G.O.P. House candidate Isaac Hayes set a world land speed record this morning for transforming homicide into political opportunity.
The killing, which occurred at 11:30 p.m. yesterday, involved an off-duty Chicago police officer who had just returned from military duty in Iraq. As he left his parents' South Side home a group of would-be robbers accosted him. Read more...
Roger Keats predicts his first day in office will be a busy one.
Speaking to the City Club of Chicago this afternoon, Keats, the Republican nominee for Cook County Board president, outlined an aggressive initiation that includes slashing the budget, firing political appointees, letting loose a cadre of inspectors general and handing over documents to reporters. Read more...With the semi-annual campaign finance disclosure reports trickling in, we’ve already had a chance to see how the Republicans running for Cook County Board president are doing.
Though former state Sen. Roger Keats has the endorsements of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Herald, he’s far behind Chicago police officer John Garrido in fundraising. Read more...
In 1969, George W. Dunne ascended from county commissioner to county board president. He took over for the recently elected Republican Governor Richard B. Ogilvie.
It’s been 40 years, and the Democratic Party hasn’t looked back. Read more...
When video cameras captured Chicago Police Officer William Cozzi pummeling a wheelchair-bound hospital patient with a sap, it seemed a sure thing that the cop would lose his job.
But the members of Chicago’s Police Board, which reviews the police superintendent’s decision to fire officers, saw the case otherwise. Read more...
