Just a few grains of the synthetic fentanyl being found in packages coming into the United States through this mail sorting facility are enough to slow a person’s heart rate, inhibit breathing, and send him or her into a coma. It’s the most dangerous kind of fentanyl in America. Francis Byrne, an officer with U.S. […]
Chicago Cop Convicted of 2nd-Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery for Each of 16 Shots…
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was convicted Friday of second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, marking a stunning end to a racially tinged case that roiled the city when now-infamous police dashboard camera video of the shooting was released three years ago by court order. Van Dyke is the first Chicago […]
Cops, Detective Tried to ‘Conceal True Facts’ of Laquan McDonald Shooting, Unsealed Prosecution Document Says…
Sessions Tells Chicago: “If You Want More Shootings, More Death, Listen To ACLU, Antifa, Black Lives Matter”…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a Chicago audience that groups like Black Lives Matter, Antifa and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are responsible for increased violence in Chicago. Speaking at a conference in North Chicago, Sessions said “There’s a clear lesson here: if you want more shootings, more death, listen to the ACLU, Antifa, […]
Why Rahm Bailed on Reelection…
His polling numbers were sliding, and had even bottomed out in some city wards. With Chicagoans weary of the violence playing out in their neighborhoods, frustrated with a struggling school system and blaming him for a series of tax and fee hikes, Rahm Emanuel faced a long, painful reelection slog with an uncertain payoff. Still, […]
59 Shot, 6 Fatally, in Chicago Shootings…
Six people were killed in shootings across Chicago over the weekend, police said. Since 5 p.m. Friday, a total of 59 people were shot, leaving six killed and 53 wounded. In the latest incident, two teenagers who had been reported missing were found shot to death in a field on the Far South Side. The […]
$125,000: The Pension Debt Each Chicago Household Is Really on the Hook For…
Chicagoans have no idea how much pension debt Illinois politicians have saddled them with. Officially, Windy City residents are on the hook for $70 billion in total pension shortfalls from the city and its sister governments plus a share of Cook County and state pensions. But listen to Moody’s Investors Service, the rating agency that’s […]
SURPRISE: All U.S. Taxpayers, Not Just Illinoisans, Will Cover Most of the Public Funding for Obama Center Fiasco in Chicago…
Only now has it become apparent that federal taxpayers, not Illinois taxpayers, will be funding most of the public support for the controversial Obama Center to be built on Chicago’s Southside. Wirepoints has learned from administrative officials and legislators that at least $139 million — 80% of the public funding for the center — almost […]
The Wiretap Rooms: The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities…
The secrets are hidden behind fortified walls in cities across the United States, inside towering, windowless skyscrapers and fortress-like concrete structures that were built to withstand earthquakes and even nuclear attack. Thousands of people pass by the buildings each day and rarely give them a second glance, because their function is not publicly known. They […]
Work Related to Obama Presidential Center to Cost Illinois Taxpayers Nearly $200M…
The controversial Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will benefit from almost $200 million in taxpayer funding for work on infrastructure projects near the center on Chicago’s South Side. The Chicago Sun Times first reported Friday that Illinois lawmakers had approved $174 million for roadwork in and around Jackson Park related to the development of the […]
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