. By Ray Hanania . I covered the debate in Atlanta between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. I was shocked at Biden’s performance. CNN had done everything to help Biden by curtailing Trump’s rambunctious style, preventing him from “interrupting” the debate with Biden as he did 190 times when they met four […]
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Posted inOpinion, Opinion Vedette, Will County
Letter to Ed.: Bob Heuer
Dear Editor: Twenty-two years ago, I wrote this Chicago Reader essay titled “Runway Inflation: Ignoring history, viable alternatives, and common sense, the people pushing for an airport in Peotone are dragging us all into their fantasy world.” Since 1985, the eastern Will County community has lived under the cloud of a state taxpayer-funded agenda to […]
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Times have changed for state Dems
. By Rich Miller . During the last couple weeks of the spring state legislative session, Senate President Don Harmon got whacked twice by allies, including Gov. JB Pritzker, but still managed to keep his cool. On May 14, the pro-choice powerhouse group Personal PAC issued a blistering press release blasting the Senate super-majority for […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Vedette
Letter to the Editor: Good Food for All
By Bob Heuer, HNA Networks Republicans and Democrats don’t exactly see eye to eye on much these days. They did though on June 20 at the county board meeting in Joliet. Board Chair Judy Ogalla (R-Monee) secured unanimous support for “Good Food For All.” The policy proposal will be presented for adoption at next month’s […]
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What about the needs of Americans?
. By Ray Hanania . It’s amazing how America is being forced to accept migrants, undocumented and foreigners who enter this country illegally by ignoring our immigration laws and system. These illegals are given all kinds of benefits, including housing, shelter, food, funding and even “documentation services” including getting driver’s licenses from Gov. JB Pritzker. […]
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Far right gets what’s left of GOP
. By Rich Miller . As you’ve probably heard by now, Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy announced his resignation last week, apparently effective the day after the Republican National Convention concludes on July 18. The announcement came after far-right activists forced out the state party’s vice chair, Mark Shaw, and the resignation of the […]
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Bust up the transit fiefdoms
. By Rich Miller . “What was supposed to be a simple storage warehouse for the Metra transit agency has now buried the nation’s fourth-busiest commuter rail system in a sinking money pit, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.” The Chicago broadcast station’s scoop last week is an almost perfect encapsulation of why northeastern Illinois’ mass […]
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Dems, GOP wrangling over ballot access
. By Rich Miller . A state law essentially designed to prevent Republicans from appointing legislative candidates to the ballot after the March primary was ruled unconstitutional by a Sangamon County judge last week, but her ruling only applied to the 14 Republican plaintiffs in the case who are running for the Illinois House and […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Vedette, State News
IARF Thanks Legislators for Disability Worker Wage Increase
The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (IARF), representing community providers of services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and serious mental illnesses, recently issued the following statement after the final state budget proposal was acted on by the Illinois Legislature: “We offer a sincere and important thank you to state legislators and Gov. Pritzker’s […]
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Dems ‘win ugly’ on budget vote
. By Rich Miller . Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch gave added meaning to the phrase “winning ugly” during the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 29. I’ve never seen anything like it, so let’s take a look. House members were told to be in their seats by noon Tuesday after the Senate had easily […]