I bet you have no idea how many shootings there have been in Chicago this year. Me either. And it’s not because I haven’t tried to find out. About two months ago, I started reporting on crime and public safety. In light of the on-again, off-again handgun ban and Supt....
Americans are fleeing high tax, union-dominated states and settling in states with lower taxes, right-to-work laws and lower government spending. (Full story here.) Chicago is burdened with not only high taxes but outrageous debt (more stories to follow on that issue...
Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel was twice purged from the city voter rolls in the last 13 months but was reinstated by election officials, who allowed him to vote absentee in the February primary even though he did not live at his North Side address. (Full...
Just got back from Gery Chico’s presentation of his plan to revive CPS. The 15 page plan handout can be found here if you’re interested. For those just looking for the bullet points: As the former head of the Chicago Public Schools Gery knows something...
Just a bit of history: Posted at 10:55 a.m. Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) said the lease will help the city during a tough budget time. (Daley plans to spend much of the one-time windfall to shore up the city budget during the next few years.) “I think it is a good...