A good defense of the college from somebody who was on the record about it before this election: It forces candidates to attract geographically dispersed support. Moving a swing state from 45% to 55% is much more important than moving a solid blue or solid red state from 75% to 85%.

“We’ll just say [Mendoza] is not an honest individual,” Munger told Ward Room.

Salute to the Tribune for its investigative piece on the problem.

The law will extend unemployment insurance benefits for up to an additional 26 weeks to approximately 2,000 workers laid off from the Granite City Steel Mill in 2015.

“If you’re thinking about moving to the Midwest, think twice before moving to Illinois. It might be difficult to succeed financially here. Due to a variety of factors – including its high unemployment rate – Illinois is one of the worst states for families who want to live a richer life.”

Can you be held liable if someone slips and falls on ice outside your house? The Illinois Supreme Court says … maybe.

In the latest casualty of Springfield’s bitter budget wars, the state’s Edge tax-credit program will expire on Dec. 31. Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders have not agreed on a plan to avoid an automatic year-end sunset for it. Efforts are under way to revive the program.

In states like Illinois, New York and California, which lack right-to-work laws, if Janus prevails before the high court it would give government workers in all states the freedom to choose whether to give their money to a union.

The number of Illinois school districts with a majority of students coming from low-income families has jumped from 13 percent to 43 percent over the past decade, a new report shows.