Dave Beckham's Chicago Conservative Cafe
Region: Illinois
If you are sick of pretentious, high-end coffee shops and the liberals who linger in their contrived confines, you might want to visit Chicago's Conservative Cafe. The name, Conservative Cafe, says it all; just look at the cafe's owner Dave Beckham, a born and bred Midwesterner clad in a shirt that reads "Zip it, Hippie." He wanted to create a coffee shop that brought the drink back to its roots, "Coffee gets us throu... more
Views: 2469Bernie Mac Hospitalized with Sarcoidosis
Region: Illinois
Comedian Bernie Mac spent the weekend in a Chicago hospital overcoming a bout with pneumonia. Despite rumors circulating around the Internet, Bernie Mac is alive and recovering from his sickness. Bernie Mac, 50, has had health problems in the past, most notably he has lived with the disease sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is an immune system disorder that causes swelling and inflammation in bodily organs. The most commonly a... more
Views: 2185Education for women is a big priority in this day and age
Region: IllinoisWomen over the centuries have progressed as a gender and fought for many things from the right to vote to breaking the glass ceiling, but now it seems there's a high trend of women who are still stuck in the mentality that a man is going to take care of them. This is a disturbing trend because so many women aren't getting educated like they should be doing so they can support themselves they put all their emphasis in a... more
Views: 2212US Company Developing a Gun that can Fire Bullets with Variable Speed
Region: IllinoisHey, imagine about a gun with the facility of iring according to our needs. A US company is developing a gun that can fire bullets with variable speed and can be set to kill, wound or just cause a bruise. Lund and Company Invention, a Chicago-based toy design studio, which makes toy rockets that are powered by burning hydrogen, is receiving funding from the US army to adapt the same technology for firing bullets as t... more
Views: 1579Len Wawczak, Paula Stark Did Not Secretly Record Drew Peterson
Region: Illinois
Contrary to their claims, Len Wawczak and Paula Stark did not secretly record Drew Peterson saying potentially incriminating things regarding his missing wife his lawyer said today. Len Wawczak and Paula Stark are longtime friends of Drew Peterson, a suburban police officer in Illinois. They claimed that they recorded seven months of conversations with Peterson, some of which concerned his missing wife, Stacy Peterson... more
Views: 2572Ryan Flake Missing Boy Found After 12 Hours
Region: Illinois
After 12 scary hours, 3 year-old Ryan Flake from Oswego Township, Illinois was found not far from the place where he was last seen. Ryan Flake wandered away from his house and his parents' supervision at around 8:30 p.m. on Monday evening. His family began searching and contacting neighbors before calling 9-1-1 about half an hour after he went missing. Divers searched a pond near his home fearing the worst but came up... more
Views: 2373Jim Johnson to Help Barack Obama Find VP
Region: Illinois
Wasington insider James A. Johnson, known as Jim Johnson, will lead the selection process for Barack Obama's Vice President, according to the NYTimes and Associated Press. Jim Johnson helped choose VPs for two other campaigns: John Kerry in 2004 and Walter Mondale in 1984. Previously CEO of Fannie Mae, Jim Johnson has served on the boards of many prestigious organizations including the Brookings Institute and Ke... more
Views: 4415Body of Lindsay Harris, Missing Since 2005, ID'ed in Illinois
Region: Illinois
The remains of 22-year-old Lindsay Harris, an escort and stripper from upstate New York, were idenitified this weekend by Illinois State Police 15 miles south of Springfield. Lindsay Harris had been missing since May 2005. The remains in question were discovered on May 23rd, 2005, but only this weekend did authorities make a definitive DNA match to prove their origin. Miss Harris was originally from S... more
Views: 6596Has Our Lady Speed Racer Given Us a New Paradigm?
Region: Illinois
The beautiful female Indy race car driver from Roscoe, Illinois finally took home her first victory trophy on April 19th, 2008, crossing the finish line first in the Japan 300 on the 1.5-mile Twin Ring Motegi track, the first gal ever to win an IndyCar Series race. The race watchers from the small town where Danica Patrick received her first speeding ticket, going 65 in a 45 mph zone in her black Mustang Cobra, roa... more
Views: 1692Cars Consuming Premium Fuel On The Rise Despite Higher Crude Prices
Region: Illinois
The rise in oil prices is not keeping auto manufacturers from producing more cars that consume premium fuels. According to research by Kelley Blue Brook, vehicles utilizing costlier fuels surged to 282 in 2008 in comparison to 166, six years ago. One has to wonder with all the hype about hybrids and ethanol fuel dependant automobiles, why this trend is prevalent? The truth of the matter is that there is higher d... more
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