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Are Illinois & Puerto Rico Our Future? Jun. 27, 2017
If Gov. Bruce Rauner and his legislature in Springfield do not put a budget together by Friday, the ... Read More
The Banana Republic of Illinois Jun. 27, 2017
The media has hyperobsessed over the Kansas tax hike this year and sold it as a repudiation of suppl... Read More
Blame the Spendaholics, Not Tax Reformers Apr. 26, 2017
If you live in tax hell — New York, Illinois, California, New Jersey or Connecticut — pa... Read More
Is Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional? Dec. 01, 2016
Ronald Reagan was president when Michael Madigan, a Democrat, became speaker of the Illinois House i... Read More
Voting Vigilance Matters Sep. 03, 2016
It's time for America to get its cybersecurity act together — on many fronts. But we need to s... Read More
A Welcome Law to Protect Consumers From Insurance Company Greed Aug. 31, 2016
Insurance companies in Illinois and Missouri for years have been pocketing hundreds of millions of d... Read More
Carrying Guns: An Issue for the Supreme Court and the Electorate Jun. 12, 2016
If there is any issue that could intensify the emotions and raise the stakes in the 2016 presidentia... Read More
Social Media Jun. 10, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm ashamed to admit that last April, I bought 300 shares of Twitter at $51. As you ... Read More
Beneath the Republican Wave, Voters Still Reject Right-Wing Ideology Nov. 07, 2014
In the wake of the 2014 midterm "wave election," Americans will soon find out whether they actually ... Read More
University of Illinois Drops Professor Over Criticism of Israel Aug. 21, 2014
As the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza intensified, many hundreds of civilians, including babie... Read More
Secrecy, the No-Fly List and Concealed Weapons Jul. 10, 2014
It's a classic Orwellian nightmare: The government decides to deny you a right it extends to other p... Read More
Chuckle Bros
May. 24, 2014
A Road Trip to Rockford May. 11, 2014
By Lesley Sauls and Glenda Winders We've thought of Rockford, Illinois, as a special place for a lon... Read More
Competing for the Obama Library May. 04, 2014
To say that California is in better fiscal condition than Illinois is like saying the captain of the... Read More
Diamond Carousel Pattern Circles Dishes Apr. 18, 2014
Q: I was given the set of dishes in this photo and would like to know more about them, as well as th... Read More
Vintage Travel Poster Is View to the Past Dec. 20, 2013
Q: Enclosed is a photo of one of the vintage travel posters that were found in my family's basement.... Read More
Parents and Teachers Object to Common Core Dec. 10, 2013
The media are currently filled with reports of students in the U.S. scoring poorly on international ... Read More
What's Good for Business Must Also Be Good for Ordinary People Mar. 20, 2011
We've never bought the idea that what's good for people — real, living, breathing human beings... Read More
Bad News for Labor This Labor Day Sep. 02, 2010
The labor movement doesn't have much to celebrate this Labor Day. Congress first established the nat... Read More
Pension Envy Jul. 20, 2010
The Russian word zavist, roughly translated, means envy of the meanest, most black-hearted kind. In ... Read More
