As Republicans in Illinois, we too often fall victim to a self-fulfilling prophecy of defeat. We get caught in a cycle of pessimism, quoting old losses instead of building new victories.
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I was not paying any attention to Governor Pritzker’s COVID press briefings that had become a daily occurrence in mid-March of 2020.
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One Illinois Democrat who didn’t peacock for the cameras after President Trump’s not-a-SOTU was Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield).
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So many of us on any side of the political spectrum, found ourselves in shock at your announcement Monday. If you're someone who believes in the power of prayer, and I believe you are, you should know just how many people are standing beside you right now.
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No matter your political persuasion, Governor JB Pritzker’s FY26 budget proposal, introduced Wednesday, is a mixed bag.
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Coming up in Republican politics, it’s pretty much just engrained in you that the evil oracle that was House Speaker Michael Madigan was absolutely corrupt.
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There’s nothing like pointless political theater in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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For over a decade, workers in Illinois have been bearing the brunt of an unjust retirement system.
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At the center of Illinois’ challenges – rising property taxes, budget gaps, outmigration – lies a topic that stirs emotions and debate: public pensions.
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On January 20th, our nation will once again watch our democracy in action.
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It has been written about exhaustively since the November election. What the party did wrong. What Biden did wrong. What the Harris campaign did wrong. Blah. Blah. Blah.
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Mike Madigan is testifying in his own defense.
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Based on encounters I have across Springfield, I’d say a whole bunch of people want better local news.
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Every poll across the state and country, both before and after the election, showed the high cost of living, mostly caused by post-pandemic inflation, was the top issue for voters. But in Illinois, candidates from both parties failed miserably in communicating a strategy for making the state more affordable to live in.
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We’re updating our Top Ten Legislative Districts that Could Flip as conditions on the ground (and ad dollars in the air) change the landscape with two weeks to go until Election Day.
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When Democrats redrew the legislative maps in 2021, good government advocates, observers, jamokes like me, and, of course, Republicans, complained the gerrymandered maps would reduce competition and provide worse representation for taxpayers in the General Assembly over the next decade.
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Here’s a rundown of some of the things we’re hearing around the state as campaign season prepares to turn to October:
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This will not look great for Republicans, as you may imagine, but not every GOP insider is shaking in their loafers.
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Arrogance seems to be Governor JB Pritzker’s default position every time he’s posed a questions about the rights of legal gun owners in the state.
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If Governor JB Pritzker joins the ticket as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate or would leave Illinois to join a potential Harris administration in the cabinet, it would set off a series of events that would potentially lead to chaos in Illinois government and politics.
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