It’s the Christmas season and my wife has been watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.” So, when I looked at the editorial illustration accompanying Thursday’s Chicago Sun-Times’ editorial endorsing the massive expansion of gambling, I recognized its inspiration. When the euphemistically … Continue reading
It’s the Christmas season and my wife has been watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.” So, when I looked at the editorial illustration accompanying Thursday’s Chicago Sun-Times’ editorial endorsing the massive expansion of gambling, I recognized its inspiration. When the euphemistically … Continue reading
It’s been a long time since I looked at a couple of hundred page bill, but I decided to look at the one expanding gambling, House Bill 4194. I didn’t look at the headline stuff–where most of the money would … Continue reading
It’s been a long time since I looked at a couple of hundred page bill, but I decided to look at the one expanding gambling, House Bill 4194. I didn’t look at the headline stuff–where most of the money would … Continue reading
From Central Illinois comes the sad story of Lewistown Township Supervisor Sheila Gray in Fulton County “embezzling more than $182,000 with which she gambled and covered personal expenses.” That’s what Peoria TV station WMBD reported in early October. “Pekin’s former … Continue reading
From Central Illinois comes the sad story of Lewistown Township Supervisor Sheila Gray in Fulton County “embezzling more than $182,000 with which she gambled and covered personal expenses.” That’s what Peoria TV station WMBD reported in early October. “Pekin’s former … Continue reading
“You cannot gamble your way to prosperity. Every economist says you can’t do. If it’s decided on the facts, it’s lose-lose.” That’s what University of Illinois economist John Kindt told Kurt Erickson for his Bloomington Pantograph story of October 10th. … Continue reading
“You cannot gamble your way to prosperity. Every economist says you can’t do. If it’s decided on the facts, it’s lose-lose.” That’s what University of Illinois economist John Kindt told Kurt Erickson for his Bloomington Pantograph story of October 10th. … Continue reading
When I was in the General Assembly, I used to muse that schools didn’t care where more money would come from. If it came from the syndicate, well, no problem. That thought came to my head when I read former … Continue reading
When I was in the General Assembly, I used to muse that schools didn’t care where more money would come from. If it came from the syndicate, well, no problem. That thought came to my head when I read former … Continue reading
The Sun-Times reports Saturday that Senate President Emil Jones snuck a section in the bill to expand gambling to four new Illinois cities, including Chicago, as I read the article. Dave McKinney reports, “it would divert 2 percent of revenues … Continue reading
The Sun-Times reports Saturday that Senate President Emil Jones snuck a section in the bill to expand gambling to four new Illinois cities, including Chicago, as I read the article. Dave McKinney reports, “it would divert 2 percent of revenues … Continue reading
