As if the victory on Tuesday of the latest neophyte progressive to land in the public eye and scare the crap out of rational folks wasn’t enough, older Democrat ne’er do wells are feeling the urge to seek their moment in the sun, regardless of the own track record. One such miserable example is the...
I suppose while I’m on a pathetic, big, blue city mayor kick this afternoon, I might as well update y’all on the goofiest, least competent, most anxiety-ridden, saddest creature ever to occupy the mayor’s office in Chicago – Brandon Johnson, Bear of Little Brain. The teachers’ union tool is having a whale of a year,...
A man was injured and four homes were damaged after a small lorry exploded on Saturday morning in a Chicago suburb. The blast in Addison scattered debris, including clothing and furniture, across the street and in front of homes. One home was left temporarily uninhabitable after part of the lorry struck a load-bearing wall, authorities...
Actor Jussie Smollett has agreed to pay $50,000 (£37,000) to a charity in Chicago, settling a lawsuit the city had filed against him over accusations of lying about a hate crime. Chicago police had wanted Smollett to pay $130,000 to cover the investigation costs, but on Thursday, Chicago’s law department confirmed that the donation will...
Marco Velazquez owns a South Side home in Chicago that he was trying sell. One day earlier this month, his realtor went by the home to show it to a potential buyer and discovered a couple had already moved in and claimed they were the rightful owners. Velazquez called the police. “I couldn’t believe it....
BBC / Mike Wendling Mary Simons drove to the church where Pope Leo XIV spent his childhood when she heard the news he had been named leader of the Catholic Church The church where Pope Leo XIV attended mass as a child and served as an altar boy is now an empty shell. Only the...
This is all this buffoon has to do? BREAKING: Mayor Brandon Johnson backs plan to eliminate Columbus statues from Chicago’s parks pic.twitter.com/fzXK5745B1 — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 7, 2025 It’s pretty amazing how, in the hands of Democrats, what is often promised as a ‘temporary’ solution to soothe ruffled feathers (read: mollify their peevish or...
The Chicago Teachers Union won a tentative agreement in December that, for the first time, addresses climate and environmental justice demands — making healthy green schools a priority in our city. We achieved this breakthrough even while broader contract negotiations stalled. Finally, in April, we ratified the full agreement, which also includes big raises and...
So, how I found this little nugget today was wondering what the bear-of-little-brains in charge of Chicago was up to. I mean, we haven’t heard much about Mayor Brandon Johnson lately, who, last I checked, was in the middle of trying to force the Chicago school system into signing a payday loan to cover a...