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Video shows fight at Go Bananas in Norridge; petition seeks to shut down the amusement center
Video shows fight at Go Bananas in Norridge; petition seeks to shut down the amusement center – Park Ridge Herald-Advocate — Read on http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-nhh-go-bananas-tl-0830-story.html
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Tagged advocacy, Chicago, children, cook county, facebook, Illinois, Norridge, politics, Roy F. McCampbell
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We Should Learn From History
My fellow Americans and friends around the world: We do not fully understand how or why the ancient civilizations destroyed each other. Upon the testimony of the ancients, corroborated by history and modern discoveries we know that there was only … Continue reading
Posted in #irishtricolor, #leydenpride, #taxation, Afghanistan, Chicago, Crime, domestic violence, Economy, Education, Elections, gambling, gangs, gun control, Health, Illinois, illinois politics, mental health, News, political satire, politics, Religion, Roy F. McCampbell, Taxation, Terrorists, USCongress, vietnam, vietnam virtual wall, vietnam wall, War on Terror, World War II
Tagged #leydenpride, advocacy, Chicago, children, cook county, education, facebook, Illinois, LASEC, Madigan, Olympics, Roy F. McCampbell, World Autism Awareness Day
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Oppose HR 1025 Which Calls For A Progressive Income Tax in Illinois
UPDATE: Yesterday, state representatives moved Speaker Madigan’s progressive tax resolution to the House floor. Please submit a witness slip in opposition of HR 1025 which calls for a progressive income tax in Illinois. HR 1025 is the Bill … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development, Economy, Elections, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, illinois politics, mike madigan, News, politics, Rauner, referendum, Referendums, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park Commentaries, Social Media, Taxation
Tagged advocacy, budget, cook county, Illinois, income tax, politics, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell
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Spending bill could quash Minor League Baseball players’ wage claims
I really hope fans get as upset by this proposed legislature, which would keep minor leaguers’ salaries from increasing, as they did about the new MiLB extra-inning rules. A massive government spending bill that Congress is expected to consider this … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Finance, Illinois, illinois politics, Kemper Sports, minor league, News, political satire, politics, salary cap, Taxation, USCongress
Tagged #chicagodogs, baseball, budget, cook county, Illinois, income tax, minor league, politics, Rosemont, spending bill, transparency, US Congress, work force
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#NationalSchoolWalkout #Enough March 14, 2018
Student protests for stricter gun laws are set for 10 a.m. in every time zone one month after the Parkland school shooting. Follow live updates cnn.it/2Hz0F5K It’s a shame when children feel compelled to speak up because adults have failed … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Crime, Education, gangs, gun control, Illinois, illinois politics, Leyden, News, politics, Social Media
Tagged #enough, #leydenpride, #nationalschoolwalkout, advocacy, advocates, budget, Chicago, children, common core, cook county, education, Illinois, Leyden, Madigan, murder, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, school, school district., transparency, work force
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Five Lake County residents indicted on election-related charges
The five defendants, who were indicted Wednesday by a Lake County Grand Jury, join three other defendants in more high-profile 2016 alleged election fraud cases. Former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd faces five counts of perjury based on allegations that … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Crime, Economy, Education, election fraud, Elections, foia, Leyden, mike madigan, News, political satire, politics, Rauner, robbed, Social Media, Special Education, Taxation
Tagged advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, election fraud, facebook, Illinois, lake county, Madigan, main stream, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, School District Consolidation, school district., transparency
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Senator Schumer asks Pentagon to name new destroyer after Irish immigrant, Vietnam hero
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) will officially call for the Pentagon to name a warship after an Irish immigrant who was awarded the US Navy’s highest medal of valor during the Vietnam War, and died in 1967 on one of … Continue reading
“Pity The Nation Whose People Are Sheep………”
Lawrence Ferlinghetti decades ago wrote and it gives me chills to read it today: “Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them. Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose sages are silenced, and whose bigots … Continue reading →