A retired firefighter in Chicago named David Quintavalle, who wasn’t even in Washington, DC on the day of the unrest at the Capitol, was accused of murder during the incident by people fanning the flames on social media.
40% of Chicago Teachers, Staff Didn’t Show Up to Work Even Though Health Dept Approved School Reopening Plan

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) reopened on Monday for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has argued for months that it is unsafe to go into the schools even though the Chicago Department of Public Health’s COVID bureau supports the CPS reopening plan.
Some...
Chicago Teachers Union Leader Demands Schools Stay Shut, While Vacationing in Caribbean

I’ve followed the insanity from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). I’ve said it has nothing to do with safety and they do not give a damn about students. It’s all about power, virtue signaling, and making a fuss about something to strike and cause headaches.
CTU member Sarah Chambers provided...
Chicago Schools Hiring People to Supervise Kids in Class While Teachers Work Remotely

I tried hard to word a decent headline but the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) makes it impossible.
The teachers will not return to the classroom with the students in January. So the cash-strapped city will hire supervisors to be in classes and at the school with the students.
This is because the Chicago...
Chicago Teachers Union Trying to Delay School Openings…Again

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) already proved they don’t care about kids because reopening the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is based on “sexism, racism, and misogyny.”
The CTU filed an injunction, asking “the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board to halt the return to in-person learning until terms can be ‘determined by good-faith...
Chicago Teachers Union Claims Motivation ‘to Reopening School is Rooted in Sexism, Racism and Misogyny’

The Chicago Teachers Union proved to people once again that they do not care about kids.
They only care about “social justice.”
Chicago: 2020 On Track to Surpass 700 Homicides and Become the City’s Deadliest Year

Chicago 1998: 704 homicides. Chicago 2016: 781 homicides.
Data from the medical examiner’s office shows that 2020 might become Chicago’s deadliest year.
Lightfoot, de Blasio Impose Heavy Restrictions Due to COVID-19 Ahead of Thanksgiving

Two of America’s greatest mayors are doing everything they can to restrict joy and happiness during this wonderful season.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot basically canceled Thanksgiving.
IL Gov. Pritzker, Sen. Durbin Make IL Speaker Madigan Scapegoat After Losses

Guys, this is huge. Actually, it is YUGE.
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has led the state’s Democratic Party since 1998. He has served in the house since…1971. Us natives know that Madigan is the one in charge of Illinois.
Chicago’s First October Weekend Saw 37 Shootings, Five Fatalities After Hitting Deadliest September Since 1993

Chicago saw 37 shootings and five fatalities the first weekend in October, starting on Friday and ending early Monday morning.
Graduate English Program at U. Chicago to Only Accept ‘Black Studies’ Applicants This Year

They cite the Black Lives Matter movement as the inspiration for this. How does it even make sense?
Campus Reform reports:
U. Chicago English Dept. says it will ONLY admit ‘Black Studies’ grad students this year
University of Chicago English Department graduate programs will only be open to applicants who plan to study “Black...
Student Newspaper Rejects Demands From Mob to Hide Identity of Protesters

This is one of the most encouraging reports of the year. Kudos to the students running this paper for standing their ground.
The College Fix reports:
Student newspaper rejects mob demands to hide protesters’ identities
Last fall Northwestern University’s student newspaper published photos of student protesters at a public protest and asked them for...
FBI Warns Gangs May be Targeting Chicago Police Officers

Truly horrifying.
According to Chicago local news, a cabal of some three dozen gangs have formed a pact to ‘shoot on-sight any cop that has a weapon drawn on any subject in public’.
Chicago Teachers Union Berated for Supporting Guillotine in Front of Bezos’s House

When a guillotine was placed in front of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s house, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) approved of the display: “We are completely frightened by, completely impressed by and completely in support of wherever this is headed. #Solidarity.”
But did the union use the royal we? Some CTU members went...
U. Chicago Students Demand Abolishing of School Police Department

How could anyone witness the carnage taking place in Chicago and demand the disbanding of police?
The Chicago Tribune reports:
University of Chicago students call for defunding, abolishing school police during rally outside university...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Blames Mississippi for Chicago Gun Violence

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is blaming the state of Mississippi for the rampant gun violence plaguing her city. This looks like nothing more than an attempt to duck responsibility.
It’s amazing that the media lets her get away with this.
Chicago Looters Attack Ronald McDonald House

My heart breaks for the families who were under lockdown as rioters broke windows and doors of the Chicago Ronald McDonald House. They are only there because they have a child in intensive care. To deal with that on top of it all? Unimaginable.