07 Apr 2026

Lawfare Disjustice for HHS Secretary RFK Jr's Childhood Vaccine Schedule from 17 to 11 Jabs

By Kathleen McCarthy

Massachusetts-based Federal U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy suspended Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s (RFK Jr.) reduction of the CDC's Childhood Schedule of Vaccines from 17 to 11, including both Hepatitis A and B; Influenza; Rotavirus; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV); and Meningococcal vaccines – all absurd inoculations that have no more conclusive science behind them than most of the other vaccines populating the Childhood Schedule on behalf of Big Pharma.

06 Apr 2026

Sixty-Five Percent of Polled Illinoisians Want More Affordable Housing – and Don’t Call It “Granny Flats”

By Rich Miller

A YouGov poll conducted last month shows registered voters in Illinois overwhelmingly believe that the cost of renting and buying a home is a problem, think that there aren’t enough affordable homes for average folks and want the state Legislature to take action.

05 Apr 2026

Remembering My Older Brother Jay Strickland

By Eric Strickland
Jay R. Strickland, RIP (1952-2026)

As published back in March about one of the Reader's longest and most dedicated team members who passed in Februray, Jay Strickland's Celebration of Life was held April 4, 2026 at the Reader offices in downtown Davenport, Iowa. Below we publish Jay's younger brother Eric's eulogy he shared with us on Saturday.

30 Mar 2026

Turn In, Tune Out, Drop On: The Illinois GOP Primary Election Strategy as Read by Timothy Leary

By Rich Miller

The trend in special elections around the country for the past several months has shown spiking Democratic voter turn-out and tanking Republican turn-out. And some preliminary primary election results from earlier this month show the same trend here.

23 Mar 2026

Juliana Stratton and Josh Higgins Both Pulled Low(ish) Cards, but They Played Them and Won

By Rich Miller

One of the biggest stories to come out of election day was that several candidates with the most money came up short.

16 Mar 2026

This Election Cycle, Independent Money Is Plentiful, the Messaging Positive, and the Fear of Upset Pervasive

By Rich Miller

Independent-campaign expenditures have skyrocketed this year in state legislative races. All of these numbers were current as of Friday, at 4:20 p.m., when I finished writing this column.

09 Mar 2026

Jay R. Strickland, RIP (1952-2026)

By Leslie Bell
Reader 1043 MAR 2026 Jay Strickland Paper Peace Cranes Workshop

Jay R. Strickland, 73, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026, at Unity Point Health, Rock Island. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday April 4, 2026 from 2-4pm at the Reader offices located at 532 W 3rd Street, in downtown Davenport, Iowa.  Memorials can be made to the Figge Art Museum, Davenport.

09 Mar 2026

If There Remains Confusion Over What the Meaning of “Is” Is, Illinois Politics Offers No Clarification

By Rich Miller

Unless you’ve been under a rock, you likely know that former President Bill Clinton seemed to say that he flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet with JB Pritzker and his spouse – after saying that it was likely that Epstein as well as his notorious co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell were passengers on every flight he took on that plane.

09 Mar 2026

Progressive Democrats' and Neocon Republicans' Stars Align Again

By Kathleen McCarthy

President Trump’s February 19, 2026 Executive Order 14387, under the Defense Production Act of 1950, to ensure a stable and adequate supply of U.S.-produced Glyphosate also provides a liability shield for Bayer, a company that deliberately poisons human beings. It is unconscionable no matter the inconvenience in switching to safer, saner farming protocols, such as regenerative farming and crop rotation.

09 Mar 2026

Frank Klipsch III, RIP (1949-2026)

By Frank Klipsch IV

Relief and Opportunity Lessons During UncertaintyI’m standing on a sidewalk at the sideways bend of our great river – a perfect place to reflect on the legacy of my father, former YMCA CEO and Davenport mayor Frank Klipsch III.

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