Al Sharpton, who is a resident of New York City, is moving to Chicago to stop gun violence there. Sharpton, who announced in July that he planned to move to Chicago, confirmed on Sunday that he plans to rent an
There is outrage among many pro-Palestinian activists in Chicago after Tuesday’s indictment of a woman accused of hiding her conviction for two 1969 Jerusalem bombings when she applied to become an American citizen. The anger is not about Rasmieh Yousef Odeh’s alleged
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to raise the city amusement tax for cable television customers. The tax hike will go toward enhanced cultural programming and to make a minuscule dent in the city’s whopping $369 million operating deficit, according to
In a NYC shooting spree that started Friday night and ended Saturday evening, 12 were shot, five were killed, none were arrested–welcome to Mayor Bloomberg’s gun control extravaganza. According to the New York Daily News, “three people were killed and
The Washington Redskins edged out the Chicago Bears 45-41 with a last minute touchdown by Roy Helu. The loss was costly for Chicago, though, as Bears quarterback Jay Cutler left in the second quarter with an injury. Cutler was sacked
(AP) Bickell keys Blackhawks’ 3-1 win over Maple LeafsBy JAY COHENAP Sports WriterCHICAGOBryan Bickell sparked Chicago’s big second period with his first goal of the season, helping the Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Saturday night. Brandon Pirri
Eastern Michigan University’s 20-year-old junior wide receiver Demarius Reed was found murdered at an off-campus apartment. The officers said it was part of a robbery as many items were missing. “The circumstances involving his death remain under investigation at this
(AP) MRSA: a silent danger lurking in NFL locker roomsBy EDDIE PELLSAP National WriterAt the first sign a potentially deadly strain of staph infection was coursing through the Washington Redskins’ locker room, owner Daniel Snyder told his trainer to spare
(AP) Health care law turns to social media in IllinoisBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOInside a command center at a Chicago marketing agency, a small team of social media experts hunkers down to monitor online chatter about President Barack Obama’s
In the 1993 movie Rookie of the Year, a kid breaks his arm playing baseball and has to have it put in a cast. When the cast is removed, it is discovered the tendons healed tighter than expected and because
Breast cancer runs in my family and when I told my OB-GYN of this he put me at high risk for it. I check myself every day. Education for any illness is key. However, the pink in October is just too
In a brutal editorial, President Obama’s hometown newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, blasts Obama Care, and not just the crippling technical issues that have marred the launch. Getting to the heart of the debacle, the Tribune points to what much of
In a debate on Chicago’s ABC-7, Tea Party organizer C. Steven Tucker confronted Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) about the congressional subsidy for Obamacare premiums. Gutierrez tried to evade the question, but Tucker correctly pointed out that while Gutierrez would be
(AP) Poll: Half of older workers delay retirement plansBy MATT SEDENSKYAssociated PressCHICAGOStung by a recession that sapped investments and home values, but expressing widespread job satisfaction, older Americans appear to have accepted the reality of a retirement that comes later
(AP) Chicago Marathon participants keep Boston in mindBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAssociated PressCHICAGORunners in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon held a city nearly a thousand miles away close to their hearts and were determined to show that, six months after the Boston Marathon
The No Fun League, otherwise known as the NFL, struck again this weekend. They are going to fine Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall $5,250 because he wore green shoes in honor of Mental Health Awareness Week. He said he
(AP) Furloughed workers pinching pennies, volunteeringBy RUSS BYNUMAssociated PressThey’re experienced research engineers and park rangers still in college, attorneys who enforce environmental regulations and former soldiers who took civilian jobs with the military after coming home from war. And all
(AP) Food stamp debit cards not working in many statesBy The Associated PressPeople in Ohio, Michigan and 15 other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit-style cards on Saturday, after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp.
Harold “Noonie” Ward, a former high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples, one of America’s largest street gangs, claims the deadly violence that is plaguing Rahm Emanuel’s “world class city” of Chicago is because Mexican drug cartels are being allowed by
Less than a year after the Obama campaign’s mastery of technology helped him to a re-election victory, his administration spent $634 million on the Healthcare.gov website. Its fiasco of a launch on October 1 is already considered by experts to
(AP) Bears stop skid, beat winless Giants 27-21By ANDREW SELIGMANAP Sports WriterCHICAGOJay Cutler and Brandon Marshall were simply too much to handle. So was Tim Jennings. Cutler threw two touchdown passes to Marshall, and Jennings had two of the Chicago
(AP) USA Gymnastics `disappointed’ in racist remarkBy NANCY ARMOURAP National WriterCHICAGOUSA Gymnastics is asking Italian gymnastics officials for an explanation of the racially charged comments that were aimed at new world all-around champion Simone Biles. Italy’s Carlotta Ferlito apologized Tuesday
Former Chicago Bears legend and coach Mike Ditka said the biggest mistake he has ever made was not challenging then-state Senator Barack Obama for Illinois’s U.S. Senate seat in 2004, saying he “probably” would have beaten Obama and prevented him
Rick Barry, the man from New Jersey who became the “Miami Greyhound” in college and went on to help bring the Golden State Warriors an NBA championship, still pays attention to the NBA and has opinions on seemingly every aspect of the game
Evidently, we can now add “World War II veterans” to the list of the Obama administration’s political enemies. Last Wednesday, the National Park Service blocked access to the national memorials and attempted to arrest World War II veterans who were
