The $75 million policing budget for the just-concluded Democratic National Convention paid off for Chicago but also shows a stunning contrast with the money devoted at the height of the 2020 George Floyd riots, a retired Illinois police chief tells Fox News Digital. “The security for the DNC is the largest police presence in the...
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Chicago’s school district is facing criticism for delaying the academic year start by a week — with detractors arguing that it’s a politically motivated move. Students were regularly scheduled to return to school on Monday. The School Year 2025 (SY25) calendar published by the district depicted 176 full-student-attendance days, beginning Monday and ending June 12,...
CHICAGO – Vice President Kamala Harris touted her foreign policy record and support of veterans during her Democratic National Convention (DNC) acceptance speech, while leaving out the 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the White House’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. “I will never hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to...
CHICAGO — As anti-Israel agitators have protested outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC) for the last four days, Vice President Kamala Harris finally addressed the Israel-Palestinian conflict during her speech on the convention’s final night. “With respect to the war in Gaza, President Biden and I are working around the clock because now is the...
Fredric Arnold was a “reluctant warrior,” creative dynamo and decorated World War II combat pilot. He miraculously survived 50 missions of flying P-38 Lightning warplanes over North Africa and Europe. The death he witnessed and inflicted in war was in deep contrast with the mild-mannered child prodigy artist from Chicago who spent the rest of...
FIRST ON FOX: Former President Trump is being preemptively attacked by Democrats over a speculated endorsement from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. following his expected presidential campaign suspension. On Friday morning, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled four billboards targeting Trump over the potentially looming endorsement. “Weird as hell,” the billboards say, featuring photos of Trump,...
Chicago Public Schools’ sexual education curriculum begins as soon as kindergarten, teaching kids first about human anatomy, followed by first-grade lessons on how to define “gender identity” and an introduction to puberty blockers by fifth grade. The Chicago public school system’s “Personal Health and Safety Education & Sexual Health Education Scope and Sequence” was uncovered...
The Chicago Police Department recorded nine shootings involving 10 victims, one of whom died on Wednesday, and a stabbing on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in the city. The violence comes as police have managed to mostly contain the chaos in and around the convention site. That compares to five shootings involving...
CBS host Gayle King said on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris is “uniquely qualified” to be President of the United States, lavishing praise on the candidate she’s donated to in the past. “When I hear people say I will vote for Kamala Harris because she is a Black woman, she is so much more...
