We may be the “Show Me” state but Illinois sure showed us how when it comes to passing no smoking legislation!!! It is a pleasure to dine on the east side. I thought we lived in a majority rules country. …
Our state elected leaders have been struggling with budget numbers for months. As an administrator for TASC, which places and monitors court-ordered individuals into drug treatment, I’d like to offer some important numbers that may help clarify the picture:
1,500: Number…
I am leaving the Metro East for another part of the country. Some brief political exit comments follow.
I have lived in this area, close to St Louis but part of Illinois (thank god) for 11 years, due to my work in…
Citizen Action/Illinois, the state’s largest public-interest advocacy organization, partnering with an unprecedented array of over 30 human services providers, advocacy groups and labor unions, is issuing “A Call for Responsible Leadership”—a letter urging the governor and legislative leaders to approve…
The Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) is lobbying hard to raise your taxes. They’re quoting farcical research that claims the state would lose thousands of jobs if the budget was balanced through spending reductions instead of tax hikes. Keep in…
It appears that corruption is alive, well, and flourishing in Illinois. Legislators rejected legalizing video poker machines for over 20 years. Then last week, legislation was introduced and passed in both the Senate and House in a little over 24…
Contrary to Gov. Pat Quinn’s assertions, the real “doomsday” will occur if the General Assembly does not make substantial spending cuts to the state’s budget. Quinn has proposed increasing the income tax by 50 percent and burdening taxpayers with billions…
Regarding “Medical marijuana backers make major push today” (04.21.2009): This article demonstrates why the economy is in trouble. The status of medical marijuana is not a factor in the economic meltdown, yet proponents want the issue resolved, in their favor,…
I sincerely hope that our lawmakers finally enact into law the medical marijuana bill that recently passed committee (“Medical marijuana proposal takes a small step forward,” March 25).
I have neurofibromatosis, which causes tumors to grow along my nerves. I’ve also…
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