Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined CNN Sunday morning where she indicated she was open to tearing down statues of George Washington. Duckworth also criticised Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech saying, “He spent all his time talking about dead traitors.”

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It has come to this. Supporting the police is unacceptable for student leaders. Absolute madness.

The College Fix reports:

Incoming student government president under fire for participating in pro-police march

Marilyn Lambert believes #PoliceLivesMatter, and she isn’t afraid to say it publicly.

For that perceived sin, the incoming student government president at the College of...

This is pretty amazing news if you know anything about DePaul.

The College Fix reports:

DePaul University refuses to cut ties with Chicago police despite demands

DePaul University will not cut ties with the Chicago Police Department despite demands from some campus activists...

Chicago’s Father’s Day weekend saw 104 people shot, including 14 fatalities. The weekend had more shootings than the last weekend of May, but fewer fatalities.

Five minors died, including a 3-year-old boy.

Alderman Anthony Napolitano, a former police officer, is beyond frustrated.

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This is another example of progressive politics eclipsing the pursuit of scholarship.

The College Fix reports:

U. Illinois music workshops to focus on Black Lives Matter, white supremacy

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be holding a pair of race-based workshops for its School of Music students next month.

The College Fix was made aware...

This would be a nightmare for anyone. It turned out the professor was basically being blackmailed.

The College Fix reports:

Professor sues university for $7.9 million for destroying reputation with baseless grades-for-sex...

Democrats can’t help themselves when it comes to Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).

Last week, I blogged about police training reform bill, the Justice Act, headed up by Sen. Tim Scott and the fact that because he was manning the reform bill, he was under constant assault by detractors calling him a “token”...

Earlier today I blogged about Chicago having its deadliest day in 60 years. The city saw 18 murders in 24 hours on May 31.

On that same day, Mayor Lori Lightfoot met with Chicago officials to discuss the mass riots and looting across the city in response to George Floyd’s death.

While Lightfoot...

On May 27, 2020, we noted that two Religious Liberty Lockdown Cases Reach SCOTUS, one from Illinois and one from California. That post has links and excerpts from the respective cases.

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There is mounting litigation against state lockdown orders, in some cases based on constitutional violations, in other situations based on claims the state officials lacked or exceeded statutory or regulatory authority.

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The Illinois State Police (ISP) announced they “will not issue any criminal misdemeanors to individuals for violations of temporary emergency rules or executive orders” set in place by the state government due to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

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The school has even stopped contributing to retirement funds for employees. Wow.

CBS News Chicago reports:

Northwestern University Furloughs 250 Workers Amid Budget Shortfall

Northwestern University has furloughed 250 workers and suspended contributions to employee retirement funds as it reports a $90 million budget shortfall due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Monday.

The university...

Never let a crisis go to waste! Americans have died and continue to suffer under an economic shutdown due to the Wuhan coronavirus.

Illinois Senate Democrats decided to use the crisis as a way to receive federal aid, but not for the people of the state.

They want federal aid to bail them...

This closure was not prompted by the Coronavirus crisis. The school has apparently been struggling for a few years.

Here’s part of an email that was sent out by the school president:

Dear Alumni,

I write today to share very sad news: The Board of Trustees of MacMurray College has voted unanimously to close...

Is it really racist or xenophobic to say where the virus originated?

Campus Reform reports:

UIllinois warns students against ‘racist and xenophobic’ coronavirus language

The University of Illinois sent an email to all of its students relating to resources available online to students. In...

I thought Democrats hated outside money, but I guess when it helps your own, who cares?

Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx faced a lot of criticism after she fumbled the Jussie Smollett case. Liberal billionaire George Soros stepped in and poured $2 million into a PAC formed specifically to get...

Illinois Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski, who served eight terms for the state’s 3rd District, lost his primary to far-left Marie Newman on Tuesday.

Newman challenged Lipinski in 2018 but lost by two points.

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