WQAD / YouTube Screen Shot Hero Sheriffs Take Stand Against Overreach, Announce They Won't Enforce Gun Ban Law enforcement officials across the Land of Lincoln are taking a stand against the latest attempt by Illinois Democrats to restrict gun use. By John McCann, Western Journal January 15, 2023
Scott Olson/Getty Images Study: Dem-Run Chicago 3X More Dangerous Than Afghan Combat Zone, And It Gets Worse A new study has found that some of America's largest cities are more dangerous for young males than a war zone like Iraq or Afghanistan. By John McCann, Western Journal December 28, 2022
Southwest Airlines / Facebook Southwest Plans Sweet Surprise for 11-Year-Old Girl Returning Home After Surgery for Rare Syndrome Her parents said it was heartbreaking to see most people just stare at their daughter and gasp, but then Southwest showed up. By Amanda Thomason, Western Journal December 23, 2022
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images Eye-Popping Reward for 'Noose' at Obama Presidential Center Comes Up Empty - Just Another Hoax? An alleged hate crime at the scene of the Obama Presidential Center is under scrutiny after no clues have been produced since it happened. By Bryan Chai, Western Journal December 5, 2022
Watch: US Military Plane Carrying Head of National Guard Slams Into Flock of Birds Taking Off from Chicago A plane carrying the top officer in the National Guard had to return to the airport after an in-flight collision. By Jack Davis, Western Journal November 27, 2022
Watch: Armed Man Follows Woman Home - Things Get Ugly When She Realizes What He's After A Chicago woman had entered a building, but that was no protection, as shown by a surveillance video police have released. By Jack Davis, Western Journal November 13, 2022
ESPN Gives Obama Significant Airtime During 'Monday Night Football' As He Funnels Viewers to DNC-Funded Website 'If you're unhappy with how things are, the good news is, the way our system's set up, you can actually bring about some change.' By George Upper, Western Journal October 25, 2022
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Got the New iPhone? You May Get an Unexpected Visit from Police The new iPhone 14 may cause owners complications, especially at amusement parks, by accidentally auto-dialing 911. By Elizabeth Delaney, Western Journal October 12, 2022
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images After Accepting Busloads of Migrants, Chicago Mayor Quietly Ships Them Somewhere Else Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is being criticized for shunting illegal immigrants she promised to welcome off to a suburb. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal September 12, 2022
Montinique Monroe/Getty Images Gov. Abbott Begins Busing Illegals to Third Sanctuary City as Total Nears 10,000 President Joe Biden’s 'refusal to secure the border is a direct threat to our national security,' Gov. Abbott said. By Bethany Blankley, The Western Journal September 1, 2022
Joshua Roberts/Reuters Chicago 911 Dispatcher Resigns Amid Rampant Crime, Speaks Out on Mayor's 'Lies and Corruption' This Chicago 911 dispatcher quit his job and is saying that Mayor Lighfoot is lying to everyone in the midst of a crime crisis. By Abby Liebing, The Western Journal August 2, 2022
@DanaRebikWGN / Twitter Prayers Needed: Five Children Dead After Wrong-Way, Head-On Car Crash in Illinois 'It's just an awful tragedy, and I just can't even express,' one of the children's teachers said of the horrific loss. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal August 2, 2022
Independent Women's Forum / YouTube screen shot Mother Loses Trans Daughter, Has Custody Rights Stripped After Refusing to Call the Young Girl a Boy: Report Back in the summer of 2019 Sophia told to her father during a visit that she was transgender. Her mother didn't have a clue what was coming. By Matthew Holloway, The Western Journal July 31, 2022
CWBChicago / YouTube screen shot; Youngrae Kim - Chicago Tribune / Pool / AP Surveillance Camera Catches Chicago Mayor's SUV Running Red Lights, but Lightfoot Isn't Paying the Tickets – Report Once again we see that as far as Democratic politicians are concerned, laws are things that only the little people have to obey. By Warner Todd Huston, The Western Journal July 28, 2022
Shealah Craighead/Flickr J.B. Pritzker's Scandalous Toilet Troubles May Come Back to Bite in Potential 2024 Presidential Run Because of J.B. Pritzker's actions, a report said, the county he lived in 'ultimately fell victim to a scheme to defraud.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal July 27, 2022
@Emergidoc / Twitter screen shot Out-of-Control Cart Threatens Plane Until Tarmac Worker on Tug Crumples It Like a Tin Can The wildly careening beverage car circles and circles and is about to hit a plane when a ground crew worker takes careful aim. By Mike Landry, The Western Journal July 3, 2022
@CSTbreaking / Twitter Owner of 13 Businesses Pulls His Company from Chicago Amid Crime Crisis: 'Enough Is Enough' 'If you want a great culture in your company, you have to have people that love being on the team and they don’t want to live in a violent area.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 30, 2022
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images Watch: Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Takes the Stage to Scream Profanities at SCOTUS Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke out against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Saturday after the Roe v. Wade decision. By Warner Todd Huston, The Western Journal June 28, 2022
Fox 32 Chicago / YouTube screen shot Wild Video: While Reporting on Violent Chicago Crime, Reporter, Cameraman Become Victims Themselves While reporting on the precipitous rise of gun violence in Chicago, a local Fox News crew was accosted by an apparent gunman. By Lexie Purdy, The Western Journal June 1, 2022
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Jussie Smollett Launches Comeback Show A Jussie Smollett LGBTQ project that began before his trial will now be hitting BET+ just in time for Pride Month. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 30, 2022