Chicago Soars Past 600 Homicides After Bloody October
CHICAGO (CBS) — With 78 homicides, October was the second deadliest month of 2016, and Chicago surpassed 600 homicides for the first time in more than a decade. The last [Read More]
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Chicago: 14 Killed, More Than Three Dozen Wounded In Weekend Shootings
(CBS) — At least 14 people were killed and 38 others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening. The weekend’s latest homicide happened about 3:15 a.m. Sunday [Read More]
Mich O recruited to run for Senate, Chicago mayor
Washington Examiner: First lady Michelle Obama’s star status on the 2016 campaign trail is prompting top Democrats back home in Illinois to ready an effort to recruit her to run [Read More]
Video Released After Brutal Beating of Chicago Police Officer
The officer decided not to shoot her assailant because she was worried about the ‘scrutiny’ she might face, Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said. NBC: Graphic dashcam and bodycam video has been released showing [Read More]
Illinois To Teach Young Drivers How To Handle Traffic Stops
In the same week Chicago hit the 3,000th gun shot victim mark, the Chicago Tribune reports that Illinois will add instruction to their driver training programs on how to properly interact [Read More]
Milwaukee Becoming Famous For Something Other Than Beer
Chicago’s armpit hasn’t seen murder rates like these since took a look into Jeffrey Dahmer’s refrigerator. The August murder rate in Milwaukee was actually higher than Chicago’s, now that’s [Read More]
Black Lives…
Nykea Aldridge, mother of four, was pushing a baby carriage in the South Side Parkway Gardens neighborhood of Chicago yesterday when she caught the bullets meant for someone else. She was reportedly [Read More]
At least 32 reportedly shot in Chicago so far on Fourth of July weekend
FOX: Dozens of people have been shot in Chicago since the start of the Fourth of July weekend despite increased police attention in the areas known for the most violence. [Read More]
Dog Gives Owner the Finger (s)
A nurse in Chicago heard that a man in the neighborhood lost two fingers while setting off fireworks. Letting her dog out in the yard a few hours later, the pit [Read More]
Parents revolt as Chicagoland school district drops letter grades
EAG: CHICAGO – Some public schools are shifting from traditional letter grades to “progress guides” with more ambiguous measurements of student achievement, and Chicago area parents think the new “standards-based” [Read More]
Chicago: Dozens Shot Over Memorial Day Weekend
SOL: Chaos and violence threaten to spiral out of control in America’s third largest city, and nobody seems to have any idea how to solve the problem. After decades of [Read More]
VA Hospital Kitchen Overrun with Roaches
The Chicago Veterans Affairs hospital has a serious cockroach infestation. They are getting into the food, with reports of roaches crawling on the dinner plates headed for patient’s rooms.
Who’s Hurt Worse By Chicago: Donald, Ted or the Democrats?
I laid into an idiot troll last night who was bragging about shutting Donald Trump down in Chicago. “I look forward to your trolling when Trump is elected on the [Read More]
Chicago Hits the Shooting An Hour Mark
It’s not easy to double the homicide rate in a year so Chicago killers are having to really up their efforts. Starting on Tuesday, and running through Wednesday morning, the [Read More]
Give Them Your Tired, Your Worthless, Your Junk
Chicago is doing yet another gun buy-back and the pro 2nd Amendment group Guns Save Lives wants to participate. They are asking people to send them their worthless firearms (long [Read More]