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'J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Lightfoot, where are you?' Gubernatorial candidate calls for action against Illinois' gun violence

By Karen Kidd | Dec 5, 2021

If Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot heard gubernatorial candidate and Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia)'s call for action earlier this week to combat gun and gang violence in the state, they haven't mentioned it

Illinois GOP: Teaching critical race theory in schools 'definitely not for a lack of trying'

By Karen Kidd | Nov 13, 2021

The tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) are being taught in Illinois public school, despite assertions otherwise, the Illinois Republican Party said in a recent social media post.

Illinois adult-use marijuana sales on track to exceed $1 billion this year, IDFPR reports

By Karen Kidd | Oct 22, 2021

Illinois is well on its way to surpassing $1 billion in adult-use marijuana sales this year, according to the latest information from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

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'COVID continues to largely spare the lives of Illinois children' according to analysis of CDC, IDPH data

By Karen Kidd | Oct 21, 2021

COVID-19's Delta variant isn't more dangerous to children, a right-leaning public policy publication said in a recent analysis of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) data

Investment manager Piton hopes to challenge Duckworth, says she 'does not believe in the Constitution'

By Karen Kidd | Aug 10, 2021

St. Charles investment and wealth manager Bobby Piton has joined four other Republicans who want to unseat incumbent Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth in next year's General Election.

No response yet to Pritzer's SBA-relief request following tornado touchdown in DuPage

By Karen Kidd | Jul 14, 2021

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has not yet responded to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's request for a disaster declaration in DuPage County following a tornado touchdown there last month.

Activist Doubek urges fair redistricting in which 'everyone's voices are being heard and recognized and counted'

By Karen Kidd | Apr 29, 2021

Even a completely independent and transparent redistricting process in Illinois would not essentially flip power from entrenched Democrats to the always-minority Republicans, the head of a Chicago-based organization that advocates politician-free remapping said during a recent interview.

Skillicorn criticizes GOP congressman who called for Trump's ouster

By Karen Kidd | Jan 17, 2021

Illinois' U.S. House Rep. Adam Kinzinger shouldn't have called for President Donald Trump's removal following last week's insurrection in Washington that has so far left four people dead, a fellow Republican and outgoing state representative from Crystal Lake said.

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'Find someone other than me;' Madigan challenged caucus after suspending bid to retain House Speaker role

By Karen Kidd | Jan 13, 2021

Just days before now-former House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) was ousted as speaker, he tried to retain his power by challenging Democrats to find someone else for the top political job.

Rep. Moylan 'wholeheartedly' agrees Trump should be removed from office

By Karen Kidd | Jan 12, 2021

An Illinois 55th state House District Democrat has added his voice to those urging that President Donald Trump, with eight days left in office, somehow be removed from office."I wholeheartedly agree that President Trump should be removed from office immediately," state Rep. Marty Moylan (D-Des Plaines) told Prairie State Wire in a brief email statement.Moylan's comments came after last weeks attack on the U.S.

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IDPH apparently ignoring House Republicans' request for contact-tracing data

By Karen Kidd | Oct 29, 2020

The Illinois Department of Public health (IDPH) apparently is ignoring – publicly anyway – a letter from Republican State House Representatives asking for proof that shutting down bars and restaurants in the state will slow the spread of COVID-19.

Capitol Fax: Pritzker reveals different resignation standard for Madigan

By Karen Kidd | Aug 5, 2020

The publisher of an influential Illinois newsletter is trying to call Gov. J.B. Pritzker's attention to comments the governor made in January to what is currently applicable regarding House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago).

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Edgar County Watchdogs co-founder seeks correction on story about COVID-19 suit against Pritzker

By Karen Kidd | Jul 31, 2020

The co-founder of an Illinois-based political activist group has asked a Rockford-based television station for a correction to a July 23 Associated Press news story about a lawsuit against Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

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Illinois GOP ponders next moves after setbacks opposing Pritzker's gathering ban

By Karen Kidd | Jul 16, 2020

The Illinois Republican Party's next steps in its lawsuit against Gov. J.B. Pritzker over his pandemic-driven ban on gatherings of 10 or more appear limited following failures to get an injunction on the ban from federal judges.

Wirepoints president warns of property tax increases due to COVID-19

By Karen Kidd | Jul 16, 2020

Illinoisans can expect even higher property tax rates as the ongoing pandemic accelerates the decades-long shift of the burden from commercial property holders to homes, a conservative-leaning public policy expert warned in a recent op-ed commentary

U.S. Senate Resolution: No bailing out Illinois

By Karen Kidd | Oct 8, 2019

The Land of Lincoln is suffering a number of financial woes, fueled in large part by unfunded pension liabilities, but neither Illinois nor any other state should expect a bailout from Uncle Sam, according to a resolution introduced into the senate last summer.

Rep. Skillicorn introduces fireworks bill aimed at helping merchants recoup gas tax losses

By Karen Kidd | Jul 30, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) is pushing a bill that would remove the state's restrictions on fireworks sales so that tax-burdened Illinois businesses will have a shot at the profits currently being earned by merchants in neighboring states.

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