CHICAGO—Summer is the most violent season for Chicago, and it is also the most bountiful. Money from all directions is poured into the violent neighborhoods to prop up summer programs of all kinds, to create safe havens for innocent kids, and to steer troubled young men away from street life. Chicago politicians and pundits say…
In Violent Chicago, Young Men Brave Bullets to Reach Summer Safe Havens
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Criminalizing Private Gun Sales
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Monday that criminalizes selling a gun privately without having the buyer go through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) first. “Prior to this change people with dangerous histories who shouldn’t possess a weapon—and the Illinois State Police denies firearm licenses to thousands of these individuals a year—could avoid…
Chicago Officials Trying to Block $1M Tax Refund on Trump Building
Chicago officials are trying to block former President Donald Trump from receiving a $1 million tax refund that the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board ruled is owed on his Chicago skyscraper’s 2011 tax bill. The office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx filed a lawsuit with the Illinois Appellate Court on July 9 disputing…
Chicago Officials Trying to Block $1 Million Tax Refund on Trump Building
Chicago officials are trying to block former President Donald Trump from receiving a $1 million tax refund that the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board ruled is owed on his Chicago skyscraper’s 2011 tax bill. The office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx filed a lawsuit with the Illinois Appellate Court on July 9 disputing…
Illinois Rental Housing Providers Welcome End of Eviction Moratorium
With the eviction moratorium set to expire at the end of August, Illinois landlords express relief. “Governor [J.B.] Pritzker is making a prudent and sensible decision in phasing out the eviction moratorium as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and our economy gets back on track,” Michael Mini, executive vice president of the Chicagoland Apartment Association told…
More Chicago Police Seek Mental Health Support Under New Stresses
July 30, 2021
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CHICAGO—Carrie Steiner’s mental health clinic in Lombard, a suburban town just west of Chicago, has seen a surge of police officers from Chicago Police Department and surrounding suburban police agencies. She added five new therapists in the last 18 months, each seeing 25 to 30 clients every week. A new source of stress for Chicago…
Taxes Separate Thriving Missouri From Dying Illinois
On the I-57 highway through Illinois, time seems to go backward with each southbound mile. The houses and cars in the yards get older. As years pass, town populations shrink. Eventually, homes turn back into piles of disconnected wood and glass, then empty lots. At the end of the highway, the town of Cairo slowly…
Taxes Separate Dying Illinois From Thriving Missouri
On the I-57 highway through Illinois, time seems to go backward with each southbound mile. The houses and cars in the yards get older. As years pass, town populations shrink. Eventually, homes turn back into piles of disconnected wood and glass, then empty lots. At the end of the highway, the town of Cairo slowly…
Madison Cawthorn Endorses Ex-Trump Aide Catalina Lauf, Kinzinger’s Primary Challenger
July 29, 2021
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) on Wednesday endorsed Catalina Lauf, a former top adviser to former President Donald Trump, in challenging Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) for his 16th Congressional District seat. “America faces a tough choice in 2022, a choice between electing voices for all the people or voices for only the powerful,” Cawthorn, a freshman…
Number of Chicago Juveniles Arrested for Carjackings Nearly Doubles in 2021
CHICAGO—The number of juveniles arrested for carjackings during the first half of 2021 in Chicago nearly doubled compared to the same time last year, according to police arrest records obtained by The Epoch Times. During the first half of 2021, 91 juveniles—aged 17 and under, according to Illinois law—were arrested for carjackings. For the same…
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