In today’s Chicago Tribune, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker writes that Wisconsin-style reform is not beyond the reach of even Illinois. Governor Scott Walker’s leadership in Wisconsin brought the state back from the brink to a job-creating model of responsibility and leadership. At least someone’s attempting to provide some leadership in Illinois today. It certainly...
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On June 26, The Chicago Teachers Union joined forces with Occupy Chicago in an effort to, according to Occupy Chicago Labor Working Group leader Susan Dirr, begin the process of building solidarity for the CTU. Their reasoning: instead of reacting to a blow, they want to prepare a preemptive attack against CPS and Rahm...
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The Dow Jones plummeted nearly 100 points just after the Supreme Court announced its Obamacare decisions Thursday morning. The stock market doesn’t like new taxes. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post...
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It is the duty of the American people to change the direction of our country. As Andrew Marcus of Hating Breitbart said, we are in a Cold Civil War. The Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision is our starting point. The House votes on repeal on July 9. On to November…. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious...
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Jesse Jackson, Jr., has apparently been on a leave of absence for the past two weeks, according to a statement released by his office this Monday. Jackson is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly using campaign funds to fly his mistress out to Chicago. Rod Blagojevich’s brother’s conversations with the...
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Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon held its first ever official Gay Pride event. The 1pm EDT assembly included a keynote address from General Counsel Jeh Johnson as well as a panel discussion. During his remarks, Johnson reportedly commented that benefits equality “will get done” and that inequalities regarding benefits trouble many of the Pentagon’s leaders....
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Voces de la Frontera uses students for GOTV Recall Effort Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend
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The 2012 Khilafah Islamic Conference got off to a rocky start. The conference was originally scheduled to be held at The Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, however after the Chicago Daily Herald reported the agenda and location of the event, all hell broke loose with the owner of the Meadows Club, who was...
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Who pays the bill? President Obama recently committed what was widely described as a gaffe when he said “the private sector is doing fine.” Gaffes can range from a strategic error of judgment to an inadvertent slip of the tongue (like when he said we have 57 states). However, when he continued his statement urging...
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Moveon.org protesters once again took to the streets of downtown Chicago today, marching from Daley Plaza to the Target building at State and Madison. Participants included members of various groups, allegedly including Illinois Purge, Citizens Advocacy Center, and US Action. Leading the protesters in their chants with his megaphone held high was Frank Brown,...
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