Print Rebel Pundit Follow Read Full Bio Illinois Comptroller Sued Over Freedom of Information Act Denial For the Good of Illinois, a government accountability and transparency group, has filed a lawsuit against Republican Illinois Comptroller, Judy Baar-Topinka, for failure to comply with the group’s request for records of one year of the state’s expenditures under the Freedom of Information Act. 19 Jan 2013 ABC Chicago Ignores GOP Candidates from IL-02 Race Coverage Saturday, ABC Chicago inaccurately reported fifteen of the 22 democratic candidates took part in a candidate forum for the 2nd congressional district special election to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. 15 Jan 2013 Chicago Alderwoman, Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Wife, Resigns On the heels of the embattled Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s resignation from Congress, his wife, Sandi Jackson, has now too resigned from her post as the alderwoman in Chicago. Just one month ago, Ms. Jackson denied reports that she was considering stepping down. 14 Jan 2013 Chicago Alderman Moreno: 'We Already Do' Infringe Second Amendment Chicago Alderman Joe "Proco" Moreno has stated that the government is justified in infringing the Second Amendment because it "already" does. 14 Jan 2013 David Gregory's Wife Acted in Play with DC Attorney General There may have been a more personal factor in Washington, D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan's decision to let NBC’s David Gregory off the hook Friday than the “prosecutorial discretion” he claimed he was exercising by declining to prosecute Gregory for alleged possession of a high-capacity gun magazine. 11 Jan 2013 Scott Walker to Introduce Income Tax Cuts in Wisconsin For us, one of the biggest bangs for our buck is dropping the individual income tax rate, putting more money back in the hands of consumers and small business owners out there so that they in turn can invest that money, they can take out loans, they can move forward and put people to work. 11 Jan 2013 Rahm Emanuel Attempts to Revive Gun Control After Failure in Illinois Assembly After the Illinois General Assembly failed to bring a bill amounting to a near-total statewide gun ban in last week's lame duck session, Rahm Emanuel said today he isn’t willing to wait any longer for new gun control laws. 10 Jan 2013 Chicago Media Declare Democrat Will Win Jesse Jr's Seat Just two days into the official race for former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.’s seat (IL-2), some of the Chicago media are inexplicably able to declare which party will win—the Democrats—and telling their viewers the same. This is despite the fact that five Republicans have filed to run in addition to 17 Democrats, and the even more confounding fact that Election Day is still four months away. 10 Jan 2013 Illinois Swears in Three Legislators Facing Criminal Charges Illinois’ newest General Assembly began Wednesday with the swearing into office of not one, but three Democrat legislators facing criminal charges. One might expect in a state with such a history of sending governors to prison, there would be a real initiative underway to stop the corruption, or at least to stop electing the corrupt. But in Illinois, there is no such luck, or sense. 10 Jan 2013 Moving Company Reports People Fleeing Illinois & New Jersey The St. Louis based moving company United Van Lines is reporting that Illinois leads the nation alongside New Jersey with the nations highest move out rates. 9 Jan 2013 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Illinois Comptroller Sued Over Freedom of Information Act Denial For the Good of Illinois, a government accountability and transparency group, has filed a lawsuit against Republican Illinois Comptroller, Judy Baar-Topinka, for failure to comply with the group’s request for records of one year of the state’s expenditures under the Freedom of Information Act. 19 Jan 2013
ABC Chicago Ignores GOP Candidates from IL-02 Race Coverage Saturday, ABC Chicago inaccurately reported fifteen of the 22 democratic candidates took part in a candidate forum for the 2nd congressional district special election to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. 15 Jan 2013
Chicago Alderwoman, Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Wife, Resigns On the heels of the embattled Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s resignation from Congress, his wife, Sandi Jackson, has now too resigned from her post as the alderwoman in Chicago. Just one month ago, Ms. Jackson denied reports that she was considering stepping down. 14 Jan 2013
Chicago Alderman Moreno: 'We Already Do' Infringe Second Amendment Chicago Alderman Joe "Proco" Moreno has stated that the government is justified in infringing the Second Amendment because it "already" does. 14 Jan 2013
David Gregory's Wife Acted in Play with DC Attorney General There may have been a more personal factor in Washington, D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan's decision to let NBC’s David Gregory off the hook Friday than the “prosecutorial discretion” he claimed he was exercising by declining to prosecute Gregory for alleged possession of a high-capacity gun magazine. 11 Jan 2013
Scott Walker to Introduce Income Tax Cuts in Wisconsin For us, one of the biggest bangs for our buck is dropping the individual income tax rate, putting more money back in the hands of consumers and small business owners out there so that they in turn can invest that money, they can take out loans, they can move forward and put people to work. 11 Jan 2013
Rahm Emanuel Attempts to Revive Gun Control After Failure in Illinois Assembly After the Illinois General Assembly failed to bring a bill amounting to a near-total statewide gun ban in last week's lame duck session, Rahm Emanuel said today he isn’t willing to wait any longer for new gun control laws. 10 Jan 2013
Chicago Media Declare Democrat Will Win Jesse Jr's Seat Just two days into the official race for former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.’s seat (IL-2), some of the Chicago media are inexplicably able to declare which party will win—the Democrats—and telling their viewers the same. This is despite the fact that five Republicans have filed to run in addition to 17 Democrats, and the even more confounding fact that Election Day is still four months away. 10 Jan 2013
Illinois Swears in Three Legislators Facing Criminal Charges Illinois’ newest General Assembly began Wednesday with the swearing into office of not one, but three Democrat legislators facing criminal charges. One might expect in a state with such a history of sending governors to prison, there would be a real initiative underway to stop the corruption, or at least to stop electing the corrupt. But in Illinois, there is no such luck, or sense. 10 Jan 2013
Moving Company Reports People Fleeing Illinois & New Jersey The St. Louis based moving company United Van Lines is reporting that Illinois leads the nation alongside New Jersey with the nations highest move out rates. 9 Jan 2013
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