Category: Chicago

Chicago-Based Historic Brand Oxxford Clothes Still Hand-Sews Every Suit for a Tailored Masterpiece

After a career of working on Savile Row with Sir Hardy Amies to produce the Queen’s day-wear, then moving to Ontario with custom tailor Coppley, Warwick Jones thought he was ready to retire. While planning a paradisaical retirement of fly-fishing in New Zealand, he was called by the head of the Individualized Apparel Group (IAG,…


McDonald’s CEO Says Chicago ‘In Crisis,’ Urges City Leaders to Address Surge in Crime

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski has called on government and business leaders in Chicago to do more to address safety concerns in the city amid a wave of crime and violence. Kempczinski made the comments during a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago luncheon on Wednesday but stated that the company will not be deterred…


Trump Accuses Justice Department of Leaks; Biden and GOP Paint Two Paths for ‘Soul of America’ | NTD News Today

Republicans and Democrats, battling for the soul of America ahead of the midterms, in speeches by President Biden and the House minority leader. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had a few words for Texas Governor Greg Abbott, after Chicago received 75 illegal immigrants bused from Texas. American school children did worse academically during the pandemic. The…


Capitol Report (Sept. 1): Attorneys General Say DOJ and Big Tech Colluding; US Cracks Down on China

Today, a federal judge declined to rule on Trump’s request for a special master. An attorney tells NTD the Trump Team made a wrong move. A lawsuit uncovers emails between federal officials and big tech companies. It claims the emails show how the administration censors topics like COVID-19 and Hunter Biden. We talked to one…


R. Kelly’s Lawyer Gets Chance to Question Government Witness

CHICAGO—R. Kelly’s legal team will get its chance to question the government’s star witness on Friday after she gave what jurors could see as damning testimony against Kelly at his federal trial in Chicago on charges that include the production of child pornography. Jane, the pseudonym used for her during the trial, has been central…


Boy Wounded in Parade Attack Moves to Rehab-Focused Hospital

CHICAGO—An 8-year-old boy whose spine was severed in the shooting at a parade on July 4 has moved to a rehabilitation-focused hospital after spending nearly a month in a Chicago pediatric intensive care unit. Cooper Roberts’ family said the boy was moved Sunday to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab from the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s…


Another Round to Florida: Citadel Flees Illinois for the Sunshine State

Commentary In late June, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker traveled to New Hampshire to be the keynote speaker at New Hampshire’s Democratic Party state convention. Officially, he was there to “help other Democratic governors get elected” and to lobby for Chicago as the site of the party’s 2024 presidential convention. Unofficially, there was buzz that Pritzker…


LIVE: ‘The View’ Apologizes to TPUSA After Lawsuit Threat; Mother Loses Child Custody After Gender Dispute | NTD Evening News

ABC’s “The View” apologized on air to leading conservative youth organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) after it threatened to sue the show over the hosts’ comments. A Chicago mother claims that she lost custody of her daughter because she insisted that the child was a girl. * Click the “Save” button below the video to…


‘The View’ Apologizes to TPUSA After Lawsuit Threat; Mother Loses Child Custody After Gender Dispute | NTD Evening News

ABC’s “The View” apologized on air to leading conservative youth organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) after it threatened to sue the show over the hosts’ comments. A Chicago mother claims that she lost custody of her daughter because she insisted that the child was a girl. * Click the “Save” button below the video to…


Teen Who Died in Attempted Robbery Aboard Train Identified

CHICAGO—The person who was stabbed to death while taking part in the attempted armed robbery on a Chicago commuter train was a 15-year-old boy, authorities said. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said Monday that Darin McNair, who was stabbed in the chest during the attack earlier that day, was pronounced dead at the University…