Tiffany Henyard, the self-anointed “supermayor” of a Chicago suburb, is under fire after she threw an $85,000 party that featured R&B singer Keke Wyatt and rapper J. Holiday last month, but hardly anyone attended, according to media reports. Henyard, the mayor of Dolton, Ilinois, has come under heavy criticism for her spending of taxpayer funds...
I learned recently that California Democrats were pushing hard for a bill that would have given individuals who have crossed over our southern border illegally up to $150,000 to buy their first homes. Here’s how Fox News reported the story, “last month, the California legislature advanced AB 1840, known as the ‘California Dream for All’...
A serial killer known as the “Hollywood Ripper” and the “Boy Next Door Killer,” who has already been sentenced to death for two murders in Southern California in 2001 and 2005, has been extradited to Illinois for the 1993 murder of an 18-year-old. Michael Gargiulo, 48, has been charged with the August 1993 murder of...
Flags are flying at half-staff on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus on Tuesday in honor of senior gymnast Kara Welsh, who was shot and killed in her apartment Friday evening. Welsh, 21, was a national champion and two-time All-American, according to a statement from the university. She was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds,...
Four people were shot to death on a Chicago-area train on Monday morning, according to Illinois authorities. Authorities were called to a train station in Forest Park, a village in Cook County, at around 5:30 a.m. on Monday. The shooting occurred on a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line train. Three people were pronounced dead...
Illinois will accept submissions for a new state flag design after Labor Day as commissioners decide whether to change the flag. The measure creating a 20-member Illinois Flag Commission (IFC), was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker last year. The commission is currently deciding whether to change the flag. “History is living, breathing, and...
A law professor helping push a complaint against the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for 42 “illegal” scholarships that “discriminated” against applicants said it’s “crystal clear” that they violate the Civil Rights Act. The Legal Insurrection Foundation’s Equal Protection Project, a civil rights organization, filed the complaint, arguing the scholarships are in violation of Title IX...
A former assistant to controversial Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard says she is blowing the whistle on the embattled “supermayor” for her lavish spending on the taxpayer’s dime, accusing Henyard of “unethical and predatory behavior” in order to “increase her influence.” Henyard, who also serves as Supervisor for the neighboring Thornton Township, has been dogged...
The votes of the law enforcement professionals and their families will help determine the election as police officers weigh the prospect of heightened lawlessness on American streets under a potential Vice President Harris administration, a retired Illinois police chief predicted. “It’s my personal belief that no police officer or family member should vote for [Harris’]...
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,...
