An exceptionally candid and firm editorial.

The evidence includes Cubs gear at Miller Park.

A republication of our Wirepoints article.

California’s ability to regulate the pollution limits of cars and light trucks should not be limited by the federal government, Illinois’ top lawyer argued in a joint court filing Friday, because those standards positively impact the health of his constituents.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a group of 22 other states, the District of Columbia and two cities in suing the federal government after it moved Thursday to revoke the most populous state’s ability to set stricter emission specifications than those required by President Donald Trump’s Administration.

The lawsuit is testing the waters for how federal and state powers will

“Our elections are rigged and rotten. More of us need to wake up to that realization. The fix is put in when politicians from one party or the other draw political districts to their own party’s advantage after each census, which will happen next in 2021. In Illinois, both Republicans and Democrats have done the rigging over the decades. It’s wrong every time.”

An actuary’s perspective — Mary Pat Campbell.