Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune. It’s an eye-opening experience when Chicago Christian’s Lizzie Sedakis swings at a pitch in the sweet spot and hits the ball to kingdom come. It’s even more impressive what she does with…Continue Reading

Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune. A 12-story apartment building is opening in downtown Skokie with rents as high as $4,149 monthly, and a neighboring business owner expressing a variety of thoughts about it. On March 15, Skokie…Continue Reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokescritter Dmitry “dig my porn-stache” Peskov appeared on the little-watch CNN show hosted by Christiane Amanpour. The big message that Peskov seemed to try to get across to Amanpour’s audience was that Russia is perfectly willing to use nukes to get its way. BREAKING: Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov says Russia…Continue Reading

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed a bill that attempts to dampen the teaching of critical race theory in state universities and colleges. House Bill 1012 will prevent teachers and administrators from being forced into training events that may be based on critical race theory. The bill itself does not actually use the term…Continue Reading

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson came up against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) as her SCOTUS hearing continued on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. It did not go well. Cruz exposed multiple contradictions in her statements during questioning. According to Townhall, Jackson was asked about Critical Race Theory (CRT) and she denied having anything to do…Continue Reading

The Sun-Sentinel touts how the media cagily outmaneuvered Ron DeSantis on the way to his winning on policy. The press continues to grapple with the Florida legislation granting parents more rights concerning their children’s education. Weeks of hysteria and media distortions have been the norm, and the fact that these efforts are not paying dividends…Continue Reading

Orit Ben-Ezzer via ZUMA Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. Today, a federal appeals court judge in California rebuked the Trump administration for its zealous deportation policy and for “ripping apart a family.” Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th Circuit Court…Continue Reading

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) was seen taking refuge on the roof of his office building in Vista, California, Tuesday, taking photos of angry constituents who had gathered below to protest the congressman’s voting record. The incident comes before a much-anticipated town hall meeting this Saturday at San Juan Hills High School, where the nine-term congressman…Continue Reading