An Introduction to Chicago Blues
Blues music has long been part of Chicago’s identity. If you have never had the opportunity to hear any of it, have a listen: © 2022 practicalchicago.com
Blues music has long been part of Chicago’s identity. If you have never had the opportunity to hear any of it, have a listen: © 2022 practicalchicago.com
This video showed up on Twitter October 24. For those that do not know, the Gold Coast is a very expensive area. It is easy to imagine what will happen to real estate prices if this kind of behavior is allowed to continue. Sent from a friend of mine. A shooting in Chicago near the … Continue reading VIDEO: Gold Coast Shooting Caught on Camera
Alderman Ray Lopez, candidate for Mayor, is publicly suggesting the City bring back anyone fired or suspended for not vaccinating. He has observed the New York Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate all employees in New York City fired under the same circumstances. The suggestion is that we get ahead of any potential lawsuits, and it is … Continue reading Alderman Ray Lopez: Hire Back City Employees Fired during the Pandemic
The footage below was posted on YouTube October 15th. According to NBC 5 it was recorded by a Joliet iron worker driving home from work on October 14th. The iron worker drove up on a car accident and saw people bail out. One of them, a black man in a ski mask began walking up and down the … Continue reading Video: Carjacking Filmed on the Dan Ryan Expressway
CCSAO is so short-staffed that supervisors are assigning prospective attorneys who have not yet passed the bar to handle duties typically conducted by assistant state’s attorneys—like presenting allegations during bail hearings at Chicago’s criminal courthouse. In a pair of reports Wednesday, Fox and NBC Chicago detailed ongoing struggles to fill job vacancies at the state’s … Continue reading Report: Cook County States Attorney Grossly Understaffed as Employees Leave
Rick Santelli said it well on CNBC: “I never thought we’d see another exchange open up with actual humans, but I was wrong.” According to a press release on their web site, the Chicago Board Options Exchange opened a new trading floor this past June. Located in the historic Chicago Board of Trade Building, CBOE’s new trading floor … Continue reading CBOE Has Opened a New Open Outcry Trading Floor
From the Gateway Pundit: The daughter of Democrat State Representative Sean Casten of Illinois, who was 17 years old, passed away suddenly from cardiac arrhythmia on June 13. The lawmaker has finally broken his silence after keeping quiet for the past four months since the passing of his daughter. In a statement, the Casten family … Continue reading 17-Year-Old Fully Vaccinated Daughter of Illinois Democrat Rep. Sean Casten Died of Sudden Cardiac Arrhythmia
Three people were killed and one other seriously injured August 15th outside the Jeffrey Pub, 7700 South Jeffrey, at about 5 A.M. One suspect, a black man, is in custody. © 2022 practicalchicago.com Related Web Sites: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/suspect-charged-chicago-hit-run-killed-men-88751460 https://abc7chicago.com/south-shore-hit-and-run-jeffrey-pub-chicago-gay-bars/12128539/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl-eapvax6I
The Green Door Tavern is arguably one of the most historic buildings in Chicago. But on casual glance from the outside it looks like any number of other bars. It takes a visit and some knowledge to realize how much is really there. The Tavern’s name comes from Prohibition-era practices. Prohibition lasted from 1920 to … Continue reading Visit an Original Prohibition-Era Speakeasy at the Green Door Tavern
Here is a video from the Black Conservative Perspective on Rumble. Lightfoot seems to want no part of questions that do not cater to her: © 2022 practicalchicago.com