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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: The Afternoon Shift (WBEZ-FM 91.5) Host Rick Kogan talks about the week's two hottest stories -- school closings and...... -
GQ: cc me on these answers, will you?
Change of SubjectUPDATED twice with responses from Gov. Pat Quinn's spokeswoman WBEZ-FM reporter Rob Wildeboer has questions for Gov. Pat Quinn: Governor, there are almost 50,000 inmates in Illinois prisons. It’s an historic high. Nonetheless, you’ve closed... -
Gay marriage in Illinois? Not this year, evidently...
Change of SubjectRay Long reports from Springfield: Speaker Madigan says gay marriage bill 12 votes shy in the Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan today said a gay marriage bill is "12 votes short of passage" in the Illinois House, a signal that...... -
Dump the lite gov? Fee-fi-fiddly-i oh, yes
Change of SubjectI like Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, and not just because she’s a fellow banjo player. She’s friendly, unassuming, smart, straightforward. Whether she’d be a good Illinois attorney general or treasurer or, like her late father, Paul Simon, a U.... -
Where to watch the 2012 Democratic National Convention
Channel Guide MagazineWith the Republican National Convention winding down, it's the Democrats' turn to gather, with the Democratic National Convention taking place in Charlotte Sept. 4-6. There they are expected to formally nominate President Barack Obama and Vice President... -
Dithering Dems give hope to indicted candidate
Change of SubjectDemocratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson’s bid for state representative. For a year and a half — from December 2006 until May 2008 — Tyson (right), a lifelong Democrat,... -
GOP's 'Fire Madigan' campaign misses the mark
Change of SubjectThe Illinois delegation to this week's Republican National Convention in Tampa is flogging the party's new line of "Save Illinois: Fire Madigan" merchandise — decals, buttons, hoodies, dog T-shirts, you name it. And, as it is my nature to find...... -
Son of Squeezy
Change of SubjectA pair of videos produced for Gov. Pat Quinn's pension-reform campaign by Internet education pioneer Salman Khan. The first one ("Pension obligations," 10:07) is a general explanation of different retirement plans; the second ("Illinois pension... -
GQuinn, if you had a 'no' person, he'd say 'yes' to this bit of unsolicited advice
Change of SubjectAnother collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked ™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Your posse, like every good posse, needs a "no" person — a man or woman deputized to speak skeptically... -
The full Monty? Without specifics, Quinn's 'Pension Python' promotion seems like a Silly Party idea
Change of SubjectMonique and Rick have the story: After months of promising a major grass-roots effort to win public support for reforming the state's government worker pension system, Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday unveiled a plan that featured an incomplete online strategy,..... -
It's time for state lawmakers to say 'we do' to marriage equality
Change of SubjectMayor Rahm Emanuel made a bit of news Tuesday when he ranked legalizing gay marriage third on his list of legislative priorities for Illinois lawmakers in the months ahead, just after pension reform and gambling expansion. "The time for marriage...... -
Aren't fake names passé yet?
Change of SubjectToday's news story -- Gov. Pat Quinn's push to have his chief spokeswoman named as head of the state agency that operates U.S. Cellular Field could be in jeopardy after Mayor Rahm Emanuel raised concerns that he prefers a manager......
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