Happy New Year, Chicago Style: 513 Homicides in 2019 (and That’s an Improvement)

The good old Windy City, formerly America’s “Second City” before droves of residents began moving out year after year because of the violent crime and ever-rising taxes.  Chicago rolled into 2020 with 513 homicides for the year 2019. So much for a new mayor and a new police superintendent getting a handle of the mayhem. … Read more

Gun Control Laws Increase the Death Toll in Illinois

By Rob Morse Democrat legislators in Illinois make it hard for honest citizens to protect themselves. Illinois’ government is controlled by Chicago politicians, and, sadly, those politicians like gun-prohibition. They say their laws makes all of us safer. Facts say otherwise. Illinois politicians claim gun-control is “for the children” but we can count the bodies … Read more

Rahm Emanuel’s Big New Idea for Attacking Chicago’s ‘Gun Violence’ Problem

Rahm Emanuel has tried almost everything a lefty anti-gun big city mayor can think of to cut back on the murder epidemic in his increasingly violent city. He’s fired and hired police superintendents, he’s tried (unsuccessfully) to eliminate gun stores within city limits, he’s tried (unsuccessfully) to keep shooting ranges out of his town. He … Read more

Rahm Emanuel Proposes Gun Control Litmus Test for Banks

You know Rahm Emanuel, the then-Obama chief of staff whose motto was never let a crisis go to waste. He’s desperately fought the easing of unconstitutional gun laws in Illinois and Chicago for as long as he’s been mayor or Murder City. Hizzoner has a long and distinguished record of failure in holding back the … Read more