Jesus Valentin Fuentes, Kiontay Kyare Pennington, Oscar Cosme, and Adron Herschel Tancil, members of a Chicago area gang with a relationship to a Mexican drug cartel, have been indicted for numerous charges, including murder and kidnapping the children of a rival
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is attempting to force hospitals in California and Oregon to allow it to organize workers by using ballot initiatives that would cap executive pay and charges to patients, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The
(AP) Jesse Owens’ Olympic medal up for auctionBy RAQUEL MARIA DILLONAssociated PressLAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.Amid the jerseys and baseball bats held in a secure room at SCP Auctions, there’s a piece of sports memorabilia that speaks to much more than athletic
Chicago Tribune: The Fast and Furious 7 “won’t be scrapped” following the tragic death of Paul Walker, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sources tell THR that production is “delayed” and that the cast and crew were slated to return to
When the Chicago Bears first hired Marc Trestman as their head coach, I recall joking with a friend about the new guy with Canadian ties. I said I sure hope he remembers we play with four downs in the NFL,
(AP) Vikings top Bears 23-20 in overtimeBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIAP Sports WriterMINNEAPOLISWith a little bit of luck and a whole lot of Adrian Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings avoided a second straight tie, and dealt the Chicago Bears a serious blow in
Barack Obama, who has spent a career inveighing against the politicians in Washington, is thinking of staying there even after his second term expires, ostensibly because he doesn’t want his 12-year-old daughter, Sasha, to leave Sidwell Friends School. Obama has
In response to Banana republic update: cancer patient who complained about ObamaCare gets an IRS audit: Don’t forget C. Steven Tucker, the health insurance broker who helped Bill Elliott, the cancer patient, keep his insurance. Tucker, a Chicago based “health
Chicago Tribune: In a television interview set to air tonight, President Barack Obama said he believes Americans eventually will appreciate his signature healthcare reform. The interview was taped last week as the Obama administration scrambled to meet a self-imposed November
By The Associated PressThe holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals–yet they went out shopping anyway. There were scattered
On Friday, a student at Hamden High School in Connecticut was arrested after punching a male senior in the eye, injuring him. The senior said he didn’t know the person who had hit him, but the high school figured out
It’s time to see Obamacare for what it is: The world’s first trillion dollar Ponzi Scheme perpetrated with lies, misrepresentations, and pure fraud by a late night Ginsu knife salesman named Obama. But Obamacare is just the tip of the
On Tuesday, Pope Francis I issued a 50,000-word statement, officially referred to as an “apostolic exhortation” titled Evangelii Gaudium, attacking capitalism and embracing Latin American “liberation theology.” In February, a month before he was selected as pope, Breitbart News wrote this about
Illinois lawmakers in the Democrat-dominated state legislature have adopted a pension reform plan based on Republican ideas, after years of dithering and delay. According to the Chicago Tribune, the deal will raise the retirement age for state employees, trim cost-of-living
With news of the violent “knock out game” appearing in cities from coast to coast, the author of the 2012 book White Girl Bleed A Lot may seem quite prescient to some. In 2012 author Colin Flaherty published his book chronicling
Last week, the Times of Israel reported that senior presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett had been leading talks with Iran in secret for a year before the formal negotiations in Geneva this month. While the White House denied the report “100
CHICAGO – A 17-year-old girl from Chicago’s south side is being held in lieu of $90,000 bail after allegedly spraying a CTA bus driver in the face with dog repellent. According to court records, Brianna K. Emery faces a felony aggravated
(AP) Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose out for seasonBy ANDREW SELIGMANAP Sports WriterCHICAGOChicago Bulls star Derrick Rose is out for the season. The team said Monday that Rose had successful surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus in his right
Though the Obama administration said that individuals making under $45,960 would get Obamacare subsidies, low-income young people in most of America’s big cities who relied on that promise are discovering they will be ineligible for them. According to a CNN report,
UPDATE: “The Bulls announced Saturday that All-Star guard Derrick Rose will need surgery to repair torn medial meniscus in his right knee. He will be listed as out indefinitely until after he undergoes the surgery.” It’s April 2012 all over
(AP) Ex-White Sox scout sentenced in kickback schemeCHICAGOA federal judge has sentenced a former Chicago White Sox scout to eight months in prison in a kickback scheme that targeted players from Latin America. Dominican-born Victor Mateo was sentenced for wire
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Nov. 22 (UPI) —A California ordinance that prohibits smoking in residences with shared walls may be the strictest anti-smoking law in the United States, city officials say. The ban, passed by the city of San Rafael, applies
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has decided he wants to sign the state bill allowing same-sex marriage on a desk that belonged to Abraham Lincoln. The desk itself isn’t in Springfield, the state capital. It’s in Chicago, but Quinn is having
Chicago Tribute: President Barack Obama said a piecemeal approach to achieving a U.S. immigration overhaul in the U.S. Congress is acceptable to him if it is easier than gaining passage of one large legislative bill. At a Wall Street Journal
Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan suggested that the mothers of America could shut down the NFL if they banded together and say “no way” their kids are going to play football. Though the NFL has been trying to appeal
