Lincoln a reflection of Illinois in many ways
SPRINGFIELD — On Friday, Illinoisans celebrated Abraham Lincoln's birthday and I celebrated mine. If you grow up in Illinois sharing a birthday with our state's martyred saint, expect to be...
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Reeder: Consulting ‘three wise men’ a bad idea
Every once in awhile an idea so stupid gets floated in Springfield that it just takes one's breath away. This past week, Secretary of State Jesse White spoke such a...
State lawmakers writing lots of bad checks
SPRINGFIELD – I have never understood people who will deliberately write a bad check. Please note I said deliberately. Folks occasionally make a mistake and overdraft a checking account. That's...
Civil forfeiture a government money-grab
SPRINGFIELD — "It's not the job of a police department to make money — it's our job to enforce the law." I occasionally heard those words grumbled by cops when...
Teacher takes union-dues fight to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Watching Rebecca Friedrichs stroll down the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court last week brought to mind a Biblical image: David facing Goliath. Friedrichs is a California elementary...
Protecting the privileged should not be top priority
Look out, folks. The state of Illinois is in crisis, the higher education budget is facing cutbacks and university administrators are talking about desperate action. Yes, you read that right,...
Illinois contract with SEIU should have you seeing red
Government contracts given to organizations that give major campaign contributions to the politicians who write the agreements can produce some pretty bizarre documents. I remember back when Rod Blagojevich was...
Dunkin defies Madigan, and the speaker is not happy
Governors, mayors and legislators come and go. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan remains. He's ruled the House for all but two of the last 32 years, and the political corpses...
We’ve seen this type of story too often
I couldn't help but shake my head when I read the latest news in the sensational case of Fox Lake police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, who tried to make his suicide...
Edgar shows hazy memory in criticizing Rauner
The Unindicted One has spoken. Former Gov. Jim Edgar is none to happy with the current occupant of the Executive Mansion. He thinks it's time for fellow Republican Gov. Bruce...