Tag: Illinois

The graphic above is a screenshot from the website Covid Act Now, an independent non-profit established a year ago to provide timely, and as accurate data as is possible on Covid activity and other metrics in every state and county in the United States and its territories. The non-profit works…

Last month I wrote about the draconian cuts to autism funding by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner of Illinois, cuts that came on World Autism Day. On Wednesday Natasha Korecki of the Chicago Sun Times reported Gov. Rauner is also paying the $250,000 salary of Beth Purvis, his education secretary, out…

Michael Holewinski, president of Ace Industries and chairman of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, opines at the Chicago Tribute that it is Illinois and not Wisconsin that is really the state open for business, and rightly so.  Reacting to Scott Walker’s visit and his put-down of Illinois, Holweinski stands up for Illinois. According to…

Except where it isn’t.

Yesterday, I wrote a piece called Overheard at the “Celebrating Scott Walker” Rally: The Illinois Jobs Wasteland.I pointed out that, contrary to the GOP talking points, Illinois is not as bad off as they’d like us to believe. At least one rightie was delighted by my post! He sent links to a…

Freshman Illinois Representative Joe Walsh, who has a reputation as a tax-bashing Tea Party champion who sharply lectures President Barack Obama and other Democrats on fiscal responsibility revealed his secrets today. The best way to save money is to not pay your bills. It turns out he owes his ex-wife…

One of the beneficiaries of Governor Walkers incompetence has been our neighbors to the south. Illinois will probably land the hundreds of jobs of Talgo, American aluminum left Beloit, WI for Roscoe IL, and the Governor from Illinois is fully aware of the gift to his state that is Scott…