There have been a few incidents of women being harassed on the Northwestern University campus recently.
One student responded by writing the following op-ed for the Daily Northwestern:
I deserve to feel safe on campus
When I was packing to move from New York City to Evanston for college, I was looking forward to...
I came across this recent very brief, four paragraph, news story out of Illinois a few days ago of a defendant acquitted in a bench trial on several felony charges after he stabbed someone 10 times with a 2.5” knife during a road rage incident.
I noted that it conveniently provided a good...
Chicago Mayor Rahmn Emanuel has announced that he will not seek re-election next year after eight years in office. He has already raised $10 million towards a third bid.
Is there a Godwin’s Law, but for bin Laden? If not, there should be.
Illinois Democrat Congressional candidate Sean Casten was caught on tape suggesting President Trump and terrorist Osama bin Laden have a lot in common.
The government didn’t force this to happen. If a school wants to do this on their own, more power to them.
NBC News in Chicago reports:
University of Illinois Announces Free Tuition for Some In-State Students
University of Illinois announced Monday a new program that offers free tuition for qualifying in-state students.
Beginning with the...
Oh, Chicago. I love my home city so much, but it keeps giving me reasons to never move back! Now the corrupt city has decided to toy with universal basic income (UBI) because we all know Chicago has a ton of money to throw around.
Except it doesn’t.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois lost 37,000 residents aged 25 to 54 from July 2016 to July 2017. A total of 115,000 people left during that time period.
Eight other states experienced population loss, but Illinois lost the most. How could this happen in a state that has bustling Chicago?...
School resource police officer Mark Dallas stopped a potential shooting at Dixon High School in Dixon, IL, when he took down a former student who opened fire on the school.
Back in 2008 when Obama was running for president, then Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was busted for trying to sell Obama’s vacated Senate seat. A few years later, he was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison.
Illinois public health officials are sounding the alarm about synthetic marijuana that is being distributed in the Chicago area and the central part of the state. Users have been hospitalized with severe bleeding, and now fatalities are being reported.
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Nothing says, “I’m so superior to you that I know what’s best for you” quite like a bunch of SJW teen delinquents using the regressive anti-Second Amendment “walk-out” day as an excuse to display their true character by trashing a local Walmart.
The values we are meant to adopt with meek acquiescence...
Politico stated it perfectly: “Dan Lipinski is the kind of candidate Democrats need more of for the party to win the House in November. But the national Democratic Party is refusing to endorse him.”
Lipinski, a pro-life Blue Dog Democrat, has represented Illinois’s 3rd district for seven terms. Activist Marie Newman, whom...
Nanny staters are gonna nanny state.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s meddlesome agenda was dealt a blow Wednesday when Illinois’ Cook County voted to repeal its soda tax just months after it was adopted.
Republican Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has angered the party and conservatives after he signed a bill that will allow Medicaid and state employee insurances to cover abortion.
The law will also keep abortion legal in Illinois is the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
The University of Illinois has decided to stop using its iconic “War Chant” music at sporting events. From The News-Gazette:
Athletic spokesman Kent Brown confirmed the decision today after several UI students said they were told to stop playing the drum chant at Thursday’s Illini soccer match by a representative of the...
Authorities have charged professors from Northwestern University and Oxford University with the murder of of hair stylist Trenton Cornell-Duranleau in a Chicago apartment. Authorities found the man dead with 47 stab wounds and cuts. The Guardian reported:
Chicago Police’s Commander Brendan Deenihan told a press conference on Sunday there was instead a more...
University of Chicago Dean of Students Dr. John Ellison is sticking to his guns when it comes to free speech. Just like last year, he has reminded all incoming freshman that free speech is tolerated on the campus. From Campus Reform:
“At the University of Chicago, we insist that all faculty and...
