
It rarely ends well when you get a tattoo on your face. Richard Magnan sports many of them. The one on his forehead announcing “F— the World” may just emerge as the prosecution’s exhibit A in his upcoming trial. Perhaps
by Daniel J. Flynn10 Jul 2014, 12:30 AM PST0

Wednesday on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” MSNBC host Al Sharpton discussed the violence in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend in which 82 people were shot saying “there must be tougher legislation.” The civil right leader argued Congress
by Breitbart TV9 Jul 2014, 2:43 PM PST0

Former NBA player Rick Brunson, 42, arrested on June 25 and charged with aggravated battery and attempted sexual assault, allegedly gave the name “Patrick Ewing” in a massage appointment on April 2. The masseuse alleges that the faux-Pat Ewing attempted to
by William Bigelow9 Jul 2014, 1:55 PM PST0

Tom Bevan, the co-founder of RealClearPolitics.com, is calling Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago a “war zone.” Bevan, a Chicago resident and host of a local weekend radio show, noted in a July 8 post that even as Chicagoans have become used
by Warner Todd Huston8 Jul 2014, 3:20 PM PST0

The Chicago White Sox thought they had a great promotion idea by giving fans White Sox rain ponchos to wear in the stands during the July 2 game. Unsurprisingly they were produced in a brilliant white color. The problem only
by Warner Todd Huston8 Jul 2014, 11:46 AM PST0

On Monday, July 7, Chicago was roiled by the toll of violence that occurred over the long Independence Day holiday when it was reported that the weekend saw 82 shootings with 14 deaths – 8 of those deaths from shootings involving police.
by Warner Todd Huston7 Jul 2014, 5:25 PM PST0

On July 7 Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said the ongoing gang violence in Chicago is due to “lax state and federal gun laws.” According to CNN, 60 people were shot and 9 killed in Chicago during the long July
by AWR Hawkins7 Jul 2014, 3:44 PM PST0

Jeff Samardzija, who was traded to the Oakland Athletics from the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, then started for Oakland on Sunday, left some Oakland fans wishing his name was “Catfish Hunter” or “Bob Welch” when they failed in their attempts
by William Bigelow7 Jul 2014, 9:49 AM PST0

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon of Illinois has died. His son Jeffrey Dixon tells The Associated Press that the 86-year-old died Sunday at his home in Fairview Heights. He had recently been hospitalized for heart problems,
by Breitbart News6 Jul 2014, 7:03 PM PST0

On Sunday afternoon, a Major League Soccer player received a yellow card for celebrating a goal by taking a selfie photo with fans. Sporting Kansas City forward Dom Dwyer scored in the 33rd minute against the Chicago Fire and promptly
by BW6 Jul 2014, 3:26 PM PST0

While most of the city spent the weekend celebrating our Declaration of Independence and the birth of our nation, gang violence raged in Chicago, killing three and wounding 37. Even as the bang of fireworks heralded the evening of the
by Warner Todd Huston5 Jul 2014, 9:37 PM PST0

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, the “war on women” meme is back in full force. The abortion industry and the political left are actively distorting the ruling on social media as a way to
by Dr. Susan Berry3 Jul 2014, 6:39 PM PST0
Bill Ayers had been in the news again lately after agreeing to be interviewed by Fox’s Megyn Kelly this week. This brings up one of the most contested issues from the 2008 race when Democrats insisted Obama had only a
by John Sexton3 Jul 2014, 2:49 PM PST0

The newspaper of record in Rochester is sorry about the 1,000 cases of black on Asian violence over the last several years. Specifically, the editors are not apologizing for ignoring the racial violence, which they did for years, but for
by Colin Flaherty3 Jul 2014, 12:45 PM PST0

With such awful reviews, it might be that my expectations were low, but I had a great time at “Transformers: Age of Extinction.” For me to check my watch only once during a movie that runs nearly three hours… Let’s
by John Nolte3 Jul 2014, 11:50 AM PST0

Boston Red Sox star David “Big Papi” Ortiz thinks he has the explanation for why the Chicago Cubs have had such a long losing streak: they play too many day games. Ortiz points out that it is difficult for Cubs
by Warner Todd Huston2 Jul 2014, 10:30 AM PST0

When Colorado Democrats were pushing a gun control package that contained a “high capacity” magazine ban in March 2013, Weld County Sheriff John Cooke said his department would not enforce the measure if it were implemented. It was implemented, and
by AWR Hawkins1 Jul 2014, 7:44 PM PST0

With the weekend behind us, it is time once again to tally up the carnage in the Windy City, a city with some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation. This time only one person was killed, but
by Warner Todd Huston30 Jun 2014, 1:57 PM PST0

Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, reliably left-wing columnist Neil Steinberg is disgusted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling against “buffer zones” at abortion clinics, saying that the unanimous decision proves women in the country are “second-class citizens.” Last week
by Warner Todd Huston30 Jun 2014, 12:33 PM PST0

At least 27 people were shot, one of them fatally, in Chicago over the weekend of June 27 to June 29. According to NBC Chicago, the lone fatality was “a 42-year-old man shot in the head while riding his bike.”
by AWR Hawkins30 Jun 2014, 4:03 AM PST0

The Bulls stepped out of their comfort zone last week, and there’s reason to believe their boldness will pay dividends. Following year after year of drafting pedestrian, ho-hum players, Chicago made a splash. The club traded two picks and another selection for
by Kevin Scholla29 Jun 2014, 7:10 PM PST0
As a young fan of sci-fi, horror, and action films, I used to bristle when a critic would say some movie I enjoyed was “un-reviewable,” impervious to rational analysis, and bound to be a hit with the people who wanted
by John Hayward28 Jun 2014, 2:29 PM PST0

Hating on someone’s draft pick is like hating on someone’s lottery ticket. You literally have no idea what its real value is until you cash it. There’s every chance that you could end up laughing at a future Hall of
by Dylan Gwinn27 Jun 2014, 11:21 AM PST0

So this is what the promise of amnesty looks like. “Death trains” rumbling through Mexico teeming with children, headed for the U.S. border. Teenage girls raped. Unspeakable violence at the hands of ruthless coyotes, carrying out President Obama’s stunningly reckless
by Charles Hurt26 Jun 2014, 12:59 PM PST0

While Iraq and the Middle East are falling apart, thousands of illegal immigrants are flooding the southern border of the United States, an American is being held hostage by the Palestinians, and the IRS scandal is exploding, Barack Obama found
by William Bigelow26 Jun 2014, 12:16 PM PST0