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Powerful Chicago Democrat Indicted on Racketeering & Bribery Charges by Feds

A powerful Chicago Democrat has been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges, prosecutors have revealed. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, one of the most powerful politicians in Chicago's history, has been indicted by federal prosecutors and charged with 22 counts. “Corruption by an elected official and his associates…

Top Democrat Lawmaker Found Guilty of Tax Fraud, Lying to Federal Regulators

A top Chicago Democrat lawmaker has been found guilty by a jury on multiple counts of tax fraud and lying to federal regulators. The jury of eight women and four men convicted Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson on all seven counts against him. He was found guilty on five counts…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Admits Policies Make Her ‘a Laughingstock All Across the Country’

Chicago's far-left Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot has admitted that her failed schooling policies have made her administration a "laughingstock all across the country." Lightfoot came clean while addressing the unfolding disaster regarding the teachers union closing all public schools across Chicago. The issue is the latest crisis to hit Lightfoot…

Police Dispatcher Calls Out Chicago Mayor: ‘You’re a Disgrace’

A Chicago 911 dispatcher has spoken out against far-left Mayor Lori Lightfoot, saying she is failing the city and allowing crime to get out of control. On Christmas Eve, Keith Thornton Jr. posted a video on social media where he accused the mayor and Police Superintendent David Brown of not…

Chicago’s ‘Crime Reduction Plan’ Spends Millions in Tax Dollars on ‘Holistic’ Services

The "crime reduction plan," formulated by far-left Mayor Lori Lightfoot to tackle Chicago's soaring violent crime, spends hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money on "holistic" services. The plan sees city officials divert money away from Chicago's police department and pump the tax dollars into radical services such as…

Illinois Democrat Leader Carjacked Near Chicago as Mayor Lightfoot Begs Feds to Save City from Failed Far-Left Policies

Illinois' Democrat Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford was carjacked Tuesday evening in a close suburb of Chicago. Three masked individuals driving a Dodge Durango carjacked Lightford and her husband around 9:45 p.m., police said. She was driving a Mercedes Benz SUV in the 2000 block of South 20th Avenue, near…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Admits Failure, Demands Federal Help to Stop Violent Crime from Destroying City

Chicago's far-left Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot has admitted that violent crime has spiralled out of control in the city under her watch. During a Monday speech, Mayor Lightfoot called for federal help to save the city from rising violent crime. Crime has soared in Chigago due to the anti-police mayor's…

Chicago Residents Overrule Mayor Lightfoot, Hire Armed Private Security to Patrol City Streets

Fed up Chicago residents have risen up against Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot and made the extraordinary move of hiring private armed security guards to patrol a portion of the city. The Bucktown Neighbors Association is hiring P4, a private security firm, to do what the failed mayor and the failed…

Chicago Mayor: Retailers to Blame for Looting

Chicago's far-left Mayor Lori Lightfoot has claimed, without evidence, that retailers are to blame to the epidemic of looting that plaguing Democrat-controlled cities across America. Lightfoot publicly blamed Chicago retailers and other businesses for the looting that is out of control in her city. “We also got to push retailers,"…