“Do you know that guy Sam Skinner?” That’s what the Democrat across the aisle asked me one day shortly after our 1973 swearing in. “No, never met him,” was my answer. “That’s good, because he’s getting close to some of … Continue reading
The last Democrat to serve in the Illinois House before Jack Franks died in Arizona April 3rd. This is the second installment of some of my memories of Tom, who died of cancer in Prescott, Arizona, on April 3, 2009. … Continue reading
The headline in the Chicago Sun-Times about the opening of the extension of the I-355 tollway says, “I-355 extension opening to give motorists long-awaited relief” Not for motorists driving on the rest of the tollway system. It’s opening and the … Continue reading
The headline in the Chicago Sun-Times about the opening of the extension of the I-355 tollway says, “I-355 extension opening to give motorists long-awaited relief” Not for motorists driving on the rest of the tollway system. It’s opening and the … Continue reading
“Do you know that guy Sam Skinner?” That’s what the Democrat across the aisle asked me one day shortly after our 1973 swearing in. “No, never met him,” was my answer. “That’s good, because he’s getting close to some of … Continue reading
