‘This is going to hurt’: Video gaming fees are set to rise for Peoria tavern owners – Peoria Journal Star

In December, the Illinois Legislature passed new rules that require all fees to be split evenly between the local bars and the "terminal operators" – the companies that own and supply the gambling machines. "The only guy who gets hurt on this, or the only business to get hurt, are our small businesses. The ones who weathered the storm of the pandemic," Councilman Sid Ruckriegel said.

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Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case

Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.

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