South Cook News

Orland Park trustee Dodge says 'governor needs to be more flexible' with COVID-19 reopening

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 26, 2020

Village of Orland Park Trustee Jim Dodge is hoping cooler heads will prevail in the battle to resurrect Illinois from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ex-convict Amber Peltzer of Lansing arrested as George Floyd protests turn violent

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 3, 2020

A south suburban woman faces federal gun charges after being nabbed near the scene where looting broke out in the middle of a George Floyd protest march.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints makes a data-backed argument about why Illinoisans 'can and must get back to work'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed off on the stay-at-home order that essentially shut off Illinois' economy five weeks ago, few could argue with his reasoning. Now, though, a government watchdog group claims the current reality warrants opening the state back up.

From SE Illinois News

Rep. Bailey takes legal action against Pritzker's stay-at-home extension

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) has achieved a small victory in his lawsuit challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s extension to the COVID-19 stay-at-home order through the month of May.

Six GOP state reps call out Oberweis on campaign finance issues

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 1, 2020

Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is happy to see the focus back where he thinks it should be in his run for the U.S.

Sean Morrison stands behind charter schools--including failing Chicago Virtual

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 23, 2020

Cook County Republican Board Commissioner Sean Morrison has an unshakeable philosophy when it comes to the issue of charter schools in Illinois.

From North Cook News

Government job force, not taxpayers, the big winner in progressive tax systems, Morrison says

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Republican Chairman of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Sean Morrison is sounding the alarm about the progressive income-tax system that Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been pushing to replace the state's current flat income-tax rate.

Cook County approves additional tax on cannabis

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 25, 2020

The Cook County Board of Commissioners has imposed a 3-percent tax on recreational marijuana, meaning those who purchase the drug in Chicago will be forced to pay a cumulative 6-percent sales tax along with the state rate of up to 30 percent.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP Chairman Schneider demands action as non-citizens were registered to vote in 2018

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider is demanding that a state-run program that automatically registers voters be immediately suspended amid reports that non-citizens were certified and cast votes in 2018.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Hois campaigning for House on platform of fiscal reform, tax cuts and job growth

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

With a new Pew Charitable Trusts survey ranking Illinois next to last in the U.S. in personal-income growth since the Great Recession, House candidate Laura Hois (R-Downers Grove) is more determined than ever to punch her ticket to Springfield.

Orland Park trustee appalled at 'the stench' in state government after latest Madigan scandal

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 19, 2020

Village of Orland Park trustee Jim Dodge laments at how far the level of decay in Springfield has progressed under the powerful grip of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), who is embroiled in yet another scandal surrounding one of his close associates.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Voters in 81st District 'deserve real property tax relief,' says GOP House candidate Hois

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Illinois House candidate Laura Hois (R-Downers Grove) is motivated in her District 81 run by the thought of a new Springfield.

From Chicago City Wire

'You should have been Trump's communications director,' Bannon tells AM 560 host Cortes

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon spent at least part of his segment as Steve Cortes’ first official guest on his new AM 560 Radio show reminding the host that he may have actually missed his first calling.

Orland Park trustee seeks explanation, restitution for Governors State's $1.5 million accounting snafu

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 26, 2019

Orland Park village trustee Jim Dodge is demanding answers from top Governors State University officials after a recent executive inspector general report concluded that the school continued to pay full salaries to at least 33 former employees long after they had been dismissed.

Congressional candidate Raborn stands behind President Trump

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 19, 2019

If not in body, congressional candidate Theresa Raborn (R-Country Club Hills) will certainly be there in spirit when Will County GOP members gather outside the Matteson offices of Democratic leaders to protest the impeachment proceedings against President Donald J. Trump.

Oak Park trustee wants Pritzker to keep his ‘fair-maps’ promise

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 13, 2019

Oak Park Village Trustee Jim Dodge believes Illinois politics has reached a critical crossroads.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP adds Cook County Circuit Court Clerk to 'Democrat Crime Ring Tracker'

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

The Illinois Republican Party has updated its Illinois Democrat Crime Ring Tracker to include the name of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.

From Prairie State Wire

New session will reveal how serious Pritzker is about independent mapmaking

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Congressional candidate Ives vows to assert her contempt for political corruption at the national level

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is vowing to continue to be a thorn in the side of longtime Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois GOP calls for 'Democratic leaders to speak up' in light of new missteps by a Madigan associate

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

The Illinois Republican Party is wondering how much longer longtime Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) can feign ignorance with the strong scent of corruption swirling all around him.