(AP) Jury: Hudson stardom no factor in murders verdict By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO Jurors shrugged off Jennifer Hudson’s star status and insisted it played no role in their decision to convict her former brother-in-law for slaying the Oscar
(AP) Hudson family slayings suspect convicted of murderBy MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOA Chicago jury on Friday convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in what prosecutors’ described as an act of vengeance by a
Much has been reported recently about the Obama administration’s position on same-sex marriage. This weekend, Vice President Biden went on “Meet The Press” to show his full support for same-sex marriage, saying he was “absolutely comfortable” with the policy. Facially,
This past Saturday, May 5, former White House “green jobs” czar Van Jones spoke to Chicagoans attending the Green Festival. In the course of discussing the need for a greener economy, and claiming that opponents of big government and the
(AP) Cities seek more money from tax-exempt collegesBy DAVID KLEPPERAssociated PressPROVIDENCE, R.I.Wary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras had only to gaze up at his city’s Ivy League campus to see
(AP) Obama calls new French President-elect HollandeWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama has called France’s new president-elect to congratulate him on winning Sunday’s election. The White House says Obama told Hollande that he looks forward to working with him on a range of
As Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker faces a recall election in a little over a month, Chief Executive magazine has some good news for the embattled limited government hero: The Badger State keeps rising in the Chief Executive Best States/Worst States list,
Not too many people remember May Day last year. Of course, a few videos and images made their way onto the cables before the evening news that Sunday. But as I was going through footage of the Haymarket Riot Reenactment in
A Los Angeles Times article exposed part of Big Labor’s undisclosed labor persuader scheme that uses the pulpit to promote compulsory unionism. The Times‘ Stephanie Simon reported that the AFL-CIO “… hired more than three dozen aspiring ministers, imams, priests, and rabbis to spread
(AP) Budget dilemma looms for Illinois DemocratsBy CHRISTOPHER WILLSAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill.Facing one of the nation’s worst budget crises, the Democrats who run Illinois insist they’re serious about overhauling the state’s expensive health programs and employee pensions. Gov. Pat Quinn underscored
A group of self-proclaimed anarchists who were arrested Monday for allegedly plotting to bomb an Ohio bridge were infiltrated by a confidential FBI informant, according to an affidavit filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland
Last Friday night, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held their 54th Annual Eugene V. Debs–Norman Thomas–Michael Harrington Award Dinner at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza in Chicago. You of course might not expect anything too fancy from a group
Six Occupy Wall Street members were finally arrested five months after seizing a home in Brooklyn from a single father, moving in, and wrecking the place. Asserting that the home was foreclosed on, they claimed they were going to renovate
NO WORK – NO SCHOOL – NO SHOPPING – NO BANKING – NO TRADING! THE PEOPLE OF THE PLANET WILL TAKE TO THE STREETS! That’s the rallying cry for today’s Occupy May Day General Strike, in which the Occupy movement has called
NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) —Occupy movement marches, strikes and other acts of civil disobedience would “disrupt the status quo” of about 135 U.S. cities Tuesday, movement organizers said. Key cities targeted for the “general strike,” or “a day without
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A month short of two years ago my friend Rabbi David Nesenoff gave me a video which contained a short explosive interview he had conducted with Helen Thomas. There on tape the veteran White House correspondent gave a statement that
Like the president he served, Rahm Emanuel, who was Barack Obama’s chief of staff before he became Chicago’s mayor,inherited a debt crisis and made it worse. And this led Moody’s, theratings agency, to downgrade Chicago’s general obligation rating,which had been
Last night Liz Butler and Joy Cushman of MoveOn.org hosted a “National Major Actions” conference call to discuss with fellow left-wing activists a slough of direct actions in the coming months. Among those plans are a series of continuous disruptions
New Lenox, IL Mayor Tim Baldermann wants residents to boycott hometown gas stations, whom he believes are charging too much. “The only way we can send a clear message to the companies is for our residents to shop elsewhere.”
Turkey has blocked Israel from participating in a NATO summit meeting scheduled for May 20-21 in Chicago. The block was made last week in Brussels by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. The Turks claim that the move was made in
It’s been an extraordinarily busy few months for the FBI and cyber-related task forces. The arrests of several prominent hackers associated with Anonymous have had the hacker collective pointing fingers at suspected “snitches” on the inside and lowering their profiles
