Before demonstrations gave way to vandalism and skirmishes with police, thousands took to the Loop for peaceful marches over the death of George Floyd. Read more
As rural legislators protest Pritzker's stay-at-home order, they could alienate centrist voters, turning the Illinois GOP into an even more hardcore minority. Read more
The president doesn't want coronavirus relief going to "poorly run" states like Illinois. In fact, we pay the federal government far more than we receive. Read more
Pritzker has used COVID-19 to push the Fair Tax, and Lightfoot to loosen the municipal purse strings. That could cost them the moral high ground needed to govern in a crisis. Read more
Keeping Chicagoans indoors is the most important civic project of Lightfoot's mayoralty. That she's leaning on humor to do it doesn't make her a cartoon character, but a sharp leader. Read more
