Tim Mapes, House Speaker Mike Madigan’s chief of staff, embarked on an interesting challenge last week.
Mapes spoke in Chicago as part of a panel the National Council of State Legislatures, or NCSL, sponsored. He was slated to speak not...
All Americans Deserve Safety
Newt Gingrich 8/11/2016
Last week, the city of Chicago released a video of the events surrounding the death of 18-year-old Paul O’Neal, an unarmed young man shot in the back by police after allegedly stealing a car...
You and I knew Illinois’s political system was broken. But I have to admit it’s even worse than I thought – and that’s saying something because I thought it was pretty bad.
You supported me because I said I was...
Black Lives Matter, the Chicago Urban League, and Suffering Children
Written By Laurie Higgins | 07.18.16
Recently, ABC 7 Eyewitness News anchor Terrell Brown interviewed Shari Runner, the president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League on the problems...
Illinois Policy 7/22/2016
Politicians’ quick answer to the state’s problems is consistently to raise taxes, but evidence shows tax hikes are a negative for families struggling in a state already lacking opportunity.
Illinoisans are all too familiar with tax hikes. Chicago...
Every five minutes, Illinois loses a resident to another state.
Paul Kaup’s first job out of high school was tossing luggage at Midway Airport in Chicago. But he always dreamed of taking to the skies.
Kaup lives his dream now. He...
“Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants.”
— State Rep. Bill Mitchell on Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 in a speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rSxHlvhLc
Did it pay off?
Illinois state Rep. Bill Mitchell, R-Forsyth, repeatedly slammed a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=Ckgf9EtcfG8
Illinois bill backlog estimated to be $10 billion by end of 2016
Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger announced Thursday the state’s unpaid bill backlog could reach $10 billion by the end of December.
Speaking at a press conference in Chicago, Munger said the...
Out-migration is a serious problem for Illinois, and policymakers should focus on curtailing it by fostering a better climate for job creation and economic growth. The more Illinoisans leave, the fewer there are left to shoulder the burden of...
July 12, 2016
"The problem is not "extremism on all sides." This is another phrase stripped of all meaning through repeated misuse"
This commentary originally appeared in The Chicago Tribune on 7/11/16.
By, Dan Proft
We need to come together as a community...
