This rumor, spread by deep-pocketed special interest groups interested in protecting their friends and donors, is that implementing a much-needed graduated income t... < read more >

Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan on Tuesday moved quickly to quash the latest scandal spattering his operation, directly disputing an allegation of retaliation and calling for an investigation into his own chief of staff and a key legislative ally.

The powerful Southwest Side Democrat vowed to cooperate fully with any probe conducted by Legislative Inspector General... < read more >

Focus on the guns. If we can just keep everyone’s attention on the guns and the homicides, we don’t have to think about all the children whose lives have been destroyed in Chicago by drugs.

All we have to do is get rid of assault weapons. That’s it. And maybe outlaw bump stocks.

OPINION

Focus on the guns and... < read more >

Should courts have the power to impose wage cuts, shrink the economy and require private organizations to deliver costly services for free?

Most people would probably say no. Yet this is what could happen when the U.S. Supreme Court issues its ruling in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, expected sometime in June.

At issue in Janus — a case that originated here in Illinois ... < read more >

I’d like to thank the Democratic leadership for all they have done to ensure a bright future for my children.

In 2012 my son graduated from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and did not find a career-type first job in Illinois. Yes, retail or service industry positions were available, but he didn’t spend four years getting an international business degree f... < read more >

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration was scolded by a top state watchdog for “serious mismanagement” that allowed seven state employees to hold patronage positions when their duties did not justify the special job titles, according to a report released Monday.

The Republican governor’s office also was reprimanded for providing incomplete information to exec... < read more >

It's not millions of dollars that's bet illegally each year on sporting events in this country it's billions, with a "b." And furthermore those same dollars go completely untaxed.

But now that the Supreme Court has made it possible for every state in the union to collect these tax dollars, it's time for Illinois to step up and pass legislation to make it possible. Not ... < read more >

An Effingham County resident and others took aim Monday at the county's recent sanctuary resolution and another that is being proposed.

Funkhouser resident Lindy Schmidt read a statement during the Effingham County Board meeting that criticized the board's recent resolution declaring the county a sanctuary for gun owners, as well as the proposed resolution to make the county a s... < read more >