Saturday, ABC Chicago inaccurately reported fifteen of the 22 democratic candidates** took part in a candidate forum for the 2nd congressional district special election to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Here is ABC’s Coverage: So what’s the problem? For starters
On the heels of the embattled Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s resignation from Congress, his wife, Sandi Jackson, has now too resigned from her post as the alderwoman in Chicago. Just one month ago, Ms. Jackson denied reports that she was considering stepping
Chicago Alderman Joe “Proco” Moreno has stated that the government is justified in infringing the Second Amendment because it “already” does. Thursday, Chicago Alderman Joe “Proco” Moreno argued in favor of an assault weapons ban with Fox Business’s Melissa Francis.
There may have been a more personal factor in Washington, D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan’s decision to let NBC’s David Gregory off the hook Friday than the “prosecutorial discretion” he claimed he was exercising by declining to prosecute Gregory for
Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) told the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) on Thursday that he intends to propose income tax cuts in the state budget this summer. Walker will phase in the reduction “over a number of years.” Walker told the
After the Illinois General Assembly failed to bring a bill amounting to a near-total statewide gun ban in last week’s lame duck session, Rahm Emanuel said today he isn’t willing to wait any longer for new gun control laws. Emanuel
Just two days into the official race for former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.’s seat (IL-2), some of the Chicago media are inexplicably able to declare which party will win–the Democrats–and telling their viewers the same. This is despite the fact
The St. Louis based moving company United Van Lines is reporting that Illinois leads the nation alongside New Jersey with the nations highest move out rates. United Van Lines spokeswoman, Melissa Sullivan told CBS affiliate KMOX in St. Louis, 60.5% of
Monday marked the filing deadline for candidate seeking to appear on the February 26 primary ballot for Illinois’s 2nd Congressional District Special Election to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. All in all, twenty-two candidates have turned in the petitions yesterday. Seventeen
This Illinois Senate postponed voting on two anti-gun House Bills that passed out of the Public Health Committee on Wednesday. The proposed measures would lead to a virtual gun ban in the state of Illinois. A major effort to urge
On Wednesday, the Illinois Senate Public Health Committee, led by anti-gun, Senate President John Cullerton and backed by Governor Patrick Quinn, passed House Bills 1263 and 815. These measures, if passed would ban nearly all common firearms and magazines, and institute new
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife Sandi, a Chicago alderman, was called a traitor to the community by local grassroots activist Mack Glover. Glover’s accusation came during a December meeting about the housing and foreclosure problems in the black communities of
Breitbart News has confirmed that The University of Chicago Laboratory School, where Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sends his children, is protected by an armed, on-duty police officer. University of Chicago Police public information personnel informed Breitbart News that there is
Will County, IL–Potential Republican candidates in the upcoming special election over embattled former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.’s, 2nd district seat expressed optimism in a Will County Republicans meeting last Thursday night. Don’t tell the mainstream media, but so far, all four
In this week’s showdown over newly proposed charter schools, organizers of the Chicago Teachers Union teamed up with hard left-wing community organizations, Action Now, Stand Up Chicago, Teachers for Social Justice and members of the International Socialist Organization under the
At a Chicago Teachers Union protest in November, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski refused to cover Chicago Teachers Union members’ connection to the International Socialist Organization and told me Breitbart News was “full of s**t,” after I asked him if he
While a guest on a local Chicago radio show, Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) VP Jesse Sharkey was questioned over his recent participation in the Midwest Marxism Conference and refused to answer why he was there and what relationship the Chicago
Former Congressman Mel Reynolds, who resigned in disgrace from the Illinois 2nd Congressional District after being convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker, wants his old seat back. Reynolds announced at a press conference on Wednesday that he would
On Tuesday afternoon, nearly 1500 Chicagoans gathered outside of the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago for a rally to show solidarity and support with Israel. The rally was quiet and peaceful, however, it did draw hostile opposition from anti-Israel protesters,
On Thursday night, Nov. 15, anti-Israel protesters gathered outside of President Obama’s re-election campaign headquarters in Chicago to protest what they call “Israeli war crimes.” The protest was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Group, the Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights
On Saturday, Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jesse Sharkey participated in the International Socialist Organization Midwest Marxism Conference at Northwestern University. Much of the conference focused on the successful intervention and assistance by the ISO to the Chicago Teachers Union
City Hall officials have acknowledged that staff for Mayor Rahm Emanuel have been illegally recording phone conversations with Chicago Tribune reporters. The Illinois Eavesdropping Act prohibits the recording of a conversation without consent of “all parties” involved. The Chicago Tribune
This Saturday, the Midwest Marxist Conference was held at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. The event was teeming with teachers who spoke about the new found bond between the radical socialists and their Teachers Union. The all-day event, which
Tonight at President Obama’s headquarters in Chicago, supporters are confident, but many remain cautiously optimistic at best. The vibe around the room seems to be nervous, however each time something positive for the president is broadcast, the crowd is erupting
