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WASHINGTON DC - This past Monday, thousands walked in the annual March for Life in Washington DC to honor the over 50 million lives that have been lost over the past 39 years to legalized abortion in America. Here's a...

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ROUND LAKE - Lennie Jarratt is one of four Republicans running to succeed State Senator Suzi Schmidt (R-) in the upcoming March 20th primary election. Jarrett is a local Tea Party favorite and is focused on working to make Illinois'...

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from the Illinois Policy Institute As Gov. Pat Quinn prepares for the State of the State address on Feb. 1, he will find it difficult to defend the state’s economic policies that have resulted in more unemployed Illinoisans in 2011....

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By Sam Pierce - My two year stint as Republican precinct committeeman ends on March 20 (I think) when we in Illinois go to the polls for our primary. Given the realization of the futility involved in attempting to be...

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NEW YORK - The tax increase will be used to "pay bills" and "invest in brain power," Illinois' Governor Pat Quinn said today on MSNBC's Morning Joe. He's in New York for the Democratic Governors Association meeting. Quinn also announced...

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Wheaton, Illinois -- Former prosecutor and Republican candidate for the 42nd House District Chris Hage announced today that if elected, he will add his name to co-sponsor a bill outlawing the controversial Illinois General Assembly Legislative Scholarship program. "No special...

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The Illinois Manufacturers Association released the first polling on Illinois Senate and House party primaries today, and the results are found on their website HERE. Feel free to comment on your observations ... Our take on the IMA poll: As...

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By Matt Barber - You're being manipulated. A well-respected, highly influential news source has cast aside all journalistic integrity to shill for the liberal, GOP-establishment candidate in this presidential race. The New York Times, you say? MSNBC? The Washington Post?...

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SCHAUMBURG - The Schaumburg Township Republican Convention will start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Chandler's Chophouse (401 N. Roselle Rd.) in Schaumburg. If you plan to vote in the Republican primary election, you won't want to...

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WAUCONDA - State Rep. Kent Gaffney (R-Wauconda) is being challenged by two Republicans in the 52nd State House seat. Being that the 52nd District is a fairly safe Republican district, the March 20th choice GOP voters make will likely determine...

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WASHINGTON DC - Nine members of the Illinois Congressional delegation have signed onto legislation that would protect the rights of Americans to act in accordance with their consciences. As unbelievable as it is in a nation with a constitution affirming...

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Orlando, FL – In another sign of Newt Gingrich’s surging momentum, 200 additional Tea Party Organizers have joined the coalition Tea Partiers With Newt. This Coalition now represents 300 Tea Party organizers from 36 states who have joined together to...

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ONARGA, IL – In advance of the Spring Session and the Governor’s annual State of the State Address, State Sen. Shane Cultra (R-Onarga) spoke with journalists on Jan. 26 about what constituents should expect as the General Assembly returns to...

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Online dating services in Illinois might soon be required to tell users if they do background checks on singles who subscribe to their services. A proposal by liberal State Sen. Ira Silverstein, would also require the dating services to post...

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By David E. Smith - Six months after Illinois' "civil union" legislation went into effect, forces committed to redefining natural marriage are already planning their next steps. A recent article in the Huffington Post reports that a "group of Illinois...

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The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday in its monthly report on metro unemployment that one of the biggest increases in unemployment was in the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville area where the rate jumped from 8.6 to 9.3 percent. That increase was...

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According to the Tribune, almost as many Illinois homeowners are being denied hardest-hit funds as are receiving them, but the program nevertheless distributed almost $4.8 million last year. The federally funded $345 million program, which began in September, awarded financial...

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An Illinois panel wants us all to go green, but says it needs to raise our license plate fees to start encouraging people to do so. The Electric Vehicle Advisory Panel is suggesting a one dollar increase in fees to...

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Some Illinois legislators wish to ignore the major issues confronting our state and focus on additional ways the government can control our lives. For example, state lawmakers are now trying to make the use of indoor tanning illegal for anyone...

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By Mark Batinick - In the last South Carolina debate, Newt Gingrich apparently scored a major blow for conservatives when he lashed out at CNN's John King, and more importantly ABC. He claimed ABC wasn't "interested" in people that the...

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The number of people licensed to own guns in Illinois jumped by more than 78,500 last year, possibly fueled by a belief the state was poised to legalize the concealed carry of weapons. Illinois is the only state that doesn't...

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Mitt Romney pushed back on Newt Gingrich's moon colony idea during Thursday night's debate, but Gingrich responded by defending spending ideas based on priorities. Dr. Paul accused Gingrich of "stretching" his budget claims. (see video below)

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First run on IR December 15, 2010 - With so many businesses threatening to leave Illinois due to its outrageous workmen's comp costs, high corporate taxes and trial-attorney-designed tort laws, wouldn't you think Governor Pat Quinn would be doing everything...

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MANTENTO - Illinois is one of the states that would benefit from the Keystone XL Pipeline, and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-11) is cooperating in an effort to force a reconsideration. (video below) Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

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By Mark Rhoads - How does one explain the dueling commercials in Florida or the articles in elite conservative magazines that debate the question of the conservative bona fides of Newt Gingrich? Let me make a stab at it. Social...

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By Nancy Thorner - So much has already been written about President Barack Obama's Third State of the Union Address on the night of Tuesday, January 24, that, as a recipient, I now have an excess of information within me...

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Randy Nehrt has been named acting executive director of the ICC as a search for a permanent director continues. Nehrt replaces Tim Anderson who is leaving the commission to serve as secretary of the Illinois Senate. Before joining the commission...

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Juan Williams spoke about how empowering parents is the heart and soul of school choice during a panel moderated by John Tillman of the Illinois Policy Institute this week in Deerfield. Williams also said teacher's unions were starkly at odds...

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WASHINGTON, DC – According to the liberal Change.org, more than 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on Sallie Mae to stop charging borrowers a $50 fee for forbearance on their student loans. Stef Gray, a recent graduate of a...

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H/T: Jameson Campaigne

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ROUND LAKE - Lennie Jarratt is one of four Republicans running in the March 20th primary to succeed retiring State Senator Suzi Schmidt. Lake County GOP Chairman Bob Cook has high praise for Jarratt: In the past few years of...

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Citing his lifetime 100% pro-life voting record, the Illinois Citizens for Life, federal PAC endorsed Congressman Don Manzullo today. "We are aware that throughout your years in the U.S. House of Representatives, you have had a 100% pro-life voting record....

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MOLINE, IL - Congressman Bobby Schilling (IL-17), who has pledged to reject his congressional pension, yesterday joined several other Members of Congress in testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to tout their legislation that would reform...

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In the corrupt and disheartening world of Illinois politics, candidates often talk about "changing the system" through increased "transparency." But talking about it and doing it are two different things. Illinois State Legislative Candidates have an opportunity to put their...

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From the Kalnicky campaign - Bob Kalnicky, Candidate for Illinois State Representative in the 98th district, is proud to receive the endorsement of Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-IL-13). At a Kalnicky for State Representative event in Romeoville, Biggert offered her public...

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The Illinois Tea Party has announced its first endorsements, which include State Senate candidates Mike Connelly and John Bambenek, State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe, and State Senator Sam McCann. Illinois Tea Party's Denise Cattoni said the endorsements are based on...

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CHICAGO - A coalition of pro-life organizations will host its annual SpeakOut Illinois conference this Saturday, January 28 in Oak Brook, Ill. The conference is in its 21st year, and welcomes Abby Johnson as its keynote speaker. Abby, a former...

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From Illinois Policy Institute - One in ten Illinoisans who wanted to go to work this morning could not. Skeptics can try to reason away Illinois’ failure in creating an environment where people can be put to work, but the...

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By Mark Rhoads - A common self-deceiving talking point of national Democrats has been that President Obama can win re-election if he can change the conversation and make the November vote about competing visions of the future rather than a...

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CHICAGO - In recent Illinois State Board of Elections filings, Illinois Review noticed a newly-formed political action committee named "We Mean Business," which has raised $142,000 since its formation in December 2011. The secretary of the new PAC is a...

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Retiring congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will marry his longtime partner, Jim Ready, according to multiple media reports. Frank and Ready plan to wed in Massachusetts. Frank's home state is one of six states, in addition to the District of Columbia,...

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From the McSweeney campaign - Former Gubernatorial Candidate and Adam Andrzejewski has endorsed David McSweeney in his race for State Representative in the 52nd District. Andrzejewski ran as a state government reform candidate and has continued the cause of transparency...

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The Illinois attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Standard & Poor’s of misleading investors by assigning its highest ratings to risky mortgage-backed investments during the years leading up to the crash of the housing market. The lawsuit from Lisa...

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From the Kinzinger campaign - NEW LENOX, IL – For years, members of congress came to Washington with one goal: let’s start spending. Some like Congressman Don Manzullo even bragged about it. The times have changed leaving long-time politicians to...

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In answer to the Kane County Chronicle's questions for Kane County Board chairman candidates, the two Republicans - State Senator Chris Lauzen and Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns - responded: With a definite change coming at the top of the county...

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CHICAGO - This Fox News Chicago story drew national attention this morning on Fox & Friends. It's a topic blogger Michelle Malkin has written extensively about. Illinois' corruption is so deep and political clout is so engrained, that outcry is...

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CHICAGO - Southwest Airlines explained to its customers via email this morning about how the Department of Transportation's new mandate for federal and airport taxes and fees must be included in the fare price, but will not change how they...

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Twenty year veteran Illinois House member Rosemary Mulligan is dropping her 11th re-election bid, she told the Daily Herald Wednesday. She was booted off the ballot when she didn't turn in the required number of signatures and then decided against...

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A month after the Illinois Humanities Council auctioned off a dinner with controversial Vietnam-era radical Bill Ayers as part of a fundraiser, a board member has resigned over the matter. Gary Koch, an instructor at Lincoln Land Community College in...

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The Belleville News-Democrat reports the former State Rep. Ron Stephens filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection before leaving office. Stephens said Wednesday the bankruptcy filing was a contributing factor in his decision to resign. Stephens, of Greenville, said he is...

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