Illinois Tag

The Left Turns Against Chicago Teachers Union as Classes Canceled Again Over COVID

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2022 21 Comments

When you lose Nikole Hannah-Jones: "We have to be able to talk abtthe [sic] harms of remote learning in a society where vaccines are available for all teachers...

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Chicago Public Schools Close After Union Votes to Stop In-Person Learning Over COVID

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 05, 2022 27 Comments

What a shock. CTU doesn't want to work....

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Highest in 25 Years: Cook County Saw 1,087 Homicides in 2021, 836 of Which Happened in Chicago

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 03, 2022 40 Comments

On the bright side, Chicago had its lowest amount of burglaries since the 1960s! ...

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Male Student Expelled Over Sexual Assault Allegations Despite Evidence Pointing to His Innocence

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 31, 2021 5 Comments

"Even the female accuser’s own witnesses contradicted her claims"...

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Eastern Illinois University Looking to Rename Dorm Named for Lincoln Debate Opponent Stephen Douglas

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2021 9 Comments

"as a reflection of EIU’s commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and empowerment"...

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Illinois Divests Pension Funds From Unilever Over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 24, 2021 27 Comments

"The Illinois Investment Policy Board vote to add Unilever to the state’s prohibited entity list was unanimous."...

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Two ‘Defund The Police’ Democrat Lawmakers Carjacked In Less Than 24 Hours

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 24, 2021 46 Comments

"The legislation, sponsored by 125 Democrats, is supposed to make it easier for state and local governments to defund the police by instead funding mental health services to respond to emergency calls instead of armed officers"...

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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Asks Feds for Help to Curb Rising Crime and Violence

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2021 47 Comments

Lightfoot prefers to concentrate on COVID and let the feds handle the real problems in her city....

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Chicago Moving Forward With Lawsuit Against Jussie Smollett

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 13, 2021 35 Comments

This will likely not be the only lawsuit....

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Jussie Smollett Gets Testy, Arrogant on the Stand Over Instagram Messages, Story Changes

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 07, 2021 47 Comments

Even the judge had to scold him: "Please, please. It’s the same for all witnesses, it’s not personal to you. The lawyer asks questions, you answer them."...

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Jussie Smollett Claims ‘There was No Hoax,’ Paid for Exercise, Diet Plan to Look Like the ‘Black Cary Grant’

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 06, 2021 55 Comments

“My character was a superstar, a pop star, a beloved GQ whatever. It was very important that I looked like Black Cary Grant, not beat down.”...

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Former Illinois State U. Football Coach Fired for Removing BLM Flag Sues Claiming Free Speech Violation

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 05, 2021 1 Comment

"he did not toe the party line regarding Black Lives Matter"...

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Chicago Public Schools Making Bathrooms Gender-Neutral

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 03, 2021 46 Comments

How about you concentrate on your lousy test scores? Rhetorical question: How are you graduating so many students!?...

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Jussie Smollett: Jury Views Video of a ‘Dry Run’ of Alleged Hate Crime

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 01, 2021 26 Comments

Defense claimed a third person participated in the alleged attack....

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Jussie Smollett Trial: Jury Chosen, Prosecution Will Call First Witness Tuesday Morning

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 30, 2021 26 Comments

Jussie's lawyer claimed he is the real victim in all of this....

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Nikole Hannah-Jones to Headline Martin Luther King Jr. Event at Northwestern U.

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 19, 2021 5 Comments

"King's message was one of hope and potential. Jones' is one of condemnation and doom."...

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Illinois association of School Boards Voted to End Membership to NSBA

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 19, 2021 3 Comments

The decision stemmed from the IASB's worries that the NSBA cannot adequately supply funds more so than asking Biden to investigate parents as domestic terrorists....

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University of Chicago Students Call for More Campus Security After Grad Student is Killed

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 17, 2021 10 Comments

"say they don’t feel safe"...

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