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Part II.

Part I of II.

The explanations for what feeds Mayor Johnson’s poor polling numbers are simple.

Allowing Carlos Ramirez-Rosa to stay in office will prolong incivility in the Chicago City Council.

Guns are not the problem, Mr. Mayor.

An analysis of survey results on Chicago’s migrant situation.

Will legally dubious torture commission finally go on trial?

Alone in the big City of Chicago.

With CPD relieved of a vital mechanism to fight crime, gangs will march across Chicago.

Taking Chicago's pulse on illegals in the Windy City.

Hamas' carnage against Israel allows Mayor Johnson, DSAs to retail anti-Semitism.

Mayor, City Council hand another victory to organized labor.

City attorneys hang detectives out to dry, again‍.

Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to turn fiction into reality.

Some are afraid to lie, others are afraid to admit the truth.

Concern over infectious disease abandoned as migrants stuffed in police districts.

The Independent Monitor's Consultant Report is riddled with errors.

In another controversy, Kim Foxx is scrutinized for refusing to comply with FOIAs

The Cloud Tax is doubly averse for Chicago businesses.

43rd Ward alderman's proposal is driven by the immature impulses of a utopian fantasist.

A labor victory limiting the power of a kangaroo court investigating Chicago police has unionized reporters scrambling.

Illegals take positions of prominence in the Windy City.

"The Soul of Chicago is in all of us. That's why I made it my life's purpose to serve the greatest city in the world"

Our debt over slavery has been paid.

Housing development in Chicago will suffer under Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa.

Opportunity to hold Chicago media accountable for manufactured narrative slips away.

For Chicago’s warped media, some sex crimes are just sexier than others.

Who will have the final say on Chicago's budget?

The non-prosecution of street crime has allowed gangs to believe themselves beyond the law.

Will Chicago aldermen rubber stamp settlements from exonerations cases under Gov. Pat Quinn?

Flawed report seeks to advance the canard of racist policing in Chicago.

Mayor Johnson appoints a defund, abolish, and decarcerate activist to oversee public safety.

There are perils to empowering the state to pick economic winners and losers.

Pushing the media’s anti-police mythology, Heather Cherone ignores staggering evidence of corruption in Cook County prosecutor’s office.

Support from City Hall for Chicago Police will lead to safer streets.

Chicago media is losing its grip on their audience.

Mayor Johnson’s conversation with 60s radical, new deputy of community safety reveal much about Chicago’s future.

Cabinet, advisor and deputy picks suggest we’re in the first inning of a social justice and equity wealth grab double header.

Mayor Johnson’s inauguration should be treated with the contempt it deserves.

Riding a giant wheel isn't what it's cracked up to be.

My truth is your truth.

Brandon Johnson should be mindful of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s words.

Sixth grade Jewish day school curriculum “drives a wedge between parents and children” around gender identity.

Reality hits hard with Brandon Johnson’s election.

Another key departure rocks the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.

The socialist flicker grew into a flame in 2023 elections.

What Chicago can do to avoid going further down the path to destruction.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's reckless plan to asphyxiate Chicago.

Generative AI to encourage the mostly peaceful use of city parks and streets and insure riots and looting are never covered by the Chicago Tribune.

This is the moment when the rise of the oceans will begin to slow and our planet will begin to heal.

Nomination of former Foxx aide for U.S. Attorney's office should raise a few eyebrows.

A Middle East terrorist attack on your correspondent is no match for rising state sponsored equity terrorism at home.

Chicago wealth redistribution: Holy cow!

“I think Eric Zorn didn't have any understanding of the facts of that case and did not have a basis to be writing the things that he wrote.”

Some odd twists and turns lead to the release of a convicted child killer.

Let’s get the inevitable over with.

In a Brandon Johnson administration, the CTU would exercise untrammeled power.

A post mortem on Lori Lightfoot’s one term in office.

A business guy does “win/loss” analysis for why he left Chicago starting with a decline of the lakefront.

Chicago's election framework needs some fixes, not a wholesale change.

Chicago property owners do play by the rules.

Chicago needs to move forward.

Chicago faces a stark choice between candidates who can promote safety and radical activists who will foster mayhem.

A look at our common humanity.

The exoneration movement penetrates police training.

Beverly, Mount Greenwood, and Morgan Park deserve an alderman better attuned to the needs of residents.

Chicago’s anti-police movement looks to notch another victory over police.

Save Lori!

Mayor Lori Lightfoot holds a clearance sale.

A vision for Chicago.

Alderman Ramirez-Rosa's ideological vision conflicts with the American way.

Lori Lightfoot puts on her big boy pants and mans up for her toughest fight yet.

Neighborhood security details pick up as family infighting rises for those without immediate plans to leave.

The Windy City has enough problems.

Chicago City Council embraces bizarre claims of radical journalism group.

NAISS and NAMBLA to partner with “progressive” school in Chicago.

With an obedient media protecting the most corrupt elected official in the country, Chicago and Illinois are now doomed.

Francis Parker updates a classic, the preppy handbook, for the modern private school era.

Alderman is depriving the 35th Ward of its vitality.

What $40K per year gets your children in the Windy City.

The new law is as dangerous as criminals themselves.

Looting a special TIF district to pay for equity.

A rare bright spot in Chicago journalism emerged.

Competitively bidding out city services would best serve Chicago residents.

After shameless coverage, CBS, Dave Savini, every institution in the city failed officer who almost gave her life in service to Chicago.

Fearful of backlash from anti-police activists, Ghian Foreman bungles key decision.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot got exactly what she wished for.

Activist media gets a cash infusion, Eric Zorn targets CWB Chicago.

A step toward the state taking over private property, HB 2775 will only hurt those in the greatest need of affordable housing.

WGN’s Andrew Schroedter jumps on the Kim Foxx bandwagon.

Si Se, Puede!

CPS preaches pronouns and the 72 genders, as Chicago kids make non-binary ninja jokes.

CPS shared a welcome letter with parents but neglected to share that all kids will have an opportunity to learn radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory.

New CDC guidelines for COVID-19 bolsters officers who rejected Chicago's mandates.

‍A failed pitch highlights the inability to recruit new officers in Chicago.

Assert yourself, Alderman O'Shea.

As rioters get a pass from Kim Foxx, Chicago hands down ludicrous penalties for officers who were victims of 2020 ambushes

It's not just large corporations leaving the Windy City.

Northside alderperson to challenge ME? Nah!

Part II.

Part I of II.

Will legally dubious torture commission finally go on trial?

Alone in the big City of Chicago.

Taking Chicago's pulse on illegals in the Windy City.

Hamas' carnage against Israel allows Mayor Johnson, DSAs to retail anti-Semitism.

City attorneys hang detectives out to dry, again‍.

Some are afraid to lie, others are afraid to admit the truth.

Concern over infectious disease abandoned as migrants stuffed in police districts.

In another controversy, Kim Foxx is scrutinized for refusing to comply with FOIAs

A labor victory limiting the power of a kangaroo court investigating Chicago police has unionized reporters scrambling.

"The Soul of Chicago is in all of us. That's why I made it my life's purpose to serve the greatest city in the world"

Opportunity to hold Chicago media accountable for manufactured narrative slips away.

For Chicago’s warped media, some sex crimes are just sexier than others.

Will Chicago aldermen rubber stamp settlements from exonerations cases under Gov. Pat Quinn?

There are perils to empowering the state to pick economic winners and losers.

Pushing the media’s anti-police mythology, Heather Cherone ignores staggering evidence of corruption in Cook County prosecutor’s office.

Chicago media is losing its grip on their audience.

Mayor Johnson’s conversation with 60s radical, new deputy of community safety reveal much about Chicago’s future.

Generative AI to encourage the mostly peaceful use of city parks and streets and insure riots and looting are never covered by the Chicago Tribune.

Nomination of former Foxx aide for U.S. Attorney's office should raise a few eyebrows.

“I think Eric Zorn didn't have any understanding of the facts of that case and did not have a basis to be writing the things that he wrote.”

Some odd twists and turns lead to the release of a convicted child killer.

Chicago’s anti-police movement looks to notch another victory over police.

It was not a good year for the press in the Windy City.

South Side officer Michelle Murphy gets last word after 10-year betrayal by every institution in Chicago.

Chicago City Council embraces bizarre claims of radical journalism group.

With an obedient media protecting the most corrupt elected official in the country, Chicago and Illinois are now doomed.

Shocking about face on behalf of two men accused of double murder could be the worst corruption under Foxx.

A rare bright spot in Chicago journalism emerged.

After shameless coverage, CBS, Dave Savini, every institution in the city failed officer who almost gave her life in service to Chicago.

Activist media gets a cash infusion, Eric Zorn targets CWB Chicago.

WGN’s Andrew Schroedter jumps on the Kim Foxx bandwagon.

As rioters get a pass from Kim Foxx, Chicago hands down ludicrous penalties for officers who were victims of 2020 ambushes

For top prosecutor and a club of reporters at the Chicago Tribune, one hand seems to wash the other.

Once again, allegations raise the question: Who does Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx work for?

Chicago media bringing the war back home after California prosecutor's recall.

Fate of CPD Officers Coughlin and Torres reveal why the Tyshon Brownlees of Chicago run free.

Attorney launches broadsides against Illinois Attorney General and Cook County prosecutor over exoneration of convicted police killer Jackie Wilson.

The Cook County prosecutor and the bomb throwers.

A modest proposal to finance vote buying.

Did the demise of American media start in Chicago’s pretentious alternative press?

By all means, Governor Pritzker, let’s look at everything that “has occurred” in the exoneration industry's takeover of the governor's office.

The size of Mayor Lightfoot’s “Command Post” comes under scrutiny.

A marriage made in progressive heaven, former Chicago Tribune reporter Dan Hinkel joins the Better Government Association.

With Jackie Wilson’s path to freedom through Torture Commission under fire in federal court, should Kim Foxx be prosecuting him on charges of beating woman?

Though Chicago’s biased media reliably reported on Jackie Wilson’s journey to freedom, it ignored his recent arrest.

Who do Tribune journalists Megan Crepeau and Jason Meisner really work for?

Progressive laws, policies certain to create a hellish summer for Chicago’s black communities.

Chicago an example of how crucial stories alleging misconduct against young women can be buried?

As Chicago explodes in violence, Chicago’s media continues to spoon feed residents pure fantasy.

Hyper local social media site Nextdoor censors Chicago users on education, crime, and political commentary.

How a broken door transformed into a seismic event and a seven-figure settlement.

Let's hold off on popping open the bubbly and swinging from the chandeliers.

Does delayed ruling in fatal police shooting indicate another scandal is brewing at COPA?

It's time for the 43rd Ward Alderwoman to take a moment for introspection.

The death of the political interview.

The worst has yet to come.

Progressive madness engulfs Jefferson Park.

A disgraced media tries to keep its doomed narratives alive.

The Chicago Sun-Times advances Progressive disarmament.

WGN’s Ben Bradley serves as press secretary and reporter during webinar on crime in Cook County.

Walter Jones lived up to highest standards under immense pressure in key murder case.

Courts defying city's, state's politically motivated police reform entities greeted with media silence.

Attorney challenges legitimacy of state commission that paved way for release of Jackie Wilson for his role in 1982 murder of two Chicago police officers.

Chaos reigns in Cook County prosecutor’s office.

Despite problems, Matt Rosenberg's book asserts there is a glimmer of hope for the Windy City.

To overcome a final legal hurdle, Jackie Wilson's lawsuit requires support from activist journalists like Megan Crepeau ‍ ‍

Silence on destructive behavior and the bullying of city employees into compliance.

Chicago Tribune’s Jason Meisner heads up activist media seemingly aimed at poisoning the jury pool.

Rulings by Judge James Obbish becoming more and more suspicious.

Matthew Hendrickson's article on Cook County prosecutors facing off with police in Serenity Broughton murder case leaves many unanswered questions.

Well-known opinion columnist virtue signals his disgust.

Area 5 commander sets record straight on murder investigation, rebukes Kim Foxx, Sun-Times coverage of case.

Will new leadership at the Tribune plot a new tack or stick with a failing strategy?

Cuomo’s release of Weather Underground member David Gilbert reveals radicalized Democratic Party.

Despite outpouring of grief for slain officer, some wounds persist and may be beyond healing.

Despite slaughter of the innocent, Chicago’s unified progressives hold the party line.

Chicago police officers are all alone.

That's an excess of misconceptions Kim.

Conflicts between federal court cases and stories peddled by Tribune reporter Greg Pratt explain why so few trust media.

“The choice for Chicago lies between freedom and happiness and for Northsiders, happiness is better.”

The first of many?

Brownie: You're doing a heck of a job.

Can Rogers Park Survive Maria Hadden?

Women, children fodder for the militant anti-police movement?

SCC cleans out the memory backlog.

Mismanaging the Chicago Police Department.

Eric Zorn, Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune’s coverage of murder and rape case challenged in federal court, again.

Shareholders' vote places Tribune's future in Alden's hands.

The Tribune perfected the model of agenda journalism.

Chicago needs bold and principled leadership.

The Windy City’s liberal media had a tale to tell about a fake anti-Asian hate crime.

Chicago cops cannot win.

Chicago Contrarian’s Marty Preib appears on Fox Nation’s Tucker Carlson Originals.

Alderman Sigcho-Lopez’s hijinks at police station a national embarrassment.

Administrators of popular Chicago blog emerge to deliver some great thoughts and observations.

Mayor leaves police, city attorneys at the mercy of smear merchants.

Adam Toledo shooting is likely legitimate, but Chicago media has overcome more obvious truths.

Illegals take positions of prominence in the Windy City.

Who will have the final say on Chicago's budget?

School withheld diplomas and transcripts from two seniors tossing them into college limbo, ruining their graduation.

Sixth grade Jewish day school curriculum “drives a wedge between parents and children” around gender identity.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's reckless plan to asphyxiate Chicago.

As corporate executives are named in expanded suit, violations of state law and school policy appear “clear cut” in case against school.

NAISS and NAMBLA to partner with “progressive” school in Chicago.

Francis Parker updates a classic, the preppy handbook, for the modern private school era.

What $40K per year gets your children in the Windy City.

Depravity, “rules for thee and not for me” and bullying culture appear systemic at Chicago’s most elite private school.

CPS preaches pronouns and the 72 genders, as Chicago kids make non-binary ninja jokes.

CPS shared a welcome letter with parents but neglected to share that all kids will have an opportunity to learn radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory.

After embracing progressive ideology, Chicago private school suffers 23 percent drop in enrollment.

Academic excellence, greater diversity and value exists across the border in Indiana.

Teacher and former DEI head at Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Johanna Thompson continues abusive taunts as religion takes a back seat to progressive ideology and bullying of students.

Returning CORE to power at the Chicago Teachers Union will deepen CTU's descent into radicalism.

Identity politics, selective bullying enforcement and DEI-based anti-Semitism may be to blame for the lack of response to a child’s pleas for help.

New CPS proposal will further peck away at Select Enrollment admissions standards in the 2023-2024 school year to further “equity.”

CORE’s shadowy past should cast doubt its next slating will be a democratic exercise.

Much is at stake for Sharkey, Davis Gates in May CTU elections.

Chicago Contrarian analysis links rising violent crime with the Chicago Teachers Union.

Progressive litmus test rattles elite Chicago school admissions

Making it impossible to fail in Chicago Public Schools.

Are you now or have you ever been against Critical Race Theory?

Racism in schools: From the Virginia governor’s election to Latin and Francis Parker.

Can Chicago's Catholic schools be saved from extinction?

Despite problems, Matt Rosenberg's book asserts there is a glimmer of hope for the Windy City.

Progressive politics is the new religion at a “Chicagoland Jewish institution.”

A recall election is the emergency break Chicago requires.

Chicago must stop the bleed, stabilize itself and implement a growth strategy.

The CTU is living its dream.

As critical race theory makes inroads, Chicago schools condone bigotry by progressive educators.

The face of failure.

The CTU has hijacked education and CPS has allowed it to happen.

Parents’ experience showcases lessons on addressing harassment which are relevant nationwide.

It's not white flight. It's more complex than the last time and it's just beginning.

Does the CPS verify residency?

A win for the CTU is always a loss for Chicago public school students.

Non-partisanship is DOA (dead on arrival) at Chicago schools.

University of Illinois at Chicago research fails to analyze and interpret basic statistical data.

Up for reappointment, Cook County Public Defender embraces corrosive immigration policies.

The free exchange of ideas in schools is a relic of a bygone era.

The CTU plays the race, sexism cards and loses.

Pure coincidence, right? Hardly.

Pupils need to lift themselves from their own predicaments.

The Chicago Teachers Union focuses on everything but teaching and learning.

The line between CTU member and political activist has become shadowy.

Journalism as history exposes the goal of education in the CPS is Left-wing indoctrination.

Perhaps a return to pen and paper should be considered.

Chicago should sing on news of the expansion of vocational training to the CPS.

But it was done for the kids!

What should sound alarms and force a resignation is just another ordinary day in the organized chaos of the CPS.

Does that gun have to go off and kill me, you, my daughter or wife?

Guns are not the problem, Mr. Mayor.

Alone in the big City of Chicago.

With rising anti-Semitism in the Windy City, does the urban equation still add up for the 85,000 Jews in Chicago?

With CPD relieved of a vital mechanism to fight crime, gangs will march across Chicago.

Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to turn fiction into reality.

43rd Ward alderman's proposal is driven by the immature impulses of a utopian fantasist.

"The Soul of Chicago is in all of us. That's why I made it my life's purpose to serve the greatest city in the world"

Housing development in Chicago will suffer under Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa.

School withheld diplomas and transcripts from two seniors tossing them into college limbo, ruining their graduation.

Pastor Corey Brooks has triumphed over enormous odds to lift the fortunes of South Side residents.

Three separate shooting incidents in three days might be the last straw for a rising number of Boystown, East Lakeview, and Wrigleyville residents.

Riding a giant wheel isn't what it's cracked up to be.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's reckless plan to asphyxiate Chicago.

As corporate executives are named in expanded suit, violations of state law and school policy appear “clear cut” in case against school.

A business guy does “win/loss” analysis for why he left Chicago starting with a decline of the lakefront.

Chicago property owners do play by the rules.

Chicago faces a stark choice between candidates who can promote safety and radical activists who will foster mayhem.

A look at our common humanity.

Beverly, Mount Greenwood, and Morgan Park deserve an alderman better attuned to the needs of residents.

Chicago’s anti-police movement looks to notch another victory over police.

A vision for Chicago.

Alderman Ramirez-Rosa's ideological vision conflicts with the American way.

Neighborhood security details pick up as family infighting rises for those without immediate plans to leave.

The Windy City has enough problems.

Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is entrenched in the anti-police society.

Alderman is depriving the 35th Ward of its vitality.

Looting a special TIF district to pay for equity.

A step toward the state taking over private property, HB 2775 will only hurt those in the greatest need of affordable housing.

Assert yourself, Alderman O'Shea.

After embracing progressive ideology, Chicago private school suffers 23 percent drop in enrollment.

Beverly, Mount Greenwood neighborhoods fight for Danny Golden.

It’s time to end the Lindsey LaPointe comedy act.

Teacher and former DEI head at Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Johanna Thompson continues abusive taunts as religion takes a back seat to progressive ideology and bullying of students.

Returning CORE to power at the Chicago Teachers Union will deepen CTU's descent into radicalism.

Midget wrestling in Hobart.

Identity politics, selective bullying enforcement and DEI-based anti-Semitism may be to blame for the lack of response to a child’s pleas for help.

It’s time to put the brakes on shakedown settlements in Chicago.

Institution sends e-mail to lapsed member, denying it fired docents in the spirit of equity.

With vote of support for scandal-ridden head of police oversight agency, Aldermen Osterman and Smith ensure decline of their wards and Chicago.

Emergent social norms and polycentric governance strengthen civility.

Did you say charter city?

Wishes for a Chicago family to reunite with the grandparents.

Hyper local social media site Nextdoor censors Chicago users on education, crime, and political commentary.

Few aldermen are as disconnected from constituents or reality than Democratic Socialist Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez.

Let's hold off on popping open the bubbly and swinging from the chandeliers.

It's time for the 43rd Ward Alderwoman to take a moment for introspection.

The worst has yet to come.

Progressive madness engulfs Jefferson Park.

Racism in schools: From the Virginia governor’s election to Latin and Francis Parker.

Can Chicago's Catholic schools be saved from extinction?

Families and retirees are leaving Chicago with empty, unlisted homes behind.

Despite problems, Matt Rosenberg's book asserts there is a glimmer of hope for the Windy City.

Progressive politics is the new religion at a “Chicagoland Jewish institution.”

A recall election is the emergency break Chicago requires.

Chicago police officers are all alone.

As critical race theory makes inroads, Chicago schools condone bigotry by progressive educators.

David Brown's damn statistics and Eric Carter's stolen valor.

Can Rogers Park Survive Maria Hadden?

Mismanaging the Chicago Police Department.

What if Officers already have?

Is crime app Kim Foxx’s worst nightmare?

Alderman Sigcho-Lopez’s hijinks at police station a national embarrassment.

The CTU has hijacked education and CPS has allowed it to happen.

It's time for Chicago to re-think urban planning.

It's not white flight. It's more complex than the last time and it's just beginning.

Who is Saint Patrick and why is he celebrated in Chicago?

Does the CPS verify residency?

Lawsuit exposes fumbled safety plan.

Administrators of popular blog explain decision to shutter website.

Lawmakers giving away the store at the expense of taxpayers.

Mayor, City Council hand another victory to organized labor.

Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to turn fiction into reality.

The Cloud Tax is doubly averse for Chicago businesses.

Who will have the final say on Chicago's budget?

There are perils to empowering the state to pick economic winners and losers.

Three separate shooting incidents in three days might be the last straw for a rising number of Boystown, East Lakeview, and Wrigleyville residents.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's reckless plan to asphyxiate Chicago.

A business guy does “win/loss” analysis for why he left Chicago starting with a decline of the lakefront.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot holds a clearance sale.

Alderman is depriving the 35th Ward of its vitality.

Looting a special TIF district to pay for equity.

Chicago area executives shun downtown as violent crime climbs 37 percent year-over-year.

It's not just large corporations leaving the Windy City.

A critique of Mayor Lightfoot’s “We Will Chicago.”

Mayor Lightfoot ignored hedge fund manager's pleas for reconciliation.

Chicago's 6th Ward alderman abhors capitalism, unless it’s crony capitalism.

Lori Lightfoot’s appearance at Management Conference triggers cognitive dissonance.

It’s time to put the brakes on shakedown settlements in Chicago.

With vote of support for scandal-ridden head of police oversight agency, Aldermen Osterman and Smith ensure decline of their wards and Chicago.

Northside business executives plot their strategies for escape and evasion in 2022.

Few aldermen are as disconnected from constituents or reality than Democratic Socialist Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez.

Though noble, UBI is part of a problem rather than a solution.

Families and retirees are leaving Chicago with empty, unlisted homes behind.

Silence on destructive behavior and the bullying of city employees into compliance.

A recall election is the emergency break Chicago requires.

Chicago must stop the bleed, stabilize itself and implement a growth strategy.

“Being the mayor of the third largest city in the country, that's humbling, but it also gives me incredible hope.”

What will fill McCormick Place's space?

Changing office routines and crime are two of the major headwinds for the commercial real estate market in Chicago, even with fully lifted state and city restrictions.

Evolving civility: an opportunity to contribute to the global challenge of building better cities, right here in Chicago.

It's not white flight. It's more complex than the last time and it's just beginning.

Executives are worried about the legality and business impacts of “woke” discrimination in hiring and promotion.