While my grandma was still alive, she often told our family her story of passing by the St. Valentine's Day Massacre aftermath on her way to work the morning of February 14, 1929. Bessie Banks, 23 years old at the time, was on the Clark Street bus to her job at the Palmer House when the vehicle rode past the scene of the grisly crime at 2122 N. Clark St. just a couple hours … [Read more...] about The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Site is a Totally Vacant Lot
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Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush Compares NCAA to the Mafia
Al Capone once said: "capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class." Many people today believe that idea is best illustrated by the NCAA, the ruling body over the multi-billion dollar college basketball and college football industries. I guess you can include Democratic congressman Bobby Rush in that group; he compared the NCAA to the Mafia in regard to its … [Read more...] about Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush Compares NCAA to the Mafia