The Obama administration’s calamitous policy of abandoning U.S. control of Internet domain names is being handled by none other than his controversial Chicago crony, Penny Pritzker. Pritzker, the Hyatt billionaire and subprime mortgage lender who withdrew her name from consideration
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, smiling broadly and supporting himself with a cane, appeared Tuesday in state media for the first time in nearly six weeks, ending an absence that fed global speculation that
For the first time this season, Chicago experienced cool temperatures over the whole weekend, and while cooler temps don’t always coincide with fewer shootings, this weekend’s violence was relatively light with two killed and only eight wounded. Compared to weeks
Convicted killer John Wilson, Jr. murdered 14-year-old Brenda O’Laughlin when she walked in on him during a robbery of her parent’s suburban Chicago home in 2011, but his abuse of the O’Laughlin family isn’t over. At his sentencing hearing last
One of the many stories the U.S. media doesn’t want to examine too closely is the spread of EV-D68, a “non-polio enterovirus” that’s been acting an awful lot like polio lately. I’ve written about it several times here at The
On a recent visit to family in Chicago, my wife, daughter and I were driving home from a dinner party at friends when we noticed that the local Skokie Police Department had blocked off several residential streets. “Wow, they must
Sharyl Attkisson, the former CBS reporter who was stonewalled while investigating the Benghazi scandal, said the federal government’s lack of transparency regarding the Enterovirus outbreak is leading some Americans to believe that it could be related to the thousands of
A federal customs official at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport says that they are not trained or equipped to face passengers who might be infected with Ebola. President Barack Obama finally announced that five of the nations largest international airports
Wednesday at an AdvaMed event in Chicago former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave an extensive non-answer on the medical device tax ObamaCare controversy. For five minutes, Clinton said the opponents have a case, but everyone still needs to carefully look at “the pluses and
The 2014-2015 NHL season starts Wednesday on Rivalry Night with a game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is the perfect beginning for what should be another exciting season. The NHL implemented a few rule changes,
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the department tasked with collecting taxes from the British public, has been undertaking psychological experiments unbeknownst to the British people, in order to work out how best to elicit the tax payments as quickly as
Despite a cold weekend and Chicago being hit with the earliest snow flurry in decades, the violence in the city’s streets did not let up. Three were killed and 31 were wounded. The first death occurred in the South Deering
CHICAGO (AP) — A 19-year-old American left a letter expressing disgust with Western society for his parents before trying to board a plane in Chicago, the first step in his plan to sneak into Syria to join the Islamic State
President Obama will not talk about the Ebola case in Dallas, although administration officials are working hard to signal that he remains fully aware of the situation and is demonstrating leadership. Hours after the Center for Disease control revealed on
A new Rasmussen poll shows the Illinois Governors race nearly a tie with the state’s Democratic Governor Pat Quinn holding a two-point advantage over GOP challenger Bruce Rauner. In years’ past a libertarian or any independent party line candidate was
On Saturday, October 4, unseasonably cold weather brought Chicago the third earliest snow flurries on record. The two earlier snow flurries in records compiled starting in 1881 occurred during the last week of September, the first in 1928 and the
This week includes The Battle of Texas, a battle to protect Tom Brady, a coach changing quarterbacks to help save his job, and another coach primed to change quarterbacks to save his season. Arizona Cardinals (3-0) at Denver Broncos (2-1)
Only the New York area has more African immigrants than the Washington, D.C. region, as the last 12 years saw the largest increase in America’s African-born population. According to Census data that was released on Wednesday, “the foreign-born population from
The Cleveland Cavaliers opened the offseason facing 60-1 odds to win the 2014-2015 NBA championship. Vegas.com now lists them at 16-5, making the decided underdog the favorite of all 30 NBA teams. Adding a new coach, Kevin Love, and, oh
DALLAS, Texas — Over 3,500 passengers from Ebola affected nations have been allowed to enter the U.S. without any special screening since January 1, 2014, according to a leaked internal intelligence report from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office
A federal bankruptcy judge’s ruling in the Stockton bankruptcy case Wednesday may trigger more municipal bankruptcies in California and stoke benefit changes at the bargaining table, according to some of the nation’s leading pension watchdogs. The decision, by Judge Christopher
On Monday, I had the opportunity to visit the Muslim Community Center Academy, a new Islamic elementary school in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, my old home town. The MCC recently opened in the same building that once housed the
Born into slavery and later ordained in Rome, the first African-American diocesan priest has just taken a big step toward being recognized as a Catholic saint. On Monday, the Archdiocese of Chicago closed the final diocesan phase of the investigation
HOUSTON, Texas — Twenty-two defendants are facing federal charges for allegedly having a role in a massive web of drug rings extended from Mexico all throughout the United States. The interconnected drug rings apparently dealt in the supply and distribution
An online stalker who had issued threats of “gang rape and throat slitting” for several months has reportedly victimized Sophia Bush, but on Monday night the Chicago P.D. actress fired back on Instagram. “For the past few months I have been harassed
