The Road Less Traveled
By James Banakis August 16th, 2026 Samuel Taylor Coleridge famously defined poetry as, “the best words in the best order“.…
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION’S SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS A SCAM
By Paul Vallas August 12th,2026 Having approved yet another unbalanced city budget that does little to address the district’s abysmal…
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The Democratic Socialists Are Coming!
By James Banakis August 9th, 2026 Last night I rewatched a movie I had forgotten from my teens, The Russians…
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Remember the Covid Tyranny? Democratic Socialists Think You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.
By David Bittinger August 7th, 2026 In the summer of 1958, the New York Yankees were cruising to another triumphant…
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The Ava Gardner of Fruits
By Pat Hickey August 5, 2026 I authored the following article for Irish American News in September of 2020. Since…
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Governor Pritzker’s “Vulgar” Education Record
By Paul Vallas July 31, 2026 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker appears to regard vulgarity as acceptable. Recall his remarks at…
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When DJs Were DJs- The Last of a Dying Breed
By Cory Franklin July 30th 2026 Chicago is arguably the city with a history of more great radio disc jockeys…
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Beware of Geeks Bearing Grifts: Nolan’s Cowardly Betrayal of The Odyssey and the Greek People
By John Kass Sunday July 26, 2026 The Odyssey of Homer is an intensely personal book for me, the most…
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Beware of Geeks Bearing Grifts: Nolan’s Cowardly Betrayal of The Odyssey and the Greek People
By John Kass Sunday July 26, 2026 The Odyssey of Homer is an intensely personal book for me, the most…
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“With a Firm Reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence”
By James Banakis July 24th, 1016 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently stated in a directive, “Our rights as citizens…
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Hatred Has Become a Greater Driver Than the Opposite
By David Bittinger July 22nd, 2026 Some philosophers believe the opposite of hatred is indifference. Less philosophical folk think the…
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Media Mistrust and Why Illinois and California are Failing
By Drew Hayes July 19th, 2026 Editors Note:This commentary was written by my old boss at WLS AM radio Drew…
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Can I Get an “Amen?”
By Mike Houlihan July 17th, 2026 I attended maybe my first Black funeral last month. All I can say is,…
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State Sanctioned Murder in Illinois?
By Cory Franklin July 15th, 2026 The truth about the medical euthanasia movement has always been that once it begins…
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The Chicago Way w/John Kass: When cops become decoys
Chicago Way w/John Kass (07/13/26): John Kass & Jeff Carlin welcome retired Chief of Detectives for the Chicago Police Department,…