirmation
Senator Mark Kirk was “uncertain” about supporting Hyatt Hotel heiress and Obama campaign bundler Penny Pritzker for Commerce Secretary until a few days ago. Ahead of Thursday’s confirmation hearing, Kirk has announced he is joining his Illinois counterpart Dick Durbin
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D) has thrown his support behind Penny Pritzker for U.S. Secretary of Commerce. After meeting with Pritzker last week, Durbin told the Chicago Tribune she would make an “outstanding” Cabinet secretary, and he would do everything he
After coming under fire in 2008 for her role in the failure of her family’s subprime-lending Superior Bank, President Obama’s campaign defended their then-campaign finance chairwomen, Penny Pritzker, claiming, that “she stepped down as chairwoman of the bank’s board in
Fran Sweet, a 68-year old retiree, says she is still out $69,400 after the failure of Penny Pritzker’s subprime-speculating Superior Bank in 2001. Sweet told Breitbart News, “It was not a failure. It was a bank robbery… My feeling is
