After watching both debates Tuesday, we had some thoughts.
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I stopped Irvin before he left the room and asked if he had a moment. He said “absolutely,” before a staffer cut him off, grabbing him by the shoulder saying “no, we can’t.”
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His campaign team may not agree, but I don’t have a problem with Richard Irvin. On paper, there are really great things about his potential candidacy for governor.
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It’s an election year. Tensions are high. The Governor knows crime is the Achilles' heel of his path to re-election. Governor Pritzker also likes his rhetoric and he wants to fire up Democratic voters.
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The Senate followed up on Wednesday’s House action passing a $2.7 billion expenditure of federal bailout dollars to shore up the state’s unemployment insurance fund.
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Terry Cosgrove, the President and CEO of PersonalPAC, announced last week he’s retiring after the 2022 cycle. Outsiders probably don’t know who he is.
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Last week, news broke that many of us thought would never come: Mike Madigan has actually (finally) been indicted.
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A handful of Republicans are trying to make a statement by getting themselves kicked off the House floor for refusing to wear a face covering in accordance with House rules.
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Anyone involved in billionaire Ken Griffin’s statewide slate just isn’t talking.
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There are two lasting takeaways from the court ruling upholding the Democrat-drawn legislative maps.
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Just a week after the General Assembly passed a new congressional map, some races are becoming a little more clear.
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This Veterans’ Day, let me, as a veteran, thank our country and the state of Illinois for what they have done for me.
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We’ll do this every once in a while. I’ll put out a call and answer your questions.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan appears to be planning to highlight his position in the field as an “outsider,” according to a poll seemingly conducted by his campaign this weekend.
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The Better Government Association and Chicago Sun-Times took a swing at Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) this weekend and, frankly, I’m not sure why.
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If Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Oakland) wanted to be taken seriously, her first six months in office have shown she’s largely unwilling to do the things it takes for someone to be an effective member of Congress and has tied her political fortunes to the proverbial looney bin.
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Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Oakland) is holding to her campaign promises to do nothing for her constituents.
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The Bears may be considering a move to Arlington Heights. Who’s gonna pay for it?
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It seems you could fill the miles between Chicago and Cairo with the differences in opinion between Republicans and Democrats in the rules, laws, constitutionality, and standards for drawing new legislative maps.
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Speaker Welch, President Harmon, Governor Pritzker, it’s time to take notice: your constituents want, no, check that, they demand you pass real, substantive ethics reform right now.
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