Amazon dials up Chicago, other HQ2 contenders, to explain selection process

Amazon has begun briefing officials in Chicago and 19 other cities in the running for the company's HQ2 second headquarters on the next phase of the process, after announcing the 20 contenders last week. Amazon has begun briefing officials in Chicago and 19 other cities in the running for the company's HQ2 second headquarters on the next phase of the process, after announcing the 20 contenders last week.

Report: George Papadopoulos told Australian diplomat that Russia had…

Special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a June 2017 closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election and possible connections to the Trump campaign. A "startling revelation" from Chicagoan George Papadopoulos was the catalyst for the investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election, according to the New York Times .

Chicago’s Tourism Success, Despite Trump’s ‘Hellish’ Claims

Chicago is inexpensive, impressive, and close to a ton of feeder markets where potential visitors can see through the wild, inaccurate claims of an unhinged politician. Chicago, described by President Trump and others as a hellish, dystopian crime scene akin to a "war-torn nation" and "worse than Afghanistan" is about to shatter all of its tourism records, including the one it set last year.

Bishop James E. Dukes of Chicago’s Liberation Christian Center…

AND THIS IS WHERE IT IS INTENDED TO GO, THE NED GAME REMOVING THE FOUNDING FATHERS FROM HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. The other day during the press conference President Donald Trump asked, when does the taking down of statues stop ? The MSM and late night talk show idiots laughed and made jokes.

Whataboutism

What about Antifa? What about free speech? What about the guy who shot Steve Scalise? What about the mosque in Minnesota that got bombed? What about North Korea? What about murders in Chicago? What about Ivanka at the G-20? What about Vince Foster? If white pride is bad, then what about gay pride? What about the stock market? What about those 33,000 deleted emails? What about Hitler? What about the Crusades? What about the asteroid that may one day kill us all? What about Benghazi? His campaign may or may not have conspired with Moscow, but President Trump has routinely employed a durable old Soviet propaganda tactic.

The Obama Presidential Center will ruin Jackson Park

It's a tough job, but someone has to tell President Barack Obama that his empty, huge monument to himself, aka the Obama Presidential Center, with its unwanted sledding hill and playground , does not belong in Jackson Park. Maybe it would work in Washington Park, where it could actually help the surrounding community that needs the support Hyde Park does not.

Emanuel urges Trump to increase federal gas tax, stop slamming Chicago, and other Chicago news

In an op-ed for the New York Times Mayor Rahm Emanuel urges President Donald Trump to stop criticizing Chicago and increase the federal gasoline tax to help pay for mass transit systems. "Rather than tweeting about violence in Chicago, President Trump should be looking to Chicago as a model for the infrastructure investments and economic growth he wants to replicate across the country," Emanuel wrote.

Mayor Emanuel Unveils Vision Zero Action Plan Designed to Eliminate…

Mayor Emanuel today announced the City of Chicago is intensifying its efforts at saving lives and preventing serious injuries through a three-year Vision Zero Chicago Action Plan. The data-driven, multi-agency approach looks at traffic safety as a public health challenge and is designed to improve traffic safety for all road users.

Chris Kennedy: J.B. Pritzker does not ‘deserve’ to be governor, and other Chicago news

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy slammed opponent J.B. Pritzker Sunday, saying that the billionaire businessman doesn't "deserve" to be governor. Kennedy's comments came in response to a Tribune report that Pritzker expressed interest in the post of state treasurer in response to then-governor Rod Blagojevich's efforts to get him to bite on the Senate seat made available by the election of Barack Obama.