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This blog isn’t just another analysis about school performance in Chicago. It’s a warning for people to read past the headlines and not just skim the content of any story coming from the media, especially when the article claims to be a “Best Of” ranking.

Often, stories that are titled “Best Of” capture people’s attention and entice readers to open up the article, wanting to know what ranks at the top.

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Tripping all over himself, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is claiming that he wants mail-in voting for Illinois, but at the same time he wants the United States Postal Service (USPS) to stay out of it.

How is that supposed to work, Mr. Raoul?

As part of a coalition of 25 states (you can probably guess which ones), he is arguing in a lawsuit that the USPS is violating the Constitution,

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This week, the United States Supreme Court temporarily lifted a lower court stay of President Trump’s executive order limiting access to mail ballots nationwide, and Governor Pritzker is already being overly dramatic about it. Calling the decision ‘deeply troubling’, he came out and said this:

“We are weeks away from voting in the midterms and the President is trying to put fear in Americans about the security of our elections, rewrite the rules,

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Last week, a federal court issued an order to the state of Illinois that will temporarily shield some medical professionals from the heinous assisted suicide law that is set to take effect in early September.

Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950 into law in December 2025. It allows terminally ill patients the option to seek medication to end their lives, but it does not require physicians, health care providers or pharmacists to provide end-of-life medication.

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Governor Pritzker and his Supermajority Party are notorious for mismanaging money, especially in Chicago. Public pension funds in particular are decimating the state’s fiscal stability.

However, it’s not just Chicago and Springfield that are the problem. Most Illinois towns and cities maintain their own separate public pensions for police and fire. They are commonly referred to as ‘downstate’ pensions. The following Wirepoints article illustrates how local Illinois pension funds are alarmingly weak as well.

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AI-Generated image through ChatGPT

Interestingly, I queried ChatGPT to create the image above, simply asking for a graphic that showed Rivian’s parking lot with a sign saying they have a property tax bill of $13.8 million.

I did not include in my query anything about “PAID BY YOU, NOT BY RIVIAN”; ChatGPT added that point in. It makes you wonder why that was included, since it is a point I was going to make when commenting on this WGLT article explaining Rivian’s property tax appeal.

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Cartoon by Eric Allie from Illinois Policy Institute

Eric Allie hits it out of the park with the graphic above. This perfectly describes Governor JB Pritzker and his policies. A small-minded man who acts like a bully on public policy.

In reality, Pritzker is both unimaginative and a coward – believing every issue is only solved with a tax hike and afraid to stand up to the unions. It is easier to face the fleeting wrath of taxpayers than the relentless anger of unions who never forget a slight.

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The Left screams “Discrimination!” at every turn and has no problem hamstringing businesses to get what they want.

The article below details how “Illinois has joined a growing number of states that are expanding fair lending obligations at the state level even as the federal government moves in the opposite direction. On July 31, 2026, SB 3777 became Public Act 104-0744, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) to prohibit not only intentional discrimination in lending and credit card issuance,

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Maybe you have a long commute. Maybe you are a ride-share driver. Or maybe you’re passing through Illinois for business or pleasure.

Either way, Gov Pritzker and his Party are soaking YOU to pay for their reckless spending habits.

They’ve already squandered millions of dollars that were supposed to go toward improving the state’s infrastructure, but now the Illinois Tollway and the supporting cast of Democrat characters are whining that they need more money,

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Everyone loves a good old Midwest state fair! But not everyone is aware of the price tag that goes along with it.

The upcoming Illinois State Fair is expected to generate about $100 million in economic impact, but Governor Pritzker and his fellow Democrats have already soaked the taxpayers for nearly $190 million to pay for it.

Pritzker and Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello are claiming that the fairgrounds are an economic engine,

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