Illinois tech manufacturers bullish on national economy, not on Illinois – INN
August 21, 2018
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-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
State police investigating Lake County Board chairman’s finances – Daily Herald
August 21, 2018
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Pritzker Leads Rauner by 16 points in New NBC News Poll – NBC Chicago
August 21, 2018
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Chicago mulls sale of debt to fill pension funding hole — here’s why it’s a bad idea – MarketWatch
August 21, 2018
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Chicago Mayor’s Race: Candidate Pool Grows to 11, Poll Shows Emanuel in Lead – WTTW
August 21, 2018
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State of Illinois confirms new budget is out of balance by $1.2B – IL Policy
August 21, 2018
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Obama Endorses Not Doing Goddamn Thing To Fix Illinois In Midterms – The Onion
August 21, 2018
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Comment: No story with this but none needed. It’s perfect.
The Obama Center Boondogle: AM 560 Radio Interview With Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon
August 21, 2018
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When parents abandon CPS schools – Chicago Tribune
August 21, 2018
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“If only politicians and CPS officials would heed parents who refuse to send their children to dying schools.”
Illinois Republicans: Prepare for a crash landing – Commentary – Chicago Tribune
August 21, 2018
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Not only is Rauner projected to lose to Democrat J.B. Pritzker, Republican candidates for the General Assembly are on increasingly rocky footing. Small but meaningful gains Republicans made to eliminate Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s supermajority in 2016 could be reversed. Will the media now refer to Illinois’ Democratic Party as Pritzker’s Democratic Party, as they have Rauner’s Republican Party? They should. It is.
Software added most Chicago jobs last month; employees rate construction highest – ABC Chicago
August 21, 2018
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Public Housing’s Most Notorious Failure: Chicago’s Cabrini Green – City Journal
August 21, 2018
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Revisionist history notwithstanding, Cabrini-Green more than deserved its reputation for crime and squalor.
Survey: Small business owners give Illinois an ‘F’ in friendliness – IL Policy
August 21, 2018
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A recent survey conducted by Thumbtack, an online services company, interviewed more than 7,500 entrepreneurs and small business owners from across the nation, to score each state on its level of business-friendliness. And Illinois came out in the back of the pack – placing 50th most friendly among the 50 states.
Illinois regional spending may not be equal, but a lawmaker says neither are the rules – INN
August 21, 2018
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Worthless referendum taxes Lake County property owners’ suffering – Lake County News-Sun
August 21, 2018
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In the rarefied air of the 10th floor of the Lake County Building, some lawmakers must have been lacking oxygen the other day. That’s the only conclusion one can reach after County Board members voted to put a meaningless tax question on the November ballot.