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Obama Will Play Pickup Basketball Tomorrow

Obama Will Play Pickup Basketball Tomorrow

President Obama may be president still, but he’s sure not acting like it – as the election happens tomorrow, President Obama won’t be doing his duty as commander-in-chief. Unless he’s playing point guard. The Washington Post reports today that Obama

IL County Board Gives Initial Approval to Tax Hike

IL County Board Gives Initial Approval to Tax Hike

On Friday, the Cook County, Illinois, County Board gave its initial approval to at least one big tax hike included in the annual budget proposed by County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Last year, Preckwinkle pushed for tobacco tax increases in order to

Obama Campaign Struggles to Explain 'Revenge' Remark

Obama Campaign Struggles to Explain 'Revenge' Remark

How do you explain politics, Chicago-style, brutal, ruthless and thuggish, to an America that believes in goodness and decency? Easy. You lie. The Obama Campaign, flustered by their RuthlessLeader’s lapse into his native Chicago-speak in Springfield, Ohio, is trying to

Romney Responds to Obama's 'Revenge' with 'Love'

Romney Responds to Obama's 'Revenge' with 'Love'

Yesterday, Divider-In-Chief Barack Obama told a (small) crowd of supporters to get their revenge against Mitt Romney with their vote. Today, in a terrific ad, Mitt Romney responds by telling all Americans “to vote for love of country.” – –

Man with Bionic Leg to Climb Chicago Skyscraper

Man with Bionic Leg to Climb Chicago Skyscraper

By CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOZac Vawter considers himself a test pilot. After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, the 31-year-old software engineer signed up to become a research subject, helping to test a trailblazing prosthetic leg that’s

Rahm: Obama 'Took Control' After Libya Attacks

Rahm: Obama 'Took Control' After Libya Attacks

Last Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation, Chicago Mayor and Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel said President Obama displayed strong leadership handling the Libya crisis. Emmanuel went on to say that Obama “took control and he said exactly

Hurricane Sandy Grounds Thousands of Flights

Hurricane Sandy Grounds Thousands of Flights

(AP) Hurricane Sandy grounds thousands of flightsBy The Associated PressNEW YORKHurricane Sandy grounded thousands of flights in the U.S. northeast Monday and upended travel plans across the globe, stranding passengers from Hong Kong to Europe. The massive storm threatens to

Chicago Daily Herald Endorses Romney

Chicago Daily Herald Endorses Romney

On Sunday, the Chicago Daily Herald, the second largest daily newspaper in metropolitan Chicago, endorsed Mitt Romney for President in 2012. In 2008, the Daily Herald endorsed hometown Senator Barack Obama for President: In endorsing Illinois’ favorite son in 2008,

Obama's Gun Control Not Working Out in Chicago

Obama's Gun Control Not Working Out in Chicago

Chicago is the gun control capital of the United States. It has long been characterized by politicians like Barack Obama who not only view concealed carry laws with disdain, but even oppose the individual right to keep and bear arms.

1 Killed, 6 Wounded In Chicago From Overnight Shootings

1 Killed, 6 Wounded In Chicago From Overnight Shootings

Chicago experienced more waves of violence on Saturday night and Sunday morning as one person was killed and six more were wounded by gunfire in the city with perhaps the nation’s most draconian gun-control laws. The Chicago Tribune reported that the man

Obama Campaign Email: 'Some Bad News'

Obama Campaign Email: 'Some Bad News'

It’s now crisis point for Barack Obama’s campaign – according to their own campaign manager, Jim Messina. He sent out a desperate fundraising email today decrying the campaign’s funding shortage: I’m asking you to dig a little deeper, Benjamin: We