The state of Illinois is broke(not to mention broken). The corporate and individual income tax increase of two years ago has been insufficient to make a dent in the states backlog of nearly $10 billion in unpaid bills let alone any of our other fiscal problems(like the nearly $100 billion in unfunded pension obligations). But, don’t worry the Illinois Department of Revenue has an idea, | Read More »
Today the Illinois Senate approved a joint resolution that denounced the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling and called for Congress to send to the states a Constitutional amendment to overturn that ruling. Joining the Senates Democrats in voting for the measure were Republicans Karen McConnaughay and Pamela Althoff. 8 other Republican Senators voted against the joint resolution while the remaining 9 Republican Senators along with | Read More »
Del Wasso is a well know progressive activist in Northern Illinois working with or being a part of Occupy Rockford, Moveon.org, the Rockford Coffee Party(while that lasted). He is a long-standing critic of congressman Paul Ryan and his budget and an active supporter of Illinois 17th district congresswoman Cheri Bustos(D). In a Facebook posting on Thursday Wasso danced on the grave of a 2-year-old accidentally | Read More »
Sara Feigenholtz Illinois state Representative Sara Feigenholtz(D), of the 12th district, in a recent interview with the St.Charles Patch compared supporters of traditional marriage to Nazis. The representative for the 12th Illinois House District now has her sights set on helping the LGBT community secure the right to marry. She has been a staunch advocate on this issue. “For me, the most precious thing I | Read More »
Since the 7th circuit court of appeals ruled that Illinois ban on carrying concealed firearms was unconstitutional a clock has been ticking. The Illinois General Assembly and Governor Pat Quinn have until June 9th to pass and sign into law a bill that would allow for concealed carry in Illinois. If they can’t, or won’t, do that then Illinois residents get concealed carry anyway as | Read More »
Campus Ministry USA pastors Jed and Cindy Smock were met with mockery and disrespect from approximately 100 students when they began preaching on the steps of a campus building at Eastern Illinois University. One student grab another and kissed him when the Smock’s began talking about biblical beliefs towards homosexual marriage. Another student traded a Bible for a bag of potato chips. A third student | Read More »
Bob Ryan On the Tuesday broadcast of ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan said that he expect the Boston marathon terror bomb to be a, “Domestic situation and not an international situation.” He would also say that we should “reflect” on our history of domestic terrorism and that it would, “help the situation a little bit.” Ryan would also say, emphasis his | Read More »
Saturday afternoon the Illinois Republican state central committee meet in Tinley Park to decide that fate of embattled GOP chairman Pat Brady. Following the inability of the IL GOP to gain the Governors mansion in 2010 and the absolute shellacking Republicans in Illinois got in the 2012 election(losing 5 congressional seats and Democrats gaining super majorities in the state House and Senate) there was a | Read More »
New Rochelle, New York, city council member Jared R. Rice(D) thinks that the Gadsden flag, also known as the “Don’t Tread On Me” flag, is offensive. So earlier this month Mr. Rice complained about the flag flying on a flag pole at the New Rochelle Armory to the city’s manager asking for it to be removed. The manager initially declined, however the Democrat majority of | Read More »
Late last week I was sent a tip that Planned Parenthood of Illinois was working on acquiring a piece of property in Rockford, Illinois. After having done some digging into the matter I can report the following. According to the real estate agent for the property in question, the old VA clinic on East State Street(in front of Rockford College), Planned Parenthood did make an | Read More »
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