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Martinez: 'The diversity of the bench does not mirror the county'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 13, 2021

Cook County Circuit Court clerk and former state legislator Iris Martinez is pushing for more diversity within the court system.

Activist Tolley: 'There is zero ability for everyday community members to have a say in their congressional maps'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 12, 2021

CHANGE Illinois policy director Ryan Tolley charges Democrats managed to make a bad situation even worse with their latest map redistricting effort.

Liberty Counsel sends demand letter to NorthShore University Health System regarding vaccination exemptions

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 5, 2021

Liberty Counsel has forwarded a demand letter to NorthShore University HealthSystem on behalf of 14 health care workers and others that the nonprofit litigation organization insists "have been unlawfully discriminated against and denied religious exemptions from the COVID shot mandate."

Civic Federation's Msall says school enrollment falls as budget grows

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 2, 2021

Civic Federation president Laurence Msall has a problem with what he sees as the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) inverse system.

Push for recalls: 'This is about ending Illinois' corrosive culture of corruption'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 28, 2021

Illinois Opportunity Project (IOP) president Mark Cavers is pushing for changes in Illinois.

Delgado: 'Working mothers have been disproportionately impacted' by pandemic

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 15, 2021

State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (D-Chicago) is throwing her support behind a program recently launched by Gov. J.B. Pritzker designed to aid working mothers with childcare needs looking to settle back into the workplace.

'More details required': Chicago radio host blasts Foxx after retired teacher shot on Dan Ryan Expressway

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 4, 2021

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is facing growing criticism following the shooting death of a retired Evergreen Park special education teacher on Illinois' Dan Ryan Expressway, amid reports that the two men being detained were only recently released after being implicated in another shooting.

Tea Party's Tucker: 'Cloth and surgical masks are effectively useless'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 4, 2021

Health Insurance Mentors principal broker Steven Tucker argues Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s masking mandates only serve as an undue burden on the public.

Wirepoints: Bill 'signals the governor and ISBE don’t yet have that authority' to enforce mask mandate

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 3, 2021

Government watchdog Wirepoints argues that a recently introduced bill proves Democrats don't believe Gov. J.B. Pritzker has the authority to impose a school masking mandate.

AWAKE Illinois' Adcock: Democrats 'are trying to retroactively cover their tracks'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 3, 2021

AWAKE Illinois founder Shannon Adcock claims a bill now being proposed by Democrats in Springfield is designed to make Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest school masking mandates legal.

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GOP's Cleveland says Lightfoot's attitude is 'Masks are only for the little people'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 1, 2021

Chicago GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland finds the message passed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s latest mask mandate to be painfully obvious.“Masks are for the little people,” Cleveland told Trint.com.

Coyne: 'A lot of legislation seems to embolden law breakers'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 30, 2021

Kevin Coyne is sounding the alarm about what he sees as Chicago’s out-of-control crime problem.

Woodhouse: Pritzker 'doesn’t have the authority to tell students what the dress code is'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 22, 2021

Some people are having difficulty understanding why a recent District 200 school board meeting was suspended when speaker Emma Woodhouse took off her mask while speaking.

Non-Catholic Lightfoot receives Communion at funeral Mass; Brandt: 'I am to blame for that and I am mortified'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 21, 2021

Some Catholics are asking why Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a non-Catholic Christian, was mistakenly given Holy Communion during funeral Mass for veteran city police officer Ella French.

Chicago's mask mandate is back to fight 'real, deadly' COVID-19 surge

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 21, 2021

The city of Chicago has reinstituted its indoor mask mandate as COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise in the age of the delta variant.

Retail Merchants CEO Karr: Mask mandates should be placed 'on individuals, not businesses'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 19, 2021

Critics of Chicago's latest mask mandate are warning Mayor Lori Lightfoot not to expect it to have the same impact as previous orders.

Amazon hub lockers will be removed from Brand Park after outcry

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 19, 2021

Amazon has begun the process of removing company lockers stationed in city parks across the state after complaints started to trickle in from all walks.

Alderman Lopez calls chief of police Brown a 'fool' after mispronouncing fallen officer's name

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 15, 2021

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown is facing calls for his resignation after repeatedly mispronouncing the name of fallen officer Ella French during a recent news conference.

FOP president Cantanzara denies sending BLM 'inflammatory' email, says lack of verification 'troubling'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 14, 2021

Fraternal Order of Police president John Catanzara is scolding Chicago Black Lives Matter members for posting what he finds to be an ‘inflammatory” email that was wrongly attributed to his group.

Report: Foxx dismissed 30% of felony charges in first three years as state's attorney