19 Mar 2008

Obama Spells Trouble for Illinois Republicans

By Rich Miller

A new statewide poll confirms what most of us knew anyway. If Barack Obama is the Democratic presidential nominee, he will do a whole lot better in Illinois against Republican John McCain than will Hillary Clinton. But there's more to it than that.

 

12 Mar 2008

Governor's Promises Come Back to Bite Him

By Administrator

In early 2006, Governor Rod Blagojevich faced a firestorm of criticism from Jewish leaders for his appointment of Louis Farrakhan's "minister of protocol" to the Illinois Hate Crimes Commission. Several Jewish members resigned from the commission in protest of Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad's appointment, but Blagojevich refused to back down and claimed he didn't know who she was when he put her on the commission.

04 Mar 2008

Owner Stirs Trouble in Wrigleyville

By Rich Miller

Sam Zell, the owner of the Tribune Company, is fast becoming Public Enemy Number One.

27 Feb 2008

Illinois Might Consider an Election-Year Rarity: a Tax Hike

By Rich Miller

Normally, a tax hike would be the last thing that state legislators would consider in an election year. Tax increases are usually approved in "off years" to give voters time to forget before they vote. So, you'd think that a large income-tax increase in Springfield would be the last thing being considered.

20 Feb 2008

All Signs Point to an Early Gubernatorial Campaign

By Rich Miller

The 2008 general election is almost nine months away, but you don't have to listen too closely to hear some of the first shots of the 2010 governor's race being fired.

13 Feb 2008

Jones' "Victories" Could Escalate Statehouse War

By Administrator

There could be some loud fireworks the next time the Illinois Senate Democrats meet behind closed doors.

06 Feb 2008

Big Promises, Little Support for Chicago-Area Democrats

By Rich Miller

Governor Rod Blagojevich "It's been anticlimactic," sighed a top House Democratic operative last week when asked about some of the Chicago-area primary races.

30 Jan 2008

For Once, Washington Shows How to Get Something Done

By Rich Miller

I have no idea if a national recession is likely. Even economists don't seem to know for sure. Nobody really does.

But it has been interesting to watch Washington, D.C., react to the potential of a recession.

23 Jan 2008

Governor Can't Even Win with Senior-Citizen Freebie

By Administrator

While I still think things will eventually calm down and Governor Rod Blagojevich's insistence that senior citizens be given free rides on all mass-transit systems will one day be viewed as a welcomed entitlement, it's obvious that lots and lots of Illinoisans don't feel that way right now.

16 Jan 2008

Governor Casts Himself as Savior with Transit Bailout

By Rich Miller

Pure genius. Hot-dogging genius, of course, but brilliant nonetheless.

I'm referring to Governor Rod Blagojevich's announcement last week that he would abandon his much-repeated pledge to veto any tax hike "on people" and go ahead and approve a regional sales-tax hike to fund a mass-transit bailout for Chicagoland. His only caveat was that senior citizens must forever ride free on all transit districts in the state.

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