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Determined Judges Could Stop the No-Cash-Bail Madness Mar. 06, 2021
This is an open letter to District Court judges in Harris County, Texas. But honestly, it could appl... Read More
A New Illinois Law Would Let Judges, Not Finances, Determine Who Stays in Jail Feb. 25, 2021
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a sweeping legislative package that will, in two years,... Read More
Why Aren't School Districts Giving Taxpayers Their Money Back? Feb. 16, 2021
In Naperville, Illinois, the school board announced it would distribute $10 million back to taxpayer... Read More
Safely Resuming Classes Will Require Expert Advice, Not Presidential Musings Apr. 29, 2020
As he tends to do, President Donald Trump on Monday injected an arbitrary and potentially dangerous ... Read More
With Trump Finally Acknowledging The Crisis, Unified Public Action Is Possible Mar. 19, 2020
Restaurants in Illinois and Ohio have been ordered to cease all dine-in service. In California, eate... Read More
Legal Pots Meets the Not-in-My-Backyard Crowd Nov. 21, 2019
The effort to legalize recreational marijuana for adult use has been long, slow and arduous, but in ... Read More
An Embarrassing but Very Teachable Moment for College Journalists Nov. 19, 2019
Much as conservatives blast the news media for a supposed liberal bias, the sting of press scrutiny ... Read More
Do Americans Want Liberal or Conservative Policies? No. Sep. 08, 2019
If you want to confirm the folly of liberal policies, Illinois is not a bad place to start. The tota... Read More
Illinois' Approach to Legalizing Marijuana Strikes the Right Balance Jun. 05, 2019
Illinois' newly approved plan to legalize recreational marijuana appears well thought out, with stri... Read More
Ohio the Comeback State May. 14, 2019
I recently took some flak from Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown for saying in a speech at the Heartland Insti... Read More
Short Takes on Charity, Kindness, Meanness and the Weirdness of R. Kelly Mar. 11, 2019
Keeping Josiah on the Move The thief who made off with a 3-year-old's prosthetic leg deserves all th... Read More
The Four States of the Apocalypse Feb. 26, 2019
"This is the flip side (of) tax the rich, tax the rich, tax the rich. The rich leave, and now what d... Read More
Laugh, Cry or Do Something Feb. 06, 2019
We've all used the phrase, "I didn't know whether to laugh or cry." To this, I will add there is a t... Read More
Hire an Adviser Jan. 02, 2019
Dear Mr. Berko: Please don't use my initials or city, because my comments might encourage the local ... Read More
Together, Illinois Gubernatorial Candidates Might Have a Plan to Fight Gun Violence Oct. 19, 2018
For all their disagreements on a variety of major policy issues, Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Raun... Read More
Investigated for Letting Her Kid Walk the Dog Aug. 23, 2018
Corey Widen let her 8-year-old do the most normal, cheerful thing in the world — walk the dog ... Read More
Which Politicians Look Like Their Home State? May. 12, 2018
West Virginia — which, between 2015 and 2016, was the only state to see both more deaths than ... Read More
Liberal Conscience AWOL? Mar. 24, 2018
In one of the most closely watched 2018 congressional campaigns, avidly followed nationally as a pot... Read More
Harmful Cures for Government Failures Feb. 08, 2018
Illinois has made many contributions to America, but lately its biggest service is making other stat... Read More
Illinois Municipals and INST Nov. 01, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of buying $50,000 worth of the recently issued 3.75 percent Illino... Read More
