Chicago to close 50 schools, Rahm Emanuel, ‘neoliberal educational culture’
The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools, a controversial move that drew sharp criticism from the city’s teachers union. The vote comes two months after officials announced plans More...
Steven Miller refuses to condemn IRS probe into ‘content of church prayers’ as part of IRS Scandal hearings
During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing today, Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., grilled outgoing IRS commissioner Steven Miller about the IRS targeting a pro-life group in Iowa. “Their question, specifically More...
Illinois man, Mohammed Ahmed, leaves his wife on Orlando honeymoon to get a hooker, gets busted in prostitution sting
In a story that seems almost unbelievable, a man who was on his honeymoon in the Orlando area went online to line up a prostitute for himself, left his wife to meet the hooker and got busted in a large prostitution More...
Lindblom High School to reopen Thursday following one day closure after the meningitis death of Savon Smith
Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School on Chicago’s south side will reopen for classes Thursday after a one day closure today to conduct a thorough review and school cleaning out of an abundance of More...
Bulls forward, Luol Deng, negative for viral meningitis
UPDATE: The Chicago Tribune reports that Luol Deng will not play in Game 7 tonight. “He’s still not feeling well, so that’s a concern,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. While he was unable to compete in More...
Cornelius German, another teen found dead near President Obama Chicago home
Cornelius German, a 15-year-old boy, was found dead on Monday just four blocks away from President Barack Obama’s home in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood. German was found lying in the backyard of a friend’s More...
Three Chicago men wear women’s clothes to snag purses from high-end stores
Three men wearing women’s clothes robbed an upscale store in Chicago’s fashionable Oak Street shopping district on Tuesday, and the store manager says it’s not the first time. Authorities now report More...
Missing Illinois man, Jim Sylvester, found dead by dive team in Lake Arrowhead
A Crestwood Illinois man, who had been missing for more than a week, was found dead after dive and rescue teams responded Friday to Lake Arrowhead after a car was discovered in the water, authorities said. Sadly More...
Veniamin Konstantinovich Balika, Texas man living in Illinois arrested in New Jersey with $200K of cheese from Wisconsin
An Illinois man has been arrested and accused of stealing 21 tons of Wisconsin cheese has been arrested in New Jersey, which is valued at $200,000. photo/Jon Sullivan New Jersey authorities say Veniamin Konstantinovich More...
Chicago public schools roll out sex education program, beginning in kindergarten, to discuss gender identity and sexual orientation
A new sexual health program in the Chicago Public Schools mandates that a set amount of time be spent on sex education in every grade, beginning in kindergarten. The program also will discuss sexual orientation More...
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