illinois
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Police SUV Seen Driving Into Crowd of Protestors in Detroit
The last month has seen prolonged, mostly peaceful protests against police brutality and systemic racism. Naturally, the police response has been engaging in the very same brutality that people are protesting. Such was the case during a Sunday night protest in Detroit when a police officer drove an SUV through a crowd of protesters. The…
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Trump Pens Petty Letter to Chicago Officials, Ironically Calls Out Their Lack of Leadership
We’ve already established that white people are really concerned about Chicago, and no one pretends to be more concerned than the white-orange President of the U.S. Trump sent an audacious letter to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot on Friday, calling them out for putting their “own political interests ahead of…
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White Pride Graffiti Found in Illinois Park Days After Anti-Racism Resolution Passes
2020 is really shaping up to be a banner year for white folks being absolutely trash. It seems as though every week throughout this hell year we are provided with yet another example of the violence, entitlement and sheer hatefulness the Brads, Chads and Karens of this country are capable of. The Chicago Tribune reports…
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Chicago Mayor Tells Black Teens on Playground to Go Home, Gets Roasted in Response on Camera
Black youth in Chicago were already a little wary of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the first mayor for the city who is a black woman and member of the LGBTQ community. During her historic mayoral campaign young activists frequently took Lightfoot to task on how she would ensure more accountability in the Chicago Police Department, given…
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Black Men Kicked Out of Walmart for Wearing Masks During Pandemic
You really don’t need me to give you the customary “Yo, this pandemic shit is crazy” intro. At this point, I’m sure you’ve realized that this pandemic shit is indeed crazy. What’s even crazier is that cops have still found a way to keep with the bullshit, even as people are doing their best to…
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RIP to Bernie Sanders’ Chances of Becoming President as Biden Sweeps Tuesday Primaries
There are people who lose and then there losers. Losers aren’t people who have lost, they are people who perpetually set themselves up for loss. They are people who walk into a situation knowing that there is no way in the world they are going to win and still do it anyway because at this…
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Cook County Jail Will Become a Polling Station for Pretrial Detainees
As of late, it feels as if states are making it harder and harder for people to exercise their right to vote. The state of Illinois, at least, seems to be doing quite the opposite. The Washington Post reports that the Cook County jail will operate as a polling precinct for the first time for…
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Hotline Bling: Want a Personal Motivational Message From Rod Blagojevich? It’ll Cost You $100
One would think that disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wouldn’t be into taping messages considering it was FBI recordings that brought down his plans to sell the Senate seat left vacant by Barack Obama, but one would be wrong. The Chicago Tribune has found that the recently pardoned Blagojevich is back on his grind,…
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You Get a Pardon! And You Get a Pardon! Career Criminal Donald Trump Passes Out Get Out of Jail Free Cards to Disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Others
There are some words and phrases in the English language that are open to interpretation, while others—like “criminal”—are pretty cut-and-dried. Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is a fucking criminal. While most would point to his terrible dye job as proof that he belongs behind bars, there’s also the fact that he racked up an astounding…
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New Year, New Marijuana Law: Illinois Lt. Governor Celebrates 2020 by Purchasing Newly Legal Edibles
Public officials, they’re (sometimes) just like us! Hundreds of customers poured into Sunnyside Lakeview dispensary in Chicago on Wednesday, the first day recreational marijuana could be legally purchased in Illinois. Among that number was the state’s lieutenant governor, Juliana Stratton, who was there to tout the new marijuana law’s emphasis on equity—as well as purchase…