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In Chicago – 42 dead from gunfire in the first 30 days of January

By Steve McGough / January 30, 2013 /

This is devastating for a city no doubt, but one thing you won’t hear from me is the this-is-what-happens-when-you-ban-guns argument. There are too many variables involved and I won’t be pulled into the “Chicago is a gun control bellwether” argument.

Chicago is what’s wrong with the American public education system (Update)

By Steve McGough / September 16, 2012 /

Exactly what I expected from the City of Chicago … a complete cave to the teachers union that will result in status quo test scores, embarrassing graduation rates and horrible skill sets for kids “graduating” from the Chicago school system.

How much is Chicago paying for police bodyguards to protect aldermans?

By Steve McGough / June 22, 2011 /

I want to know the names and positions of all of the Chicago city employees and political blowhards who have their own taxpayer-funded protection detail. Yesterday, we learned one alderman has had two officers assigned to him 24 hours a day, seven days a week for 25 years.

Rahm Emanuel’s bid for Chicago Mayor put on hold UPDATE

By SoundOffSister / January 24, 2011 /

An appeals court in Illinois has just ruled that Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s former Chief of Staff, is ineligible to run for Mayor of Chicago because he has not meet the city’s residency requirements.  You may recall that a Cook County judge had ruled earlier that he did meet the requirements, and, thus, was eligible to…

Brady Campaign blames Chicago beating on gun violence

By Steve McGough / October 7, 2009 /

Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, links the railroad tie beating of high school student Derrion Albert to gun violence. Helmke, you are a stupid idiot. You, and everyone else who watched that video knows Albert was beaten by punches, kicks and brutal swings of railroad ties. I saw no…

Olympics to … NOT Chicago, but Rio

By Steve McGough / October 2, 2009 /

The International Olympic Committee just voted to give the 2016 Summer Olympics to … still waiting, but Chicago is OUT. Update: Second round Tokyo is OUT. Madrid and Rio is left, I’m guessing Rio. Final Update: The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in either Rio or Madrid. I guess the final announcement will be…

Chicago 2016 Olympics – in the bag?

By Steve McGough / September 28, 2009 /

Who knows, but some are speculating President Obama’s decision to be present in Copenhagen for the presentation to the Olympic Committee means Chicago has unofficially gotten the nod for Summer 2016. I agree.

Almost 13 percent of girls at Chicago public school pregnant

By Steve McGough / October 16, 2009 /

One in eight. One in eight girls at Robeson High School in Chicago are pregnant. Out of 800 girls in the school, 115 of them are … pregnant. What the heck is going on in Chicago?

Chicago school violence – where are the community organizers?

By Steve McGough / September 29, 2009 /

We know that one Chicago community organizer is heading to Denmark. I’m not certain where other organizers  are this week. The violence in the city of Chicago is disturbing, with officials expecting more than 30 murders of school kids during the next nine months.