Chicago on HotAir

Chicago

Oct 2017

The implosion of Chicago’s soda tax is nearly upon us

Jazz Shaw Oct 11, 2017 12:31 PM

Repeal vote scheduled in a matter of weeks

Vegas shooter booked hotel rooms in Chicago overlooking main stage at Lollapalooza

Allahpundit Oct 05, 2017 4:41 PM

Targets.

That FBI report is making the Ferguson Effect hard to ignore

Jazz Shaw Oct 02, 2017 2:41 PM

Follow the data

Sep 2017

Chicago’s awesome new soda tax produces predicted results

Jazz Shaw Sep 23, 2017 8:31 PM

Lower sales, lost jobs, angry customers… perfect!

A Chicago judge amazingly rules that grant money can be mandatory

Jazz Shaw Sep 16, 2017 8:31 AM

You can find a judge to rule however you want eventually

So Chicago’s public schools are now “Trump free zones”

Jazz Shaw Sep 06, 2017 9:21 AM

The indoctrination of Chicago’s children proceeds apace

Aug 2017

Chicago pastor: It’s time to take George Washington’s name off of public parks

Allahpundit Aug 16, 2017 10:01 PM

“In an African-American community, it’s a slap in the face.”

Three Antifa protesters arrested outside Chicago courthouse

John Sexton Aug 16, 2017 3:01 PM

“Protesters likened the police action to tactics used by white supremacists…”

That Chicago soda tax was an even bigger hot mess than predicted

Jazz Shaw Aug 12, 2017 2:31 PM

Let the blame game begin

Chicago burglar in ICE custody has “interesting” history

Jazz Shaw Aug 09, 2017 8:01 AM

Who is this guy… Houdini?

Of course. Chicago to sue over sanctuary city funding. Good luck with that

Jazz Shaw Aug 05, 2017 1:01 PM

Rahm to the rescue?

Jul 2017

Can Chicago cite parents when their kids illegally obtain a gun?

Jazz Shaw Jul 30, 2017 2:01 PM

Probably not but it’s a nice idea

ICE lists the most “un-American” sanctuary cities. Ouch

Jazz Shaw Jul 25, 2017 12:31 PM

A verbal punch in the nose

Jun 2017

Baltimore and Chicago are in a race to the bottom, murder-wise

Jazz Shaw Jun 13, 2017 10:41 AM

Not the sort of records you should be striving to break

Chicago has a ringtone to remind illegal immigrants to fight ICE

Jazz Shaw Jun 06, 2017 10:41 AM

Isn’t that special…

May 2017

When nearly 50 weekend shootings in Chicago is “a sign of progress”

Jazz Shaw May 31, 2017 12:01 PM

The bad news is that there is no good news

Chicago’s gang violence problems credited to… the police

Jazz Shaw May 09, 2017 10:41 AM

But of course…

Apr 2017

Great news for Chicago. The carnage isn’t much worse than last year… yet

Jazz Shaw Apr 25, 2017 4:01 PM

An ill wind blows no good in the Windy City

Super. Chicago approves IDs for illegal immigrants

Jazz Shaw Apr 21, 2017 12:41 PM

Be careful what you wish for

The official 2016 murder rate is looking rather grim

Jazz Shaw Apr 19, 2017 6:01 PM

You don’t want *all* your statistics going up

How bad are things in Chicago? Try bullet-proof vests for school children

Jazz Shaw Apr 04, 2017 2:31 PM

It’s come to this

Sessions puts the brakes on Obama era “police reforms”

Jazz Shaw Apr 04, 2017 10:41 AM

Slowing it down

Feb 2017

Chicago should be just fine after naming a street after a convicted terrorist

Jazz Shaw Feb 27, 2017 2:01 PM

This is not a joke. Or if it is, it’s a really bad one

Whoops. David Plouffe hit with major ethics fine in Chicago

Jazz Shaw Feb 17, 2017 8:01 AM

He’s a lobbyist, not a hobbyist

Jan 2017

It’s finally fashionable in the media to talk about rising urban violent crime rates

Jazz Shaw Jan 31, 2017 4:31 PM

Wonders never cease

Can Trump really “send the feds in” to Chicago?

Jazz Shaw Jan 25, 2017 9:21 AM

Isn’t this Rahm Emanuel’s problem?

Seventh Circuit strikes down Chicago restrictions on gun ranges

Ed Morrissey Jan 19, 2017 2:01 PM

Audition?

DOJ report on Chicago policing finds a pattern of excessive force

John Sexton Jan 13, 2017 8:41 PM

“The City received over 30,000 complaints of police misconduct…but fewer than 2% were sustained.”

Live at 9 p.m. ET: The final scolding

Allahpundit Jan 10, 2017 8:21 PM

Farewell.

Don’t celebrate the Chicago torture crew being charged with a “hate crime”

Jazz Shaw Jan 07, 2017 10:01 AM

Bad for the goose is bad for the gander

Obama: Race relations are getting better, not worse

Ed Morrissey Jan 06, 2017 9:21 AM

Attack on mentally disabled man a “despicable … hate crime.”

Video: Four in custody after Facebook Live kidnap-torture of “special needs” man

Ed Morrissey Jan 05, 2017 8:41 AM

Hate crime?

Dec 2016

It wasn’t a merry Christmas in Chicago

Jazz Shaw Dec 26, 2016 8:01 AM

Ho ho homicide

Nov 2016

Chicago police are solving less than one in four murder investigations

Jazz Shaw Nov 06, 2016 2:01 PM

Hard to stop the killing rate without catching the killers

Chicago passes a grim milestone, approaching levels not seen since the last Clinton presidency

Jazz Shaw Nov 02, 2016 11:01 AM

Bloody Sunday

Oct 2016

Chicago Hopenchange: Major hospitals bail on ObamaCare for 2017

Ed Morrissey Oct 24, 2016 10:01 AM

Rationing.

More voter fraud which never happens uncovered in Illinois

Jazz Shaw Oct 06, 2016 10:01 PM

Thankfully, this never happens. I’m sure this is all some terrible misunderstanding

What a great time for Chicago’s teachers to go on strike

Jazz Shaw Oct 03, 2016 12:31 PM

With a soaring murder rate and a broken city budget, why not shut down the schools too?

Sep 2016

AP: Why Chicago is the murder capital

John Sexton Sep 29, 2016 10:01 PM

“…this is all fun for them.”

Trump on stop and frisk: It’s a great way for cops to seize guns

Allahpundit Sep 22, 2016 4:41 PM

“They still stop, they will frisk, and they will take the gun away…”

Will 1,000 new cops solve Chicago’s problems?

Jazz Shaw Sep 21, 2016 12:31 PM

It’s probably a good start, but sheer numbers don’t relieve the underlying problem

U. of Chicago professors want you to “speak up loudly” for trigger warnings

Jazz Shaw Sep 15, 2016 12:01 PM

We must protect free speech and democracy for the children, so shut up

Chicago is attempting the first major gang trial in recent memory

Jazz Shaw Sep 14, 2016 4:31 PM

This is the new version of the big, RICO mob trials of the seventies

BBC Video: The lost streets of Chicago

John Sexton Sep 13, 2016 9:41 PM

“All day long they ride around trying to find somebody to shoot.”