Rahm Emanuel heads into a runoff April 7 in his bid for a second term as mayor of Chicago. He’s the favorite going in, having won 46 percent in the Feb. 24 first round against longtime local officeholder Chuy Garcia’s | Read More »

Murder rate hits half-century low as concealed-carry permits are issued.

As the Democrats and GOP leaders Washington work to restrict gun rights, developments in Detroit and Chicago are going the other way.

Politicians boast about all the laws they’ve passed, but mumble and shuffle their feet uncomfortably when asked how much crime they’re stopping.

Citing the city’s glacial economy, Fitch Ratings cut the city of Chicago’s bond rating. In addition to the Windy City’s economic downturn, Fitch also cited its inability to resolve its mounting union pension concerns.

An increase in crime is not the only concern.

A crusade against childhood obesity becomes a lesson in bureaucratic bullying.

Because, well, adults aren’t responsible.

Today’s news digest goes golfing with Barack and Tiger, hacking with the Chinese military, and wandering through Akin-land with Colorado Democrats.

Today’s news digest takes cover from sequestration, asteroids, Chicago corruption, and nosy reporters.

Not quite the Lincoln “Cabinet of Rivals.”

Routine violence in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis has a different cause.

Rahm Emanuel does not care for practicalities.

The left is only ever aiming at more control.

“When this unique opportunity seemed to become available, I ended up going into prayer, talking to people that I trusted and asking about the value of having me as a member of Congress,” said Leonard F. McAllister, a radio show host and columnist, who lives in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.

CBS News brings us a reminder of just how crazy Chicago machine politics can get: Just days after winning a handy reelection to his Chicago-area district, 17-year Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., has entered negotiations for a plea deal that | Read More »

Critics say the Attorney General’s links to a notorious Georgia abortion doctor creates conflict of interest, “when the man charged with pursuing those that abuse the system is also one who is engaged in some way with the business.”

A new endeavor unveiled by Catholic Charities of Chicago last week makes the point that “fining charities because of their religious beliefs” is not the best policy.

Here’s a recent statement frequently suggested by leftist academics, think tank researchers and policymakers…

It was thanks to the bank, not Barack Obama’s campaign, that the donation did not go through.