Perpetual Winter in the land of global warming continues as the East Coast of the U.S. is set to get hit by yet another snowstorm despite that Spring has sprung. The storm descending upon the East Coast is emanating from
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (MDA) claims their campaign against a pro-gun billboard in Chicago resulted in that billboard coming down. In truth, however, The Washington Times reported the pro-gun advertisement came down because the company behind it
A trade involving minor league players doesn’t usually make the news–except when the players are the sons of Angels manager Mike Scioscia and NHL legend Wayne Gretzky. According to ESPN, the “Chicago Cubs traded minor league outfielder Trevor Gretzky to
Late Thursday, the Barack H. Obama Foundation, dedicated to building a presidential library in the President’s honor, is dropping the middle initial “H” and will now be called the Barack Obama Foundation. A spokesman for the newly named organization said
Michael Madigan, the all-powerful Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, announced Thursday that he would direct the Democrat-controlled state legislature to place a referendum on the November ballot that would raise taxes on millionaires by three percent. The measure
SYDNEY (AP) — After taking its opener to Mexico, Japan and Puerto Rico over the past 15 years, Major League Baseball is expanding to a new territory this weekend: Down Under. When Arizona’s Wade Miley throws the first pitch of
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two days after Illinois Republicans chose a multimillionaire as their candidate for governor, the powerful Chicago Democrat who controls the Illinois House proposed a tax on millionaires Thursday to fund the state’s financially strapped education system.
Two people from the Fox television pilot Empire had a good excuse for missing work this morning. They were arrested by Chicago-area police as they entered a local jail where scenes were to be shot. One man, James Suhajda, age
It’s spring. But Mother Nature forgot to give the message to Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Boston. Grounds crews at multiple Major League Baseball parks work feverishly to prepare fields for opening day. But when the Detroit area has endured 91 inches
The left is having a collective giggle-fit over the nomination of Suzanne Atanus as the Republican nominee to challenge Jan Schakowsky in the 9th district of Illinois. I was the Republican nominee in 2010–and Atanus ran then, too. She was
On Tuesday evening, Loyola University of Chicago became the first Catholic institution, and the first from the state of Illinois, whose student government has passed an anti-Israel divestment resolution. The resolution, which a source says was not announced in advance,
Doug Truax, an underdog who campaigned on full repeal of Obamacare, narrowly lost the Republican Senate primary in Illinois Tuesday night. With 94 percent of the precincts reporting, state senator Jim Oberweis, a moderate who wants to keep “a few
The “manufacturing innovation hubs” President Barack Obama touted in his 2013 State of the Union speech as a way to create jobs in America are reducing, not increasing, the need for unskilled workers, reports Reuters. “A lot of the equipment
Think the water cooler, cubicle-invading motor-mouth, or Facebook destroys company productivity? This week, year-round time wasters may be surpassed by a once-a-year phenomenon: NCAA basketball betting pools. A Chicago Tribune article speculates that if just one hour of work gets
An NFL lineman who abruptly retired midway through last season because of concerns over the game’s effect on the brain was arrested in Chicago over the weekend on drug possession charges. Police in Cook County, Illinois arrested John Moffitt after
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After Philadelphia’s latest loss gave the 76ers their longest skid in franchise history, coach Brett Brown insisted he doesn’t dwell on the streak. Lance Stephenson scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied from an early deficit
A long-shot challenger in the Illinois GOP senate primary has based his candidacy against a moderate Republican almost entirely on Obamacare repeal, and the results in Tuesday’s election could speak to voter intensity on the subject. Political newcomer Doug Truax
The Virginia State Legislature this month passed a joint resolution Commending the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center on the 30th anniversary of its founding. This is the mosque that the Treasury Department’s Enforcement Communications System (TECS) says is “operating as a front
Two teenage nurses laughed and filmed themselves as they beat a 98-year-old nursing home resident in St. Charles, Illinois. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chemyra Barnett and Jacqueline Santos – both 18-years old – struck an elderly woman with dementia, took video of
In the first installment of this series, we noted the explosive growth in the human and financial costs of Alzheimer’s Disease and asked, “Does the Right have anything to say?” Mindful of the importance of the Constitution and the appropriate
The latest issue of Al-Qaeda’s Inspire magazine contains an article about using car bombs in U.S. cities as well as abroad during election seasons, both presidential and congressional, as well as on Christmas and New Years Eve. The cities and
Phil Jackson won NBA titles as a player and a coach. He’ll now try winning as an executive. And this quest will take him back to where his career began. Jackson has agreed to run the New York Knicks’ front
The Chicago Bears released defensive end Julius Peppers earlier this week. But Peppers will be back playing in Soldier Field this season–at least for one game. The eight-time Pro Bowler signed a three-year deal with the Green Bay Packers on
Apropos of the Ukraine, which has already been invaded by Russian forces and seems to be in store for more, it must certainly have occurred to WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum, as he signed his recent $19 billion deal with Facebook,
Education standards experts continue to be highly critical of the College Board’s announcement last week of significant changes to the SAT that appear to be motivated by both a liberal social justice agenda and a desire to increase market share.
