Government & Politics

Joe Walsh (R-IL) Transcript: “That’s Not the Problem … Don’t Blame Banks and the Marketplace for the Mess We’re In”

Thu Nov 10, 2011 05:04 am Cardinal News

Responding to comment that Paulson and whoever else keep going from a big bank, then they go into Fed government, and go back into the banks and they just keep rotating the people …

Senate Bill 1849 for Slot Machines in Illinois Race Tracks “Consideration Postponed”

Thu Nov 10, 2011 04:18 am Cardinal News

State of Illinois lawmakers rejected a gambling expansion plan (Senate Bill 1849) that included slot machines at Illinois race tracks (“racinos”), including Arlington Park; and a new casino in Lake County. The bill received 58 […]

Chicago Woman, Sharon Bialek, Claims Unwanted Advances from Herman Cain; Background Check

Tue Nov 8, 2011 11:11 am Cardinal News

Chicago Native Claims Herman Cain Harassed Her, Groped Her When She Asked For Job Help: MyFoxCHICAGO.com Chicago-area native Sharon Bialek said on Monday at a press conference in Los Angeles, with celebrity attorney Gloria Allred […]

Obama on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Replying to Sarkozy: “You’re fed up with him, but I have to deal with him every day!”

Tue Nov 8, 2011 07:48 am Cardinal News

According to a Monday report in the French website “Arret sur Images,” French President Nicolas Sarkozy and U.S. President Barack Obama meet in a private room after facing reporters for a G20 press conference on […]

Iraq War Veteran Injured During Oakland Protests

Thu Oct 27, 2011 07:52 am Cardinal News

An Iraq War veteran, Scott Olsen, was critically injured by a projectile that struck him in the head during the chaotic conflict between police and protestors in Oakland Tuesday. It’s unclear what the object was […]

Strange Encounter Between Chicago 1st Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and National Nurses United Arrestees

Wed Oct 26, 2011 07:52 am Cardinal News

VIDEO: Chant, “Drop the charges now!” with protesters holding professionally produced posters as they demanded that charges related to a Grant Park Occupy Chicago protest be dropped. Protesters complained that they were in jail for […]

Oakland: “Who Are You Protecting?” Chants, Tear Gas, Arrests, Camps Dispersed

Wed Oct 26, 2011 06:02 am Cardinal News

Dozens of police in riot gear and hundreds of protesters in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement clashed in downtown Oakland Tuesday, with authorities using tear gas to respond to demonstrators’ repeated agitations. Protester […]

Northwest Suburban Alliance on Domestic Violence (NSADV) “Break the Silence on Relationship Violence” Event Thursday

Tue Oct 25, 2011 08:18 am Cardinal News

PALATINE, IL – State Sen. Matt Murphy (R-Palatine) is inviting citizens to participate in the Northwest Suburban Alliance on Domestic Violence “Break the Silence on Relationship Violence” event on October 27, 2011. The event is […]

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Possible Water Hike Not Expected to Affect Arlington Heights

Fri Oct 14, 2011 05:43 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Palatine and Wheeling — members of the Northwest Water Commission — would not see a Chicago water rate increase, because water is pumped from Evanston, which also shares potable water with […]

Herman Cain: “Very difficult to have less experience than Obama”

Fri Oct 14, 2011 02:51 am Cardinal News

Houston — Herman Cain says “I have substance.” Believes his 999 plan is what American voters are seeking in the 2012 presidential election ( Video by James Ridgway Jr.). Herman Cain says it’s, “Very difficult […]

Murphy: ‘Absurd Pension Abuses Must End’

Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:12 pm Cardinal News

PALATINE, IL – Union leaders are collecting millions of dollars from publicly funded state pensions based on their time working for the union, not the public. Using little-known pension system loopholes, high-ranking union officials, who […]

Graphic “DOWN WITH EVIL CORPORATIONS! Shows “We Are the 99%” Demonstrators with Corporate Look, Circulating on Facebook

Sun Oct 9, 2011 07:55 am Cardinal News

Graphic circulating on Facebook that depicts demonstrators with corporate gear. Some might call ‘Occupy Wall Street’ demonstrators clever by using the corporations’ products against the corporations, but some call the use of cameras, nice clothes, […]

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