Milwaukee Public Schools Continue to Block Opportunities for Poor Kids Marie Dennis January 29, 2015 News, Rebel Pundit 3 Comments The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) have made it increasingly more difficult for expanding choice schools to purchase their empty buildings. Wisconsin Reporter details the problems a successful choice school...
Da Coach, Mike Ditka Hosts Fundraiser for Rahm’s Opponent Marie Dennis January 29, 2015 News, Rebel Pundit 3 Comments Chicago icon Mike Ditka announced his endorsement for Mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti. Chicago 89 WLS covered the former Bears coach's announcement. Speaking ahead of a small fundraiser at Ditka's Steakhouse...
Chicago Starts 2015 with a Bang, 25 Killed Already Marie Dennis January 29, 2015 Hood Report, News 5 Comments Shootings and homicides continue in Chicago with 25 homicides already in 2015. The Chicago Sun Times reported three deaths and sixteen others were wounded in less than a 24 hour span. In the most recent fatal...
Milwaukee Reports Drop in Homicide Rate for 2014 Marie Dennis January 21, 2015 Hood Report, News The City of Milwaukee reported a drop of 17% in homicides from 2013 to 2014. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on the decrease. Preliminary data shows that 87 people were victims of homicide this year,...
Chicago Public Schools Drowning in Corruption Marie Dennis January 21, 2015 News, Rebel Pundit 2 Comments A recently released report details the results of an investigation of Chicago Public Schools by Chicago Board of Education’s Inspector General Nicholas Schuler. According to the Chicago Sun Times, it showed...
Over 50 Percent of Public School Kids Get Subsidized Meals Marie Dennis January 21, 2015 News, Rebel Pundit 1 Comment A recent study done by the Southern Education Foundation showed that over half of the kids attending public schools from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade are eligible for the free or reduced lunch program....
Obama Library Facing Opposition in Chicago Marie Dennis January 16, 2015 Hood Report, News 6 Comments Protesters spoke out at a hearing held to discuss turning over parkland on the South Side of Chicago to the University of Chicago to build the Obama Library. They expressed the need for U of C to build an...
Milwaukee Man Arrested in Shooting of 13-Month Old Marie Dennis January 15, 2015 Hood Report, News 1 Comment Police arrested a Milwaukee man for shooting and killing 13-month old, Bill Thao. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on the arrest. Darmequaye D. Cohill, 21, was charged with first-degree reckless...
Charges Dropped Against Detroit Cop Who Killed 7-Year Old Marie Dennis January 15, 2015 Hood Report, News 2 Comments In October, a Detroit Judge dismissed charges against Officer Joseph Weekley who shot and killed 7-year old Aiyana Stanley-Jones. Counter Current News reports that an appeals court has denied the appeal...
Chicago Rapper Faces Felony Charges After Recording Himself Trashing a 7-Eleven Marie Dennis January 15, 2015 Hood Report, News 7 Comments Chicago Rapper, VonMar (Delvon Irving) was charged with felony retail theft and misdemeanor damage of property. According to DNA Info, he videotaped himself and his friends looting the store and then posted it...