J. Scott Applewhite/Getty Image GOP Sen. Kennedy Destroys AG Merrick Garland Over Biden Admin's Response to Spike in Crime Rate "I think the Justice Department is losing. I think you’re losing on crime. I think you're losing on drugs," Kennedy said. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal April 27, 2022
CBS Chicago / YouTube screen shot 1 of 2 Brothers Found Living Alone in Filthy Toy-Packed House Arrested After Backyard Remains Identified as Family Months after two brothers were found living in a filthy house with their mother and sister buried in the backyard, charges have been filed. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 11, 2022
CBS Chicago / Youtube screen shot New Video Shows Jussie Smollett Getting Booked Into Cook County Jail New bodycam footage shows convicted hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett going through intake at the Cook County Jail. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal April 8, 2022
MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Man Seen Shadowing Putin Finally Identified as Cancer Specialist: Report Putin has doctors coming and going. One gets so close he ends up in photographs with the Russian leader. What is going on with Putin's health? By Mike Landry, The Western Journal April 6, 2022
Joshua Roberts/Reuters Anti-Cop Mayor Lightfoot's Personal Security Detail Grows to More Than 70 Officers Despite her anti-police policies for her city, the mayor maintains a large security detail to make sure she personally remains safe. By Richard Bledsoe, The Western Journal April 1, 2022
@cbschicago / Twitter FBI Busts ISIS-Inspired Teens Allegedly Plotting Major Terror Attack in Chicago The FBI intercepted three teenagers allegedly conspiring to carry out mass murder at a Chicago mosque. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal March 26, 2022
Scott Olson/Getty Images Jussie Smollett Released - May Be Permanent - Public Anger Explodes 'Hate crime' hoaxer Jussie Smollett is being released from jail while he appeals his conviction. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal March 17, 2022
Scott Olson/Getty Images Jussie Smollett's Legal Team Files for Emergency Release Over a Phone Call There’s a story about a boy who cried wolf that maybe Jussie can brush up on during his time in the stir. He might learn something. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal March 16, 2022
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Jussie Smollett Reportedly Placed in Psych Ward After Being Deemed 'At Risk of Self-Harm' After his sentencing, the actor had shouted, 'I am not suicidal. If anything happens to me when I go in there, you must all know that.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 14, 2022
Scott Olson/Getty Images Jussie Smollett to Be Monitored by Camera 24/7 in His New Cook County Jail Home Smollett didn't get much of what he wanted from the hate hoax that sent him to jail -- but at least he has this now that he's behind bars. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal March 14, 2022
CBS Chicago / YouTube screen shot Cops Waiting at Hot Dog Stand Hit in Hail of Bullets, But Suspect Wasn't Expecting an Undercover Officer to Notice An undercover police officer came to the rescue after two fellow officers were shot. The suspected gunman is charged with 2 attempted murders. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 6, 2022
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images Lightfoot Brutally Mocked After People Notice Something Odd on Her Couch in Pic Bribing People to Get Vax Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants Chicago residents to 'Get Vax'd.' Her way of promoting it, however, was beyond bizarre. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 31, 2022
@chicagosmayor / Twitter screen shot Mayor Lightfoot Strikes a Pose with 'Stack' of Cash, Gets Mercilessly Roasted According to a report from Harvard University, vaccine incentive programs 'may be effective,' but raise ethical concerns. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal January 30, 2022
WLS-TV / video screen shot Mom and Sibling Arrested After Missing 6-Year-Old Found Dead His family told the cops a 6-year-old was missing; police have now arrested the child's mom and two siblings in connection with his murder. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 9, 2022
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images Jussie Smollett Case Juror Speaks Out Publicly: 'We All Thought We Were Doing Jussie a Favor' The actor's decision to testify in his own defense apparently didn't win him much support among the men and women deciding his fate. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal December 14, 2021
@mack_liederman / Twitter video screen shot ; Block Club Chicago / You Tube video screen shot War on Christmas: Community's Christmas Tree Destroyed for Third Consecutive Year The culture war continues - this time, through the burning of a community's Christmas tree for the third year in a row. By Sabrina Haverty, The Western Journal December 13, 2021
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Image Bob Dole Planned a Mischievous Surprise for Dems at His Memorial, Cameras Were Rolling When They Caught On Robin Dole read from her father's farewell letter to America during his funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal December 10, 2021
Scott Olson/Getty Images Jussie Smollett Verdict Revealed The actor and singer, known for his work on the hit television series 'Empire,' allegedly staged a hate crime hoax against himself in 2019. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal December 10, 2021
Scott Olson/Getty Images Smollett Trial: Actor Admits He Tampered With 'Evidence' Right Before Police Arrived to Question Him The actor, who is accused of staging a hate crime against himself, claims he wasn't trying to mess with evidence, but he messed with evidence. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal December 9, 2021
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Revealed: Prosecutor's Final 6 Points That He Says Will 'Destroy' Jussie Smollett's Case The prosecutor in the Jussie Smollett trial laid out six points he says prove Smollett staged a 'hate crime' hoax. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal December 8, 2021