13 Jul 2026

Welch Turns Up the Heat on Some Indicted Dems to Resign and Turns on the Air Conditioner for Others

By Rich Miller

Representative Luis Arroyo, D-Chicago, was arrested by the FBI on October 28, 2019, for attempting to bribe a state senator. House Speaker Michael Madigan, who was under investigation himself, called on Arroyo to resign that same day. The next day, Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, was one of three House Democrats who signed a petition to automatically trigger the creation of a Special Investigating Committee. Welch and the two others included the sworn federal criminal complaint against Arroyo as evidence.

12 Jul 2026

Volatilizing Iowa's State Trees

By Tom Foley
Oak tatters from acetochlor contamination in 2026 at Prairie Oaks Reservation in LeClaire, Iowa. (Ph

Chemical Trespassing on Iowa's State Tree Cannot Be Punished

Tony Singh's 20-Year Quest to Address Pesticide Damage in His Oak Savanna

In 1996, Tony Singh began rewilding a plot of land in LeClaire, hoping to restore its oak savanna, native prairie, woodlands, and wetlands. Fewer than five years later, he noticed the leaves on his oak trees were in tatters.

11 Jul 2026

The Infectious Disease Frenzy

By David Bell
covid-19-mandate-protestors-iowa-state-capitol-jan-11-2021

In our enlightened age, the public seems tirelessly bombarded with warnings of existential threat from infectious disease. Another distant outbreak is spreading, this time it could be Disease X – “…and there is no vaccine!” How, one might ask, is our species still extant?

06 Jul 2026

Pritzker and Raoul Only Said Goodbye with Words – But There’s Just No Going Back to Flat

By Rich Miller

About a week after the state budget passed both chambers in the dark of night, Attorney General Kwame Raoul spoke to the City Club of Chicago to complain that his budget was cut by $10 million.

29 Jun 2026

“Sometimes the Best Move Is No Move at All” as a Political Strategy Doesn’t Work Well in Illinois

By Rich Miller

The news earlier this month that the Illinois AFL-CIO has “deferred” all decisions on legislative and statewide endorsements in the upcoming fall election generated quite a bit of headlines.

22 Jun 2026

“Legislative Add-Ons Returning to Normal Levels” Sounds a Lot Like “Cuts” When Factoring in Inflation

By Rich Miller

In response to a question last week from my associate Isabel Miller, Governor JB Pritzker said he didn’t think a group of progressive legislators could pass their progressive revenue bills through both chambers by the end of the spring session.

15 Jun 2026

Will Fumbling the Illinois Stadium Bill Cost Pritzker Any Ambitions He May Have for National Office?

By Rich Miller

Governor JB Pritzker last week squarely placed the responsibility for passing a Bears stadium bill on the team itself, and had some unsolicited lobbying advice for the Bears as he attempted to brush off his own session attendance issues.

08 Jun 2026

What Happens When Illinois Loses the Bears, and Why That Might Not Be the Worst Thing in the World

By Rich Miller

Six days before the last day of the spring state legislative session, Senator Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, gave me two big reasons why it was so difficult to push a Bears stadium bill across the finish line. Cunningham, as you know, is the chief sponsor of the Senate’s Bears bill.

03 Jun 2026

Who Is the Client?

By Todd McGreevy
Ezra Sidran May 26.2026 Davenport Iowa Lawsuit Excerpt

Important determination about city hired outside counsel's obligations to private citizens. 

If you visit "David Ezra Sidran vs. City of Davenport, Iowa," you'll find the full text of Ezra Sidran's late May 2026 law suit against the City of Davenport and its elected leaders.

03 Jun 2026

How AI Killed Global Warming: Now That Data Centers Are So Essential, Climate Change Is No Longer the Existential Threat?!

By Kathleen McCarthy
Fear Porn Furlong Winner Uncle Scam Riding Bilderberg

The 21st century is silly with a vast wealth of data for doing reliable research. Using advanced computer technology to access troves of rich data relative to climate, as well as volumes of historic climate data, we should be able to accurately draw useful conclusions on climate change. So where's the beef?

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