Jeanne is the bold, uncompromising voice of middle America. A West Point grad, her time in city and state political office was known for conservative leadership with solid commitment to taxpayers’ bottom line.
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Illinois’ Embarrassing Leaders
This week, once again, Governor Pritzker proved he is more interested in political stunts than serious policy. This time, the issue is gerrymandering – the process of drawing political districts…
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Fed Spending Cuts Expose Democrat Spending Priorities
A story getting a lot of traction this week is the one I first saw from FOX Illinois about Lincoln College, which has been closed for two years, receiving a…
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The DNI Report
The above graphic came from the official X account of the Director of National Security, Tulsi Gabbard. In her post, which can be viewed at this LINK, she noted: Americans…
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Political Control At All Costs By Dems
The 2024 loss has hurt Democrats badly. They knew a Trump second term after they effectively stalled much of his first term agenda with impeachment trials and investigations, then lied about…
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De-Bunking Pritzker’s Re-Elect Me Speech
We think graphics and memes often tell the story far more effectively than pages of commentary. The graphic above is our most recent one, highlighting the vote of Naperville State…
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Does Midnight Basketball Bring Down Crime?
There’s more to this story than headlines! I’ve followed Chicago crime trends for over a decade—and the numbers are finally going down. 📉 But Mayor Johnson’s recent veto of a…
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Illinois’ Big Bad Budget Deal – From Process to Details
Illinois passed its largest budget ever, with $55.4 Billion! Lawmakers gave themselves a $7,000 raise, $110 million for healthcare for illegal seniors and redirects $390 million from the road fund.…
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The Forgotten Civil Rights Leader
United States Senator, Republican Everett Dirksen “The Forgotten Civil Rights Champion” That’s the moniker the Smithsonian gave to Everett Dirksen for his efforts to pass the Civil Rights Act of…
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IL Props Up NGOs with $1 Billion in State Grants
Illinois residents face a 10–15% increase in their ComEd electricity bills starting in July due to rising capacity charges, driven by fossil fuel retirements, slow renewable integration, and growing energy…
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Quick Hit – $600 Million Appropriated to Euphemistically Named NGOs in Illinois.
Here’s just a sampling of NGOs, out of literally hundreds of non-profits that have been appropriated money – lots of money in the FY2025 budget. They have euphemistic names and…