U.S. Senator Mike Braun has taken to Twitter with a pitch for Chicago Police officers: Do you find Lori Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate unreasonable? Come to Indiana! My office stands ready to help connect Chicago police officers to an Indiana police department that is hiring now and doesn’t have a vaccine mandate. Welcome to Indiana! https://t.co/rtsQ1GIsF1 … Continue reading Indiana Recruiting Chicago Police Officers Disgruntled by Vaccine Mandate→
Despite a call to suburban law enforcement agencies seeking potential help in Chicago with emergency police services during the ongoing stalemate between the city and police union over vaccines, three area county sheriffs said they will not send their deputies to the city. A statewide law enforcement coalition sent a notice to suburban police officials … Continue reading Suburban Sheriffs Refuse to Help Chicago→
The tweet below shows that the WNBA’s Chicago Sky championship victory parade was a joke. There were far more people in the parade than viewing it. And these athletes are supposed to be paid equal wages with those in the NBA? crazy scene as the wnba champs have their parade pic.twitter.com/3oja2bIjzQ — Wisty (@Misfraud) October … Continue reading Nobody Shows Up for Chicago Sky WNBA Victory Parade→
Below is the text of Representative Jan Schakowky’s statement on the twentieth anniversary of 9/11. If there is one day of the year to avoid pandering September the 11th is it. All she had to do was acknowledge the tragedy respectfully. Representative Schakowsky could not handle that. Instead she turned it into yet another statement … Continue reading Representative Jan Schakowsky’s 9/11 Message was Terrible→
About ten years ago there was a lot of talk regarding yellow light times. Specifically, Chicago times seemed shorter than those in surrounding communities. This discussion was precipitated by widespread adoption of red light cameras in the area. Illinois local governments generated more than $1 billion in red-light camera revenue from 2008 to 2018, according … Continue reading Have You Noticed that Chicago Yellow Light Times are Shorter than in the Suburbs?→
Teacher calls student “piece of s***” and threatens to call the cops for taking his mask off: pic.twitter.com/NND9xoEmRe — Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) September 5, 2021 A Glenbard North staff member, identified by the Irish Sun and the Daily Wire as music teacher Scott Grigoletto, has resigned. He was caught on camera calling a … Continue reading Illinois Teacher Who Verbally Abused a Student Over Mask Wearing Resigns→
According to bar staff Wrigleyville’s Blarney Stone will close at the end of September. The owner has sold the building, which includes several apartments. The Blarney Stone has been in operation since 1970. It provides an unpretentious atmosphere that is getting harder to find in Chicago. Touches like the old picture of John F. Kennedy … Continue reading Wrigleyville’s Blarney Stone: Building Sold and Bar to Close→
Gun News is a monthly paper published by Guns Save Life. Gun News is affiliated with the JPFO, Civilian Marksmanship Program, National Rifle Association, Illinois Federation for Outdoor Resources and others. The following was reported in their September, 2021 edition (Volume 27, Number 9): The Illinois Bail Reform Act of 2017 mandated that judges impose “affordable” … Continue reading Report: One-Third of Known Chicago Murder Assailants Out on ‘Affordable’ Bail From Previous Felony Arrest→
Large amounts of Federal aid handed out recently have not been productive. The photograph above was taken last Wednesday at around 8:30 P.M. Windy City Gyros, a popular Lakeview restaurant, closed at 7 P.M. that night due to staffing shortage. As you can see from the door they would normally be open until 2 A.M. … Continue reading It Seems Chicagoans Do Not Want to Work but Benefits are Ending→
Stage A of the Red/Purple Line Modernization Project, which is rebuilding the right of way from Lawrence to Bryn Mawr, is well underway. The photo above, looking north from Catalpa Avenue, shows one side of the hundred year old embankment being dismantled. CTA expects Stage A to be completed in 2024. During construction the normally … Continue reading CTA Red/Purple Line Demolition Underway→
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