Today in Dixon, Illinois, the hometown of President Ronald Reagan, GOP hopeful Ron Gidwitz announced the start of his campaign for the governor’s office. The wealthy former CEO of Helene Curtis Industries and former Illinois State Board of Education Chair is considered by many a long shot. While echoing Reaganesque themes, Gidwitz spoke […]
The Chicago Tribune reports today that DuPage State’s Attorney Joe Birkett plans to present evidence to a grand jury to gain the indictment of Brian Dugan for the 1983 murder of ten-year-old Jeanine Nicarico in Naperville. Involvement in the Nicarico case has plagued Birkett’s career. Faulty prosecution led to Rolando Cruz and Alejandro […]
In a victory for West Chicago taxpayers a court has found that the DuPage Airport Authority should pay about $230,000 in annual property taxes it had challenged. DuPage State’s Attorney Joe Birkett’s office trumpeted the 2nd District Appellate Court ruling last Wednesday upholding the Illinois Department of Revenue’s decision keeping 65 parcels of DuPage […]
Phil Luetkenhans (mentioned above as attorney for the DuPage County Airport Authority) recently chaired DuPage County Board member Jim Zay’s exploratory committee for the senate seat of retiring Schaumburg Republican State Senator Kay Wojcik. Zay said at the annoucement of the committee, May 18th, that he would decide in two weeks whether to run. […]
[Hat tip to Steve Kastner, Editor and Publisher of the Door County Compass and The Wisconsin Progressive, for pointing out the story in the Democracy for Wisconsin email discussion group.]
Despite being the keynote speaker at the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s state convention June 10, Evan Bayh got fourth place in a straw poll held by WisPolitics.com, […]
From yesterday’s Daily Herald:
“Perhaps more surprising than the early unanimity of the district’s [Republican] state senators [who all endorsed Peter Roskam for retiring congressman Henry Hyde’s 6th Congressional District seat - except State Senator Carole Pankau of Itasca, who is also running for the congressional seat] was Roskam’s unplanned announcement that former Senate President Philip […]
On the heels of what seems like the odd appointment of prosecutor Meg Gorecki, the Beacon News reports Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner has made good on a campaign plan to propose a new “whistleblower” ordinance in Aurora that would make it illegal to fire, demote or retaliate against a city employee who has alleged illegal […]
Thomas Friedman writes yet another foolish piece on the American-Iraq War today in “Let’s Talk About Iraq.” Friedman has a seemingly useful critique to make, that “no one in Washington wants to talk about” Iraq’s increasing descent into violence, and that
“Conservatives don’t want to talk about it because, with a few exceptions, they […]
Evanston-Skokie’s Debra Shore, a well-known and well-respected environmentalist with an extensive good government background is kicking off her campaign for commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) - and she could use your help!
Tuesday, June 21 stop by to find out more about how the MWRD affects land preservation, water […]
Say what you will about Chicago Democratic Mayor Richard M. Daley and the recent city contract scandals, but his announcement in February that he would no longer accept political contributions from people doing business with city (later implemented in an executive order) is way ahead of what DuPage Republican politicians are doing. Today the […]
