August 15, 2020 Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson, 'Big Jim,' dies at 84 Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, known as “Big Jim” during a long career that eventually made him the state’s longest-serving chief executive, has died. He was 84.
August 15, 2020 Costs from weeks of protests take financial toll on cash-strapped cities across US From police injuries to financial losses from looters, the aftermath from weeks of cross-country protests is bringing some cities to their knees.
August 14, 2020 Chicago store owner is looted twice, plans to sue the city The recent looting in Chicago has devastated local business owners who have had their stores vandalized and robbed. A convenience store owner has suffered this fate not only once but twice.
August 14, 2020 Chicago store owner plans to sue city after business is looted twice A convenience store owner in Chicago’s central business district has been looted twice since May and said police took more than ’25 minuets’ to answer his call, allowing looters to break in and destroy his business.
August 14, 2020 Parents of 2-year-old cancer patient in Chicago speak out after looters smash door, ransack Ronald McDonald House Patients were inside the Chicago Ronald McDonald House Sunday night when looters smashed the door and broke windows, preventing a 2-year-old with cancer from leaving, his parents told "Fox & Friends" Friday.
August 14, 2020 Chicago alderman slams state's attorney Kim Foxx for response to looting: 'Too little, too late' Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has "failed consistently" to protect Chicago residents from violent crimes, a Democratic city council member told "Fox & Friends First" on Friday.
August 14, 2020 Cal Thomas: Law(lessness) and (dis)order runs rampant in Seattle, Chicago because our country is missing this Deep beneath the lawlessness spreading like coronavirus across the land is a moral and spiritual drought that politicians do not have the power to fix.
August 14, 2020 Chicago police leader has ‘message’ for looters: ‘CPD is going to arrest you’ Looters in Chicago might have gotten away with a lot of crimes last weekend but shouldn’t press their luck this time, the city’s police superintendent said Thursday.
August 14, 2020 Chicago Looting: At least 42 charged with felonies, Foxx says At least 42 people have been charged with felonies following the widespread looting and unrest in Chicago this week, according to Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.
August 13, 2020 Former George W. Bush administration official warns America is 'in the middle of a 70s style urban crisis' "America is now in the middle of a 70s style urban crisis whose root is a well-founded fear of violent crime and social collapse in the midst of a pandemic," former George W. Bush administration official Michael Doran pronounced on Twitter Thursday.