25 Jun 2002

Something Stinks at GOP Bigwig's Chicago Office

By Administrator
Crain's Chicago Business has reported that during the summer of 2000, just about everyone at Illinois House Republican Leader Lee Daniels' Chicago office was paid with state money to work on political campaigns.
18 Jun 2002

Powerful Union Takes Massive Hit in Illinois Budget

By Rich Miller
It's been a long time since a union has taken a hit in Springfield like the American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees took last week. The Illinois Senate Republicans held lockstep for more than eight hours last week, approving all but a handful of Governor George Ryan's 234 budgetary vetoes one by one.
04 Jun 2002

Top 10 Rights of a Quad Citian

By Mary McInnis Meyer
1. Gamble. 2. Tattoo anything you want on your forehead. 3. Choose not to get it in writing when someone offers you $150,000 to tattoo your forehead. 4. Sue the guy who told you, "Yeah, yeah! Do it! I'll pay ya!" 5.
28 May 2002

Take a Closer Look at Indictments of Ryan's Friends

By Administrator
I think we might have missed the trees for the forest last week. Many major media outlets just barely skimmed the charges last week when federal prosecutors indicted three of Illinois Governor George Ryan's friends.
21 May 2002

Post Transforms the "Evil One" Into a Good Guy

By Administrator
Ten years ago, Bill Holland was one of the most hated people in the Illinois Statehouse. As Democratic Senate President Phil Rock's chief of staff, Holland had a difficult assignment. Rock was a nice man.
21 May 2002

Mailbox Bomber Guilty of Evading Editorial Process

By Mary McInnis Meyer
For several days, the mailboxes in my neighborhood stood with their jaws hanging open. "No bombs in here! No siree!" they proclaimed in hollow voices. But it's not the bombs that my jaw is hanging open about. It's the letter that came with them.
14 May 2002

State Employees Flex Political Muscle

By Rich Miller
There might be no more politically powerful union in Illinois than the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Want proof? Well, AFSCME brought thousands of its members to Springfield last week for its annual "lobby day," and both state legislative chambers used the opportunity to suck up a whole lot more than they ever would for any other labor organization.
07 May 2002

How Does Your City Grow?

By Michelle Magyar
As Davenport awakes from its winter's sleep, we see spring blossoming all around us. We look out at our greening lawns and wonder when it will be safe to plant our garden. All of us who enjoy our gardens look forward to planning and cultivating one that will produce a bountiful harvest all summer long.
23 Apr 2002

Governor Ryan's Lawyer a Walking Conflict-of-Interest

By Administrator
So, here's the deal: If you're being investigated, questioned, subpoenaed, etc. by the U.S. Attorney's office in connection with the Illinois secretary of state scandals, the governor's campaign fund will pay your legal bills, unless you were one of those low-level mopes actually selling commercial drivers licenses.
09 Apr 2002

Feds Detonate Atomic Bomb on Illinois Republican Party

By Rich Miller
The feds set off a political atomic bomb the other day with the indictment of Illinois Governor George Ryan's campaign committee and his two former campaign managers, Scott Fawell and Rich Juliano. The big question on many minds is whether the entire state Republican Party will be damaged by the resulting radioactivity.

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