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Nice Speech, Mr. Pritzker. What Now?
The media’s post-mortem on the election in Illinois is going true to its script. Frankly, I’m bored with that, and have my own observations I’d like to share. . Pritzker gave a pretty good speech, making promise to all the … Continue reading
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Illinois Desperately Needs Adult Supervision
Regardless of who you vote for as Governor, please make sure that we end up with an adult in the room. Put Republicans in charge of the Illinois House. Continue reading
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“Submitted Reports”: There’s No Such Thing as “Bad Press”?
In today’s Northwest Herald, Editor John Styf wrote an article describing how readers can submit news items for publication. However, he failed to tell us another way in which stories can find their way into the paper. I’m speaking of … Continue reading
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Jeanne, Don’t Be Remembered For That Label
Jeanne Ives’ primary campaign for Governor brought to light the anger that was just under the surface in the Republican base. Without her willingness to confront Governor Rauner over such things as signing the “Sanctuary State” bill and H.B. 40, … Continue reading
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Betrayed
First it was the story of how the Chicago Public School system delayed and denied services to special education students, leading to the appointment of a state monitor to oversee CPS’s compliance with state and Federal law. Now, in today’s … Continue reading