Gage Skidmore / Flickr Chicago Considers Taking Action on Lincoln and Washington Statues Due to City's 'Racial History' Chicago might demolish statues of multiple important historical figures as it confronts its 'racial history.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal February 18, 2021
NeONBRAND / Unsplash Dem Mayor Lightfoot Blames Teachers Unions for Failing Kids, So Is She at Fault for Failing Businesses? Despite her previous support for lockdowns, Lightfoot is battling the Chicago Teachers Union to reopen schools. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal February 8, 2021
Dan Gold / Unsplash Chicago Mayor Demands Bars and Restaurants Reopen as Trump Exit Looms Doesn’t this epiphany of consciousness and common sense seem oddly timed? By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 15, 2021
Chicago Police / YouTube screen shot 15-Year-Old Boy Charged with Murder After Attack on Retired Chicago Firefighter Is Caught on Camera 'Dwain was snatched from us by a world in which we live that has allowed evil and violence to raise its ugly head.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal December 17, 2020
Jackson Simmer / Flickr Rules for Thee Not for Me: Chicago Mayor's Security Team Gets Traffic Fines Dismissed 'Four were issued at a time when her official calendar doesn’t note her scheduled whereabouts or indicates "rest."' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal December 1, 2020
@USAToday / Twitter screen shot 81-Year-Old Marine Vet Successfully Confronts Burglars with Antique Walking Stick Three burglars attempted to rob an 81-year-old ex-Marine's home and were chased off when the vet armed himself with a walking stick. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal November 29, 2020
Fox News screen shot Candace Owens Spots Telling 'BLM' Message on Boarded-Up Businesses: 'They Know Exactly Who's Going To Attack' Leftists won't admit it, but the signs are undeniable - businesses worried about looting know who is likely to be in the streets. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal November 3, 2020
Jack Cohen / Unsplash Anticipating Election Chaos, Cities Plan for Curfews and Businesses Begin Fortifying Storefronts If unrest explodes beyond downtown Chicago, the city is planning to deploy between 60 and 300 snowplows, salt spreaders and other trucks. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal October 31, 2020
GMA / Facebook screen shot Woman Dubbed 'Superhero' After Finishing Bar Exam from Hospital Day After Giving Birth She finished day one of the exam and went off to the hospital, giving birth to her son a few hours later - and then completed the test the next day. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 13, 2020
PoliceActivity / YouTube screenshot Chicago Cop Nearly Overpowered by Knifeman, Saved by Hail of Bullets Flying Inches Away This shocking footage shows only one of the dangers that officers on patrol across America deal with on a daily basis. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal October 3, 2020
@vashon_photo / Twitter 'Dreadhead Cowboy' Rides Horse, Jams Up Traffic on Chicago Highway He had previously pitched a planned protest to state and local police involving the expressway, according to state police. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal September 27, 2020
WLS-TV screen shot Southwest Airlines Boots Mom from Flight Because Toddler Wasn't Wearing Mask While Eating Jodi Degyansky said she and her 2-year-old were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight because the boy needed a snack. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal September 16, 2020
Tom Elliott, Grabien / Twitter screen shot Chicago BLM Activist Goes on Threat-Filled Tirade: 'You Can Get Ran Over' if Demands Aren't Met 'We have demands and they need to be met and I feel like I've been saying this too much.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal August 23, 2020
@ASE / Twitter screen shot Overlooked May Video Shows Chicago Agitators Dragging Police Woman Across Asphalt by Her Hair Police are outnumbered, unsupported and under attack from all sides with their city's leaders nowhere in sight, then as now. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal August 17, 2020
WBBM-TV / screen shot Age 2 Cancer Patient Almost Misses Own Birthday Party After Rioters Attack Charity These cowards who enjoy the spoils of rioting seem especially repulsive compared to little Owen Buell, who is courageously battling cancer. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal August 14, 2020
WMAQ-TV / screen shot BLM Holds Pro-Looting Rally in Chicago After 100 Are Arrested 'We will not let our city be taken over by criminals and vigilantes, no matter who they are and what they're doing.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal August 11, 2020