http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20141023/CRED0701/141029910/first-time-homebuyers-fuel-billion-dollar-lending-surge?utm_source=CRED0701&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chicagobusiness The state authority has originated over $1 billion in home loans for the first time.

http://www.vdare.com/letters/a-disgusted-illinois-voter-votes-early-without-id-they-dont-want-to-see-it

http://ilnews.org/3076/column-no-good-reason-to-oppose-voter-id/

http://www.chicagonow.com/windy-city-young-republicans/2014/10/a-rebuttal-on-the-dave-mckinney-issue/ “Bruce Rauner’s campaign was not only right to challenge the merit of publishing a poorly sourced story that served a purely political purpose but also to bring up the possible connection between this “war on women” article, its accompanying ad campaign and the wife of the reporter who essentially crafted the very concept of such a campaign.”

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-governor-race-met-1023-20141022-story.html?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: chicagotribune/tribu (Chicago Tribune news – Leisure)#page=1 Comment: However, this poll was of registered voters only, which skews towards Democrats in Illinois. It still shows Rauner up by 2% and making big gains with women.

http://politics.suntimes.com/article/springfield/bureau-chief-quits-says-paper-no-longer-has-backs-reporters/wed-10222014-1140pm?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed#bmb=1 Comment: To a large extent this is a dispute between McKinney and the Sun-Times editor, which is reflected in this article. McKinney and many of his friends in the media are trying to make him out as martyr for journalistic standards. Hogwash. And here is the link to the clients of the lobbying firm McKinney’s wife works for. Public unions and Dems in large numbers. McKinney claims to have a “firewall” in place between him and his wife to prevent conflicts of interest.