http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/il-news/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:05:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050802/posts CHICAGO (WBBM) -- Chicago’s gun laws have been challenged in federal court since the Supreme Court’s decision on the D.C. ban. But, City Corporation Counsel Mara Georges has told two City Council committees she’s confident Chicago’s law will stand. Georges tells Aldermen the Supreme Court’s decision on Washington, D.C.’s handgun ban shouldn’t apply to Chicago, because previous Supreme Court rulings have said Second Amendment "right to bear arms" doesn’t apply to local governments, like Cities. She says D.C. is a federal jurisdiction. And Georges is confident that, and other arguments, will prevail, at least in the lower courts. But, she... WBBM Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050802/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:05:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050432/posts Official Complaint Filed: Obama Lied on Bar Application July 24, 2008 · http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/official-complaint-filed-obama-lied-on-bar-application/ I learned about this complaint to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission via a comment on my blog. The documents can be found on this website. The complaint by “Anonymous” alleges that Barack Obama committed criminal acts and was untruthful about them on his Bar application in that he: 1. Used illegal drugs, then concealed his drug use by lying about it; 2. Failed to report unpaid criminal citations, including parking violations where the fines totaled more than $200.00 or remained unpaid. The requested action is... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050432/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:19:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049891/posts In Chicago, people like Robert Perry are subjected to exhaustive security checks. He was patted down, his wheel chair was examined and his hands were swabbed, all in public view in a see-through room at the security checkpoint. Perry, 71, is not alone "It's humiliation," Perry said. Perry was also taken to a see-through room by a TSA agent when his artificial knee set off the metal detector. "He yelled at me to get the belt off. 'I told you to get the belt off.' So I took the belt off. He ran his hands down over and pulled the... CBS2Chicago.com via Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049891/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:45:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049402/posts “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state: the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”—United States Constitution, second amendment of the Bill of Rights Subject only to the police power, the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.—- Constitution of the State of Illinois, Article 1, Section 22 Illinois’ 1970 Constitution provides gun grabbing counties and city councils with an invaluable mechanism so as to create two strata of gun rights in Illinois. One strata that would pass muster south of I.... Chicago Daily Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049402/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:53:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049340/posts For the Pritzker family of Chicago, the 2001 collapse of subprime-mortgage lender Superior Bank was an embarrassing failure in a corner of their giant business empire. Billionaire Penny Pritzker helped run Hinsdale, Ill.-based Superior, overseeing her family's 50% ownership stake. She now serves as Barack Obama's national campaign-finance chairwoman, which means her banking past could prove to be an embarrassment to her -- and perhaps to the campaign. Superior was seized in 2001 and later closed by federal regulators. Government investigators and consumer advocates have contended that Superior engaged in unsound financial activities and predatory lending practices. Ms. Pritzker, a... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049340/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:48:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049062/posts Lynwood, Illinois - Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches (7.62cm) or more of their underwear in public. The mayor of Lynwood, Eugene Williams, says young men walk around town half-dressed, keeping major retailers and economic development away. The American Civil Liberties Union says the ordinance targets young, black men. Young adults in the village, like 21-year-old Joe Klomes, say the new law infringes on their personal style. He said leaders should instead spend money on making... News 24 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049062/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:24:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048841/posts Illinois should go to a military strongman form of government. Instead of the pretense of representative democracy, we should submit to one of those charismatic, totalitarian dictators with the Captain Kangaroo get-up who makes people disappear. After all, isn't that what the "Chicago 9" are doing? The Chicago 9 are the nine Chicago Democrats who live within about five squares miles of one another and who control more than $70 billion worth of government and more than 125,000 public sector jobs in Illinois. [The 9: Daley, Blagojevich, (Lisa) Madigan, White, Hynes, Giannoulias, Jones, (Mike) Madigan, Stroger] It was reported last... Urquhart Media, LLC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048841/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:37:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048603/posts GOP Senate challenger Steve Sauerberg called Dick Durbin's patriotism into question during a taping of a radio broadcast to air Sunday morning on WBBM 780-AM. Noting Durbin's opposition to a constitutional amendment banning flag burning, Sauerberg said the founding fathers "never had to deal with ultra-liberal Americans who hate their own country." When asked if he was referring to Durbin, he said "I think he’s an ultra-liberal. Whether he hates his own country, I cannot determine for the gentleman,” but that he "wonders a lot" about Durbin's patriotism. Sauerberg also attacked Durbin for a speech he gave in 2005 condemning... http://chicagoist.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048603/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:33:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047883/posts ·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683 Village of Morton Grove to Repeal Gun Ban Friday, July 18, 2008 Fairfax, VA. – Today the Village of Morton Grove moved to avoid imminent legal action by the National Rifle Association by amending its Village Code to remove the current handgun ban and incorporate sections of the Illinois Criminal Code. “We are pleased that the Village of Morton Grove took steps to repeal its draconian gun ban,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA’s chief lobbyist. “Finally Village residents can exercise the same constitutionally-protected rights that the rest of the country enjoys.” Final... NRA - ILA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047883/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:25:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047683/posts For 23 years, the Rev. Andre Allen has led DuPage County’s oldest predominantly black church and worked to improve race relations in the broader community. But the pastor of Second Baptist Church in Wheaton may be ousted Saturday if a majority of his congregation votes for his dismissal. The special meeting was called in light of Allen’s arrest on charges alleging he committed battery and disorderly conduct Nov. 2. Police said he passed himself off as a self-defense instructor to female clients exercising at Lifetime Fitness in Schaumburg. It’s his second such arrest in 10 years. Leaders of the 101-year-old... beep http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047683/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:02:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047479/posts --snip-- Violent crime in the city of Chicago is out of control," Blagojevich said at the bill signing ceremony. "I'm offering resources of the state to the city to work in a constructive way with Mayor Daley to do everything we can possibly do to help stop this violence," said the governor. The summer of 2008 will be remembered as especially violent. Blagojevich said there's been a child shot nearly every day since June 26, with 29 Chicago Public School students shot since last fall WMAQ TV Chicago http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047479/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:58:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047386/posts William Greene would like to register his guns with the city of Chicago. So would Charles Wilson, Ronald Wallace, Alberto Ortega, J. Anthony Clark, Nashaat Mhanna, Thomas Scileppi and Darrell Powell. And for the life of me, I don't really understand why we shouldn't let them. Each of the eight men appeared before a city hearing officer Tuesday to argue that the Chicago Police Department erred in rejecting their efforts to register -- or in many cases re-register -- their firearms. I was in attendance mostly by accident, thinking I'd be seeing cases brought under the city's handgun ban ordinance.... The Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047386/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:17:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047245/posts Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz - Republican nominee for the U. S. Senate, Dr. Steve Sauerberg, on abortion, trade, Earmarks, immigration, O'Hare airport expansion, No Child Left Behind, parental choice in education, the Iraq War, the Terrorist Surveillance Program, tax cuts and much, much more. Republican nominee for the U. S. Senate, Dr. Steve Sauerberg, debates and discusses with show host and Executive Legal Recruiter Jeff Berkowitz whether we should have more or less; government restrictions on abortion, free trade, Earmarks, legislators bringing home the bacon," immigration, O'Hare airport expansion, No Child Left Behind, parental choice in education, Iraq War,... http://www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047245/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:09:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047238/posts In June I commuted for an hour and a half each way and learned what the radical increase in gas prices means. One day while stopped at a busy intersection, two demonstrators came out with signboards strapped to them. One said something like: Al Gore fell on his head at birth. Drill for oil now! The appearance of such demonstrators is a sign of the times. John McCain for President and Steve Sauerberg for U.S. Senator from Illinois are calling for nuclear power as well as more domestic oil drilling. Meanwhile, Democrats Obama and Dick Durbin do nothing on drilling.... http://www.dailyherald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047238/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:57:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047062/posts From the Chicago Sun-Times article on grants distributed by then-state-legislator Barack Obama. (Records from 1997 to 2000 weren't available.) There's a shock. His state legislative office records may have been thrown out, he told us. He's never released a specific list of law clients, instead giving a list of all of his firm's clients, numbering several hundred each year. His campaign will only confirm representation when the media comes to them with a specific case. He won't release his application to the state bar. He's never released any legal or billing records to verify that he only did a few... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047062/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:55:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047031/posts NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN? | Gov offers to send state troopers and National Guard copters to fight gang violence Calling violence in Chicago "out of control," Gov. Blagojevich on Wednesday offered to lend state troopers and National Guard helicopters to the city to augment the Chicago Police. The governor is considering forming an "elite tactical team" to help the Chicago Police fight gang problems, a source said, adding that the unit could later be sent across the state to deal with gang problems at any city's request. It's fair to say that violent crime in Chicago is out of control.... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047031/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:12:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046640/posts Gov: Chicago may get troopers, National Guard By DON BABWIN | Associated Press Writer 5:14 PM CDT, July 16, 2008 CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday raised the possibility of bringing in state troopers or even the Illinois National Guard to help Chicago combat a recent increase in violent crime -- an offer that Mayor Richard Daley didn't know was coming. Appearing at signing ceremony for a bill that toughens the penalty for adults who provide guns to minors, Blagojevich said "violent crime in the city of Chicago is out of control." "I'm offering resources of the state to... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046640/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:21:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046595/posts That’s right; Barack Obama and the Saudi-funded radical Islamic front group calling itself the Council on American Islamic Relations are on exactly the same page: Obama says New Yorker insulted Muslim Americans. lgf http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046595/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:13:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046555/posts A former corrections officer has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the Kane County Sheriff's Department, claiming he was forced to resign after refusing to shave his traditional Muslim beard. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court, seeks unspecified damages and a letter of apology to Abal Zaidi, who says he was forced out of the department because of his faith. "I always had a beard as long as I can remember," Zaidi, 31, said in a brief telephone interview Tuesday. "They were just giving me a hard time." According to the lawsuit, Zaidi, of Streamwood, was a Kane County... Daily Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046555/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:54:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046475/posts New Polling Shows Sauerberg within Striking Distance of Durbin Durbin Barely over 50% in Ballot Test against Sauerberg (Lombard, IL) – The campaign of U.S. Senate nominee Steve Sauerberg, MD, today released new polling on his race against long-time incumbent Senator Dick Durbin. “This polling confirms what we have long believed,” said Christopher Hage, Sauerberg’s Campaign Manager. “No amount of money from Washington special interest groups will be able to change Dick Durbin’s disastrous 25- year record in D.C.” The polling, conducted by Southern Outreach, an Atlanta-based firm, shows Durbin struggling to break 50% in the uninformed ballot match-up against... http://www.sauerberg2008.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046475/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:16:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046150/posts A federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled that fair-housing laws do not extend to permitting a Jewish resident to nail a mezuzah to a door frame, prompting an outcry from the Jewish community. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling on Thursday (July 10), decided the federal Fair Housing Act does not accommodate a resident’s religious requirement to affix the Jewish emblem to a doorway, if the ban on hallway displays applies to everyone regardless of religious beliefs. The case stems from the condominium association at Shoreline Towers, a Chicago housing complex, enforcing a rule... pcusa http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046150/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:49:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046057/posts (IsraelNN.com) An American court of appeals has ruled in a split decision against the right of Jews to post the traditional mezuzah on the doorposts of a condominium apartment if the bylaws of the building prohibit signs and objects on outside doors. The mezuzah contains parchment with verses from the Torah and is an ancient tradition commanded by the Torah before the Exodus of Jews from Egypt. We cannot create an accommodation requirement for religion. In the 2-1 decision, the court stated, "The hallway rule ... is neutral with respect to religion. It bans photos of family vacations, political placards,... Arutz 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046057/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:56:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046055/posts Get online and check it out. Illinois House Republicans Online Town Hall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046055/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:54:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045800/posts WASHINGTON (Map, News) - When Republican leaders recruited Dr. Steve Sauerberg to unseat U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, their goal was not so much to win as it was to keep the Democrats busy and on the defensive. Sauerberg's latest campaign filing shows he has little money to take his campaign on the offensive. And he may not be able to raise significant cash or put more of his own money into the effort, though a campaign spokesman says Sauerberg will spend what it takes to win. As of July 1, Sauerberg had $1.07 million, about $1,500 less in his campaign... http://www.examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045800/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:46:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045715/posts Gov. Rod Blagojevich used his amendatory veto power Monday to rewrite a House bill that would require medical costs associated with autism to be covered by insurance. About 26,000 children in Illinois have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and families often cover treatment costs using personal funds, according to a governor's office news release. Blagojevich and other supporters instead want insurance companies to cover up to $36,000 a year for diagnosis and treatment of autism, including speech therapy and psychiatric services, as well as doctor visits until a patient reaches 21. “Since most insurance companies do not cover the... Springfield Daily Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045715/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:54:06 GMT