"The Confederate dead here buried in concentric trenches were all private soldiers.
The monument to their memory is of Georgia granite, stands forty feet from the ground to the top of statue and was erected in July 1893 with funds mainly subscribed by liberal citizens of Chicago and camps of the United Confederate Veterans.
The bronze panels of the pedestal die represent:
On the East face - THE CALL TO ARMS;
On the West face - A VETERAN'S RETURN HOME;
And On the South face - A SOLDIER'S DEATH DREAM;
The bronze statue surmounting the battlemented cap of the column is a realistic representation of a Confederate infantry soldier after the surrender. The face expresses sorrow for the thousands of prison dead interred beneath.
The cannon, shot and shell ornamenting this Government lot in which both Union and Confederate dead are buried were purchased by the War Department under authority of an Act of Congress approved January 25th 1893. "
http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/oakwoods/confederate-names/
This directory contains photographs of the sixteen bronze tablets on the base of the Oak Woods monument. Every soldier known to be here is listed on them (though there are an unknown number of unknown Confederate soldiers buried here as well).
The Eastland Disaster, The Chicago Tribune
A summer excursion turns into the worst accident in the annals of Great Lakes shipping. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-chicagodays-eastlanddisaster-...
As it was being cast loose from its moorings on the south bank of the Chicago River between LaSalle and Clark Streets, the Eastland slowly settled on its side. The ship was only a few feet from the wharf, where a large crowd of horrified spectators watched, and it was in only 20 feet of water. That, however, was deep enough to drown 844 people who were trapped or trampled below decks.Although most were young factory workers from Berwyn and Cicero, 21 entire families were wiped out.
"The screaming was terrible," one man told the Tribune, which devoted 11 pages of coverage to the disaster. "I watched one woman who seemed to be thrown from the top deck. . . . I saw her white hat float down the river, and that was all."
The figures we see in this video on the tower are either Chicago Police or Fisk employees inspecting the site after the Greenpeace activists had come down and been arrested.
The morning of May 24, 2011, before dawn, eight Greenpeace activists climbed the 450 foot smokestack at the Fisk power plant in Chicago. They are now staying up there to demand its operator shut down the dirty, dangerous Fisk and Crawford coal plants.
Running for more than 50 years, the Fisk and Crawford plants are among the oldest in the United States. More people, nearly one in four Chicagoans, live in range of these plants than any other coal plant in America.
Coal fired power plants kill between 13,000 and 34,000 people a year from for heart disease, cancer, and respiratory illness. That staggering figure includes 42 Chicagoans impacted by Fisk and Crawford. That’s why the communities surrounding the plants in Pilsen and Little Village, have been working to shut down these plant for years.
Its time its operator, Edison International, respect Chicago’s right to healthy communities and do just that.
Greenpeace activists climb smokestack to protest coal plant http://www.suntimes.com/5564460-417/greenpeace-activists-climb-smokestack-to-...
Eight Greenpeace activists climbed a huge smokestack at a Pilsen coal plant on Tuesday and eight others rappelled under a Southwest Side bridge to prevent a coal barge from passing.
Both actions were set to coincide with a U.S. EPA public hearing on increased pollution controls from coal-burning plants.
The Greenpeace activists began climbing a smokestack at the Fisk power plant at 1111 W. Cermak Rd. about dawn, spokeswoman Molly Dorozenski said.
"It is a little bit windy. It is dirty and dusty — not the most comfortable place I've hung out," protester Kelly Mitchell said via cell phone Tuesday evening. "Our top priority has been safety and being protected from the elements."
LATEST: Ferrara Pan president says he is still with candy company http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chibrkbus-ferrara-pan-preside...
"The board of directors are 100 percent intact," Ferrara told the Tribune on Thursday. "The executive officers are intact prior to what happened over the last few days, no fewer, no less, and no different positions or titles."
Two people familiar with the matter said that Ferrara was barred from the building by security while the board conducted a vote that led to his ouster. They described the dispute as centering on the firm's finances. One of these people said that Ferrara was reinstated in a second board vote, held Wednesday.
Cops remove Ferrara Candy president from HQ http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chibrkbus-cops-remove-ferrara...
Forest Park deputy chief Tom Aftanas confirmed that Ferrara was removed from the company's headquarters last Wednesday. Police responded to a disturbance call, and spent about 20 minutes at the family-owned candy company based in Forest Park. Aftanas said that Ferrara made the call to police, but after three officers arrived on the scene, it became clear that it was Ferrara who needed to be removed.
Forest Park cops ask Ferrara Pan chief to leave headquarters
No report of the incident made, but police claim Sal Ferrara II called authorities http://www.forestparkreview.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=38&...
Det. Jarlath Heveran told the Forest Park Review that Ferrara had returned from a company meeting in Chicago where he was reportedly voted off the company's board by other members. Ferrara then returned to Forest Park and attempted to enter the company's headquarters but was denied access by security hired by newly elected President Jim Buffardi, the company's former treasurer, Heveran said.
"The building was secured by off-duty Chicago police officers who were employed by the Buffardi regime to keep all the old administration out," Heveran said.
Ferrara Pan Candy Co. owner in conflict at family business
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The Ferrara family owns the business along with the Buffardi and Pagano families, though it's Mr. Ferrara who has run the company for years. According to sources familiar with the industry and close to the company, family members had become displeased with how Mr. Ferrara was running the company. "He would drop $35 to $40 million (on projects), and shareholders didn't like it," a source said. "They felt they weren't getting as much money."
We now have a clue to the identity of the man who harassed a rally to protest the visit of Rep. Paul Ryan at an address to the Economic Club of Chicago (but still no name, tsk!). A video has been released on the self styled "conservative news blog" The Rebel Pundit on Thursday, May 19, 2011. http://rebelpundit.com/2011/05/19/exclusive-video-angry-mob-protests-paul-rya...
Nowhere in the Rebel Pundit article, nor in the credits for the video, does the cameraman reveal his name, however.
Now we know that his purpose was to harass leaders of MoveOn.org over a blogger who SPOKE AT A PREVIOUS RALLY!!!
In this video we observe that he repeatedly refused to identify himself or his purpose. He is observed shouting non-sequitur questions at individuals and generally engaging in AMBUSH INTERVIEW TACTICS
I don't have any agenda either, or the need for gratuitous insults.
We see that you came with your personal loaded question. You asked it repeatedly. Few there had any idea what you were referring to ...since it have nothing to do with the event at hand. You still have it in your mind this question "exposes the left" ???
LOL! Just as I told you as we were standing together, you were nothing but a heckler. That's how hecklers are treated. Great footage from the heckler's perspective.
@dogstar7 You really assume a lot. I never said they invited him because he is racist... They are just the ones that didn't say what he said was inappropriate..
@dogstar7 I still don't understand why no one would answer the question. Oh, I know why, because the moveon organizers were going around telling everyone not to talk to me.. I guess that was a bad idea, and if any of them were capable of thinking and acting as individuals, maybe their tolerance for left wing racism wouldn't have been caught on camera.
@xdm45acp I don't know why you say MoveOn people didn't talk to you. They are in your video talking to you. They are responding to your question. Some answer the questions directly, others respond however they chose to respond. You didn't get the answer that you wanted. Isn't that what the MSM is criticized for? You had expectations that were not met by others. Life sucks when you wave a camera around.
@dogstar7 The answer I wanted?? The answer I thought would be given, is that it is not appropriate... I can't think of any circumstance it would be appropriate, but apparently there must be, or the individuals in the video, would have said its not. You think its appropriate, and I assume because you are racist, you say so on camera.
@xdm45acp I answer to the affirmative to any smear folks want to accuse me of. Is that the worst thing you could think of someone? It's just my way of getting that out of the way: Assume I am what you say. What does that prove? What do you hope to accomplish by "exposing racist on the left"? Are you a race mixer? Now I guess I don't understand. What point would you like "the left" to concede to you?
That's commendable of you. It's good of you to point out "racist elements" to MoveOn. Remind us again of Morelli's connection to MoveOn. Do they edit or publish his blog?
Members of the advocate group ADAPT protest outside the Palmer House in Chicago after being denied another meeting with Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee. Ryan's proposed budget would turn state Medicaid funding into a block grant to states. ADAPT wants to increase funding and earmark spending for individual care.
This interview was interrupted --- and ultimately DISRUPTED --- by a woman with a camera who refused to identify herself or the purpose of her recording. Her questions were argumentative and lead to a verbal altercation.
BECAUSE THE EXCHANGE THAT FOLLOWED THIS INTERVIEW WAS A DELIBERATE PROVOCATION OF THESE PROTESTERS, IT WILL NOT BE SEEN.
"Of the 60 million people counting on Medicaid right now, 8.5 million are
people with disabilities; 8.8 million are low income frail, elderly and
disabled individuals who rely on Medicaid to plug the gaps in Medicare
coverage, such as long term care. Medicaid pays for vital services such as
wheelchairs and prostheses for people with spinal cord injuries and other
physical disabilities; prescription drugs for people with mental illnesses
and other medical conditions; services to assist people with intellectual
disabilities to live and work in the community rather than be forced into
an institution; and screening programs to identify and diagnose
disabilities for children.
There is widespread support for services for the people with disabilities
and older Americans. According to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll,
69% of Americans oppose cutting Medicaid. These results are consistent
with a 2010 Harris survey that found that 89% Americans supported a tax
increase to assure that people could receive services in their own homes,
rather than being forced into nursing facilities or other institutions.
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) polls repeatedly find
that the vast majority of seniors want to age in their own homes with any
needed services.
"We cannot accept this invasion of our liberty any longer. The
institutional bias in federal and state policies steals our freedom, our
families, our homes, and our very lives," said Bruce Darling, an organizer
with Rochester ADAPT. "The Ryan Plan's claim of 'flexibility' is a lie.
We don't need flexibility in Medicaid cuts. We need flexibility in
Medicaid spending so people can choose the less expensive community
service options they want, and that will ultimately contain costs."
"The Working-Class Eye of Milton Rogovin" at Roosevelt University's Gage Gallery.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Rogovin, 101, had died just two days before the long-planned exhibition, turning the celebration of his art into a celebration of his life.
Exhibit curator and gallery director Michael Ensdorf said the opening is a "celebration of Milton's rich and long life. He said tributes from all over the world came pouring in for Rogovin, on Twitter, Facebook, New York Times, NPR and the Library of Congress blog. http://www.peoplesworld.org/where-is-the-next-milton-rogovin-gage-gallery-ope...
Mark Rogovin, an artist and activist whose accomplishments include founding The Peace Museum, was visibly moved by the outpouring of support, while mourning the death of his father.
John O. McGinnis, the George C. Dix Professor of Constitutional Law at Northwestern University School of Law.
This debate was hosted by the Illinois Labor History Society to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Haymarket Rally and to re-dedicate the Haymarket Martyrs Memorial in Forest Park, Illinois.
Stephan A. Yorich of Cornfield & Feldman talks about public sector unions and the right to collective bargaining.
The Illinois Labor History Society hosted a debate to help commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Haymarket Rally and the re-dedication of the Haymarket Martyrs Memorial in Forest Park, Illinois.
@xdm45acp
I don't have any agenda either, or the need for gratuitous insults.
We see that you came with your personal loaded question. You asked it repeatedly. Few there had any idea what you were referring to ...since it have nothing to do with the event at hand. You still have it in your mind this question "exposes the left" ???
LOL! Just as I told you as we were standing together, you were nothing but a heckler. That's how hecklers are treated. Great footage from the heckler's perspective.
@dogstar7 They invited him to speak at their rally.
@dogstar7 You really assume a lot. I never said they invited him because he is racist... They are just the ones that didn't say what he said was inappropriate..
@xdm45acp
LOL! If you are going to harass people for what they DON'T say,it should keep very very busy. People DON'T say things every day! ROFL!
@dogstar7 Keep ROFL racist.
@dogstar7 I still don't understand why no one would answer the question. Oh, I know why, because the moveon organizers were going around telling everyone not to talk to me.. I guess that was a bad idea, and if any of them were capable of thinking and acting as individuals, maybe their tolerance for left wing racism wouldn't have been caught on camera.
@xdm45acp I don't know why you say MoveOn people didn't talk to you. They are in your video talking to you. They are responding to your question. Some answer the questions directly, others respond however they chose to respond. You didn't get the answer that you wanted. Isn't that what the MSM is criticized for? You had expectations that were not met by others. Life sucks when you wave a camera around.
@dogstar7 The answer I wanted?? The answer I thought would be given, is that it is not appropriate... I can't think of any circumstance it would be appropriate, but apparently there must be, or the individuals in the video, would have said its not. You think its appropriate, and I assume because you are racist, you say so on camera.
@xdm45acp I answer to the affirmative to any smear folks want to accuse me of. Is that the worst thing you could think of someone? It's just my way of getting that out of the way: Assume I am what you say. What does that prove? What do you hope to accomplish by "exposing racist on the left"? Are you a race mixer? Now I guess I don't understand. What point would you like "the left" to concede to you?
@dogstar7 I just think MoveOn.org should condemn racist elements within it's organization.
@xdm45acp
That's commendable of you. It's good of you to point out "racist elements" to MoveOn. Remind us again of Morelli's connection to MoveOn. Do they edit or publish his blog?