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Former Gov. James R. Thompson remembered as ‘titan’ in state government
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoHe was affectionately known as “Big...Redfield, a retired professor of political science at the...
Feds say ex-Ald. Ed Burke used his power on ‘dark path’ of corruption, seek 10 years in prison
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFederal prosecutors are asking for 10 years in prison for former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke, arguing...
Are they all political witch hunts?
The Frederick News-Post· 3 days agoA witch hunt is: "A campaign directed against a person or group holding unorthodox or unpopular views"
Metro-east environmental activists confront Duckworth. She vows to help them fight pollution
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“They’d rather forget,” she said. “But senator, I’m asking you to remember that we are still here...
Obama hits the high notes
Politico· 6 days agoPresident Cornelius Griggs, SEIU Healthcare Illinois President Greg Kelley and the governor’s senior political adviser, Mike Ollen. — Johnson casts doubt ...
Barbershop politics
Politico· 5 days agoDavenport’s campaign manager is Maggie O’Keefe, who is also...Prosecutors want a judge to give Chicago’s longest-serving City Council member a 10-year...
The Bare Facts About Oil and Gas in New Mexico
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoThe time is ripe for all of us to ask these questions of our governor and our legislators. Mary and Martin Yates, Tom Flynn, and Van S. Welch...
Dozens of supporters hail convicted ex-Ald. Ed Burke as devoted public servant
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA flood of letters made public this week reinforced what nearly everyone in Chicago already knows:...
Sen. John P. Hale in Civil War Washington
New Hampshire Union Leader· 21 hours agoRepublican Sen. John P. Hale of Dover campaigned for presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln of Illinois ahead of the national election on Nov. 6, 1860....
County appoints insider as new inspector general
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA new watchdog will be taking over the Cook County Office of the Independent Inspector General, responsible for rooting out waste, fraud and corruption...
