Chicago City Wire

Durkin: McAuliffe will be sorely missed in the House

By Pat Morris | Jul 5, 2019

With the retirement of state Rep. Mike McAuliffe (R-Chicago) from the House of Representatives after almost 22 years, Illinois has lost a “respected leader of the House Republican Caucus," according to state Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge), the Republican leader of the house.

Chicago PD plans protest outside state's attorney's office in latest fallout from Smollett fiasco

By Pat Morris | Mar 29, 2019

The union that represents the Chicago Police Department is organizing a protest Monday to express its outrage over the dismissal of charges against Jussie Smollett, the television actor accused of fabricating a report that he was the victim of a hate crime.