Jun
12
Fourth Dupage Gubenatorial Candidate Eyeing Gubenatorial Run
Category: 2010 Candidates, Dupage, State, State Government, suburbs | 
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It’s Getting Crowded in Here
Editorial Note: State Senator Kirk Dillard is the latest Dupage Republican to publically consider a run for Illinois governor. Other Dupage contenders include Adam Andrzejewski, Joe Birkett, and Bob Schillerstrom. Statewide Bill Brady, Matt Murphy, and Dan Proft are also in the field.
-crossposted from the Daily Herald:
The field of DuPage County-based [...]
May
9
Education Politics at COD: Education Bill of Rights Knocked Down by IEA Slate
Category: Dupage, Education | Leave a Comment
-crossposted from FrontPage Magazine:
On April 16, the Board of Trustees at the College of DuPage, a large community college in Illinois, made history by voting unanimously to adopt the Academic Bill of Rights and include it in the school’s policy manual, making DuPage the first campus in the nation to have adopted the actual text [...]
Jan
14
-crossposted from the Daily Herald:
Only a month into his new gig, DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan did something the county board has been attempting for years.
He posted the county’s monthly expenditure reports online, essentially allowing the world to see its checkbook.
“I have a small staff of six people and now I’ll have a million and [...]
Jan
8
Roskam gets on Ways and Means Committee
Category: 2010 Candidates, Budget, Dupage, IL-6, U.S. House, suburbs | Leave a Comment
-crossposted from the Daily Herald:
Roskam lands prime committee assignment
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, just now entering his second two-year term, landed a plum spot on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee today.
The seat, coveted by many in Congress angling for clout, gives Roskam a chance at crafting the GOP’s input on the nation’s tax, Social [...]
Dec
4
State Senator Kirk Dillard on Public Affairs
Category: 2010 Candidates, Budget, Dupage, Illinois Senate, suburbs, video | Leave a Comment
State Senator Kirk Dillard, an important Republican leader of Dupage County was recently interviewed on Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz. Enjoy!
State Senator Kirk Dillard (R-Westmont), a veteran of fifteen years in the State Senate, debates and discusses the issues with show host and executive legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz.
Senator Dillard previously held positions with the administrations [...]
Sep
10
The Problem with the EJ&E Deal: Overpasses Are Expensive (Example, $7 million for recent Rochelle project)
Category: Cook County, Dupage, IL-10, Lake County, federal, suburbs, transportation, video | Leave a Comment
With the heated ongoing debate over the EJ&E rail line sale to effectively increase fright train traffic around the Chicago suburbs, it’s important to consider how much overpasses cost.
Recently a $3 million grant from the Economic Development Administration was announce for Rochelle, toward building a much needed overpass. The construction project isn’t cheap though; the [...]
Sep
9
-crossposted from the Daily Herald
Why are YRs (Young Republicans) wired about 72-year-old McCain?
In an effort to be perfectly fair and balanced, I wanted to recycle the first couple of paragraphs from my column about Barack Obama’s historic acceptance of his party’s nomination for president, and give John McCain supporters the same chance to gush about [...]
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