Two weeks into the NHL season and the lockout seems like a distant memory–a bad dream that has been wiped out by two weeks of on-ice action. After two weeks it is fair to say that–to my surprise–the Western Conference
With 44 murders in Chicago for January alone, including that of a 15-year old girlwho took part in President Obama’s inauguration last month, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced a return to policing tactics he abandoned when hecame to office. The
In response to A Tale of Two Cities: Yesterday Cam and Company (heard on NRANews.com, Sirius XM Patriot and Sportsman Channel) had a good segment on Iowahawk’s post on Houston v. Chicago. You can watch it here (about 2 hours into
Alternate headline: “Piers Morgan Hit Hardest.” When the rubber hits the road, when the stark and very real choice is either empty political posturing with useless gun control laws or doing something practical to protect your children, the only people
Three prominent former black NFL head coaches said the Rooney Rule is broken and needs to be fixed. Tony Dungy, who was the first black head coach to win the Super Bowl when he led the Indianapolis Colts to a
In response to In Honor Of School Choice Week: Sonnie, one Governor missing from that list is Pat Quinn of Illinois, and there’s tons of support for school choice in his state because of Chicago’s failing public schools. A recent
In response to Hey, Media: Chicago Teen’s Shooting Called Gang-War Mistake: How dare you Jerome….You know us black people aren’t supposed to talk about black on black crime, especially when it’s in President Obama’s backyard. (I’m sure someone somewhere is trying
Chicago, IL Houston, TX Population 2.7 million 2.15 million Median HH income $38,600 $37,000 % African-American 32.9% 24% % Hispanic 28.9% 44% % Asian 5.5% 6% % non-Hispanic White 31.7% 26% A reasonably similar matchup -until:
Apparently, gun downed honor student Hadiya Pendleton was in the “wrong place at the wrong time.” Newser: The Chicago teen who was killed days after performing in President Obama’s inauguration may have simply been in the “wrong place at the
Sub-zero windchill spelled a relatively quiet hump day in America’s gun control capital, with a scant 6 wounded and 0 dead, awaiting this morning’s hospital reports. South Austin led all neighborhoods in scoring with 2 wounded, cementing its lead in
As the gun control debate rages on, some serious conservatives and others have called for legislation that would deal with the mentally ill. However, for instance, Chicago newspaper headlines like “Ronnie Chambers, 33, is the fourth child Shirley Chambers has lost
The number of homicides in Chicago for January stands at 42, and the month isn’t over. This makes it “the most deadly January in more than ten years.” The most recent of the 42 homicides was the Tuesday murder of
Senator Dick Durbin told the Senate Judiciary Committee today that a young girl who performed at the inaugural parade was gunned down in Chicago yesterday. He said that the reason for this is because there were too many guns in
The heartbreaking gun violence the media chooses to ignore because there would be no political upside in reporting it, continues unabated in Obama’s Chicago — a city run only by Democrats and unions, and with some of the toughest gun
CHICAGO (CBS) – A teenage girl-an honor student who had just performed at President Obama’s inaugural-was gunned down Tuesday afternoon in the Kenwood neighborhood, just blocks from the high school she attended. CBS 2’s Mike Parker reports the victim, 15-year-old
(AP) Former Ill. Gov. Ryan to be released from prisonBy MICHAEL TARM and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOGeorge Ryan on Wednesday will become the latest former Illinois governor to go through a prison door. This time, he’s headed out. Ryan is being
An event this past Wednesday at Loyola University Chicago featuring former Obama administration official Van Jones strayed far from the marketed title of “2013 MLK Celebration,” instead encouraging students to embrace a “new patriotism” and the “ugly-unequal founding” of America.
Texas’ newest Senator, Republican Ted Cruz, blasted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for the threatening letters the mayor sent to several American banks over their business connections with American gun manufacturers. Cruz advises the banks not to be bullied by the
Yesterday Breitbart released the Top 40 players, led by No. 1 Trey Burke. Today his Michigan team topped the Associated Press Top 25. Tonight we give you the top player for each team, including sharp-shooter Terry Rose (#20 in photo)
In a recent interview with the left-leaning New Republic, President Barack Obama targeted college football, rather than the NFL, as the area most in need of rule changes to “reduce violence”: I tend to be more worried about college players
In an interview with Breitbart News Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) made the astute observation that Barack Obama is not just skeptical of our Constitution, but also has an alternative model in mind: the South African constitution. That
In response to ‘We Do Skeet Shooting All the Time’: Obama also said, “AndI have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back inthis country for generations.And… “If you grew up and your dad gave you a
Why should voters in Illinois care about the local Chicago media ignoring black Republican candidates in the race for Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s old congressional seat when the Illinois State Republican Party Chairman won’t acknowledge them either? Last week on Fox
Let’s hope he’s a better shot than he is a bowler. President Barack Obama has revealed that he is a regular shooter, according to an interview posted Sunday at The New Republic: FF: Have you ever fired a gun? Yes,
In Naperville, IL, two mothers were arrested last week for refusing to allow utility workers to install controversial smart meters on their homes. The city’s new Naperville Smart Grid Initiative requires new controversial smart meters to be installed in every
