We were just reminiscing about the past. A little over a year ago, Mitt Romney said to let Detroit go bankrupt, that a complete financial overhaul of…
Read moreTwo stories in the news recently. One affecting every one who pays union dues : The union representing Chicago police officers has sued a group of a…
Read moreThe first casualty of the Teachers Strike : Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean Claude Brizard is out, to be replaced permanently by the school system…
Read moreEvidently, it's true. Pat Camden is no more. And if the rumors are to be believed, Skeletor herself is to be eased out shortly. In the meantime,…
Read moreMaybe that scooter idea isn't so bad after all? Every afternoon around 4 p.m., when school lets out, Brandon, an 18-year-old high-school senior i…
Read moreBad choice : An 18-year-old man was critically injured Friday night after he stuck his head out of a moving CTA Red Line train and hit a pole on the …
Read moreSaw this a week ago. Can't believe they waste ink on this crap : Thaddeus “TJ” Jimenez was sitting in his parked Lamborghini Gallardo on the Nor…
Read moreRumor in the comments about the Lake Shore Drive fake "suicide" attempt-er Jedidiah was arrested late last week in 004 on a Domestic Batter…
Read morePointing out the rank hypocrisy of politicos : Thanks to the magic of YouTube, it’s a fairly simple matter to go back and take a second look at the…
Read moreDidn't we have one of these a few months ago? A man apparently impersonated a bus driver and drove a CTA bus out of a garage on the South Side l…
Read moreSupposed examples for the community to follow - well we guess they are, after a fashion: A West Side pastor’s son has refused to cooperate with the…
Read moreLooks like that hiring "spree" is paying dividends: A team of Chicago police officers will be among the new sights greeting visitors at the…
Read moreNot just warm either : Another day, another broken record. After two days of 81-degree days that shattered previous records set in 1995, the temperat…
Read moreWe know, but we aren't going to tell you anything about it : For the first time, the Chicago Police said Friday they know who hit David Koschma…
Read moreNot that dissimilar if you squint hard enough.
Read moreExcept in Illinois it seems : The Illinois unemployment rate inched up to 11.5 percent in March from 11.4 percent in February, maintaining its highe…
Read moreA bad rap from Chicagoans : Two-thirds of Chicago-area residents would stay in the Chicagoland area, even if money were no object, according to a ne…
Read moreYou know where the police are? Not Lincoln Park: The owner and founder of a luxury consignment shop in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood had a …
Read moreBrilliant idea? Or scam to not update equipment? The Chicago Police Department is deploying bikes for use by patrol officers in 19 of 20 targeted zo…
Read moreIf we hadn't seen so many similar incidents with our own eyes, we'd be doubtful. As it is, we can only shake our heads : Police were called …
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