Traditional news outlets have become less about news and more about pushing a political agenda. Watching Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, or the three traditional broadcast networks will no longer give you anything close to a balanced view. They tend to lean left. Here are six outlets that will give you a more conservative perspective: The … Continue reading Conservative News Alternatives
Above: a man digs his truck out yesterday amidst neighbors who have mostly left well enough alone. In recent days the Chicago Area has received a remarkable amount of snowfall. If that sounds like an exaggeration consider who chose that adjective: WGN’s long-time weather man Tom Skilling. According to Skilling more snow has fallen at … Continue reading What Happened to Global Warming?
Since the completion of Millenium Park’s “Cloud Gate,” it has taken prime focus when it comes to public art in Chicago. But there are other works worthy of attention. One such example is “Four Seasons,” a mosaic on display in Chase Plaza at Dearborn and Monroe. A work of Russian-French artist Marc Chagall, the mosaic … Continue reading Chicago’s Chagall
Macy’s is leaving the Magnificent Mile. This is a serious blow. They are leaving 170,000 square feet of space in Water Tower Place vacant. The Mayor’s reaction was something along these lines: Macy’s was having problems before 2020. There is at least some truth to that. Online sales have certainly been a problem for traditional … Continue reading Macy’s Leaving Michigan Avenue
Practical Chicago has been developing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr accounts for the last several years. Due to recent activity by most of those service providers that strategy is now under review. Numerous Conservative commentators have been demonetized or altogether removed by large technology companies in recent times. There is not a lot of point … Continue reading Practical Chicago to Reassess Social Media Presence
The image above is from the COVID-19 section of the Illinois Department of Public Health’s web site. It states that there has been a 98% recovery rate in our state. You can view these statistics live at: http://dph.illinois.gov/covid19 We have been in this situation for a year now. That is enough time for these figures … Continue reading The Official IDPH Numbers on COVID-19
According to the Chicago Tribune there were 4,115 murders committed in the City during 2020 through December 27th, 1,412 more than in 2019. Chicago’s local government spent a lot of time in 2020 on social media talking about systemic racism and how it harms communities. Our public officials should spend less time talking about false … Continue reading Nice Job Mayor Lightfoot
Organizers said there were twenty-five thousand on hand for the Trump rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin last night. They said it was the largest rally this year. One thing is for sure: The President has a lot of momentum going into election day. © 2020 practicalchicago.com
Politics can be complicated. But this situation is quite simple: Kim Foxx has not done her job. When the Jussie Smollett situation unfolded she tried to make it go away, despite a significant amount of evidence suggesting Smollett faked a hate crime. A public figure faking something as disgusting as a hate crime for political … Continue reading Support Pat O’Brien for Cook County State’s Attorney
Change is inevitable. Sometimes it is good and sometimes it is bad. But as Chicago has morphed from an industrial city to one full of sanitized restaurants, chain stores and condominiums over the past forty years authentic experiences have become harder to find. Chris’s Billiards, at 4637 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Jefferson Park, is one … Continue reading Chris’s Billiards: A Chicago Classic