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Music Workshops at U. Illinois to Focus on Black Lives Matter and White Supremacy

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 22, 2020 4 Comments

"This online workshop will explore the ways that white supremacy manifests in our lives, our communities, and our work in the School of Music at the University of Illinois."...

“It hurts my soul”: Sen. Tim Scott after Sen. Dick Durbin calls his police reform bill a “token process”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 17, 2020 24 Comments

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" face of the bill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enm_aAEm_dM

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Tells Alderman He’s ‘100 Percent Full of S***’ After Describing Ward as a War Zone

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 09, 2020 67 Comments

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 raged against the chaos, she also told one alderman he was "100 percent full of shit" when he described his ward as a "virtual war zone."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW1r1PISJW8

SCOTUS Denies Emergency Injunction After Illinois Agrees “Religious Gatherings will no Longer be Subject to Mandatory Restrictions”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2020 15 Comments

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.

U.S. DOJ files Statement of Interest supporting lawsuit challenging Illinois lockdown orders

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2020 30 Comments

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.

https://www.facebook.com/IllinoisStatePolice/photos/a.355883067796361/2230781566973159/?type=1&theater

Illinois State Police Won’t Arrest Individuals for Violations of Executive Orders

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 20, 2020 22 Comments

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.

Northwestern U. Furloughs 250 Workers and Plans Cuts Due to Budget Shortfall

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 13, 2020 1 Comment

"top officials will be taking a 10% to 20% cut in pay and it will draw on its endowment"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDDg2h7OLzE

IL Senate Democrats Using Wuhan Coronavirus to Get Federal Aid to Solve Their Financial Mess

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 20, 2020 23 Comments

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 out of their financial crisis caused by useless spending and bloated government.

MacMurray College in Illinois Closing at the End of May

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 28, 2020 3 Comments

"no viable financial path forward amid declining enrollments"...

U. Illinois Warns Students Not to Use ‘Racist and Xenophobic’ Coronavirus Language

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 27, 2020 5 Comments

"It is distressing to hear racist and xenophobic language being used in national discourse about the COVID-19 pandemic"...

Soros Spent $2 Million to Help Reelect Kim Foxx, Prosecutor Who Bungled Jussie Smollett Case

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 21, 2020 31 Comments

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 her reelected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OUF0tMKbDY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmKxATvS-ks#action=share

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Illinois Tag

Music Workshops at U. Illinois to Focus on Black Lives Matter and White Supremacy

“It hurts my soul”: Sen. Tim Scott after Sen. Dick Durbin calls his police reform bill a “token process”

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Tells Alderman He’s ‘100 Percent Full of S***’ After Describing Ward as a War Zone

SCOTUS Denies Emergency Injunction After Illinois Agrees “Religious Gatherings will no Longer be Subject to Mandatory Restrictions”

U.S. DOJ files Statement of Interest supporting lawsuit challenging Illinois lockdown orders

Illinois State Police Won’t Arrest Individuals for Violations of Executive Orders

Northwestern U. Furloughs 250 Workers and Plans Cuts Due to Budget Shortfall

IL Senate Democrats Using Wuhan Coronavirus to Get Federal Aid to Solve Their Financial Mess

MacMurray College in Illinois Closing at the End of May

U. Illinois Warns Students Not to Use ‘Racist and Xenophobic’ Coronavirus Language

Soros Spent $2 Million to Help Reelect Kim Foxx, Prosecutor Who Bungled Jussie Smollett Case

IL Pro-Life Democrat Lipinski Defeated in Primary by Far-Left Newman

Kim Foxx, Who Fumbled Jussie Smollett Case, Wins Primary for Cook County State’s Attorney

UPDATE Biden Demolishes Sanders in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona Primaries

VIDEO: Northwestern Protesters Block Street After School Refuses to Divest From Fossil Fuels

Free Speech Group Mounts Legal Challenge to U. Illinois Over Bias Response Team

Student Govt. at U. Illinois Approves Anti-Israel, Anti-ICE Resolution

Students at U. Illinois Want to Make it Easier for Illegal Immigrants to Get State Funds

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