State Sen. Don DeWitte: Political ads focus on abortion and ignore state’s real issues – Chicago Tribune*

"A recent Illinois Broadcasters Association-Research America Inc. poll reports that the No. 1 issue of importance for Illinoisans is not abortion. Fiscal mismanagement, taxes and spending top people’s list of concerns. The poll then lists crime, jobs and the economy, gun control and health care as the next most important issues for Illinois residents. But you won’t hear the Democratic governor or candidates from his party talk about these problems or why they supported bills that created them."