Attorney, Special Ed Advocate, Speaker, Author, Grad of Northwestern & DePaul Universities with degrees in Environmental Engineering as well as an MBA & JD
A CPS counselor and “restorative justice coordinator” is accused of sexually assaulting a former student and soliciting child porn from the boy and another former student.
In October, another staffer at the same school was charged with grooming a student
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The Bears’ board of directors met Thursday and decided to move forward with their plans to build a stadium in Indiana, positioning the team to play its home games out of state for the first time in its 106-year history. https://t.co/m4rFqb6ZwB
August 1994, Ronald Wilson Reagan, after 12 months of tests, was diagnosed with Alzheimers. Three months later, Reagan issued a statement to the country explaining his condition, ending his letter with the words, “I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.” Ten years later, his ride into the sunset came to pass. Saturday afternoon, June 5, 2004, after ten years of slow deterioration, Reagan, lying in a bed in his home office turned bedroom, was nearing the end. His wife Nancy, his son, Ron. Jr, and his daughter, Patti, were summoned to his bedside. Patti held his hand, Ron Jr. placed his hand on his father's left knee, and Nancy sat near her husband's head. Moments before he passed, Reagan lifted his head off his pillow, turned his head toward Nancy, and trained his eyes on her face. Nancy, pushing back emotion, spoke in a soft voice, “I love you, honey. I love you.” Reagan lowered his head to his pillow and passed away. CoD: aspiration pneumonia.
Over 8,000 Illinois jobs vanished in three months according to state WARN notices, while Springfield swears the economy is strong.
Spirit Airlines, HelloFresh, T-Mobile, Walmart, and power plants are slashing jobs amid the highest taxes and heaviest regulations in the country.
Unemployment here is 5.1% compared to 4.3% nationally.
This is the real jobs report Pritzker hopes you never see.
🩺 TYPES OF DOCTORS
1) ❤️ Doctor of Heart → Cardiologist
2) 🧴 Doctor of Skin → Dermatologist
3) 🦴 Doctor of Bones → Orthopedic
4) 🧠 Doctor of Brain → Neurologist
5) 👶 Doctor of Children → Pediatrician
6) 👁️ Doctor of Eyes → Ophthalmologist
7) 🦷 Doctor of Teeth → Dentist
8) 🫘 Doctor of Kidney → Nephrologist
9) 🔪 Doctor of Surgery → Surgeon
10) 🎗️ Doctor of Cancer → Oncologist
11) 🧠 Doctor of Mind → Psychiatrist
12) 🫀 Doctor of Liver → Hepatologist
13) 👩 Doctor of Women → Gynecologist
14) 🍽️ Doctor of Stomach → Gastroenterologist
15) 👂👃🗣️ Doctor of Ear, Nose & Throat → Otolaryngologist (ENT)
16) 🫁 Doctor of Lungs → Pulmonologist
17) 🩸 Doctor of Blood → Hematologist
18) ⚖️ Doctor of Hormones → Endocrinologist
19) 🩻 Doctor of X-rays & Scans → Radiologist
20) 🦴 Doctor of Joints & Arthritis → Rheumatologist
21) 🦠 Doctor of Infectious Diseases → Infectiologist
22) 🚻 Doctor of Urinary System → Urologist
23) 🦶 Doctor of Feet → Podiatrist
24) 🫁 Doctor of Chest & Tuberculosis → Pulmonologist (TB Specialist)
25) 👓 Doctor of Vision & Glasses → Optometrist
26) 🐶 Doctor of Animals → Veterinarian
Authorities said that although Illinois State Police were dispatched to the location, they eventually requested help from the Cook County Bomb and Arson Squad, the FBI, and ATF. The probe was also joined by the DEA.
JUST IN: The feds have charged two men with kidnapping a DePaul student and taking him on a horrifying crosstown Red Line ride, threatening to kill him along the way as they extorted ransom money from his friends and family.
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BUTCH O'HARE and QUIET INTEGRITY. On February 20, 1942, a 28-year-old Navy pilot looked at his fuel gauge and realized someone had made a mistake.
His tank wasn't full. He didn't have enough fuel to complete the mission and return to the carrier.
His commander ordered him back immediately. Butch O'Hare turned around, frustrated, heading toward the ship alone.
Then he saw them.
A squadron of Japanese bombers racing toward the American fleet. The entire division was out on the mission. The fleet was defenseless.
Butch had no way to warn them. No way to bring back his squadron.
He had a choice. Continue to safety with his limited fuel. Or do something about it.
Butch dove into the Japanese formation alone. He fired until his guns emptied. Then he dove at enemy aircraft, trying to clip their wings and send them spiraling down.
One pilot against an entire squadron.
The Japanese, stunned and confused, changed direction. The fleet survived.
When Butch landed, the gun-camera footage told the story. Five enemy aircraft shot down. He became the Navy's first flying ace of World War II and the first Naval Aviator to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
A year later, Butch O'Hare was killed in combat. He was 29.
Today, Chicago's O'Hare Airport bears his name.
Here's what stays with me about this story: Butch wasn't trying to become a hero that day. He was just a pilot heading back to the ship because of a fuel tank mistake. No one would have blamed him for continuing home.
But in that small moment of decision, with no one watching and nothing to gain, his character showed up.
That's what quiet integrity looks like. It's not the grand gestures people plan for. It's what you do in the moments no one expects anything from you.
Small choices reveal who we really are. And sometimes, those choices change everything.