May
21
The National Debt Road Trip
Category: U.S. House, US Senate, federal | 
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This video is a great visual for our grow national debt.
May
20
-crossposted from Rockford Register Star:
CHICAGO — A hearing today should decide whether a Chicago private school has to repay $1 million it mistakenly got from former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The hearing was rescheduled from last week because the Loop Lab School had hired a new attorney.
The ousted former governor’s administration has called giving the [...]
May
14
Greg Hinz Connects the dots between Speaker Madigan and Cook Co. President Stroger
Category: 2010 Candidates, Budget, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois House, State, suburbs | Leave a Comment
Greg Hinz has a great piece on the political relationship between Illinois’s house Speaker Mike Madigan and Cook County President Todd Stoger.
Read the whole thing here.
good stuff…
May
13
IRS Put Lien on Todd Stroger’s Residence
Category: 2010 Candidates, Chicago, Cook County, suburbs | Leave a Comment
-crossposted from the Chicago Tribune:
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger failed to pay nearly $12,000 in federal income taxes, according to the county Recorder of Deeds Office.
The IRS placed a lien on the home of Stroger and his wife, Jeanine, in March, a document filed with the recorder of deeds office shows.
May
12
Kane Co. Treasurer Wins Illinois Treasurer of the Year Award
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-crossposted from the Elgin Courier:
A statewide organization has named Kane County Treasurer David J. Rickert as Illinois County Treasurer of the Year.
The award, given by the Illinois County Treasurer Association, cites a number of improvements Rickert has helped implement since first being elected in 1998.(read full)
May
11
-crossposted from the WSJ:
Demoting California
Unions hold the state’s stimulus hostage.
One of the biggest stories in politics earlier this year was about California’s budget teetering on the edge of a $42-billion deficit abyss. It only staved off insolvency when its legislature ended three months of gridlock to pass a budget with steep tax [...]
May
9
Education Politics at COD: Education Bill of Rights Knocked Down by IEA Slate
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-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 [...]
May
7
Citizen Group Ahead of Federal Government in Transparency Efforts
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I came across this in my latest podcasts from reason tv:
Get the latest in federal stimulous spending at Recovery.org.
May
6
Schillerstrom Launches Gubenatorial Exploratory Committee
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-crossposted from www.bobschillerstrom.com:
BOB LAUNCHES EXPLORATORY FOR GOVERNOR
Suburban leader makes bid for Republican nomination
NAPERVILLE – Bob Schillerstrom announced his Exploratory Committee for Governor on Wednesday, pledging to work to make state government more efficient and accountable, and mend an Illinois economy with the highest unemployment rate in nearly a quarter-century.
A Republican with a decade of experience [...]
May
6
State Rep. Paul Froehlich under investigation
Category: Cook County, Illinois House, Schaumbrg, State | Leave a Comment
Ouch… is looks like some innovative constituency service.
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