Articles filed under Politics
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Federal judge declines to toss charges against Madigan's inner circleFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - A federal judge on Thursday declined to toss federal charges against four members of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan's inner circle, rejecting arguments in a key ruling...
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Charlie Kirk takes to the Arcada Theatre stage to decry mask mandatesFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - After making national headlines for accusing the Super Bowl halftime show of promoting "sexual anarchy," conservative activist Charlie Kirk was at the Arcada Theatre in ...
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Health-data bill, subject of death threats, stalledFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - State Rep. Deb Conroy has moved her staff, and health-data legislation she sponsored has been sidelined in the wake of a campaign against the bill that included death th...
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Democrats vote to remove 9 maskless Republicans from state House chamberFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted to remove nine Republican members from the House floor Thursday afternoon for their refusal to comply with face covering requireme...
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GOP members challenge Illinois House floor mask mandateFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Confusion and pushback regarding the enforcement of masks mandates spilled over onto the House Floor Wednesday afternoon during the chamber's regular legis...
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Election integrity, the Electoral College and Mike PenceFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - "President Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election." Former Vice President Mike Pence was clear, calm and accurate in this statement Feb. 4 while address...
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The first sign of giving upFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - In the northeastern part of America, where I live happily with a wife, two cats and a snow shovel, governors are crooning softly to their constituents, telling them that...
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State might downsize Vandalia, Pontiac prisonsFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Corrections is making plans to downsize - plans that a major public employee union claims have not been shared with its members....
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Lamentations about redistricting ending democracy prove hypocritical -- and wrongFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - Masks were necessary, especially in schools, to prevent mass deaths. Or so we were told, at great and tedious length - until suddenly, in the last 10 days, they weren't....
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'A bit opaque' and confidential: Behind Illinois' gubernatorial pardon processFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Jerame Simmons got his long-held wish in December when he became the chief of the fire department that dismissed him 24 years ago after he was charged with...