The owner of a daycare center told police that she was hit in the face with a shovel by the girlfriend of a drunken father of three children in her care because she would not allow him to leave the center with the children.
Author: Warner Todd Huston
Mother Accused of Smuggling Tampons Stuffed with Drugs to Daughter in Jail
Police have charged a Portland woman for slipping illegal drugs into tampons and attempting to pass them to her daughter in jail.
Mayor Emanuel Says Chicago Police ‘Going Fetal’ Instead of Fighting Crime
Chicago’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel says intense media and public criticism is making police officers too passive – “going fetal” – and is allowing crime to spike.
Report: Police Monitored African-American Groups in Chicago
A report by the Chicago Sun-Times reveals that the Chicago Police Department started a special program to monitor local African-American groups after the death of Michael Brown and the ensuing riots in Ferguson, Missouri, last year.
High School Quarterback Suspended for ‘Inappropriately Touching’ Teammate During Practice
A high school football player has been suspended from school for “inappropriately touching” his team’s center during a snap in practice, a report says.
Rep. Peter Roskam: The Man Who Could Be Speaker
Illinois Republican Peter Roskam is one of the emerging candidates to replace Ohioan John Boehner as the powerful Speaker of the House of Representatives. So, who is Peter Roskam?
No Love for Cubs: White Sox-Loving Chicago Bar Offers Free Drinks for Cardinals Homers
A bar on Chicago’s Southwest Side is most assuredly not jumping on the Chicago Cubs bandwagon despite the fact that the north siders won a smashing Wild Card victory and head to the NLDS to face the St. Louis Cardinals. In fact, the bar is going the opposite way by offering free drinks for every Cardinals homer.
Cops: Man Caught Masturbating Outside Elementary School Blames It on Racism
A man arrested for allegedly masturbating outside an elementary school in Florida accused school officials, who called police, of being racist because he is Hispanic, police reported.
Former Chicago Public Schools Chief to Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges
It was reported on Thursday that former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett intends to plead guilty to charges that she took bribes while steering up to $23 million in no-bid contracts to a consulting firm she worked for prior to taking ov…
Senate Candidate from Florida Admits to Sacrificing a Goat, Drinking Its Blood
A candidate running as a Libertarian for the U.S. Senate from Florida is being criticized this week for revelations that, in the past, he participated in pagan ceremonies and once even killed a goat and drank its blood.