Gas execs need to feel the chill

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By Ray Hanania You would think that record low temperatures might save you money. But not in Illinois and not at Nicor gas, the company that has a monopoly on how we heat our homes. You can’t switch your utility companies. They are determined by geographic location. Originally an Illinois company gobbled up by AGL,…

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Are independent medical practices becoming extinct?

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By Sally C. Pipes Facing declining revenue prospects, physicians are shuttering their private, independent practices to join larger hospitals that have near-monopolies on care in the regions they serve. This trend is depressing news for Americans. Further concentration of market power in these health systems ultimately results in less personalized care for patients — and…

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Police get political, go after Martwick

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By Rich Miller The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police’s top campaign priority this spring is defeating Sen. Rob Martwick (D-Chicago) in the Democratic primary. The police group is backing Chicago police detective Erin Jones, who not long ago was described as a “loyal member” of the Northwest Side GOP Club. The previous practice in that…

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Gorman is the centrist we need

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By Ray Hanania Most people in Cook County laugh when they hear the words “local Republicans.” That’s because the Republican organization in Cook County and in Illinois is a mess. Many Democrats I know shrug their shoulders and ask, “Who cares?” It’s more of a statement of fact than a question. The few Republicans who…

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Everything ‘Madigan’ is called into question

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By Rich Miller For decades, House Speaker Michael Madigan and everyone around him insisted that the man was always very scrupulous and extremely careful about not only the language that he used, but the language he allowed to be used in his presence. For instance, if a property tax client of his law firm began…

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I like Mike, but losers don’t

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Funny how fast the weakest and the most failed political leaders in Illinois cheer when the most powerful are attacked. For a lot of politicians who can’t win office, and those who have won but who fail at their jobs, they relish seeing those who have been successful and powerful get pushed under a cloud…

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Time to restore faith in government

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By Rich Miller By the end of 2020, most people assumed there were only three ways to get House Speaker Michael Madigan out of office, and none were going to happen anytime soon. Not one of those scenarios involved the Republican Party, the Chicago Tribune editorial board, the Illinois Policy Institute or their fellow travelers…

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Time is now to remove Putin

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By Ray Hanania Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin wants to restore the “grandeur” of the old Soviet Union. Over his past 22 years in power, he has done everything to reverse the move towards democracy that began with the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev and presidency of Boris Yeltsin on Christmas Day 1991. President Biden has been…

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State lawmakers must ensure fairness for storage-unit renters

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By Retired Army Col. Paul Kantwill During and since my time as an active-duty officer in the Army, I have devoted much time and energy to protecting military service members from financial predators. Last year I focused on the passage of the Predatory Lending Prevention Act (PLPA), and the nationwide repeal of a Comptroller of…

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Pritzker extricates himself from mask mess

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By Rich Miller For what seemed like an eternity, but probably just for the past year or so, infamous COVID attorney Thomas DeVore has been citing the first paragraph of Section 2 of the Illinois Department of Public Health Act to claim that only IDPH has the power to quarantine or isolate Illinoisans. Indeed, the…

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