Mapping a way to term limits
Mapping a way to term limits
More than 60 percent of Illinois’ state legislative races in 2016 will be uncontested.
Lake Zurich school district will use fingerprint IDs for student purchases
Lake Zurich school district will use fingerprint IDs for student purchases
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 joins a growing number of Illinois school districts instituting biometric-information-based technology for purchases, raising concerns about privacy.
Madigan’s map: Cook County judge blocks redistricting reform efforts
Madigan’s map: Cook County judge blocks redistricting reform efforts
A longtime associate of House Speaker Mike Madigan is working to silence Illinois voters on the subject of political mapmaking.
Chicago City Council aims to crowd ballot with needless referendums
Chicago City Council aims to crowd ballot with needless referendums
City Council violates procedural rules and plays political games to put popular, but toothless, measures on the ballot and protect the mayor and bureaucrats from any real challenges to their power.
Corruption Watch
Corruption Watch
Headlines in June show why Chicago is considered one of the most corrupt cities in the world.
Prohibition, prostitution and Chicago’s mini-fiefdoms
Prohibition, prostitution and Chicago’s mini-fiefdoms
A principle once invoked to shake down speakeasies is now used to pick winners and losers in a city desperate for opportunity.
It’s time to end Illinois’ fireworks ban
It’s time to end Illinois’ fireworks ban
The Land of Lincoln is one of only seven states to impose harsh restrictions on the sale and possession of fireworks.
Illinois needs a taxpayer bill of rights
Illinois needs a taxpayer bill of rights
Illinoisans need a taxpayer bill of rights so that politicians must ask permission from voters if they want to raise taxes.
How Madigan became king
How Madigan became king
Madigan is the longest-serving House speaker in Illinois history and one of the longest-serving state House speakers in United States history.
May Corruption Watch
May Corruption Watch
May’s corruption headlines show the steep cost nontransparent government can have on taxpayers.
Madigan’s rules: How one man controls Illinois
Madigan’s rules: How one man controls Illinois
Illinoisans may elect who goes to the House of Representatives, but they don’t choose their representation – at least not in any meaningful sense. The power belongs to Madigan. And he represents himself.
Auditor general: Illinois Lottery made illegal $20 million prepayment just ahead of budget stalemate
Auditor general: Illinois Lottery made illegal $20 million prepayment just ahead of budget stalemate
The Illinois auditor general found the Illinois Lottery in violation of a state finance law for paying $20 million to ensure that, even in the absence of a state budget, Illinois could continue to participate in the Mega Millions and Powerball games.
Illinois will use facial-recognition technology to create new driver’s licenses, raising privacy concerns
Illinois will use facial-recognition technology to create new driver’s licenses, raising privacy concerns
Illinois’ new program to create driver’s licenses and state ID cards with enhanced security features has generated concerns over the possibility of identity theft and government tracking of private citizens.
Madigan lawyer sues to block fair-map amendment
Madigan lawyer sues to block fair-map amendment
In Illinois, politicians pick their voters.