Author: chicagoinquirer

by Bill Weissert GARY, Ind.  — After a lunchtime roundtable with Indiana Sen. Todd Young and Utah Rep. Burgess Owens, Republican congressional candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green suggested she appreciated “serving alongside my peers.” “Not my peers,” she quickly corrected. “I misspoke.” Green isn’t their congressional colleague yet, but her slip might not be all that premature. Democrats have represented this industrial, union-friendly corner of northwest Indiana in Congress for nearly a century. But their grip on the seat is in question as the party faces headwinds around the U.S. this year, buffeted by President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings and high…

Two hundred and fifty Quantum convertible pressure-relief hospital mattresses have been donated to Nigeria by Joliet’s Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center recently. A new version of the mattress goes for about $1000 according to Janet Long, image maker for the 100-year old hospital. “It is rewarding for us that we can help people across the ocean. We are happy that it could be put to use by an hospital in Nigeria,” John J. Short, a vice president with the hospital who handed the mattresses to Chief Emeka Daniel Ibekwe, chairman PDP,Chicago branch said during the occasion. Chief Ibekwe praised the…

Dr. Christopher Alan Bullock is the modern day Dr. Martin L. Luther King Jr. Some of the late civil rights leader’s professors also trained Bullock, erstwhile president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), South Side branch and Senior Pastor Progressive Baptist Church. He spoke to Joseph Omoremi, editor of The Chicago Inquirer on a number of issues including why he opted out of the Black ministers’ conference. Excepts: Inquirer: Good afternoon sir. Dr. Bullock: Good afternoon, Joseph. I’m glad to have this opportunity to talk with you and I’m excited about the future of your…

by Cosmas Attayi-Elaigu When national honors are dished out, the elite in politics, business, social and cultural affairs mostly benefit. Rarely has a chef been accorded such recognition. Recently, Nigeria, African most populous country, broke the ground in this category by granting a national award to a chef well known for feeding the elite well. Chef Ajayi Ojo was among several others who received national honors on December 16, 2004 at an impressive ceremony in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Nigerian officials noted that national honor is the height of recognition in all endeavors in any society. And this is why…

by Hope Yen WASHINGTON  — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot won’t give Donald Trump the chance to turn a possible live TV appearance of his subpoenaed testimony into a “circus” and “food fight” as lawmakers try to ensure he complies with their demands, the panel’s vice chair said Sunday. The committee is demanding Trump’s testimony under oath next month as well as records relevant to its investigation. To avoid a complicated and protracted legal battle, Trump reportedly had told associates he might consider complying with the subpoena if he could answer questions during live testimony. When asked if…

LONDON  — Observers of Britain’s governing structure can be forgiven for scratching their heads in recent weeks as they watch the country reel through a succession of prime ministers without holding an election. While the opposition Labour Party is demanding an election, the governing conservatives are pushing on with choosing another prime minister from within their own ranks, which they have the right to do because of the way Britain’s parliamentary democracy works. BRITONS NEVER ACTUALLY VOTE FOR THEIR PRIME MINISTER Britain is divided into 650 local constituencies, and people tick a box for the representative they want to become…

by Sylvia Hui and Jill Lawless LONDON  — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnsonannounced Sunday he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending a short-lived, high-profile attempt to return to the prime minister’s job he was ousted from little more than three months ago. His withdrawal leaves former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak the strong favorite to become Britain’s next prime minister — the third this year — at a time of political turmoil and severe economic challenges. He could win the contest as soon as Monday. Johnson, who was ousted in July amid ethics scandals, had been widely…

by Emeka Obasi Rivers United disfigured my mood, honestly. Never seen such unserious bunch since GOD sent me to Planet Earth. It is paradise to get 40,000 dollars. These players chose Hades, instead. Governor Nyesom Wike promised the footballers the princely sum of 40, 000 dollars each, if they qualified for the group stage of the CAF Champions League. Under this killing economy, that huge amount is the end of poverty for many families. Rivers United needed to beat Casablanca side, Wydad Athletic Club (WAC) to romp into millions. In Port Harcourt, they got a 2-1 victory. The Moroccans…

by Andrew Seligman CHICAGO  — No Cavaliers player had opened a season with back-to-back 30-point games, not even LeBron James, until now. That he became the first to do so was all well and good to Donovan Mitchell. More important to him was Cleveland getting its first win. Mitchell scored 32 points, and the Cavaliers made it look easy, pounding the Bulls 128-96 Saturday night in Chicago’s home opener. “It’s definitely an honor,” he said. “I’m blessed to be able to do that. Hopefully, I can continue to build and do more. I’m just doing what’s asked of me.” Mitchell…

NEW YORK  — Salman Rushdie’s agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack from a man who rushed the stage at an August literary event in western New York, according to a published report. Literary agent Andrew Wylie told the Spanish language newspaper El Pais in an article published Saturday that Rushdie suffered three serious wounds to his neck and 15 more wounds to his chest and torso in the attack that took away sight in an eye and left a hand incapacitated. Rushdie, 75, spent…