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Illinois Ranks Among Worst Five States for Business

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston California beat Illinois, but not by a whole lot in the worst of the worst category. ChiefExecutive.net has posted its list of best/worst states to do business in and Illinois ranks 48 of our fifty. Only … Continue reading →

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Red Light Cameras: Government’s ‘It’s For Public Safety’ Lie

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston Red light cameras are a mixed bag across the USA. Big cities love them, small cities increasingly less. But one thing is universal where ever they are tried. The whole thing is about revenue generation, not … Continue reading →

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We Finally Didn’t Rank as Worst: Chicago 14th Rudest City

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston Finally. Illinois isn’t coming in as the absolute worst of something. This time is is rudest American city as ranked by Travel and Leisure magazine. Chicago did rank into the top 20 rudest cities, but the … Continue reading →

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Another Win for Illinois: Now Worst Debtor State

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston On the same day that it was reported that the checks sent to Illinois lottery winners had bounced, another more serious announcement was made. Moody’s investment service had cut the state’s credit rating from A1 to … Continue reading →

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Illinois Democrats Worked to Shut Veterans Off From State Jobs

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston There is a state law that is intended to give our military veterans an upper hand at getting state jobs. It is called the veteran’s preference. Sadly, Cal Skinner notes that a new report by the … Continue reading →

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Ex Governor Blagojevich Gets 14 Year Prison Sentence

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston I won’t waste too much time on this — still it is something that should be put on record here at the blog — but former Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 168 moths, … Continue reading →

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Illinois ALMOST Won First Place — For Worst Run State, That Is

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston See, sometimes Illinois does come close to winning top “honors” in some things. This time Illinois hit second place. Unfortunately it was in a thoroughly disrespectable category. Turns out that only California tops Illinois in the … Continue reading →

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Obama Fundraiser Tony Rezko Gets 10.5 Year Prison Sentence

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston Antonin “Tony” Rezko, a long-time Political fundraiser for Illinois Democrats, has been sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison for extorting millions from companies seeking state business or hoping to have favorable regulations written for them … Continue reading →

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Quinn’s Morbid Dependence on the Culture of Death

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

-By The Illinois Review While Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn did his best to deflect questions about his presentation of an award at the Personal PAC fundraiser this week, one protestor (featured in the spot below) spoke for life — herself … Continue reading →

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Ill. Gov. Quinn Bestows Award at Pro-Abortion Group Event

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston Steven Ertelt reports that Illinois’ Democrat Governor Pat Quinn has come under fire by the state’s Catholic bishops for agreeing to present a leadership award to a pro-abortion group. Quinn will present the award at a … Continue reading →

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