Prairie State Wire

Dodge: 'I think the governor missed out by not being honest with everybody from the start'

By Art Benavidez | Feb 20, 2022

Gov. Pritzker has received an F on a recent Brownstone Institute report that rated how states handled the initial 14 months of the pandemic.

Gubernatorial candidate Rabine: 'When I win, I will hire every good firefighter back with signing bonuses'

By Art Benavidez | Feb 19, 2022

Republican gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine is rejoicing over the Supreme Court decision to prohibit President Biden’s vaccine mandate.

lllinois pension shortfall surpasses $500 billion; average household burden $110,000

By Art Benavidez | Nov 17, 2021

A recent report stated that the average taxpayer's household is obligated for $110,000 for Illinois' half-a-trillion public employee pension debt.

Some work to do for a Big Ten repeat: Northwestern's Wildcats outside Top 25 in AP football poll

By Art Benavidez | Aug 29, 2021

Northwestern will have some work to do if they wish to climb into the AP Top 25 Poll as they currently sit outside the rankings at No. 33.

Illinois GOP blasts Democrats who 'created our corruption mess'

By Art Benavidez | Jul 27, 2021

Republican lawmakers in Illinois are becoming frustrated at what they deem is Democrats' inaction on corruption in the executive government that they helped create, Chicago Business reported.