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Off-duty Chicago police officer shot, killed driving home from work: 'Another sad day'

By: Landon Mion — April 22nd 2024 at 02:26
A 30-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed early Sunday morning on the city's southwest side while he was driving home from work.

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Female University of Chicago student disarms masked man who tried to rob her on walk home from class: report

By: Audrey Conklin — April 22nd 2024 at 11:08
A University of Chicago student reportedly disarmed a robbery suspect who approached her on the sidewalk while she walked home from classes and demanded her phone.

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Slain Chicago police officer had gun, car stolen during attack: reports

By: Bradford Betz — April 22nd 2024 at 17:44
The Chicago police officer who was shot and killed early while driving home from work had his gun and car stolen during the attack, according to local reports.

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Illinois Library Hosting 'Pronoun' Seminar for Children Considering Cross-Dressing, Sex-Change Surgery

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — April 22nd 2024 at 20:56

A public library in Illinois will be hosting a "pronoun" seminar for children considering cross-dressing and sex-change surgeries.

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Chicago police release images of suspect wanted in shooting death of Officer Luis Huesca

By: Stephen Sorace — April 23rd 2024 at 06:05
Police in Chicago are asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect in the Sunday morning shooting death of Officer Luis Huesca.

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Chicago Man Accused of Attempted Carjacking Soon After Being Put on Pretrial Release in Stolen Car Case

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — April 22nd 2024 at 17:47

A man in Chicago is accused of an attempted carjacking that happened less than a month after he was placed on pretrial release.

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Migrants Secure Billions of Dollars in Taxpayer Funding for Housing, Food, Health Care Across Sanctuary States

By: John Binder · John Binder — April 23rd 2024 at 15:41

Sanctuary states are planning to dish out billions in American taxpayer dollars to migrants in 2024, offering housing, food, and health care.

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Chicago’s selective schools grapple with budgets woes due to new equity policy: report

By: Joshua Nelson — April 25th 2024 at 19:00
Chicago Public Schools’ new funding formula has impacted the district’s most selective schools due to an “equity-based" formula that prioritizes the district’s underfunded schools.

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Chicago Bears told to 'pay for their own damn stadium' after proposal has taxpayers footing $2 billion

By: Gabriel Hays — April 27th 2024 at 05:00
State officials don't believe that Illinois taxpayers will be up for paying more than $2 billion for the Chicago Bears' new stadium, multiple outlets reported.

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Dangerous storms result in flash flooding, severe weather over Southern Plains

— April 28th 2024 at 01:16
More life-threatening severe weather is expected over the Southern Plains, following reports of twisters ripping through the nation's heartland on Friday.

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Local Illinois residents turn out against controversial Democratic mayor

By: Lindsay Kornick — April 29th 2024 at 05:00
Dozens of Thornton Township residents in Illinois gathered and protested Democratic Mayor Tiffany Heynard of the small Village of Dolton over the weekend.

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Illinois Gov. Pritzker 'Skeptical' of Chicago Bears' $4.6 Billion Tax-Funded Stadium Plan

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — April 28th 2024 at 18:13

Illinois politicians voiced their skepticism of the NFL Chicago Bears' proposed stadium that would need $2.3 billion in public funds, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) saying there are higher "priorities" for taxpayers.

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Slain Chicago Cop's Family Demands Mayor Brandon Johnson, Gov. J.B. Pritzker Stay Away from Funeral

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — April 29th 2024 at 16:22

The family of a slain Chicago police officer demanded that Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker stay away from his funeral.

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Sanctuary City Chicago: Police Made More Than 1,000 Arrests of Venezuelan Migrants in 2024 So Far

By: John Binder · John Binder — April 29th 2024 at 17:53

The Chicago Police Department has made more than 1,000 arrests of Venezuelan migrants in the first three months of 2024, crime data reveals.

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'America's Worst Mayor' Dropped by Law Firm: 'Not Required to Work for Free'

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — April 29th 2024 at 21:08

The law firm representing Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard (D) has requested to withdraw from several lawsuits involving Henyard and the Village of Dolton after allegedly not being paid.

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Northwestern University hit with federal complaint after caving to anti-Israel mob’s demands

By: Greg Wehner · Jon Street — May 2nd 2024 at 03:00
A civil rights complaint filed against Northwestern University claims the school discriminated on the basis of race when introducing five scholarships for Palestinians.

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Man charged with killing off-duty Chicago police officer denied pretrial release

By: Landon Mion — May 3rd 2024 at 23:44
A 22-year-old man facing charges for the April 21 killing of off-duty Chicago officer Luis Huesca was denied pretrial release by a judge on Friday.

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Illinois Police Officer Accused of Retail Theft at Walmart Self-Checkout

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — May 4th 2024 at 13:17

A 32-year-old police officer in Gurnee, Illinois, is accused of stealing items from a local Walmart on Sunday afternoon.

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Chicago teachers' $50B demands include pay hikes, abortions, migrant accommodation

By: Michael Dorgan — May 5th 2024 at 07:11
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is negotiating a new $50 billion contract with the public schools system for pay hikes, healthcare and migrant services.

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Chicago forced to cancel Cinco de Mayo parade due to gang violence

By: Bradford Betz — May 5th 2024 at 19:38
The Chicago Police Department on Sunday announced the cancellation of the city's Cinco de Mayo parade due to gang violence in the area.

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Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide

— May 6th 2024 at 15:03
95 men and women have filed a lawsuit alleging decades of child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers; many said they were rewarded or threatened to keep quiet.

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Nightmares at Chicago Universities Set Stage for Nuclear Democrat Convention

By: Tony Kinnett — May 7th 2024 at 15:20

As police finally clear the anti-Israel encampment at the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University appeases its protesting occupiers, the Democratic National Convention set for August in the Windy City ticks ever closer. 

Unsatiated protesters may have been cleared from some of their camps at college campuses, but the more lucrative target of national Democrats’ gathering to renominate President Joe Biden has many worried that the protests may only be getting started.

Although the two Chicago universities caved weakly to the strange demands of the anti-Israel protesters, Biden has not been well-received by the pro-Hamas youth.

The agitators’ slapping Biden with the nickname “Genocide Joe” and their joining pro-Israel protesters at UCLA and University of Alabama in chants of “F— Joe Biden” led many to suspect that stormy weather is in store for a left-wing political convention that is little more than three months away.

Biden’s unpopularity with radical groups on the political and cultural Left has been largely attributed to his attempt to “split the baby” by backing Israel in its war against Hamas while criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s methods, placing conditions on aid to America’s biggest Middle Eastern ally, and sympathizing with anti-Israel and pro-Hamas protesters.

Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, slaughtering 1,200, torturing or raping many first, and taking over 200 hostages. Ever since, the Israeli military has targeted the adjacent Gaza Strip—where Hamas is the elected government and uses civilians as shields—with the goal of “eradicating” the terrorist group.

The Biden administration has warned Israel not to invade Rafah, the southern region of the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt, where the last four regiments of Hamas are believed to hold dozens of hostages, including five American citizens.

Anti-Israel protesters have set up encampments on public and private university campuses around the nation, often trespassing and vandalizing on campus as well as  intimidating, obstructing, and entrapping Jewish students. 

Although the published rationale for these protests varies from encampment to encampment, most center on the rage of left-wing students that their university is doing business with businesses that do business with (or appear to do business with) Israel.

Protesters at the University of Chicago and Northwestern demanded full-ride scholarships for Palestinian students, HIV tests, medical supplies for treating combat wounds, dental dams, Plan B, and other contraceptives.

Northwestern reportedly “paid off” some protesters by agreeing to give scholarships to five Palestinian students and special pay to Palestinian staff for two years. School administrators also agreed to reestablish an Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility that would allow students and staff to shame the university officially for accepting “Israeli or Israel-adjacent endowments,” and to allow protesters to continue their encampment until at least June 1.

Now Northwestern is facing a lawsuit and two civil rights complaints over concessions to the leaders of the  anti-Israel encampments. The plaintiffs claim that Northwestern failed to “fulfill a modest core promise” to students that all “student peers and faculty will be governed by rules” by looking the other way when certain groups participated in antisemitic harassment.

Although the encampment at the University of Chicago was cleared by police Tuesday morning, students and faculty members have proclaimed their willingness to be arrested while “protesting for Palestine.”

Given the inflammatory support for these anti-Israel protests from far-left House Democrats such as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Andre Carson of Indiana, and Pramila Jayapal of Washington, it’s unlikely that organizers of the Democratic National Convention would be able to discourage these anti-Israel protesters from setting up camp outside United Center for the duration of the convention Aug. 19 to 22.

One need not look back too far to recall the upheaval at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, when Vietnam War protesters tangled with police was upheaved by protesters against the Vietnam War. 

At the time, 56 years ago, Illinois Gov. Samuel Shapiro, a Democrat, honored a request from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, also a Democrat, to deploy the Illinois National Guard to help provide convention security. It is unlikely that today’s mayor, Democrat Brandon Johnson, would ask for the Guard to be deployed.

In a press conference Friday, Johnson told reporters that “individuals who wish to demonstrate … work within parameters.” But the mayor declined to outline what “parameters” meant, or whether he would request police or Guard assistance.

If such a protest turned out to be as violent as the “Summer of Love” in 2020, in which entire city blocks were burned by Black Lives Matter-inspired rioters, then this Democratic National Convention could turn very nasty very quickly.

Last month, representatives of 75 organizations gathered in Chicago to plan disruptions at August’s convention.

Joe Iosbaker, a leader of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, told a screaming crowd: “This is Chicago, [expletive] it, we’ve got to give them a 1968 kind of welcome!”

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Survivors of alleged child sex abuse in Illinois detention centers speak up

— May 8th 2024 at 06:32
Three alleged victims of sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers in Illinois came forward as part of a lawsuit with 95 plaintiffs. This case follows similar cases in other states.

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Nirvana producer Steve Albini, a pioneer of alt rock, dead at 61

— May 8th 2024 at 19:43
Steve Albini, a producer for Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey, and other prominent musicians of the era, has died of a heart attack. He was 61.

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The cicada invasion has begun! Find out where the flying insects are emerging

By: Michael Dorgan — May 9th 2024 at 10:57
The cicada invasion of 2024 has kicked off where billions of the flying insects will appear in 17 states in a rare natural phenomenon not seen since 1803

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Chicago woman overtaken by squatter hopes to work with Illinois lawmakers this summer on property rights

By: Ashlyn Messier — May 9th 2024 at 12:27
A Chicago woman went through a lengthy legal process in order to remove a squatter living in her late mother's home. She described the situation as "emotionally draining" and overwhelming."

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House Education Committee chair demands answers after Northwestern University caves to anti-Israel agitators

By: Chris Pandolfo — May 10th 2024 at 12:12
House Education and Workforce Committee chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., sent a letter to Northwestern University leaders demanding answers on the school's response to antisemitism.

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Large barge crashes into historic Fort Madision Bridge in Iowa, later sinks

By: Michael Dorgan — May 10th 2024 at 12:16
A near 100-year-old bridge in Iowa was struck by a loose barge on Thursday prompting its temporary closure before later reopening without any significant damage or injuries.

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Northwestern University deal with anti-Israel protesters tantamount to 'paying off hostage takers'

By: Louis Casiano — May 10th 2024 at 16:58
Congressional lawmakers are demanding answers from Northwestern University over a dead reached with anti-Israel protesters in an effort to end disruptive behavior.

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Illinois star, NBA prospect Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to face trial on rape charge

By: Ryan Morik — May 10th 2024 at 17:12
Former Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. was ordered to stand trial for a rape charge stemming from an alleged incident in Kansas in September.

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Illinois pastor and author urges others amid today's evil, 'Make America love again'

By: Christine Rousselle — May 11th 2024 at 08:36
Pastor James Ward of Insight Church in Illinois reflects on three verses from the First Letter of John and reveals how he believes love is the best way to defeat evil today.

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Dolton board makes new move against scandal-ridden 'supermayor' Tiffany Henyard

By: Michael Dorgan — May 14th 2024 at 11:09
Dolton board members have appointed a mayor pro tempore to serve in place of controversial Mayor Tiffany Henyard should she not to execute her duties

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Illinois Bishop: Biden Makes ‘Mockery’ of Catholic Faith by Touting Abortion

By: Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. · Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. — May 14th 2024 at 11:43

Bishop Thomas Paprocki said that Joe Biden makes a “mockery of our Catholic faith” by using sacred symbols while promoting abortion.

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Northwestern University president 'grew a spine' after hit with House committee investigation: watchdog group

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — May 14th 2024 at 17:59
The president of Northwestern University threatened anti-Israel agitators with "disciplinary action" after students vandalized an Israeli and American flag display.

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Chicago teen becomes youngest person to earn doctoral degree from Arizona State

— May 15th 2024 at 06:04
Dorothy Jean Tillman II became the youngest person to earn a doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health from Arizona State University at age 17, officials say.

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Remembering police officers who lost their lives on duty last year

By: Ashlyn Messier — May 15th 2024 at 15:36
A recent report shows a 60% increase in police officers killed in the line of duty since 2018. These are eight stories of those who lost their lives while on duty last year.

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Chicago police clear out anti-Israel encampment at DePaul University

By: Danielle Wallace — May 16th 2024 at 07:39
Chicago police began clearing an anti-Israel encampment at DePaul University and the school warned that anyone who breaches the fence will be arrested.

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Chicago Mayor touts his achievements leading 'greatest freaking city in the world’

By: Alexander Hall — May 17th 2024 at 05:00
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson touted his accomplishments in a full year after his initial inauguration in 2023, from the migrant crisis to Black representation in government.

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VIDEO: Severed Arm Found in Illinois May Belong to Woman Who Was Murdered, Dismembered After First Date

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — May 18th 2024 at 11:43

Family members of a Wisconsin woman who was killed and dismembered in April believe a severed arm found in Illinois belongs to her.

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High school senior nearing graduation killed in crash after college student allegedly drove drunk at 131 mph

By: Pilar Arias — May 19th 2024 at 08:11
A 21-year-old college student is accused of driving under the influence while causing a crash that killed a high school senior days away from graduating.

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Illinois Cops Raise More than $1 Million for Special Olympics by Standing on Dunkin' Donuts Rooftops

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — May 18th 2024 at 16:36

Illinois law enforcement officers standing on the rooftops of Dunkin' Donuts raised more than $1 million for the Special Olympics on Friday.

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Police: Illinois Teen Killed by Drunk Driver Weeks Before Graduation

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — May 19th 2024 at 17:37

An Illinois teen was killed just weeks before his high school graduation at the hands of an alleged drunk driver who was speeding at over 120 mph, police said.

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Man accused of opening fire outside Chicago's Wrigley Field to be held without bail

— May 20th 2024 at 21:12
37-year-old Raphael Hammond has been ordered to remain in custody without bail, on a charge of being a felon in possession of a handgun in a shooting outside Wrigley Field.

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