(Flickr / American Flag) Over a Dozen States Backing Mexico's Attempt to Hobble Smith & Wesson Thirteen American states have joined with a foreign power to implement gun control through the court system. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal February 7, 2022
Bradley Police Department 'You Don't Need to Do This:' Cop Begged for Her Life Before She Was Allegedly Shot in Face with Her Gun This is a horrific reminder that each traffic stop and each knock on a suspect's door could be the one that ends a police officer's life. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal January 14, 2022
Chait Goli / Pexels Chicago 911 Dispatcher Blows the Whistle on Mayor: 'All Hell Has Broken Loose' With crime rates skyrocketing in Chicago, one 911 dispatcher is speaking out and criticizing the city's leadership. By Abby Liebing, The Western Journal December 28, 2021
Navarro Farm / Facebook Educational Farm Throws Magical Christmas Party for People with Special Needs The night on the farm looked positively magical, with reindeer, plenty of twinkling lights, food, fun - and lots of smiles. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 13, 2021
@mack_liederman / Twitter video screen shot ; Block Club Chicago / You Tube video screen shot War on Christmas: Community's Christmas Tree Destroyed for Third Consecutive Year The culture war continues - this time, through the burning of a community's Christmas tree for the third year in a row. By Sabrina Haverty, The Western Journal December 10, 2021
GOP War Room / YouTube screen shot Video: Fox Cuts to Biden as He's Having Absolute Verbal Disaster During His Speech While Biden has become known for his gaffes, a clip from his speech in Illinois on Thursday was stunning even by his standards. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal October 7, 2021
Tia Ewing / Facebook screen shot Watch: Police Officers Make Heroic Rescue of Suicidal Man on Bridge He was able to get half his body over the railing before the police officers grabbed him and hauled him back over. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal September 30, 2021
@FaxisFax / Twitter screen shot Watch Alleged Shoplifter Learn Painful Lesson: Apparent Getaway Driver Ditches Her the Second Cops Roll Up An Illinois woman trusted her alleged accomplices to wait for her during an apparent shoplifting incident. Big mistake. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal September 25, 2021
Raymond Wambsgans / Flickr Lightfoot Caught Lying in Apparent Cover-Up as Slain CPD Officer is Denied Sacred Sendoff Lightfoot claimed that a recently slain officer was denied a bagpipe sendoff because of COVID protocol. As it turned out, this was not true. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal August 13, 2021
ILACP / Facebook screen shot Facebook Steps In, Reportedly Tells Police Organization That Ad Honoring Officer of the Year Is Against the Rules Facebook apparently has decided that the word 'police' is inherently political; the behemoth subequently denied the ad honoring an officer. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal August 7, 2021
@sawyerbengtson / Unsplash North Korean Defector Says She Was Called Racist After Defending Herself Against Chicago Mugger North Korean defector Yeonmi Park was labeled 'racist' for attempting to call the police on three muggers in Chicago last summer. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal August 6, 2021
Larry & Eyvonne Hall / YouTube screen shot Invasive 'Alabama Jumpers' Can Reproduce Without a Mate, Lay 20 Worm Cocoons Each Month A new species of invasive worms is here, and they want nothing more than to demolish the soil that makes your garden prosper. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal June 19, 2021
KTVI-TV / screen shot FedEx Delivery Driver Flown to Hospital After Severe Dog Attack in Rural Illinois Because of how serious the injuries were, the owners will have to go through a court process to determine the fate of their dogs. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 10, 2021
Naperville Police Department 49 Years After the Brutal Murder of a 15-Year-Old Girl, Man Is Arrested for Allegedly Killing Her Police have arrested a Minnesota man in connection with the brutal murder of a 15-year-old Illinois girl in 1972. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 4, 2021
Fox News / Video screen shot Watch AZ Sheriff Criticize Biden's Immigration Speech and Its Impact on Border Patrol Following the president's speech to Congress, four sheriffs criticized Biden's mishandling of the border crisis. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal May 1, 2021
WQAD News 8 / YouTube screen shot Cops Who Killed Suspect as He Dragged Officers with Car Won't Be Charged Those concerned about the ruling need to consider the common thread in most, if not all, police-involved shootings. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal May 1, 2021
John-Mark Smith / Pexels California and New York Set to Lose House Seats to Texas and Florida After Blue State Exodus The six states gaining congressional seats after the 2020 census have 52 Republicans and 37 Democrats representing them in the House. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal April 27, 2021
Fox News screen shot IL Sheriff Sums Up Border Crisis: 'Who Leaves Their Doors Unlocked at Night When They Go to Sleep?' 'I don’t know anybody that does that,' the sheriff continued, equating America's southern border to an unlocked home ready to be plundered. By Jack Cowhick, The Western Journal April 7, 2021
Carlos Cantero / Unsplash Illinois City Becomes First in US to Institute Reparation Payments for Black Residents 'It is, alone, not enough,' said the Democrat behind the initiative. 'It’s going to be many programs and initiatives, and more funding,' she said. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 23, 2021
@CatalinaLauf / Twitter screen shot Former Trump Aide Launches Primary Challenge Against Rep. Adam Kinzinger with Scathing Video One of the House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump is already facing a 2022 primary challenge. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal February 25, 2021
Schiller Park Firefighters Local 5230 / Facebook screen shot Woman Survives After Being Trapped for 10 Hours Beneath Snowy Awning The woman stayed there, trapped, her voice muffled by the awning and the snow, until it got dark. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 24, 2021