Cartoon Gives Hint of IMRF Political Attack Potential

Last weekend our family was in Springfield attending the Old Capitol Art Fair. A local weekly called the Illinois Times is distributed for free throughout the area. What did I find inside but a cartoon aimed at Springfield Aldermen and … Continue reading

Terrorist Sentenced to 15 Years for Denmark & Mumbai Assistance

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: TAHAWWUR RANA SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SUPPORTING PAKISTANI TERROR GROUP AND TERROR PLOT IN DENMARK CHICAGO — A Pakistani native who operated a Chicago-based immigration business was sentenced today … Continue reading

Sun-Times Editorial Cartoonist Jack Higgins Scores Again

Friday’s editorial cartoon in the Chicago Sun-Times by Jack Higgins is trenchant. I knew the word worked, but had to look up its meaning: “vigorously effective and articulate.” He shows traffic leaving Wisconsin. The sign says, “”Leaving Wisconsin, Scott Walker, … Continue reading

Chicago Pakistani Native Taxi Driver Arrested for Discussing August Stadium Terrorist Attack

The following press release arrived from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago: CHICAGO MAN CHARGED WITH PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL QAEDA BY ATTEMPTING TO SEND FUNDS OVERSEAS CHICAGO — A Chicago man who claims to be acquainted with an … Continue reading

Zane Seipler Takes on Keith Nygren’s Democratic Party Background

Zane Seipler, the man challenging almost 11-year incumbent Republican McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren has issues a press release challenging the incumbent’s credentials as a Republican. The statement follows: Republican Sheriff Keith Nygren’s Support of the Democratic Party Woodstock, IL, … Continue reading

So, Why Didn’t Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias Just Ask for a Confiscated Vehicle?

Take a look at this May 1st article I found in Elgin’s Courier-News. It tells of how the head of the State Police Merit Board got “a 2006 Dodge Charger, boasting a ‘Hemi” V-8 engine that blasts from zero to … Continue reading