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From Prairie State Wire

GOP-driven Manufacturer’s Purchase Credit to save $40 million in operations

By Glenn Minnis | 2 days ago

Illinois House Republicans are intent on keeping the manufacturing industry positioned as one of the state’s largest economic drivers.

From Rockford Sun

Rep. Keicher backs five GOP-led ethics reform bills amid state corruption scandals

By Glenn Minnis | 4 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) is determined to bring about ethics reform in state government following a spate of corruption charges against Democratic lawmakers.

From Will County Gazette

Candidate Gradel calls out opponent Underwood for 'pandering to the most radical' Democrats

By Glenn Minnis | 7 days ago

Illinois Republican congressional candidate Ted Gradel is blasting U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood’s (D-Naperville) vote to pursue impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump as a pure “power grab.”

Dixon mayor calls for reform following Rep. Arroyo's arrest for bribery

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 8, 2019

Dixon Mayor Liandro “Li” Arenallo Jr. thinks Springfield desperately needs a change of culture.

Rep. Keicher co-sponsors state ethics reform bill

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 8, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) has signed on as a co-sponsor of a bill aimed at reforming ethics policies in state government in the wake of the growing number of political scandals now gripping the state.

From Prairie State Wire

Ideas Illinois chairman calls Pritzker's promotion of fair tax proposal 'inappropriate at best,' illegal at worst

By Glenn Minnis | 16 days ago

As chairman of the Vote No on the Blank Check Amendment, Greg Baise is demanding that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker put an end to what he sees as an abuse of state taxpayers.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois property taxes continue to stifle housing market, IPI reports

By Glenn Minnis | 22 days ago

Housing sales in Illinois continue to lag below the national average as the state's rising property taxes have all but crippled the market.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives not surprised that Exelon, ComEd, Madigan are key figures in federal corruption probe

By Glenn Minnis | 22 days ago

Jeanne Ives is not surprised to hear that Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) may be at the heart of a widening public corruption probe centered on Commonwealth Edison's lobbying practices.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Wheaton business owner Evans announces candidacy in 14th Congressional District

By Glenn Minnis | 23 days ago

With a message that states “It’s time for something new,” Warrenville small business owner Jerry Evans has officially launched his U.S. Congressional campaign in the 14th District against Democratic incumbent Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville).

DeKalb farmers may be left out in the cold this season

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 19, 2019

The fourth wettest September in Northern Illinois in well over a century has farmers in DeKalb County feeling desperate.

From Will County Gazette

Congressional candidate Gradel proving to be a tenacious campaign fundraiser in 14th District race

By Glenn Minnis | 28 days ago

Illinois Republican Congressional candidate Ted Gradel recently announced that his 14th District campaign raised $263,854 in the third quarter, positioning him as the field's top GOP candidate in terms of fundraising from individual donors.

From Prairie State Wire

Unredacted Sandoval warrant reveals 'a crime ring masquerading as a political party,' ILGOP chairman says

By Glenn Minnis | 29 days ago

The Illinois Republican Party points to the recent raid on the home and offices of longtime state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) as an illustration of just how far the state's Democrats are willing to go to impose their will.

From Prairie State Wire

New Planned Parenthood mega-clinic 'preying on pregnant women in Illinois and Missouri,' group says

By Glenn Minnis | 30 days ago

With regard to Planned Parenthood's behemoth abortion facility that was built in secrecy near the southern Illinois-Missouri state line, leaders at the Thomas More Society insist they’ve seen this kind of thing before.

From Metro East Sun

Sen. Plummer deems Planned Parenthood's Downstate mega-clinic 'a complete disaster'

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is convinced that Planned Parenthood’s secret construction of a so-called mega abortion clinic in southern Illinois is a 'disaster' for the pro-life movement as well as state taxpayers.

Dixon Mayor remains unswayed by new CAFR that claims Illinois' deficit cut in half

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 30, 2019

A recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) that finds Illinois cut its general funds deficit by almost half in fiscal year 2017 has left Dixon Mayor Liandro “Li” Arellano with almost as many concerns as the report provides answers.

From Will County Gazette

Congressional candidate Gradel speaks out against 'radical base' behind impeachment inquiry

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois Republican congressional candidate Ted Gradel points to U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) as being at the center of the “power grab” that led to the impeachment inquiry filed against President Donald Trump.

From Will County Gazette

Former Notre Dame kicker Gradel announces Illinois Congresional run in 14th District

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Political newcomer and former Notre Dame All-American kicker Ted Gradel is the subject of a new underdog-themed video by legendary football coach Lou Holtz that helped officially launch Gradel's run for a seat in the 14th Congressional District.

From Chicago City Wire

Taxes will continue to rise until there is pension reform, says WFLD Fox president and GM

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

WFLD Fox 32 Chicago President and General Manager Dennis Welsh did not mince words about the perilous place Illinois’ growing pension crisis has left the state in during a recently aired editorial on the network in which he predicted voters are primed for revolt given anything short of pension reform.

Will County investigators discover thousands of fetal remains in Crete abortion doctor's home

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 26, 2019

Dixon Mayor Liandro “Li” Arenallo is saddened but not necessarily shocked by news that a Will County abortion doctor was found after his death earlier this month to have stored more than 2,200 medically preserved fetal remains in his home.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois’ pension debt remains worst in the nation

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois’ record-setting 2017 income tax hike has done little to slow the state’s rising pension costs, leaving state taxpayers on the hook for nearly $250 billion in unfunded public pension liability.