Governments like to keep secrets. It’s an attribute ingrained in the beast. Even outsiders elected to office vowing transparency get pushed in the direction of keeping information from the public. The local governments have gotten together and convinced our state … Continue reading
Four years ago Pat Quinn carried four counties. This year Quinn lost the three usually Downstate Democratic Party-dominated counties. Bruce Rauner won them all. … Continue reading
A communication from Republican candidate for Governor, Bruce Rauner: The Chicago Tribune’s breaking news headline said it all: “Federal judge deals Quinn ethics blow on IDOT patronage hiring.” [The article is here.] And then Pat Quinn disappeared… Media reports had … Continue reading
Two nights ago I received a “one-minute poll” from an unidentified source. Just three questions. Last night Susan Anderson called to ask me seven questions. The end of the survey said it was from Communications Express at 618-528-5700. Area code … Continue reading
The Better Government Association took a look something called the Urban Weatherization Initiative–a state government program whose goal was to train workers in manly African-American areas to identify and fix energy-inefficient homes. Cutting utility bills for the poor seems to … Continue reading
An email from Republican candidate for Governor Bruce Rauner: Emails from Quinn’s chief of staff expose politics behind NRI New emails show Quinn’s Chief of Staff rushing NRI rollout while coordinating with Quinn’s campaign manager, communications director and brother; Quinn … Continue reading
In 2008, the McHenry County Democratic Party came up with a board game that it called “McHenry County Monopoly.” It was fairly humorous. McHenry County Monopoly, The Game of One Party Rule This year, Pat Quinn enters the parody realm … Continue reading
An email from We Ask America: Illinois: Everything old is new again Governor Pat Quinn has made a career out of proving those who dismiss his chances in political races wrong. Earlier this year, most pundits outside of Illinois had … Continue reading
Four years ago, I talked to Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady before the annual summer Family PAC Cruise. Personal PAC had just begun what turned out to be a relentless whacking of Brady on his Pro-Life position on abortion. He … Continue reading
I get emails from Bruce Rauner all the time. Today I received one from Nellie Sires, Pat Quinn’s campaign manager: I want to take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Nellie, and I’m the Quinn campaign field director. … Continue reading
In mid-June Republican candidate for Govenror Bruce Rauner listed some ways he would cut the state budget. Number two on the list was “Ending the shuttle service and selling state planes.” At the end of June Governor Pat Quinn cut … Continue reading
Robert Breuder, the President of the College of DuPage had a wonderful plan. He would invite Governor Pat Quinn to speak at the Commencement Ceremony in the hope that the Govenror would release $20 million in building funds to subsidize … Continue reading
The bill limiting the Freedom of Information Act passed by the Illinois General Assembly has been vetoed by Governor Pat Quinn. Take a look at how your legislators voted and contact them about not voting for an override of the … Continue reading
From Adam Andrzejewski, Founder & Chairman, For The Good of Illinois: MAKING UP A $50 MILLION BUILDING The College of DuPage has spent $550 million since 2009 on campus construction, but it’s not enough… Dr. Breuder wants to spend $50 … Continue reading
It is really hard for me to believe that the President of the College of DuPage did what Adam Andrzejewski of For the Good of Illinois reported in this press release. It’s so good, I’ll print the press release: COLLEGE … Continue reading
Taking a page from President Barack Obama’s governance by Executive Order, Governor Rod Blagojevich ordered the unionization of all home health care workers in 2003. (No, I am wrong. Blagojevich may have provided an example for Obama to follow.) The … Continue reading
It really is no surprise that the Chicago Sun-Times is a paper that usually supports Democrats. After all, most of its circulation is in Cook County. Nevertheless, the one-two punch given by columnists Carol Marin and Mark Brown did surprise … Continue reading
Pat Quinn’s choice for Lt. Governor Paul Vallas released his income tax return for 2013. The Association Press did a story on it and reported that Vallas contributed $2,988 to charity. His income, as I total the figures, was $264,384. … Continue reading
Columnist George Will focused on politics in the state where he grew up in a column published in the Chicago Tribune Thursday. “Quinn is, as Winston Churchill reportedly said of an adversary, a modest man with much to be modest … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan Duffy: Ticket Quota Bill Passes Illinois Senate A bill co-sponsored by State Senator Dan Duffy (R-Lake Barrington) that prohibits counties, municipalities, and state police from implementing ticket quotas overwhelmingly passed in the Illinois … Continue reading
