Illinois Tag

Sen. Tammy Duckworth Calls Trump a ‘Dictator Wannabe’ Then Says We Have to Tone Down Rhetoric

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2025 67 Comments

"So, if you truly wanted to celebrate the army's 250th birthday, then spend the money the correct way, not with a parade for a tinpot dictator wannabe, which is what Donald Trump is."...

Illinois Wesleyan U. Promotes ‘Gender Diversity’ With ‘Rainbow Floor’ and ‘Universal Bathroom Map’

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 28, 2025 6 Comments

"for students who consider themselves to be part of the LGBT community"...

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Chicago Resident Confronts Mayor Johnson: ‘Why are You a Racist?’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 21, 2025 50 Comments

Mayor Johnson is a despicable human being....

DOJ Probing Chicago Mayor Over Alleged Racial Hiring Practices

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 20, 2025 22 Comments

Mayor Brandon Johnson admitted he hires black citizens because they're "the most generous people on the planet."...

The First American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 08, 2025 81 Comments

The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago, IL as the new pope....

Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky Makes Her Retirement Official

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 05, 2025 19 Comments

Schakowsky faced a tough primary against a 26-year-old influencer who has a history of bashing Israel....

Illinois Targeting Glock Handguns in Its Latest Gun Grab

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 01, 2025 75 Comments

Illinois Democrats will stop at nothing until the state government bans all guns....

J.B. Pritzker: ‘These Republicans Cannot Know a Moment of Peace’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 28, 2025 58 Comments

"Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now."...

Report: IL Rep. Jan Schakowsky Will Retire After This Term

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 24, 2025 8 Comments

The 80-year-old faces a tough primary with 26-year-old influencer Kat Abughazaleh, who announced her run in March....

J.B. Pritzker Announces El Salvador Boycott Over Kilmar Abrego Garcia Situation

Posted by Stacey Matthews on April 24, 2025 52 Comments

“The State of Illinois will stand up for the Rule of Law and do everything in our power stop the Trump Administration from ripping apart our most basic rights.”...

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin Retiring at End of His Term

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 23, 2025 20 Comments

Bye, Dick....

Six Discriminatory Scholarships at DePaul University Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2025 1 Comment

"DePaul should know better than to run scholarships that exclude students based on race, color, national origin, or sex. Where were the administrators and staff whose jobs supposedly are devoted to preventing discrimination?"...

Rep. Luna Refers Four Democratic Mayors of Sanctuary Cities to DOJ

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 05, 2025 49 Comments

"I'm not doing that to an effort to bully you guys, but I do believe that your policies are hurting the American people."...

Oversight Committee Grilled Mayors of Four Sanctuary Cities

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 05, 2025 10 Comments

This should be delicious....

IL Gov. Pritzker: Prices Going Up at Grocery Stores Because Democracy is Being Taken Away

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 28, 2025 35 Comments

“The things that I’m speaking out about now, about, you know, the threat to our democracy, this is not a message to win elections on, it’s something people need to know”...