by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Aug 30, 2023 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Culture Rot, Editor's Choice, Good Reads, Opinion
Chicago is awash in murder and lesser crimes, but the culprits are not who you might think. Gangbanging teens short on parenting and long on societal ills? They are but the brush applying the paint – whose hand held it? Whose lungs breathed the air through the trumpet...
by Kelli Ballard | Apr 5, 2023 | Articles, Politics
In an election that was predicted to be too close to call, Brandon Johnson beat out Paul Vallas to become the next mayor of Chicago. Experts said as recently as the weekend that it could take days or even weeks to find out the winner because it would probably come...
by Kelli Ballard | Apr 4, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Politics
While the world is focused on former President Donald Trump today (April 4) as he attends his arraignment, Chicago residents will be casting their votes to choose the Democrat candidate for mayor. The runoff between Paul Vallas, 69, and Brandon Johnson, 47, is...
by Mark Angelides | Mar 10, 2023 | Lights, Camera, Action, LN Radio Videocast Segments, LN Radio Videocasts, Opinion, Politics
Mayor Lori Lightfoot makes political history in Chicago for all the wrong reasons.
by Kelli Ballard | Mar 1, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Politics
After telling people not to come out and vote if they weren’t going to cast their ballots for her, Lori Lightfoot conceded defeat Tuesday night (February 28) in the 2023 Chicago mayoral election. In 2019, the Democrat was the first black woman and openly gay...