Articles filed under Republican Party
-
Pain, innovation must come first in SpringfieldFeb 16, 2011 12:00 am - Just about a month ago, the Democrats who control Springfield approved a plan that increased our state income taxes by 67 percent, for what is supposed to be four years....
-
Digging Metra a clearer future pathFeb 10, 2011 12:00 am - Newly hired Metra Executive Director Alex Clifford came from sunny California just in time to watch how the region’s rail agency handled a blizzard and historic snow tot...
-
Time to create malpractice stabilityJan 27, 2011 12:00 am - One of the ways President Obama reached out to Republicans in his State of the Union address Tuesday was to declare a willingness to find common ground on medical malpra...
-
Palatine GOP bringing common sense back to governmentJan 22, 2011 11:00 pm - How much longer are we going to put up with the mismanagement of the state of Illinois by misguided lawmakers? Illinois is the laughingstock of the nation. The governor ...
-
Kirk, Durbin to break tradition at State of the UnionJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - “Sit by ya!” might be heard regularly at elementary school cafeterias, but Illinois' two U.S. Senators are taking the phrase to a whole new level. Republican Mark Kirk o...
-
Water pipe bursts at state CapitolJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Dozens of state workers and media will be temporarily out of their offices in the Capitol because a water pipe burst on the building's west side, allowing ...
-
Democrats must cut or face state's wrathJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Before he even was sworn in, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn reneged on a campaign pledge made last summer when he vehemently vowed to veto a 5 percent income tax rate. Democr...
-
Former Congressman Robert Hanrahan dead at 76Jan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - A longtime educator and former congressman who held a variety of public offices during his long career, Robert Paul Hanrahan of Vernon Hills died Friday at age 76. A tea...
-
A taxing plan we hear about too lateJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - Illinois' Democratic political leaders would have us believe they are champions of open government and change. That Rod Blagojevich was the problem, he was removed from ...
-
Former rising star of conservatives on outside looking inJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - He was the young, up-and-coming poster boy for Illinois conservatives. With his mantra of “less government, lower taxes, more freedom,” he bested all the naysayers and p...