Written by John Biver
Over the weekend veteran Chicago news reporter Bill Cameron had Pat Brady as a guest on his weekly program and podcast. Yes, that Pat Brady — the disgraced former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, who was hired by the radical ACLU to convince weak-kneed and malleable Republicans to vote for marriage redefinition in 2013. On Monday, a friend brought it to my attention in an email and asked:
“Why does Bill Cameron go to a disgraced Republican who was chased out as GOP chairman for a supposedly conservative reaction to Donald Trump’s first few months as POTUS?
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Written by John Biver
J. B. Pritzker is a billionaire venture capitalist, philanthropist and attorney from Chicago–and as of a few days ago, he is an announced candidate for governor of Illinois. He is heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune and a guy who can compete with millionaire Chris Kennedy when it comes to campaign dollars. In fact, Pritzker has said that he will self-fund.
Pritzker, 52 years old, is estimated to be worth about $3.4 billion dollars.… Continue Reading
Written by Todd Starnes
In February President Donald Trump made a promise to people of faith across the fruited plain.
“My administration will do everything in its power to defend and protect religious liberty in our land,” the president said at the National Prayer Breakfast.
When he campaigned for the White House he stated that the “first priority of my administration will be to preserve and protect our religiously liberty.”
“The First Amendment guarantees our right to practice our faith as we see fit…all the time, always, wherever,” he went on to say.… Continue Reading
Written by John Biver
Last time we discussed Democratic Party declared gubernatorial candidates Bob Daiber and Chris Kennedy, before that Daniel Biss. Rounding out those formally in the race at this point are Alex Paterakis and Ameya Pawar.
We noted previously that candidate Daniel Biss is young — but he’s not the youngest candidate in the race. That position is held by Alex Paterakis, born in 1987 — and as we go to press he hasn’t seen his 30th birthday yet.… Continue Reading
Written by Benjamin Smith
In this edition of our weekly podcast, Monte Larrick interviews Eric Scheidler, the Executive Director of the Pro-Life Action League. Eric provides assistance to local pro-life leaders throughout the country in organizing public pro-life witness, earning media coverage, working with police, and confronting abortion providers.
Monte and Eric discuss 2 pieces of legislation in Springfield (see below) as well as a few other pro-life issues, including the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).… Continue Reading
Polls are open from 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. today!
Written by John Biver
Back on March 1st the Illinois Family Action held a staff meeting and before getting to the business of the day, executive director Dave Smith asked me if I heard that Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s choice for Mayor of Aurora had lost the previous day.
That’s when I remembered that February 28, 2017 was Consolidated Primary Election day.
I forgot to vote!… Continue Reading
Tags: 2017 Election, Cody Holt, Consolidated Election, Enoch Essendrop, Jean Forrest, Joe Walsh, Katherine David, local elections, Ralph Bonatz, Renata Sliva, school board races
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | 
April 4, 2017 5:00 AM | 
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Written by John Biver
Last time we wrote about Daniel Biss, an Illinois state senator who has declared his candidacy for governor in the Democratic Party’s primary. Today we’ll introduce two more:
- Bob Daiber of Marine, Illinois, former teacher, current Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools.
- Chris Kennedy of Kenilworth, a real estate investor, former Chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and member of the Kennedy family.
Bob Daiber, 60 years-old, from downstate Marine, Illinois (just east of Edwardsville), entered the race for governor back in February.… Continue Reading
Written by Don Irvine
A new poll shows that a majority of Americans believe that both online news sources and traditional media outlets are guilty of publishing fake news.
The poll, released Wednesday by the Monmouth University Polling Institute, found that 80 percent of respondents thought that online news sites published fake news either regularly or occasionally. Traditional news outlets fared a little better, with 60 percent of those polled believing that they published fake news, either regularly or occasionally.… Continue Reading
Written by John Biver
Twenty months is a long time in politics. Like it or not, here in Illinois, that is how long the campaign for governor will be. In November 2018, Illinoisans will once again be going to the polls to elect or re-elect someone to run the executive branch — and that race is already underway. There are five Democrats who have announced their candidacy, and several more are rumored to be considering a run.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alex Paterakis, Ameya Pawar, Bernie Sanders, Bob Daiber, Bruce Rauner, Chris Kennedy, Daniel Biss, Donald Trump, Mike Madigan, Robin Kelly
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | March 29, 2017 11:30 AM | Comments Off on Illinois Democrats Line Up to Run for Governor
Written by Benjamin Smith
Last week, State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) and State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) introduced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana for anyone 21 years-old or older. These bills (HB 2353 and SB 316) would not only legalize the sale and use of marijuana (possession limit of 28 grams which makes about 60 joints), but also allows people to grow marijuana in their homes or on property they own.
That is why this week’s podcast is so very important. … Continue Reading
