Illinois Opportunity Project
Recent News About Illinois Opportunity Project
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Illinois Opportunity Project: ‘Contact your legislators now urging them to save this lifeline for over 9,000 families’
The Illinois Opportunity Project is advocating parents and schools to continue to reach out to legislators in support of the Invest in Kids Scholarship Program.
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Illinois Opportunity Project: ‘Restoring trust should be the priority of state government officials’
The Illinois Opportunity Project is questioning Gov. J.B. Pritzker for diverging from his past statements in support of house speaker Michael Madigan after the ComEd Four conviction.
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Illinois Opportunity Project launches coalition to stop ranked-choice voting
The Illinois Opportunity Project launched the Stop-Ranked Choice Voting Coalition to oppose the confusing and disenfranchising voting system gaining steam in Springfield and the Chicago City Council.
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A Supreme Court Leak Won’t Save Gov. Pritzker
A Supreme Court Leak Won’t Save Gov. Pritzker
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Suburban Legislators Who Stood By Madigan
After last week’s indictment of Mike Madigan, some suburban legislators leaped to try and distance themselves from Madigan, but you know the truth.
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Op-ed: Illinoisans deserve change
The Illinois Opportunity Project is optimistic for the State’s future following the long-awaited indictment of House Speaker Mike Madigan.
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Not a Big Enough Tent for Pritzker’s Failed Record
The growing Republican Primary for governor is a reflection of the growing Illinois electorate hungry for change. While the focus of political provecautors and some members of the media is the politics within the Republican party, Illinois families are looking for the candidate with the best solutions to deliver tangible results to strengthen their communities.
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Op-ed: Not a big enough tent for Pritzker’s failed record
The growing Republican Primary for governor is a reflection of the growing Illinois electorate hungry for change.
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Op-ed: Pritzker's policies increase the challenges ahead
Governor Pritzker took to the pages of this paper to trumpet his administration’s perceived successes.
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Pritzker’s Failure to Contain COVID
Pritzker got it all wrong. After spending millions of dollars on TV ads praising himself for his response to COVID-19, Illinois is now reaching more cases a day than it has throughout this pandemic.
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The Question is Can Pritzker Beat Anyone
In an interview with Crain’s Chicago Business last week, Congressman Adam Kinzinger said, “If I ran for governor, I think I’m the only candidate that can win.”
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Learning from the Best?
Illinoisans are still waiting for the “New Day” promised by newly appointed House Speaker Chris Welch, even as the Springfield political conglomerate tries to convince you it exists.
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Pritzker’s Job Record: Total Failure
Pritzker’s Job Record: Total Failure
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Illinois Opportunity Project: What Gov. Pritzker missed while he was gone
After a week’s travel in Glasgow, London, and Washington, D.C., the Illinois Opportunity Project offers this recap of what Governor Pritzker missed while he was jet setting across the globe.
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Op-ed: Lessons from the 2021 Elections
Illinoisans pay some of the highest taxes to one of the most corrupt governments in the country, which fails to provide even basic services like quality education for kids or safe neighborhoods for families. It has been this way for a generation as Illinois has become steadily more difficult to live in, more expensive to do business in, and more unsatisfactory to raise a family in. Will that change in 2022?
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Pritzker declares gun violence public health crisis
Pritzker declares gun violence public health crisis
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Illinois Needs An Education Revolution
Illinois Needs An Education Revolution
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Illinois Voters Are Ready for Recall Options
Illinois Voters Are Ready for Recall Options
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The Illinois Opportunity Project Demands Hearing on Recall Proposal
The Illinois Opportunity Project Demands Hearing on Recall Proposal
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The Illinois Opportunity Project demands hearing on recall proposal
As the General Assembly reports to Springfield for veto session, the Illinois Opportunity Project calls for Senate President Don Harmon and Speaker Chris Welch to hold hearings on Senator Jason Barickman and Representative Mark Batinick’s proposed constitutional amendments that provide voters with the power to recall corrupt elected officials.