Hate speech in the name of national security
When did the words "with liberty and justice for all" become an idea too dangerous for Americans to embrace? Is it time, perhaps, to stop saying the Pledge of Allegiance,...
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Gun control talk always increases gun sales
Fred Lutger will tell you that news stories proclaiming there's something alarming about Americans having thousands of rounds of ammunition in their homes are "just nonsense" and that "just about...
Blue Island launches ward remap process
Blue Island has been forced to begin the process of drawing new ward boundaries for its aldermen after being cited as a top offender in a study of government entities...
Matching clothes, assault rifles and expert analysis
The following information is my reconstruction of a number of live television news reports about the shootings Wednesday in San Bernardino, Calif. Anchor: Our crime and terrorism expert, Mr. Grimm,...
Kadner: When politicians join forces, taxpayers get the tab
In a rare display of bi-partisan unity the Illinois House on Wednesday voted to free up motor fuel tax funds, 911 money and other cash to local units of government...
On property taxes and schools, elected leaders simply lie
If there's one thing Republicans and Democrats in this state have been able to agree on over the past 25 years, it is that the people of Illinois are too...
Laquan McDonald and the walking dead of Chicago
There is absolutely nothing that makes sense about the Laquan McDonald shooting, from the number of bullets fired into his body to the year-long investigation that resulted in charges of...
Kadner: Terrorism, idealism and the meaning of courage
Would you have had the courage to open your door to shelter people running through the streets of Paris during the recent terrorist attacks in that city? The brave souls...
Board member resigns in Crete-Monee D201U
A controversy surrounding the residency status of Crete-Monee School District 201U board member Edward J. Anderson Jr. ended this week when Anderson, calling into a school board meeting by phone,...
Video shows Dixmoor mayor leaping at trustee during meeting
A video shows Dixmoor Mayor Dorothy Armstrong leaping out of her chair during the Nov. 12 Village Board meeting and scrambling over a trustee next to her in an apparent...