From Murder Capital to Migrant Crisis: Why Trump Must Deploy the National Guard to Chicago
By Rod Blagojevich and Mark Vargas OpinionWhile Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tout drops in homicides,...
Mark Vargas is a political strategist, media personality, and Editor-in-Chief of Illinois Review — the state’s leading source for conservative news and opinion.
A former civilian official in the Office of the Secretary of War, he served on a special task force in Iraq from 2007 to 2010, completing 14 missions to Baghdad and earning the Secretary of Defense Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal.
Vargas was credited by The Wall Street Journal for engineering the successful clemency campaign for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and later played a key role in securing clemency for longtime Trump ally Roger Stone.
He is also a columnist for Newsmax and previously co-hosted The StoneZONE with Roger Stone.
By Rod Blagojevich and Mark Vargas OpinionWhile Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tout drops in homicides,...
Escrito por Mark Vargas 15 de Agosto de 2025 El martes, el veterano asesor de Trump, Roger Stone, presentó pruebas...
By Mark VargasAugust 15, 2025 On Tuesday, longtime Trump advisor Roger Stone released damning evidence that Florida Congressman Carlos Giménez...
By Mark Vargas, Newsmax Columnist, Editor-in-Chief, Illinois ReviewOriginally published in NewsmaxFrom the Mideast to South and East Asia, Central and...
By Illinois ReviewA former Deerfield High School volunteer wrestling coach and district-wide social media coordinator has been arrested and charged...
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-ChiefOriginally published in NewsmaxConservative Republicans are facing a new threat in America as incident reports of "swatting"...
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief and Newsmax ColumnistPublished originally in NewsmaxImagine living in a community where your life expectancy is at...
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-ChiefIllinois Republican political circles are buzzing about potential candidates entering the governor’s race in 2026 – but...
OPINIONBy Mark Vargas, Editor-in-ChiefThe narrative that the Donald Trump campaign in 2016 was colluding with Russia will go down as...
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-ChiefPublished originally in Newsmax(Editor's Note: The following opinion column does not constitute an endorsement of any political...