Christopher Santiago recalls being skeptical the first time he heard about basic income — giving people cash with no conditions on how to spend it. It was 2020, when presidential candidate Andrew Yang pitched it for all American adults, and Santiago thought, “That doesn’t make much sense.” But for a year now, Santiago has been […]
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Handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel violence in Chicago
Kimberly Saunders was grabbing a gyro at a restaurant just blocks from the upscale Magnificent Mile commercial district near downtown Chicago in May when she heard rapid-fire gunshots around 10:30 p.m. “I feel like I heard 20 shots,” she recalled. “I used to watch these war movies as a kid, so it sounded like one […]
Migrants sent by Texas governor arrive in Chicago
Bused from Texas, a group of migrants shipped out to sanctuary cities arrived in Chicago Wednesday night as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to send undocumented immigrants into Democrat-led cities. The Republican governor announced Wednesday that Chicago — along with Washington D.C. and New York City — will become destination cities to send […]
Jussie Smollett reacts to jail sentence for staging hate crime: ‘I am not suicidal’
Ex-Empire actor Jussie Smollett will be required to serve the first 150 days of his sentence in the Cook County Jail. Judge James Linn also sentenced him to 30 months of probation, and said the actor will have to pay restitution of $120,106 to the city of Chicago, along with paying a $25,000 fine. After […]
40 Shot, 11 Killed Over Weekend In Chicago
Chicago’s weekend gun violence left at least 40 people shot, including 11 fatally – and among those killed was rapper KTS Dre, who was riddled with dozens of bullets shortly after he was let out of jail. A police report says the 31-year-old local rapper, whose real name was Londre Sylvester, had just been released […]
4 People Murdered, 20 Wounded In Chicago Over The Weekend
Four people were murdered and at least 20 others were wounded during shootings throughout Chicago over the weekend, when police also announced the charges against a man who gunned down a 7-year-old girl at local McDonald’s drive-thru, according to authorities. There were 20 shootings throughout the Windy City from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. […]
Man Hid In Chicago Airport For 3 Months
CHICAGO — A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months. Aditya Singh, 36, is charged with felony criminal trespass to a restricted area of an airport and misdemeanor […]
Trump Cuts Chicago Murder Rate Over 40% After Sending Feds In
The federal government through Operation Legend has “reversed” Chicago’s surge in violence, making more than 500 arrests and charging 124 people with federal criminal charges since it started, officials announced. U.S. Attorney General William Barr said during a Wednesday morning press conference in the Windy City that the federal program had helped decrease Chicago’s murder […]
FBI Says Chicago Gangs Plan To Murder Cops
The Chicago Police Department has confirmed to Fox News the existence of an intelligence alert reportedly sent out by the FBI warning area law enforcement of a pact among street gangs “to ‘shoot on-sight any cop that has a weapon drawn on any subject in public’.” The “Potential Activity Alert” from FBI officials was sent […]
Trump Threatens Chicago With Martial Law
On Tuesday night, President Trump threatened to intervene in Chicago’s law enforcement, citing the number of shootings and murders there in 2016 and 2017. It wasn’t clear what type of intervention the president was referring to in a tweet he sent out Tuesday evening saying he “will send in the Feds!” if Chicago “doesn’t fix […]
Wrongfully Behind Bars for 20 Years He Taught Himself Law, Got Released &A $15m Settlement
Can you imagine being behind bars for 20 years, for a crime you did not commit? What would go through your mind, how would you deal with it? Well, one man used his time very wisely and has finally pulled himself out of jail and settled with the state. Rodell Sanders was awarded $15 million […]
Chicago, Really a War-Torn Third World No-Go Zone Like Donald Trump Said?
During last night’s First Presidential Debate of 2016, Donald Trump likened Chicago to a war-torn third world country. If you read Drudge Report with any regularity (and you should, as it’s the best and most honest source of news), I can see how you would view Chicago like it’s located somewhere in Libya and not […]