It is time for the FairTax and Flat Tax supporters to unite behind a plan to eliminate the IRS, repeal the 16th Amendment, and start over. My resolution, House Joint Resolution 104 “Repeal 16”, would do just that. Chairman Dave Camp of
Federal prosecutors in cities around the U.S. are hoping for the chance to prosecute one of the world’s most-wanted drug traffickers, kingpin “El Chapo” Guzmán. Guzmán was arrested over the weekend at a Mexican beach resort and may never be
Winter is still hitting the Midwest with a vengeance, causing ice buildup on rivers and a projected wind chill in Chicago of 30 below zero. Worse, forecasters think Chicago is to be hit yet again with snow this weekend, pushing
This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Mayor: What do you mean, “biblical”? Dr Ray Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath of God type stuff. Dr. Peter Venkman: Exactly. Dr Ray Stantz:
With the Olympics now behind us and the NHL back in action, Bryan Bickell is focusing on winning his third Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks. But another championship isn’t the only thing Bickell is fighting for. Along with his wife, Bickell
CHICAGO, Feb. 24 (UPI)–Comic actor, director and writer Harold Ramis died Monday in Chicago after a long battle with autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, TMZ reported. He was 69. Ramis wrote the screenplay for the 1978 comedy “Animal House” and then went
President Obama has bestowed $70 million to Chicago for a new “Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute” program aimed at jump-starting Chicago’s tech manufacturing capabilities. The program will also come with some $250 million in private funding, but the $70
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel may face a formidable challenger when he runs for re-election in 2015: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Though Preckwinkle says she will seek a second term on the county board in November, there is a
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has released a new book focused, in part, on “improving” the Constitution through amending the Second Amendment–by making the rights protected therein applicable only to a militia instead of the citizenry at large.
On Feb. 21, a Chicago-based federal appeals court handed a defeat to the University of Notre Dame on an Obamacare regulation, the HHS contraception mandate. But that defeat may be a temporary one, as the Supreme Court will review challenges to
Texas Attorney General Candidate Barry Smitherman responded to the developing scandal involving Battleground Texas’ potential systematic violations of voter privacy laws in the Texas Election Code to elect Wendy Davis. Smitherman told Breitbart Texas exclusively today: “The revelation that Battleground
LeBron James scored a game-high 33 points despite having his nose bloodied and being knocked to the floor in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 103-81 victory at Oklahoma City. The two-time defending champion Heat on Thursday avenged a 112-95 loss
CHICAGO (AP) — After a brief respite of sunshine, winter returned to much of the nation’s midsection on Thursday, bringing a chilly mix of rain, sleet and snow, and at least one tornado. The weather accelerated long-awaited melting and added
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s will, which was drawn up in October 2004 when his son Cooper was only one year old and his daughters were not yet born, stipulated that Cooper be raised in one of three cities. Los Angeles, with
The Students for Life of America (SFLA) affiliate at Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington claims it was refused permission to hang its pro-life message posters in the school. They claim the administration gave as its reason for refusal the
An Illinois State Senator from Chicago is proposing that the Land of Lincoln impose a new tax on sugary drinks to “solve obesity” in the state. However, few are greeting the proposal with open arms. The tax (Senate Bill 3524)
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (UPI) —A coin toss Wednesday has awarded the Dallas Cowboys the 16th overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft, finalizing the order of the player-selection process. Dallas and the Baltimore Ravens both finished 2013 with 8-8
PITTSBURGH (AP) — As protesters die in the streets of Kiev, Ukrainians living in the United States and Canada are voicing anger and calling for a stronger response by the U.S. and the European Union. In the Pittsburgh area, Ukrainian
I can’t pretend to have mastered the details of the fight between Buzzfeed and Donald Trump (and I don’t think Buzzfeed’s writers have, either), but I have some experience in dealing with the mainstream media as an earnest political candidate,
CHICAGO (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board opened a closely watched hearing Tuesday on a bid by Northwestern football players to form what would be the first union for college athletes in U.S. history. From a witnesses stand in
Chicago is being hit by another winter snowstorm causing public transportation delays, long expressway travel times, and massive flight cancellations at area airports. These problems are further stressing groaning streets and sanitation budgets in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, which
Some officials claim that due to global warming, ski towns may be going the way of the Dodo. “It’s the single greatest threat to our local economy,” says Steven Skadron, mayor of Aspen, CO. In the midst of this particularly
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made $44.2 million in 2012, according to tax returns the league has submitted. Goodell earned $35.1 million in salary, bonus and pension compensation. Based on IRS reporting guidelines, his total 2012 compensation
In 1892, Harvard unveiled one of the most celebrated, and shortest-lived, plays in the history of football in a game against arch-rival Yale. The following season, Penn employed the same flying wedge to become the first team to score on
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan has more to be happy about than just the improved play of his NBA franchise. His wife, Yvette, has given birth to the couple’s identical twin daughters, Jordan’s spokeswoman Estee Portnoy told The Associated
