(AP) Chicago braces for final day of NATO protestsBy TAMMY WEBBER and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGODemonstrators prepared Monday to launch another day of major protests in Chicago as world leaders met at the NATO summit, while commuters heading into the city
CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) – A fourth man was arrested on aterrorism-related charge ahead of the NATO summit that getsunderway here on Sunday, adding to event security concerns afterthe arrests of three others who police said considered targetingU.S. President Barack
(AP) Protesters prepare for larger NATO demonstrationBy JIM SUHR and ROBERT RAYAssociated PressCHICAGOProtesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the
The bond for the three Occupy protesters Bryan Church, Jarred Chase and Brent Betterly, who were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism as well as other felonies, has been set for $1.5 million each. From the Chicago Sun-Times: The NATO
Protesters in Chicago took to the streets demanding the U.S. abandon NATO and use the money saved to better fund health care. (May 19)
Police confirm there was criminal damage done to property of the NBC studio at 401 N. Michigan in Chicago.
Early Saturday morning Occupy Chicago began tweeting that three protesters have been on charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism, providing material support for terrorism and possession of an explosive or incendiary or explosive devices. The Examiner is reporting that the
NATO weekend is officially here. Busloads of Occupiers, anarchists, communists, and other radicals have been arriving for the past few days in Chicago. Events and “actions” began on Monday this week–with eight arrests that morning at the Obama campaign headquarters–and
Nurses from around the world are in Chicago and rallying at Daley Plaza.
Possible surveillance drones are flying over Chicago as part of the security operation for the NATO Summit. A video posted on You Tube taken in northwest Chicagoland suburban Elgin which is about 40 miles from the summit site is is
(AP) Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign adsBy BETH FOUHY and PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressJACKSONVILLE, Fla.Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama’s relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the
California Democrate Nancy Peolsi decided the slam Michelle Obama’s favorite team the Chicago Cubs
A billionaire whose family owns the Chicago Cubs is considering a proposal to help fund a strongly provocative campaign against Barack Obama. Joe Ricketts, the founder of the brokerage firm TD Ameritrade, may get behind a group of high-profile Republican
The Democrat Media Complex (DMC), desperate to divert attention from Obama’s weak economy, has spent the last week obsessing over GOP presidential nominee-to-be Mitt Romney’s high school days. Like other recent Democrat efforts at distraction – Sandra Fluke’s inability
Breitbart lives in Chicago. The American Conservative Union, the organization that runs the influential Conservative Political Action Conference, announced today that an advance screening of Andrew Breitbart’s film “Occupy Unmasked,” will be the kickoff event for CPAC Chicago on June
Anti-NATO demonstrations are now entering full force in Chicago, after Monday morning saw arrests of demonstrators at President Obama’s campaign headquarters. Tuesday night marked the beginning of the ugly scene Chicagoans have been preparing for, mentally, for months, as a
By HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONFor the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. New 2011 census estimates highlight sweeping changes in
The Commanding Officer of U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes, just north of Chicago, has ordered all uniformed military personnel to stay out of downtown Chicago from May 18 to 22 during the NATO Summit. Given threats of violent protest at
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The masseur whose $2 million (1.25 million pounds) sexual battery lawsuit against Hollywood actor John Travolta was dismissed earlier this week hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred on Wednesday and could file a new claim. Allred, who
Eric Whitaker, one of Barack Obama’s closest friends and Michelle Obama’s former colleague at the University of Chicago Medical Center, allegedly offered to bribe Jeremiah Wright $150,000 into shutting up during the 2008 presidential campaign, according to Edward Klein, author
Controversy has broken out in Beverly Hills over the proposed construction of a subway tunnel under Beverly Hills High School. Locals are irate about the construction, which endangers property values and presents significant safety issues for students. But what takes
Keith Koffler of White House Dossier reports that $5.9 million in tax dollars are headed the way of a long-time Obama buddy, now heading up an organization originally launched by Michelle Obama when she was an executive at the University
(AP) Seeking a comeback, NBC bets heavily on comedy By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK Hoping to lure viewers with laughs, struggling NBC is calling on old friend Matthew Perry to lend a hand. The TV network unveiled
Occupy LA turned out to be a lot more costly to the city than originally anticipated. After the park surrounding LA’s City Hall was cleared by the LAPD in November, published estimates suggested the total cost of the two month
In a world full of academicians who’ve turned to politics as an outlet for their passions, there’s always a danger that ordinary, everyday people will be sacrificed on the altar of progress, whether they like it or not. And while
