ABC News’ Jake Tapper and Luis Martinez report: Two days ago President Obama authorized the deployment to Uganda of approximately 100 combat-equipped U.S. forces to help regional forces “remove from the battlefield” – meaning capture or kill – Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and senior leaders of the LRA. …

White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said Tuesday he will leave his job after the 2012 election. “I made a commitment with the president through his re-election, which I am confident he will do,” Mr. Daley told NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago. “Then my wife and I will be …

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Associated Press 7:10 a.m. CDT, October 6, 2011 DETROIT— A Michigan attorney who claims the government had a role in the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound plane could be called as a witness for the defense. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (OO’-mahr fah-ROOK’ ahb-DOOL’-moo-TAH’-lahb) may call Kurt Haskell, who was a passenger …

Why is the official OWS website in league with lobbying fronts for the Wall Street-backed Obama White House? Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Fears expressed by some that the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement is being hijacked by the Democratic Party establishment have intensified after the official OWS …

By Gary Lucido, today at 7:07 am This is really not a new insight but an article in this week’s Crain’s about Illinois’ estate tax really got me to thinking about some of the reason’s to move out of Illinois and there are 4 of them that immediately come to …

By Chuck Sudo on Oct 5, 2011 Someone at the Board of Trade is getting cheeky with the Occupy Chicago protests. This photo was taken by someone at the protests. It shows offices at the Board of Trade Building eight stories up with “We Are The 1%” taped to the …

In his effort to balance the city’s budget, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has now reached the digging-for-change-under-the-car-seat level: he’s threatening to fire city employees with unpaid parking tickets, red light camera tickets and water bills. City workers owe nearly $3 million in fees and fines. They have 30 days to pony …

Rahm Emanuel recently spoke before a group of prominent businessmen at Chicago’s Fairmont Hotel, creating the perfect opportunity for Chicago media to ask the former chief of staff about his involvement in the now widening Solyndra scandal. It was a perfect opportunity to question the former White House Chief-of-Staff under …

Alastair Good London Telegraph Oct 2, 2011 In Los Angeles, protesters gathered in front of City Hall and danced on buses with “peace” emblazoned on the side. A smaller protest was held in Chicago’s financial district where protesters held placards demanding “End the Fed”. Link

Protesters expected for May meetings of G-8, NATO By David Heinzmann, Tribune reporter September 30, 2011 Chicago has won a $54.6 million federal grant to fund security and emergency planning and cooperation among the city, Cook County and the state as preparations begin to ramp up for the G-8 and …

BY ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter rrossi@suntimes.com September 30, 2011 1:12AM So after waves and waves of reform, you thought Chicago public elementary schools had made tremendous progress in the last 20 years? Think again. Despite millions of dollars in fixes and programs, Chicago’s elementary grade reading scores have barely budged …