Tagged: Chicago

Requiem for a progressive mayor

By: vic-eldred • Op/Ed • 24 Comments • 2 years ago

Two days ago, the unthinkable happened. Lori Lightfoot has lost her hold on the mayor's job in what sadly passes for the city of Chicago. It seems that even in the inner city where democrats hold...

Chicago-area church 'fasting from whiteness' during Lent

Via: vic-eldred • News & Politics • 25 Comments • 3 years ago

Court orders Jussie Smollett release from jail during appeal

Via: vic-eldred • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 3 years ago

Jussie Smollett gets 150 days in jail for faking hate crime against himself

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 53 Comments • 3 years ago

Chicago holds Lollapalooza music fest despite virus surge

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 4 years ago

Weekend gun violence shakes gatherings in cities across U.S.

Via: krishna • News & Politics • 58 Comments • 4 years ago

Chicago public schools to hold all classes online this fall: local media - Reuters

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 26 Comments • 5 years ago

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces he will not seek re-election

Via: vic-eldred • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 7 years ago

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that he is not seeking re-election for a third term amid withering criticism over his administration’s policies and a soaring violent crime rate in...

Sanctuary Cities and States are Losing Ground

Via: vic-eldred • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 7 years ago

Former President Obama left President Trump many messes. None is so pervasive as the mess involving the sanctuary movement. Over the years many American citizens questioned former President...

Youth arrested in sexual assault of Chicago teenage girl seen on Facebook Live

Via: krishna • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 8 years ago

Chicago police have arrested a 14-year-old boy and expect to charge a second youth in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl by multiple young men that was seen on Facebook Live (...

Hate Crime??? : Shocking attack, torture of mentally disabled man posted on social media

Via: krishna • News & Politics • 19 Comments • 8 years ago

Police say a man from Crystal Lake was abducted, taken to a Chicago apartment, and tortured. The ordeal was recorded, and the video has been widely viewed and shared on social media. |...