Written by David E. Smith
JB Pritzker appointed Dulce Quintero in September 2023 as Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), making Quintero the first gender-confused appointee to lead a statewide agency in Illinois. She was re-appointed and confirmed by Illinois Senate Democrats earlier this week.
Quintero is an LGBTQIA+ activist who was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2017 in recognition of her advocacy and leadership on behalf of LGBTQIA+ youth in Chicago.… Continue Reading
Tags: Andrew Chesney, bisexual, Chicago Dyke March, Chicago Pride Parade, Dulce Quintero, dyke, Illinois Public Media, Jason Plummer, JB Pritzker, Kathy Valente, Neil Anderson, queer, Seth Lewis, Steve McClure, Terri Byrant, Transgender, Windy City Times
Illinois Politics, LGBTQ Agenda, Mental Health | David E. Smith | 
May 15, 2026 4:00 AM | 
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Written by Thomas Hampson
We live in a divided nation. The unity we built 250 years ago is now fractured, and our disagreements have become so intense and sometimes so violent that they threaten the very fabric of our civil society.
One of the most volatile flashpoints today is the disagreement over how we enforce our national immigration laws.
Today, across the nation, hundreds of local “sanctuary” jurisdictions openly defy federal authority. We have seen this before.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, FAIR, Federation for American Immigration Reform, Governor J.B. Pritzker, ICE, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Illinois Policy Institute, Jason Plummer, John Cabello, Kristi Noem, Mayor Brandon Johnson, Pew Research Center, Sheridan Gorman, Terry Bryant, TRUST Act, Way Forward Act
Illinois Politics, Political | Alyssa Sonnenburg | March 28, 2026 6:00 AM | Comments Off on A Nation Divided
Senator Kirk and the GOP need to think hard about what happens next.
Written by John Fund
Illinois U.S. Senator Mark Kirk has won a lot of respect for his gritty recovery from a serious stroke in 2012. But his fellow Republicans worry that his recent political and verbal stumbles make him the most vulnerable GOP incumbent up for reelection in 2016 in a state Barack Obama won with 58 percent of the vote in 2012.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Kinzinger, Demetra DeMonte, Election 2016, Greg Hinz, Illinois GOP, Jason Plummer, Joe Walsh, Mark Kirk, Ron Gidwitz, Tammy Duckworth
Federal Elections, Illinois Politics, Political | David E. Smith | August 3, 2015 11:15 AM | Comments Off on The Weak Link in the GOP Senate Majority?
