Hillary Clinton topped Bernie Sanders in Illinois in Super Tuesday’s Democratic Primary on March 15, 2016. Sanders’ popularity has grown in recent weeks with younger voters, but this was no match for Clinton’s ability to attract voters of minority, elders, and women. Illinois was split evenly between Clinton and Sanders, but the majority chose Clinton. […]
Donald Trump has won the Illinois Republican Primary on March 15, 2016, despite riots that led to the cancellation of his rally in Chicago, Ill. on March 16, 2016. Trump garnered the majority of the votes, despite the severe protesting that occurred last weekend at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavillion. Thousands of his supporters and […]
Miesha Tate, 29, defeated the defending UFC Champion, Holly Holm, 34, on March 5, 2016, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nev. Tate won by submission in a rear-naked choke hold in the fifth and final round of UFC 196. Round 1 was used as a trial round where both fighters kept […]
According to CNN on March 1, 2016, NASA has announced that astronaut Scott Kelly will be returning to Earth. Kelly completed a mission on the International Space Station that required him to be in space for almost a year. The astronaut is currently en route and will land at approximately 11:27 p.m. EST. He will […]
According to the Huffington Post, Donald Trump has won Super Tuesday’s Georgia Republican primary on March 1, 2016. He defeated Florida’s Senator Marco Rubio and Texas’ Ted Cruz. Georgia consists of 76 Republican delegates, which is the most delegates in all of Super Tuesday’s participating states. Georgia’s Evangelical Christian community has supported Trump on immigration. […]
According to CNN, the United States Special Operations forces captured an ISIS operative on March 1, 2016. The suspect is the first ISIS-involved individual to be captured. The suspect is currently in custody and is being interrogated though the exact locations of the interrogation and the capture are unknown. The U.S. Special Ops team, led […]
According to NBC Chicago, the Chicago Public School District (CPS) announced on Feb. 29, 2016, that there will be more teachers being laid off in March, in order to comply with recent budget cuts. One month ago, the district’s central office employees received layoff notices. Over 220 district employees and administrative staff members were laid off, […]