The Chicago Tribune reported on Monday that the Chicago Teachers Union has gone on strike. The move will leave 400,000 students with nowhere to go and nothing to do. Meanwhile, the 50,000 students who attend the city’s charter schools will
President Barack Obama’s home town is in chaos as the Chicago Teachers Union has declared a strike starting Monday for the first time in 25 years, defying former Obama chief of staff, now Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel. Parents are outraged
Austan Goolsbee, Obama’s former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, told Breitbart News that the president’s reelection chances are “50/50” following the August jobs report released on Friday. Breitbart News caught up with Goolsbee at Chicago’s O’hare Airport on
By CARLA K. JOHNSONAssociated PressCHICAGOU.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has returned to his home in Washington after treatment for depression at Mayo Clinic, Jackson’s chief of staff in suburban Chicago said Friday. Congress goes back into session Monday following its
Current TV’s David Shuster speaks with U.S. Rep Danny Davis of Chicago, IL
Yesterday, the nation watched in shock and amusement as Democrats stole a vote–from themselves. Against clear evidence to the contrary, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa declared that proposed amendments to the Democratic Party platform–re-inserting “God” and a commitment to Jerusalem
This is the third in a series of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, Cold War historian and professor of political science, on his blockbuster book, The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor. The Communist is based on
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel — who used to be President Obama’s chief of staff — told delegates at the Democratic National Convention about the challenges they faced on day one in the White House. He talks to Charlie Rose and
First Lady Michelle Obama’s pitch to voters last night relied on the premise that she and her husband understand what it is to struggle to make ends meet. She spoke movingly about their early years–about how a young Barack Obama
Two things become crystal clear while watching “Airport” in high definition. The Oscar voting system must have been severely compromised in 1970 for the film to garner 10 nominations – including a Best Picture nod. More importantly, why did the
Faced with a teachers strike and an increasing number of shootings and deaths on Chicago’s streets, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has decided to cut short his stay at the Democratic National Convention. Emanuel was originally scheduled to fly to Charlotte
George Will on ABC’s This Week Sunday WILL: A subtext of all this is that we’re all racists. Can I ask you a question? What is the largest city in Illinois? DONNA BRAZILE: Chicago. WILL: You’re a racist. The guys
In our new media era where everything said, thought, or alluded to is “racist,” we can now add the word “Chicago” to that growing list of words now to be considered racial slurs. Thanks to MSNBC’s resident “biggest jerk in
When the week began, and the Republican National Convention bore the unfortunate burden (again) of coinciding with a hurricane near New Orleans, some thought that it was inevitable that President Barack Obama would upstage challenger Mitt Romney–not by campaigning, but
The Catholic owners of Chicago-based Triune Health Group have filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over the HHS contraception mandate. Mary Anne and Christopher Yep have also filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois for intruding upon their
Illinois congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat and a candidate the Obama campaign likes to tout, has been accused of being a tax cheat after a Chicago newspaper suggested she illegally claimed homestead exemptions on two properties from 2007 to
As CNN aired coverage of the NYC shooting this morning, telling viewers that 8 had been shot and 2 persons killed, the news anchor asked rhetorically, “Does this shooting, right on the heels of the shooting in Aurora, and the
Toni Preckwinkle, an Obama ally and mentor and Cook County, Illinois Board President, said on Tuesday President Ronald Reagan deserved a “special place in hell” for “making drug use political.” “What? You didn’t like that?” Preckwinkle said after members of the
89 WLS: CHICAGO – Representative Danny Davis commented on Tropical Storm Isaac heading for the GOP convention, saying, “Well, it means that the gods are favoring Democrats. Not that we wish any kind of difficulty in terms of the weather.
Earlier this week the Obama campaign announced the formation of “Rabbis For Obama,” featuring over 600 rabbis from across the country and across all Jewish denominations dedicated to four more years of big government and anti-Israel policies. The campaign didn’t
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL 9) failed to appear at a protest that she helped organize Tuesday night in Evanston, Illinois, wherein demonstrators delivered petitions to Bain Capital’s local office. Despite Schakowsky’s failure to show, Huffington Post is now claiming Schakowsky, a co-chair
Law enforcement agencies have been gearing up for the Republican National Convention in Tampa to be held August 27th – August 30th. For many, that’s welcome news, as local and national anarchist groups have amped up the chatter in recent
David Axelrod asked Diane Silverman, a woman candidate for Alderman, if her husband “would control” her vote. “I doubt Mr. Axelrod asked male candidates… if their wives would control their votes,” she wrote in a 1974 letter to the editor.
Five-time Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer, an out and proud Hollywood Republican, had this to say about Mitt Romney yesterday in an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Oh, I think he’d make a terrific president. I think he’d be very good
Illinois was last competitive for the presidency in 1988, when George H.W. Bush carried the state on his way to a landslide victory against Mike Dukakis. Since then, Democrats have easily carried the state, with usually a 10-point or better
