The Platters - Only You (half Acapella JuliaWestlin)

But what are the actual damages?

Cook County Finance Committee set to approve $165K settlement in ‘political discrimination’ case without any nexus between the actual damages and the settlement amount. 

Jeannette Soto says then Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough and Erwin Acox Jr., who was the chief of human resources at the time, discriminated against her politically.

By Rachel Hinton  Jan 14, 2020, 4:12pm CST

Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough chats with candidates as they file their nominating petitions to get their name on the March primary ballotin November. File Photo. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times
A Cook County committee is set to approve a $165,000 settlement for a woman fired after she objected to being overruled in her recommendation for the selection of a watchdog charged with helping to keep politics out of hiring in the office of then Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough.

Jeannette Soto was the director of human resources in the recorder’s office, and in late March of 2017

Roe v. Wade is now up in the air

In March 2020, the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of Louisiana’s new abortion law, which requires that physicians doing abortions have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic.

Under the leadership of House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, an amicus—”friend of the court”—brief supporting the law was just filed, signed by 207 members of Congress, 39 senators, and 168 House members.

A press release from Scalise summarizes the arguments made and lists a number of conservative organizations supporting the brief, one of which is my organization—the Center for Urban Renewal and Education.

What makes this filing particularly interesting is not just the sheer volume of congressional signatories—almost 40% of the Senate and House combined—it’s also the fact that it goes further than just arguing support for the constitutionality of the Louisiana law

Hazel Crest holds memorial in honor of fallen soldier Henry Mayfield Jr.

By Dane Placko Published 10 hours ago

Hazel Crest holds memorial in honor of fallen soldier Henry Mayfield Jr.

A heartwarming show of support was organized Tuesday night for a local army specialist killed while serving last week. 

HAZEL CREST, Ill. - A heartwarming show of support was organized Tuesday night for a local army specialist killed while serving last week.

The south suburban town of Hazel Crest is now coming together, putting yellow ribbons around trees in his honor. The town dubbed today Henry Mayfield Jr. Day, and says they are proud to call the

As cops who foiled robbery are honored, a WWII vet and grandfather looks on with pride

Dozens of family members were on hand as eight cops were honored, including three generations of officer Corwin Lasenby’s family. 

By Mitch Dudek Jan 14, 2020, 12:54pm CST

Betty and Robert Gorman with their grandson, Chicago Police Officer Corwin Lasenby Jr., at an award ceremony Tuesday. Mitch Dudek/Sun-Times

Pride was in abundance Tuesday morning as loved ones gathered to honor eight Chicago cops who foiled a Dollar Store robbery, but the smiles on the faces of Robert and Betty Gorman may have topped them all.

Their grandson, Corwin Lasenby Jr., 28, was one of the first officers to enter the West Side store in late December and free three employees whose hands were bound. The accused robbers were found

Hillary Clinton - The Waterboy - It's the Devil

Elizabeth Warren drinking a beer on Instagram Live gets mixed reactions

BUMPED UP: The truth about Susana Mendoza

Mendoza purges herself of $141,550 from Solis and company his sister founded

By Fran Spielman Jan 24, 2019, 9:45am CST


Mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza is interviewed by reporter Fran Spielman in the Sun-Times newsroom last year. File Photo. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times


Mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza is purging herself of $141,550 in campaign contributions received over the years from Ald. Danny Solis (25th) and from a debt collection firm founded by Solis’ sister and an attorney with close ties to Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Mendoza’s quick about-face comes one day after the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Solis, retiring

Bears dump Bourbonnais

Chicago Bears will no longer hold training camp in Bourbonnais as if everything that went wrong is their fault
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A detail view of the Bourbonnais water tower is seen with the Chicago Bears logo on it during the Chicago Bears training camp on July 27, 2019 at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

LAKE FOREST - The Chicago Bears will hold their entire training camp at their headquarters rather

LSU National Champs!!!

GEAUX TIGERS

LSU rolls past Clemson to win championship

Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory.

By Associated Press Jan 13, 2020, 11:16pm CST

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images


NEW ORLEANS — From small-town Ohio kid to Louisiana Legend, Joe Burrow capped his record-breaking, Heisman-winning season by bringing a national championship to LSU.

Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and finished off one of the most accomplished seasons in college football history by leading the top-ranked Tigers to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson on Monday night in the playoff final.

“He’s one of the greatest players in LSU history,” Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said of Burrow. “He’s

4 Corrupt Families Of California ~ Newsom, Brown, Pelosi & Feinstein

Susana Mendoza is very ethical (and honest too) don't you know

honest as the driven snow 

Mendoza seeks to end ‘exit bonus’ for lawmakers who resign in disgrace— pay for days not worked
The state has paid more than $18,000 to two lawmakers who are under federal investigation.
By Tina Sfondeles Jan 13, 2020, 1:09pm CST


Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval (left) and former state Rep. Luis Arroyo. AP photos



As federal investigators hammer down on political corruption, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says she wants the state to stop paying lawmakers who resign in disgrace an “exit bonus” — a paycheck for days they’re not working.

According to the Illinois General Assembly Compensation Act, “a member who has held office any

Flying A Fighter Jet Between Buildings

Cook County bond rating slips a notch

Toni the Taxer will soon be proposing another Tax

Spending continues to be out of control!

By Rachel Hinton  Jan 10, 2020, 4:29pm CST

Cook County’s “large and underfunded” pension obligation prompted the S&P Global Ratings to lower the county’s general obligation bond rating one notch on Friday, from AA- to A+.

Because of that downgrade, the rating agency also lowered the county’s sales tax revenue bond rating from AA to AA-, while noting a stable outlook.

The ratings help determine the interest rates at which the county borrows money. The better the credit ratings, the lower the interest rate.

Outlook was also deemed stable for the county’s general obligation bonds, which apply to a debt of

Packers Beat the Seagulls 28-23

THE COMING CHASTISEMENT - Fr. Mark Goring, CC

Governor To Disarm Virginia

This is the same governor that wore blackface and proposed after-birth abortion.

176 Reasons Iran should not have nukes

Iran "unintentionally" shot down Ukrainian plane.

AP (via Archive): Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian jetliner.

Iran announced Saturday that its military ‘unintentionally’ shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 aboard.

The statement came Saturday morning and blamed “human error” for the shootdown.Two days ago: NY Daily News: Iran denies shooting down Ukrainian jet, calling rumors ‘psychological warfare’.

The Iranian military strongly denied blowing a Ukrainian airliner out of the sky after the plane crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday morning, killing all 176 people aboard just hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. airbases in Iraq.
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[A] spokesman for the Iranian armed forces quickly shot down those rumors, calling them “psychological warfare” by the government’s opponents.