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Illinois congress members react to Madigan sentencing

Illinois congress members react to Madigan sentencing

Illinois (KWQC) - Illinois members of congress are reacting after former Illinois speaker of the house, Michael Madigan, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies.State Representative...

Illinois projected to spend $2.5B on migrants by end of 2025, report claims

Illinois projected to spend $2.5B on migrants by end of 2025, report claims

Johnson also accused the president of having "animus towards women, people of color, [and] working people." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illinois is projected to spend $2.5 billion on migrants with most of it pouring into healthcare...

Chicago already WAS "occupied" by mobs and thugs

Chicago already WAS "occupied" by mobs and thugs

By Curtis Dahlgren November 10, 2011 "Herman Cain has spent his life living and working all over the country . . but never in Chicago. So it's curious that all the sexual harassment allegations against Cain emanate from Chicago: home of the Daley...

Illinois Department of Corrections set to release 1 inmate sentenced in Whiteside County during July

Illinois Department of Corrections set to release 1 inmate sentenced in Whiteside County during July

Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website Justin Hammers, Chief of Operations at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website There is one inmate sentenced in Whiteside County set...

POLITICS: Too cute by half and too "heavy" by twice (another classic)

POLITICS: Too cute by half and too "heavy" by twice (another classic)

By Curtis Dahlgren January 22, 2012 "The report speaks for itself. It's a very good report. It's a very long report. I haven't read the report yet." - UK Member of Parliament "In my opinion he will make a great king. He is a young man wise beyond...

Chicago Bear fan

Chicago Bear fan

By Curtis Dahlgren September 8, 2011 EVERY HEAD IN THE ESTABLISHMENT TURNED, when the tall dark stranger came in the door. Because it was a Friday night, every stool at the bar was occupied except the one to my left. "Is this seat taken?" the...

Chicago on list for ICE raids

Chicago on list for ICE raids

As I write this, multiple news outlets have reported that the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is preparing to deploy its Special Response Teams to five major U.S. cities, including Chicago, in the very near future. Chicago Mayor...

Symposium—On the politics of race, social(ism) justice reform and earning the black vote

Symposium—On the politics of race, social(ism) justice reform and earning the black vote

Symposium—On the politics of race, social(ism) justice reform and earning the black vote By Stone Washington August 29, 2020 “The wisest among my race understand that the agitation of questions of social equality is the extremest folly, and that...

Yes, they really DO think you're stupid on the economy!

Yes, they really DO think you're stupid on the economy!

By Curtis Dahlgren July 3, 2011 "The gap between Americans who want to govern themselves and politicians who want to rule over them may be as big today as the gap between the colonies and England during the 18th century." — Scott Rasmussen (In...

“La historia nos vigila”: Niños son educados en las protestas sobre las crudas políticas contra inmigrantes

“La historia nos vigila”: Niños son educados en las protestas sobre las crudas políticas contra inmigrantes

Los Ángeles — En una muestra contundente de activismo cívico, miles de habitantes de Los Ángeles salieron este 14 de junio para participar en la protesta “No Kings Day”, un movimiento nacional que cuestiona las políticas del presidente Donald...

Re: Pirates, merry men, "predatory politicians," and other Kleptomaniacs

Re: Pirates, merry men, "predatory politicians," and other Kleptomaniacs

By Curtis Dahlgren November 20, 2008 "Do not become a beggar by banqueting on borrowing." — Ecclesiasticas (Apocrypha) "Magna est veritas et praevalet" ("Great is truth and it prevails.") — Apocrypha (Vulgate) "One word of truth shall outweigh the...

Channeling our inner Chicago (when yo hot, yo hot - and when yo not, well . . . )

Channeling our inner Chicago (when yo hot, yo hot - and when yo not, well . . . )

Channeling our inner Chicago (when yo hot, yo hot - and when yo not, well . . . ) By Curtis Dahlgren January 25, 2011 "Moral considerations make up three quarters of the game: the relative balance of manpower accounts for only for the remaining...

"OCCUPY CHICAGO": A higher class of hippies than in 1968?

"OCCUPY CHICAGO": A higher class of hippies than in 1968?

By Curtis Dahlgren November 5, 2011 "Economics is about 5 percent money and 95 percent psuychology." — C. Dahlgren, www.renewamerica.com/columns/dahlgren/110908 THAT WAS A TYPO, BUT — some typos were almost meant to be. This one turns out to be a...

TRUE COLORS: Beginning of the end of "representative" government? (Wisconsin update)

TRUE COLORS: Beginning of the end of "representative" government? (Wisconsin update)

TRUE COLORS: Beginning of the end of "representative" government? (Wisconsin update) By Curtis Dahlgren March 10, 2011 "I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and...

Democrat lawlessness and media lies exposed

Democrat lawlessness and media lies exposed

By Pete Riehm November 28, 2021 Most Americans don’t trust the media and politicians, but why does anyone believe them about anything anymore? The Democrat Media Complex pushed the Russia Hoax that President Trump colluded with Russia for years...

2018 Tijuana murder rate 3x's higher than Chicago: Build border wall now!

2018 Tijuana murder rate 3x's higher than Chicago: Build border wall now!

2018 Tijuana murder rate 3x's higher than Chicago: Build border wall now! By James Lambert December 21, 2018 An English (UK) news source reports that Tijuana's murder rate for calendar year 2018 has exceeded 2,000 people. In early December the...

Pope Leo XIV Shares Message Of Hope With Chicago Catholics At Rate Field

Pope Leo XIV Shares Message Of Hope With Chicago Catholics At Rate Field

RATE FIELD — It’s been a rough few years for Chicago White Sox fans, but jubilation was in the air at Rate Field Saturday — and it had little to do with the baseball team. Crowds from every corner of Chicagoland packed the stands, 333 W. 35th St.,...

Pope, Pitch, and Providence: When the Gospel Stepped Up to the Mound in Chicago

Pope, Pitch, and Providence: When the Gospel Stepped Up to the Mound in Chicago

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Pope Leo XIV gave an address in Chicago on Saturday, speaking not from the Vatican balcony, but from the Jumbotron at Guaranteed Rate...

Downers Grove responsible for 31st-highest sales tax revenue per muncipality in Illinois during April

Downers Grove responsible for 31st-highest sales tax revenue per muncipality in Illinois during April

Downers Grove taxpayers paid the 31st largest sum in sales taxes per municipality in April, according to Illinois tax records. In total, residents paid just over $2.4 million in sales taxes during that month. Downers Grove ranked 38th in the...

"What's the Matter With Chicago" (and comedians and Contessa Brewer)?

"What's the Matter With Chicago" (and comedians and Contessa Brewer)?

By Curtis Dahlgren June 12, 2009 "One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship." — George Orwell WE ARE WITNESSING A REVOLUTION — a very "peaceful" Revolution...

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