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Embattled Toronto Mayor Disappears After Being Turned Away from US in Chicago

May 7, 2014 Comments Off

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the controversial mayor who has been taped and photographed taking what appears to be cocaine, tried to enter the United States via Chicago this week before disappearing once again. The embattled mayor has admitted to alcohol abuse and took a leave of absence from running Canada’s largest city to enter into […]

North Side’s Hot Doug’s Closing After 13 Years

May 6, 2014 Comments Off

Owner Says He Wants to Close Before He’s Burnt Out Hot Doug’s, one of Chicago’s most famous hot dog stands, will be shutting its doors in October, owner Doug Sohn announced today. It is the place where everyday meet gourmet when it came to sausage culinary arts has been an icon of Chicago’s love affair […]

Obama Library Proposal On Track to Receive $100M In State Funding After Controversy

April 28, 2014 Comments Off

Illinois legislators, under the direction of state House Speaker Michael Madigan, will re-vote to move forward on a controversial bill giving an unprecedented $100 million to Chicago’s proposal for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The move comes two weeks after Madigan and the Democrats on the Illinois House Executive Committee used a sleight-of-hand parliamentarian maneuver to use […]

Oberweis Apologizes, Says He’s “Evolved” On Immigration

April 28, 2014 Comments Off

Standing before a packed audience at the Chicago Club, US Senate candidate Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) apologized for his previous position on immigration, and the way he campaigned for his “naive” position, and declared his views on the issue have “evolved.” “Early on, I spoke up forcibly on the need to secure our borders and […]