Illinois

Illinois Democrats Are Gaming the Tax System for Short-Term Political Gain

By Adam Schuster April 19, 2022

Instead of addressing the state’s problems, lawmakers are hoping voters can be bribed into ignoring years of harmful tax hikes and unbalanced budgets.

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Black Republican Puts Crime Front and Center in Bid to Unseat Illinois Governor

By Brittany Bernstein April 3, 2022

Aurora mayor Richard Irvin kept order during the George Floyd riots. Now he wants to bring that approach to the governor’s mansion.

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How Illinois Democrats Game the Vote

By Mark Batinick January 29, 2022

Democrats claim to care about voting rights. In Illinois, it’s a ruse to manipulate the electorate in their favor.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—December 18

By Ed Whelan December 18, 2021

Best is worst. Best v. Taylor Machine Works, that is.

Civil Rights Complaints Filed against Colorado, Illinois School Districts for Racially Segregating Students

By Caroline Downey December 17, 2021

Parents Defending Education sued the Denver school district for hosting a ‘families of color playground night.’

Destruction in Kentucky

December 13, 2021

Residents in Kentucky and surrounding states start the cleanup process after several tornadoes ripped through the region.

Biden Directs Federal Aid to Areas Hit by Tornadoes, Storms

By Zachary Evans December 11, 2021

FEMA will oversee some of the efforts to provide aid to areas affected by the storms.

Illinois to Repeal Pro-Life Parental-Involvement Law

By Michael J. New November 22, 2021

It’s just the latest example of a blue state rejecting a pro-life protection.

Mississippi, Illinois Part Ways with National School Board Association over Letter to White House

By Caroline Downey November 20, 2021

The letter requested that Biden review whether parent confrontations over critical race theory and COVID restrictions constituted ‘domestic terrorism.’

Illinois Democrats’ Gerrymandering Is a Partisan Disgrace

By Adam Schuster September 25, 2021

By manipulating electoral maps to preserve their own majority, lawmakers in Springfield deprive voters of meaningful choice at the polls.