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Rahm Shifting City Workers to Obamacare, Gets Pushback

Chicago- Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced he will begin cutting healthcare benefits to retired city workers over the next three years, displacing the cost burden from the city budget onto federal taxpayers. The Chicago Tribune reports: Still getting health insurance:

Rahm Shifting City Workers to Obamacare, Gets Pushback

Turn on the Garry Owen, and Raise a Glass for Chip

It wouldn’t surprise me if you had not heard of him. That was on purpose. You got to know him, when he wanted you to. He ran a low profile, behind the scenes, but if there was ever a news

Turn on the Garry Owen, and Raise a Glass for Chip

Dick Durbin at May Day Immigration Rally: Communists? What Communists?

On Wednesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined nearly two thousand trade unionists, open communists, socialists, anarchists and illegal aliens at Chicago’s May Day march and rally.  Two large rally demonstrations that began at Union Park and Chicago’s Haymarket Riot monument

Dick Durbin at May Day Immigration Rally: Communists? What Communists?

Media Echoes Harvard "Revolutionary" Socialists' Post-Bombing Talking Points

The Harvard “Revolutionary” Socialists gathered last week, just three days after the Boston Marathon bombings, for a forum entitled “Don’t Let Them Turn Tragedy into Racism” on the Harvard University campus. The speakers, including “one of Britain’s leading young radical intellectuals

Media Echoes Harvard "Revolutionary" Socialists' Post-Bombing Talking Points

IL Police Investigating Farrakahn's Son for Privileges as 'Part-Time' Cop

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakahn’s son, Mustapha Farrakahn, is being investigated by the Illinois Police Standards and Training Board after an investigation into his “part-time” status as a police officer in the Chicago suburb of Harvey, IL, revealed he

IL Police Investigating Farrakahn's Son for Privileges as 'Part-Time' Cop

28 Arrested in Violent Chicago Teen Mob

Chicago saw a wave of violent mob attacks against its residents last year, most often led by youth from the city’s poorer neighborhoods, and conducted in the city’s wealthier neighborhoods as the spring temperatures rose. Saturday, the warmest day of

28 Arrested in Violent Chicago Teen Mob

Chicago Teachers Union Welcomes Anarchist Lisa Fithian in School Closing Battle

Last week, in anticipation of the city’s current school closing battle, the Chicago Teachers Union sponsored civil disobedience training for its members by none other than the professional manufacturer of crisis and radical self-proclaimed “anarchist” Lisa Fithian. Fithian first became

Chicago Teachers Union Welcomes Anarchist Lisa Fithian in School Closing Battle

OPINION: Illinois GOP Bows to Bloomberg in Race to Replace JJJ

With Paul McKinley surging up the Illinois conservative ranks–after the mainstream Chicago media’s attempts to reconvict him for his past backfired–the only question remaining is: where is the Illinois Republican Party? Not only was the Illinois Republican Party missing in

OPINION: Illinois GOP Bows to Bloomberg in Race to Replace JJJ

Schakowsky Fundraises Off Breitbart News Gun Control Report

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a fundraising email Tuesday responding to a report from Breitbart News on her admission for further gun control plans.  Schakowsky made headlines Monday after Breitbart News covered an interview from Jason Mattera at a gun

Schakowsky Fundraises Off Breitbart News Gun Control Report

Backlash Builds Against Chicago Media for Attacks on GOP's McKinley

The GOP primary in the race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. received little to no coverage leading up to the February 26 ballot from the mainstream Chicago media. Since winning the Republican nomination, however, the media have fixated on Republican

Backlash Builds Against Chicago Media for Attacks on GOP's McKinley

GOP's McKinley Gaining Support in Chicago Democrat Strongholds

The Republican nominee to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District kicked off his ground campaign on Monday with a “Machine walking tour” on the south side of Chicago. Residents of the community responded positively, stopping on the

GOP's McKinley Gaining Support in Chicago Democrat Strongholds

Wisconsin Dem Spokesman Compares Scott Walker to Dahmer

Wisconsin Democrats are seething after their latest efforts to remove Republican Governor Scott Walker failed.  On Friday, Graeme Zielinski, a state Democrat Party Spokesman, let his continued outrage flow through his twitter account when he compared Governor Scott Walker to

Wisconsin Dem Spokesman Compares Scott Walker to Dahmer

McKinley Announces 'The Machine' Marching Tour for IL-02 Race

GOP primary winner Paul McKinley is wasting no time hitting the pavement to spread his message across the Illinois 2nd Congressional District. Thursday night, he announced that he will begin a walking tour through the district to meet voters and

McKinley Announces 'The Machine' Marching Tour for IL-02 Race

Joining Andrew Breitbart in the Scrum

I remember how surreal it was to be introduced to Andrew Breitbart. I would bet that, at the time, most people who didn’t regularly follow politics wouldn’t have known who Andrew Breitbart was. But for those of us who did,

Joining Andrew Breitbart in the Scrum

Chicago Media in Panic Mode Over McKinley IL-02 Primary Win

It’s no secret that the Chicago media is no friend to conservatives, but a recent report from Fox Chicago’s Mike Flannery, where he compares GOP primary winner Paul McKinley to “Spanky the Clown” borders on unhinged animosity. Flannery filed a

Chicago Media in Panic Mode Over McKinley IL-02 Primary Win

'Ex-Offender' McKinley Wins IL GOP Primary to Replace Jesse Jackson, Jr.

While Chicago media focused on Robin Kelly’s landslide victory in Tuesday’s Democrat primary, after they blatantly ignored the GOP primary throughout the campaign, the Republican race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District was the thriller on

'Ex-Offender' McKinley Wins IL GOP Primary to Replace Jesse Jackson, Jr.

Poll: Rahm Emanuel's Approval Ratings Plummet

Just two years after Rahm Emanuel slid easily into Chicago’s City Hall to replace Former Mayor Richard Daley, Emanuel is nowhere near as popular with Chicago residents as he was after first returning to the city from his post in

Poll: Rahm Emanuel's Approval Ratings Plummet

Bloomberg PAC Endorses Candidate in Favor of Gun Bans for Jesse Jr. Seat

In the Illinois 2nd District Special Election to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr., New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Independence USA PAC has gone all in, spending an estimated $1.4 million in attack ads against former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson and endorsing anti-gun-extremist Robin Kelly. Kelly has

Bloomberg PAC Endorses Candidate in Favor of Gun Bans for Jesse Jr. Seat

Chicago Police Want 12% Raise

Days after the Chicago Police Department announced it will no longer respond to 911 calls for criminal damage to property, vehicle thefts, garage burglaries, or other crimes in which the suspect is no longer on the scene, the Fraternal Order

Chicago Police Want 12% Raise

Disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. Agrees to Plea Deal

Reports surfaced Thursday that Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned from Congress last year over an investigation into campaign fund misuse, was negotiating a plea deal that would include significant jail time. NBC Chicago is now confirming the deal is signed. From

Disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. Agrees to Plea Deal

Report: Jesse Jackson Jr. Plea Deal to Include 'Significant Jail Time'

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Jesse Jackson Jr. has a plea deal on the table for his ongoing federal investigation that will include “significant jail time” in federal prison. Author Michael Sneed’s source also informs that Jackson’s wife Sandi “feels

Report: Jesse Jackson Jr. Plea Deal to Include 'Significant Jail Time'

Bloomberg PAC Targets Debbie Halvorson over NRA Acclaim in IL-02 Race

Independence USA PAC, founded by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, released an attack ad last week against former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson (D-IL) for her support of the Second Amendment. “When she was in Congress before, Halvorson got an ‘A’

Bloomberg PAC Targets Debbie Halvorson over NRA Acclaim in IL-02 Race

Republican McKinley Slams 'Chicago Machine' from Jeremiah Wright's Church

Last week, at the infamous Trinity United Church of Christ where President Obama used to listen to Rev. Jeremiah Wright blast the United States of America, Republican candidate Paul McKinley slammed the Chicago Machine during a candidate forum for the special election to fill

Republican McKinley Slams 'Chicago Machine' from Jeremiah Wright's Church

Loyola Students: Professor Required Us to Attend Van Jones Lecture

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.

Loyola Students: Professor Required Us to Attend Van Jones Lecture