New Lenox, IL Mayor Tim Baldermann castigated Cook County's prosecutor Kim Foxx in a very public press conference on Monday.  He lamented how the Soros-funded prosecutor doesn't prosecute, and when she does, she pleads cases down to probation, putting violent criminals back on the street. No offense mayor, but you…

“This is fun!”  That’s how Rosie Delgado, one of GSL Defense Training’s new instructors, described her first time volunteering at one of the nation’s longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camps in Bloomington this past weekend.   It was fun, not only for the kids but for the adults who volunteered to help…

"Street takeovers" continue growing in Chicago as large mobs of unruly "little rascals" and "scholars" block traffic and have an impromptu party.  Street parties are nothing new in cities, but these "takeovers" usually occur in high-traffic intersections blocking motorists (and emergency vehicles).  What makes them dangerous is when reckless drivers…

With just days before the deadline to file an appeal passed, the Illinois Attorney General filed a motion to the Illinois Supreme Court appealing a Madison County Judge’s ruling on March 10th striking down the section of Illinois law allowing the Illinois State Police to suspend Firearm Owner ID Cards…

by John BochExecutive DirectorThe General Assembly has ended their Spring session so the onslaught of cray cray in new legislation has paused. That’s good news. LITIGATION.We expect things to start breaking loose in the next couple of months both in the FOID case and the PICA gun & magazine ban…

Chicago scored more national publicity for a Christmastime homicide cops have tied to Fred Taylor, 24.  Taylor was out on electronic monitoring for a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing.  News of his arrest and his "electronic house arrest" barely made a blip locally.  Why?  He was the 59th person…

What happens when you break a bedroom window and try to crawl into you ex-girlfriend's apartment?  Well, if you're a guy in Gonzales, LA, you might get shot repeatedly until you cease your intrusion. That's exactly how things went down for 35-year-old Joshua Jones.  He wouldn't move on after his…

Tulsa's top cop Wendell Franklin suggested to Tulsa's public radio state-affiliated media outlet that Americans should trade their Second Amendment rights to get a handle on gang violence. Talk about a historically illiterate man.  Was he attending a Diversity, Inclusion and Equity class instead of American history? What a buffoon.…

Crime up 38% in new mayor’s first 30 days Homicide across the street from mayor’s home Bloodiest Memorial Day weekend in 10+ years Gangs and gang violence flourish Crime without consequences: Less than 5% of major crimes see arrests 11 killed, 63 wounded over Juneteenth weekend Mayor appoints a defund,…

Champaign, IL's uber-woke Mayor Lil Debbie Feinen used her "Meet the Mayor" segment on The Morning Show (whatever that is) to tsk tsk Champaign's residents that they shouldn't light off fireworks.  Apparently that's her biggest priority, even though gangs are shooting it out on the streets of her city which…