The city residents of Chicago are up in arms over a recent decision by its board of education. On Wednesday, the board voted to close up to 50 public schools and shut down numerous programs. The decision has sparked outrage, among the city’s citizens, and is leading to dozens of lawsuits and protests. Critics say […]
Chicago native Jacqueline Kennedy-Harris (pictured center) walked out of prison in 1992 and vowed it would be her last stint behind bars. She was homeless…
This morning it was brought to my attention that a Chicago mega-church pastor is launching an anti-gay marriage campaign. Apparently, Chicago doesn’t have more pressing…
The North Chicago Police Department is being criticized for a brochure that was littered with African-American stereotypes of images many found disturbing, reports the U.K. Daily Mail. SEE ALSO:…
Chicago authorities are revamping how police respond to 911 calls in hopes of freeing up more officers to respond to the most serious crimes. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that starting Sunday officers won’t respond in person to lesser crimes. Those include vehicle theft or incidents where the victim is safe and doesn’t need medical attention. Those calls […]
There’s a viral video, going around, of this student standing up during music class yelling at her teacher. It’s nothing like you’ve seen before. A student from the SouthShore school, in Chicago, stood up during her music class and complained to the teacher about his inability to teach his class. Over and over, she screams […]
Two teenagers in Chicago have been charged in the robbery and murder of an openly-gay high school student Terrance “Jawan” Wright (pictured). But while police…
In the city of Chicago, where the teacher’s strike is in its second week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked an Illinois state court to force the school teachers back to work. Emanuel is pleading his case, to the court, that the two week strike strike should end because the strike is illegal. The union immediately condemned […]
Just days after their school year started, 400,000 Chicago students will be out of school indefinitely. Their teachers hit the strike lines today, in protest of better health benefits. This is the country’s 3rd largest school district. 30,000 teachers, and their support staff, are off the job and on the picket line. Aft 10 months […]
An off-duty police officer killed man in a Chicago suburb, after the officer injured the victim’s 4-year-old daughter in a bike accident, the Chicago Tribune…
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In 2005 off duty officer Howard Morgan was shot 28 times by four Chicago police officers….and lived. Apparently 28 shots is considered a reasonable reaction when you catch someone driving the wrong way down a one way street in Chicago. The four officers claimed that Morgan shot at them first, but in 2007, a jury […]
