Tag Archives: Illinois

Remember the Worst Maritime Disaster on the Great Lakes

Posted on July 24, 2019 by royfmc

On July 24, 1914, some 2,500 passengers and crew crowded aboard the S.S. Eastland. The boat capsized while still docked in the Chicago River. The S.S. Eastland tipped over in the Chicago River only three years after the Titanic sank … Continue reading →

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Pritzker calls Illinois a ‘firewall’ against Trump immigration policies, signs bills protecting undocumented children

Posted on July 23, 2019 by royfmc

YO PILLSBURY DOUGH BOY, YOU PUTTING ANY INK DOWN FOR OUR CHILDREN LAYING DEAD ON OUR CITY STREETS… Pritzker calls Illinois a ‘firewall’ against Trump immigration policies, signs bills protecting undocumented children The new laws would create a pathway for … Continue reading →

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Cook County judge rules Illinois lawmakers cannot reject their own pay raises

Posted on July 15, 2019 by royfmc

State lawmakers were wrong to freeze their own pay between 2009 and 2016, said a Cook County judge who ruled in favor of two former state senators who want their back pay. On July 2, Cook County Circuit Judge Franklin … Continue reading →

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Former Alderman and Schiller Park Lobbyist Hires Criminal Defense Lawyers as Feds’ Net Widens

Posted on July 13, 2019 by royfmc

Since last fall, the IRS has slapped two liens on Zalewski and his wife. On Oct. 12, 2018, the Zalewskis were hit with a lien for $85,864 for unpaid income taxes in 2013, 2014 and 2015. On March 15, 2019, … Continue reading →

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CDC Warns Doctors to Look for Early Signs of Mysterious Polio-Like Illness

Posted on July 12, 2019 by royfmc

Don’t delay in getting your child to a doctor if they’re showing possible symptoms. And don’t allow the doctor to dismiss your concerns. Since 2014, three outbreaks of the rare polio-like illness called acute flaccid myelitis have occurred in this … Continue reading →

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Every U.S. Census since 1850 Asked About Citizenship Status Until Obama Administration Removed That Question.

Posted on July 9, 2019 by royfmc

There’s a lot of whining by various factions of the U.S. media, because the Presidential Administration wishes to reinstate that the 2020 U.S. Census would ask about Citizenship-Immigration status.   What they don’t tell you, is that the Citizenship question has … Continue reading →

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Betsy Ross Was Part of Massive Anti-Slavery Group

Posted on July 8, 2019 by royfmc

What social justice warriors like Kaepernick are unaware of is that the Quakers were one of the first religious groups in America to condemn slavery both in the U.S. and abroad. Ross was an anti-slavery Quaker who should be respected … Continue reading →

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CEO of Goodwill Raked In Almost $730,000 in Salary While Paying Employees with Disabilities Pennies

Posted on July 3, 2019 by royfmc

Change.org petition zooms to a quarter of a million people protesting the “Greedwill” giant. — Read on http://www.diversityinc.com/ceo-of-goodwill-raked-in-almost-730-000-in-salary-while-paying-employees-with-disabilities-pennies/

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Thanks Mike Madigan : Illinois Has The Highest Overall Tax Burden In The US

Posted on July 3, 2019 by royfmc

Illinois in 2019 was again ranked as having the nation’s highest overall tax burden, at just shy of 15% of median household income. Adding another superlative by having Illinois residents pay the nation’s highest base vehicle registration fees is another … Continue reading →

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Needle Exchange Legislation Adopted By Illinois will litter streets, playgrounds with dirty needles, reports show

Posted on July 3, 2019 by royfmc

Dirty needles littering Illinois sidewalks and playgrounds will almost certainly be one of the side effects of legislation establishing a statewide needle exchange program for intravenous drug users, news reports of exchange programs in other states show. The bill, SB … Continue reading →

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