Chicago Young Republicans Weigh In

Minarchy Madness's blog

Sarcastic Obama/Bush blame satire

Read it here

I saw part of this copied and pasted in the comments section of Yahoo news.  I couldn't find the original publishing of it so I 'm linking it to a blog that has it.  I've never even heard of that blog before and don't know what it's about so I don't know if the rest is of any interest, but that particular page sure is.

Enjoy.

Cook county is beat out again

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=400005

So, a few surrounding counties are nationally recognized, but Cook County isn't.  Financially,  an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and some politicians have yet to catch on.

Another Chicago failure - heath inspectors

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/Vendors-at-professional-sports-venues-are-dirtie?urn=top-258254

Since I'm the germaphobe of the group, I'll post this article.  The whole thing is worth a read, but Chicago specifically isn't mentioned until the end.  It's nasty. 

Dollar Store can't get the USA flag right

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/06/29/texas-dollar-store-sells-american-flag-with-61-stars/

My motto is 'you get what you pay for' but this would probably exceed even the lowest of standards.  The funniest part, IMO is the excuses they made.  Not a flag, just a patriotic banner?  Is it patriotic because it's supposed to look like our flag?  Hmmm

Cook County police in trouble

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2493784,suburbs-seek-cook-county-sheriff-071310.article

So basically, the criminal justice system is the new education system. 

New Wal-Mart in Chicago

Tax breaks for politicians

Article here

So after Kirk got nailed for lying about both his military AND teaching experience, it seemed like Giannoulias got off the hook a little bit.  Now, he's back on. 

Brady is in the spotlight for not paying taxes due to his buisness.  But maybe that's better than trying to raise everyone else's?