Suspect redefines ‘resale’ shop

Next time you wander into a local store, don’t be surprised to stumble across the stone goose you reported missing a few weeks earlier.
Sure, this probably isn’t a widespread occurrence. But Riverside police arrested a woman on the charge that she stole items from people’s front yards in that town and then put them up [...]

Flawless performance by Buehrle, White Sox is a moment to remember

How often do you get to see a professional baseball pitcher throw a perfect game?
Throughout the history of Major League Baseball, that number is now 18. Unless you were on the moon last week celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, you should know that the most recent perfect game is courtesy [...]

Space program shows what we’ve done as well as what we can achieve

Responding to a column I wrote this week about the historic Apollo 11 moon mission, a Downers Grove resident pondered about the countless men and women who labored just so the government could divert part of their earnings to fulfill the nation’s collective sci-fi fantasies.
“While I’m happy to hear of your wonderful childhood memories, maybe [...]

Barack Obama birth certificate skeptics just won’t come to terms with reality

Somehow I figured that the Barack Obama birth certificate “scandal” would lose steam shortly after he assumed the presidency, given that the only thing scandalous about the controversy is there is no evidence of a controversy.
But common sense just doesn’t appease some people, and so the “scandal” rages on. My close, personal friend Dave Diersen [...]

Chicago man reportedly risks 30 years in prison to see his ex-wife murdered

It appears as though some guy from Chicago really doesn’t like the settlement details of his divorce.
John Johnson, 41, is being held without bond in DuPage County Jail for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill his ex-wife. As if a reported murder-for-hire scheme wasn’t bizarre enough, he is accused of trying to hire someone [...]

Stop confusing youthful exuberance of Disco Demolition with legitimate riot

Do you recall the ne’er-do-wells who trashed Seattle in 1999 during a meeting of the World Trade Organization? That, my friend, was abona fide riot.
Contrast this with what transpired in Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, during the Disco Demolition Night promotion. It was youthful exuberance, letting off steam, even some mild criminal damage to [...]

Which religions accept or reject homosexuality has nothing to do with promoting liberty in a civil society

I can’t believe my buddy Dave Diersen of Wheaton didn’t highlight the column I posted online yesterday titled, “It’s time we let gay couples get married” — I couldn’t make the headline on that column more provocative if I tried!
Diersen operates a Web site called GOPUSA Illinois. On it he presents a daily list of [...]

You can’t judge a book by its cover nor a criminal by her luxury vehicle

I haven’t mentioned my good friend Dave Diersen of Wheaton for some time, so now might a good opportunity to catch up.
Yesterday on his Web site, GOPUSA Illinois, Diersen highlighted an article posted on Politico.com titled, “What’s in your driveway?” The article, written by Anne Schroeder Mullins, examines how elected officials have become more conscious [...]

Local minister offers measured approach to seeking biblical guidance

I received an e-mail over the weekend from the Rev. George Smith, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn. He responded to a column I wrote several weeks ago, titled “Don’t blow sin out of biblical proportions,” and the ensuing comments from other people about my column.
The column I wrote pertained to a [...]