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Blogs, Bleader Feb 15, 2018
Assault weapons used to be illegal. What happened?

Why did the U.S. government remove its ban on assault rifles?
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Archive Dive, News, This Will Kill You, Parkland high school shooting, Nikolas Cruz, Orlando, mass shooting, assault weapons ban, Congress, gun violence, Mike Bost, Rodney L. Davis, Randy Hultgren, Adam Kinzinger, Darrin LaHood, Peter Roskam, John Shimkus, Dick Durbin, Mark Kirk, Image

Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2018
Jeanne Ives says Bruce Rauner has ‘betrayed’ Republicans, and other Chicago news

Also, Senator Dick Durbin is bringing a local medical student "Dreamer" to Trump's State of the Union address.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Jeanne Ives, Bruce Rauner, Election 2018, abortion, Mike Madigan, Dick Durbin, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, immigration issues, Loyola University Chicago, Donald Trump, Dreamers, State of the Union address, FBI, Calumet City, OpenMike, Chance the Rapper, Chicago Cultural Center, Bob Fioretti, Illinois Department of Labor, Big Star, restaurant openings, Wrigley Field, Hotel Zachary

Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2018
Durbin challenges Trump to prove he's not racist with a compromise on the ‘Dreamers,’ and other Chicago news

Also, a record 55 million tourists visited Chicago in 2017.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, immigration issues, Dreamers, Chicago Police Department, texting, car safety, City Council, Ed Burke, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, tourism, Rahm Emanuel, Harold Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Greyhound

Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2018
Patti Blagojevich slams Rauner's campaign ad using Blagojevich FBI wiretap, and other Chicago news

Also, public health officials warn passengers about a possible measles exposure at O'Hare.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Patti Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, immigration issues, Lindsey Graham, David Perdue, Tom Cotton, public health, Illinois Department of Public Health, measles, O'Hare International Airport, Obama Presidential Center, Curtis Duffy, Grace, restaurant closings

Blogs, Bleader Dec 13, 2017
Journalist Jamie Kalven won't be forced to identify his Laquan McDonald story sources, and other Chicago news

Also, a judge has banned Dennis Hastert from unsupervised contact with minors and porn.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke, Jamie Kalven, Dennis Hastert, Chicago Transit Authority, Blue Line, CTA, Legionnaires' disease, Dick Durbin, Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy, Dennis Murashko, Bruce Rauner, Election 2018, J.B. Pritzker, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Beatrix, Beatrix Market, DePaul University, restaurant openings

Blogs, Bleader Dec 11, 2017
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Forrest Claypool abruptly resigns as Chicago Public Schools CEO, and other news

Also, every Chicago police patrol officer now has a body camera.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Forrest Claypool, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Janice Jackson, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Illinois Federation of Teachers, J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Florida, Donald Trump, gun violence, Afghanistan, Englewood Four, bakeries, La Boulangerie, Logan Square, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2017
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool's very bad day, and other news

Also, Jason Van Dyke's lawyer makes tone-deaf comparison to torture of three black sharecroppers.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Forrest Claypool, Chicago Public Schools, Chance the Rapper, Ken Bennett, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Chicago Board of Education, Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senate, Al Franken, sexual harassment, Chicago Fire, Ken Griffin, soccer, Andrew Hauptman, U.S. Soccer Foundation, OpenMike, Jordans, the Pink Squirrel, cocktail bars, supper clubs, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 24, 2017
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Appeals court rules in Chicago's favor and against Jeff Sessions in sanctuary city lawsuit, and other news

Also, Auschwitz survivor "Ben the Barber" dies at 98.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Jeff Sessions, Rahm Emanuel, Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, immigration issues, sanctuary cities, Donald Trump, John Lausch, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, U.S. Senate, U.S. Attorney, Auschwitz, the Holocaust, Scheinkopf, Bottled Blonde, Civilian Office of Police Accountability, Chicago Police Department, Peace Power Napping, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 19, 2017
Biss, Kennedy, Pritzker support legalizing marijuana in Illinois, and other Chicago news

Also, Durbin confronts Jeff Sessions on his failure to solve Chicago's gun violence issues.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Art Institute of Chicago, Bobby Portis, Bruce Rauner, cannabis, Chicago, Chicago Bulls, Chris Kennedy, city budget, Daniel Biss, Dick Durbin, Discovery Partners Institute, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Illinois, immigration issues, J.B. Pritzker, Jeff Sessions, John Paxson, marijuana, marijuana legalization, Nikola Mirotic, Northwestern University, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Rahm Emanuel, ride-sharing services, sanctuary cities, taxes, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Blogs, Bleader Aug 11, 2017
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Cook County soda tax could lead to Illinois losing $87 million in funding for food stamps, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago just sent comedian Rachel Dratch a ticket for a 1997 parking violation.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, soda tax, sweetened beverage tax, pop tax, Cook County, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Illinois Department of Human Services, food stamps, food stamp program, gang violence, Hobos, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, Juliana Stratton, Ken Dunkin, Chicago Public Schools, Schurz High School, 606 Trail, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, John Lausch, Donald Trump, Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, parking tickets, Rachel Dratch, Second City, Saturday Night Live, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 23, 2017
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Rauner rejects Emanuel's massive Thompson Center offer, and other Chicago news

Also, Uber CEO Trevor Kalanick was forced to resign in a downtown Chicago hotel Tuesday.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Bruce Rauner, Rahm Emanuel, Thompson Center, Jim Durkin, Mike Madigan, Brendan Reilly, state budget impasse, heath care, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Donald Trump, Congress, U.S. Senate, American Health Care Act, U.S. House of Representatives, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Joseph Berrios, Cook County Board, Cook County Assessor's Office, property taxes, Trevor Kalanick, Uber, Silicon Valley, venture capital, Arianna Huffington, Chicago Cubs, Kyle Schwarber, Goodman Theatre, Howard Witt, Robert Falls, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 23, 2017
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Durbin compares Trump to former governor Rod Blagojevich, and other Chicago news

Also, Apple is almost 40 percent more valuable than Chicago.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, Rod Blagojevich, Robert Mueller, Russia, Bank of America, Apple, Google, Alphabet, Illinois, economics, Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, Missing Persons Day, missing people, Chris Kennedy, Election 2018, Merchandise Mart, Stephanie Izard, Top Chef, Iron Chef, Iron Chef Gauntlet, The Girl and the Goat, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 20, 2017
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Report: State senator Daniel Biss will run for governor in 2018, and other Chicago news

Also, Senator Dick Durbin wants to help kids who live in violent neighborhoods with trauma and psychological stress.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Daniel Biss, Election 2018, Illinois General Assembly, Evanston, Illinois Senate, Ameya Pawar, Chris Kennedy, Bruce Rauner, immigration issues, U.S. Army, Mexico, Dick Durbin, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago Cubs, FOIA, Wrigley Field, Chicago Police Department, Amazon, Amazon Books, retail openings, Cupitol, restaurant openings, Chicagoland Independent Bookstore Alliance, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 7, 2017
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Chance the Rapper donates $1 million to CPS, and other Chicago news

Also, the Aviary is expanding to New York.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Chance the Rapper, Chicago Public Schools, arts education, Bruce Rauner, immigration issues, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, Dean Angelo, Chicago Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police, police issues, Afghanistan, hate crimes, The Aviary, Alinea Group, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 15, 2017
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CPS sues Illinois over ‘unequal’ and ‘separate’ school funding, and other Chicago news

Also, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has presented attorney general Jeff Sessions with a list of ways the federal government can help stop gun violence in Chicago.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois, Bruce Rauner, Illinois State Board of Education, Forrest Claypool, Rahm Emanuel, Jeff Sessions, gun violence, gang violence, Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, Tammy Duckworth, Russia, Dick Durbin, Adam Kinzinger, Mike Pence, Chance the Rapper, Jones College Prep, Grammys, rap music, Making a Murderer, Brendan Dassey, Steven Avery, Teresa Halbach, Toby Keith, Naperville Ribfest, David Axelrod, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 1, 2017
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Caterpillar moving global headquarters to Chicago from Peoria, and other news

Also, wealth inequality between whites and minorities in Chicago is reportedly higher than the national average.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Caterpillar, business, Peoria, income inequality, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department, Garry McCarthy, Sandi Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr., Dick Durbin, Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump, restaurants, Publican Tavern, O'Hare International Airport, immigration issues, Dark Matter Coffee, Metropolis Coffee, Goddess and the Grocer, Lettuce Entertain You, soccer, MLS, Soldier Field, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 30, 2017
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Rahm stops by O'Hare in solidarity with immigration ban protesters, and other Chicago news

Also, people are offering to be donate a kidney to police chief Eddie Johnson.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Rahm Emanuel, Donald Trump, immigration issues, O'Hare International Airport, DREAM Act, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, gun violence, gang violence, Blase Cupich, Catholic Church, Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama, Amy Blagojevich, Northwestern University, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Jeff Sessions, Betsy DeVos, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 22, 2016
Around 500 O'Hare workers will strike next Tuesday, and other Chicago news

Also, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has named a new chief of staff.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, O'Hare International Airport, minimum wage, Rahm Emanuel, Joe Deal, City Hall, Eileen Mitchell, Bruce Rauner, Dick Durbin, Anne Burke, Pope Francis, Blase Cupich, Catholic Church, gun violence, Vatican, domestic violence, Department of Streets & Sanitation, recycling

Blogs, Bleader Nov 18, 2016
Rahm's tax hikes: $1,700 for the average family, and other Chicago news

Also, Democratic U.S. rep Robin Kelly is considering challenging Bruce Rauner in the 2018 gubernatorial race.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Rahm Emanuel, Ed Burke, City Council, Blair Kamin, Donald Trump, Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York City, Dick Durbin, Robin Kelly, Chris Kennedy, J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Police Department, gun violence, Wrigley Field

Blogs, Bleader Nov 17, 2016
Dick Durbin won't run against Bruce Rauner in 2018, and other Chicago news

Also, Governor Bruce Rauner and President-Elect Donald Trump spoke for the first time last week.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, News, Dick Durbin, Bruce Rauner, U.S. Senate, Illinois Democrats, Election 2018, Garfield Park Lagoon, murder, Chicago, Rockford, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Department, City Council, Jason Earvin, Donald Trump, Jesse White

Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2016
University of Chicago named the country's third-best school, and other news

Also, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos is being touted by some as a possible 2018 Democratic candidate for governor.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, University of Chicago, Jeanne Gang, architecture, Cheri Bustos, Dick Durbin, Election 2016, Riverline, Danny Solis, violence, transgender issues, music history

Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2016
Obama reportedly chooses Jackson Park as the site for his presidential library, and other Chicago news

Also, Dick Durbin reportedly won't make a decision on running against Bruce Rauner until the November election is over.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, News, Jackson Park, Obama Presidential Library, Barack Obama, Washington Park, Dick Durbin, Mike Madigan, Bruce Rauner, Election 2016, Sandra Bland, Hadiya Pendleton, Hillary Clinton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Latin Kings, gang violence, gun violence, Zachary Fardon, Rod Blagojevich

Blogs, Bleader Jul 26, 2016
Michael Jordan breaks his silence on police shootings, and other Chicago news

Also, Senator Dick Durbin's name surfaces again as a possible 2018 candidate for governor.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, News, Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, police brutality, NAACP, Independent Police Review Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Sharon Fairley, Dick Durbin, Mike Madigan, Bruce Rauner, Ron Sandack, Illinois General Assembly, Lollapalooza, music festivals

Blogs, Bleader Jun 22, 2016
Bruce Rauner announces he'll run for governor in 2018, and other Chicago news

Also, good luck getting Hamilton tickets if you didn't buy any Tuesday.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Bruce Rauner, State of Illinois, Chris Kennedy, Dick Durbin, Hamilton, theater, John Cullerton, Chicago Public Schools, Robert DeNiro, Nobu, Airbnb, City Council

Blogs, Bleader Jun 14, 2016
These Illinois elected officials tried to ban assault rifles like the one used by Omar Mateen

The U.S. had an assault weapons ban: What happened?
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: News, Politics, This Will Kill You, Orlando, mass shooting, assault weapons ban, Congress, gun violence, Mike Bost, Rodney L. Davis, Randy Hultgren, Adam Kinzinger, Darrin LaHood, Peter Roskam, John Shimkus, Dick Durbin, Mark Kirk

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