Limo driver gets big tip: a kidney (Reuters)

" CHICAGO (Reuters) - As tips go, Chicago limousine driver Abdul Faraj got a priceless one this week when one of his regular customers offered up a kidney, media reports said. Faraj and Minnesota businessman Dave Baker underwent transplant surgeries at Chicago's Northwestern...

Experts: Scandal will mar Chicago election (AP)

" CHICAGO - The convictions of Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief and three other one-time officials on federal charges are guaranteed to cast a shadow over next year's election, experts say. And that shadow could grow if federal prosecutors obtain indictments...

Scourge of MEChA

"General membership shall consist of any student who accepts, believes and works for the goals and objectives of MEChA, including the liberation of AZTLAN, meaning self-determination of our people in this occupied state and the physical liberation of our land."

House leader praised on his tough stand

In December 2005, Republican James Sensenbrenner wrote an enforcement-only bill that would pre-empt President Bush's call for a guest worker program.

Mets, White Sox each field 6 All-Stars

"AP - The Chicago White Sox and New York Mets filled up the All-Star rosters, earning six selections each when the teams were announced Sunday."

Movie critic Ebert seriously ill

"Reuters - Movie critic Roger Ebert was in serious condition at a Chicago hospital on Sunday following an emergency operation to repair complications from an earlier cancer surgery, the Chicago Sun-Times said on its Web site."

Legalizing Human Trafficking

Current WTO negotiations threaten to worsen the already precarious lot of migrant workers around the globe.

Working Immigrants News

Employment, compensation, legal protections, education, mobility.  General immigration policy.

Grim Information

This site believes that President Bush has joined the Marxist, Socialist, & Communist in support of Illegal Aliens.

Intonation Music Festival: Bloc Party Closes Out the Show

"Though many were scared off by the early rains, Day Two of Intonation Fest 2006 rocked thanks to a lack of predicted thunderstorms (in your face, Skilling!) and a solid bill with tight segues. We were most...

Newspapers are dying, but the news is thriving. By Jack Shafer

"That high-pitched squealing you hear in the background is the sound of the American newspaper shrinking. The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Newsday, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and scores of smaller papers...

U.S. Border Control News

America's last best chance to reform our border and immigration policies ...before it's too late.

White Sox's Guillen Fined and Suspended for Slur and More

"Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was fined, suspended and ordered to undergo sensitivity training by Major League Baseball on Thursday following a series of recent incidents. Guillen was banned for one...

White Sox's 1 hit enough to get sweep

"Several thousand Chicago White Sox fans turned Thursday night to a suite behind home plate and chanted "Ozzie, Ozzie" in a tribute to their suspended manager. But Freddy Garcia and Jim Thome deserved...

Warriors For Truth -- Illegal Immigration News

Also exclusive photographs from the Mexican border.

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