The Bulls are back in town. Hard to believe, but the NBA season is here and in Chicago there is reason for optimism. Considering the poor play of the bumbling Bears, the Windy City turns its lonely eyes to the
Jose Canseco blew off the middle finger of his left hand Tuesday afternoon while cleaning his handgun at home. The former Oakland Athletics slugger was taken to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where doctors said that no matter what
The 2014-2015 NBA season started where the 2013-2014 season left off: with the Spurs winning. But Vegas Insider sees the season ending differently: with the Cavaliers, a team that has missed the playoffs for four straight years, winning it all
The City of Chicago is currently mired in a red-light camera scandal replete with bribes to city officials, indictments, and improperly timed cameras geared to hand out illicit fines. But despite all this, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel refuses to refund
Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies reported that the majority of cases handled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is “people who are convicted criminals” on Tuesday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News
On Tuesday, public health officials met with local mayors and government representatives in order to help familiarize local officials, including Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), with details of the public plan that has been laid out to handle a potential Ebola
WGN in Chicago reported that around $8,000 was stolen from New Beginnings Church in Chicago’s South Side, a burglary that the church’s pastor believes is motivated by his support for Republican candidates. The church’s pastor, Rev. Corey Brooks, who has
The Jets made a quarterback change on Monday, replacing Geno Smith with Michael Vick. While the Jets playoff chances are basically nil, having lost seven games in a row, they need a morale-boosting victory very badly. And if Jets coach
October has been one of the most violent months this year in the city of Chicago: This weekend, four were killed and 32 were wounded during a Indian Summer-like weekend. The deaths occurred on Friday and Sunday, but Chicago was lucky
A Catholic university located in Chicago has given its blessing to a student organization for “pagans,” according to The Campus Fix. Loyola University of Chicago, a Jesuit school, pushed back a little bit and asked the group to change its name
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady gave the staggering Chicago Bears plenty to yell about. The streaking quarterback threw five scoring passes in one of the best games of his brilliant career and the New England Patriots cruised to a
It’s already Week Eight in the NFL, and we are starting to see the cream rise to the top, with teams such as Denver, Indianapolis, New England, Baltimore, Green Bay, and Dallas looking like the NFL elite. But as we
Little League sensation Mo’ne Davis did not undermine her amateur status or her NCAA eligibility by appearing in a commercial for Chevrolet aired on Tuesday’s World Series game between the Giants and the Royals. The commercial, directed by Spike Lee,
When President Obama appeared at a local Chicago polling place to cast his vote during the first week of Illinois’ early voting period, the poll worker didn’t believe he was who he said he was. The president appeared at the
The Chicago Department of Public Health has developed a unique program using Twitter to track Chicagoans complaining about food poisoning from local restaurants in order to launch surprise health inspections on city restaurants. Starting last year, the Chicago Health Department
This article was was written by Howard W. Foster and originally posted by The National Interest. The Chicago Department of Public Health, like its counterparts in all major cities, is quite open about the availability of taxpayer-funded care for pregnant women who
President Barack Obama’s new Ebola Czar won’t start until Wednesday, even though the White House announced his new role on Friday. Although Klain has visited the White House since his appointment, White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz confirmed that
The number of those shot and killed in Chicago over the weekend almost mirrored last weekend’s, with two killed and nine wounded. Over the weekend of October third, only one fewer person was wounded but the same number was killed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to make his first major campaign appearances of the midterm elections. Obama plans to attend a Sunday afternoon rally for Anthony Brown in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Brown is Maryland’s lieutenant governor and
LOS ANGELES, California — Porn mogul and publisher Larry Flynt’s well-known Hustler store in Hollywood will be closing, as the famed Sunset Strip prepares to undergo an upscale makeover which will include a wave of luxury hotels, residences, restaurants, and
The famed bleacher seats at Chicago’s Wrigley Field have been torn down as a $577 million renovation project continues in the Windy City. The bleachers are to be rebuilt, adding 300 seats in left and right fields. More concessions stands
A fresh delivery of hope arrives from the medical community, as the Chicago Tribune reports a major advance toward understanding how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, erodes the ability of victims’ brains to control
A new assessment by the pest control company Orkin has awarded Chicago, Illinois, the Windy City, a new title: Rat City USA. Reviewing its client and jobs list for 2013, the national pest control company fond that Chicago topped its lists
DALLAS (AP) — A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Wednesday. The
In support of California’s new “Yes Means Yes” campus sex law, Vox.com blogger Ezra Klein announced that in his opinion men need a “spike of fear” in their sexual relationships in order to keep them all from turning into rapists
