Chicago City Wire

O'Brien blames Cook County State's Attorney Foxx for allowing looters back on the streets

By Juliette Fairley | Aug 18, 2020

The first among hundreds accused of looting early Monday on Magnificent Mile appeared in bond court and was released for $500, even after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Superintendent David Brown demanded accountability, according to media reports.

Pritzker's 'fair tax' proposal could leave Illinois retirees out in the cold, critics say

By Juliette Fairley | Aug 15, 2020

Illinois does not currently tax retirement income because it is exempt from the state income levy, but opponents of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's so-called "fair tax" agenda say that could soon change if voters approve a constitutional amendment to ratify the current flat-tax system on Nov. 3.

Former judge O'Brien: Foxx 'is a failure'

By Juliette Fairley | Aug 13, 2020

Former judge Pat O’Brien isn’t surprised by the Chicago Tribune’s findings that Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is dismissing felony cases more than her predecessor, Anita Alvarez.

Krupa critical of Chicago mayor for 'playing chicken' while violent protests threaten city

By Juliette Fairley | Aug 4, 2020

Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 7 President John Catanzara Jr. sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for help in establishing law and order in Chicago after Black Lives Matter protestors clashed with police in front of the Grant Park statue of Christopher Columbus, according to a July 18 ABC Chicago report.

NW GOP Club Chair Podgorski says Chicago leadership turning its back on FOP, 'rank-and-file officers'

By Juliette Fairley | Aug 4, 2020

After Black Lives Matter protestors clashed with Chicago police in front of the Grant Park statue of Christopher Columbus, a union chief sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for help in establishing law and order, according to an ABC Chicago report.

O'Brien urges U.S. attorney to step in where Foxx is failing to prosecute gun and drug crimes

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 26, 2020

O'Brien: State Attorney Kim Foxx is not 'enforcing the law'

Opponent creates hotline to publicize reports of Foxx's alleged misconduct, performance failures

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 21, 2020

Assistant state's attorneys and police officers are complaining about Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, according to a hotline created by a political opponent.

Opponent accuses Foxx of complicity in alleged Democratic Party scheme

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 21, 2020

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is missing in action as a federal investigation into alleged nepotism involving Democratic Party officials gains momentum in Chicago, according to a former judge currently campaigning on the Republican ballot to unseat Foxx in November.

Kim Foxx accused of prioritizing political aspirations by former Cook County judge

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 12, 2020

Pat O’Brien: Kim Foxx 'sees herself as Kamala Harris'

Kim Foxx accused of nullifying public safety statutes by former Cook County Judge

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 2, 2020

Pat O'Brien is campaigning against the state attorney as a Republican

Will County commissioner: Sen. Duckworth 'playing the political game'

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 16, 2020

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) should do her job and stand up for what’s right rather than catering to politics, according to Will County Commissioner Steve Balich.

Chicago alderman proposes reallocating police personnel to wards that want them

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 12, 2020

A Chicago alderman has come up with a fix to address calls by Black Lives Matter (BLM) proponents to defund the Chicago Police Department.

Chicago GOP chairman: Democrats responsible for bad cops still on the job

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 12, 2020

The left has gone off the deep end in its demand to defund the Chicago Police Department, according to Chicago's Republican Party chairman.

Alderman Lopez warns Lightfoot that a full-blown race war is brewing

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 6, 2020

Mayor Lightfoot is too busy micromanaging the police, according to Alderman

Committeeman Krupa: Duckworth doesn't understand the role of military troops

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 6, 2020

Duckworth labels Trump a "draft-dodging wannabe tin-pot dictator”

Chicago-area police neighborhoods threatened with violence on social media

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 3, 2020

Northern Chicago communities are threatened with pillaging, looting and burning on social media

Gov. Pritzker is silencing dissent in banning radio host, committeeman Krupa says

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 2, 2020

The political elite live by their own set of rules, Krupa says

Medical ethics professor alleges Cook County COVID-19 fatalities are inflated

By Juliette Fairley | May 13, 2020

Misquoted COVID-19 deaths could collapse the nation financially, experts say

Protests against Gov. Pritzker's stay-at-home order usurped by Rep. Bailey's lawsuit

By Juliette Fairley | May 11, 2020

Gov. Prtizker vows to appeal and stay Clay County Judge's restraining against stay-at-home order

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois Health Department refutes complaints about its COVID-19 data

By Juliette Fairley | 5 years ago

A visit to the department's website on April 13, however, failed to yield data on deaths by zip code