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Bailey: ‘Thanks to Gov. Pritzker doubling the gas, Illinois has the second highest gas taxes in the country’

By Bree Gonzales | Jul 20, 2022

GOP gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is decrying the state’s high gas taxes.

Serrano: '1996 was the last time District 3 voters had a choice on their general election ballot'

By Bree Gonzales | Jul 16, 2022

After 26 years, a Republican is once again vying for a seat in the 3rd House District.

Kemper is vying for the 12th House District: 'Thank you, everyone, I'm excited to improve Illinois'

By Bree Gonzales | Jul 16, 2022

George Kemper is looking to unseat incumbent Democrat Margaret Croke in the 12th House District on Chicago’s North Side.

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Bailey: 'Stop running for president, J.B., and do your job'

By Bree Gonzales | Jul 13, 2022

Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey recently slammed Gov. J.B. Pritzker following shootout incidents, one of which is in South Loop parking lot.

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Podgorski wins GOP primary, says voters 'want strong oversight on the county’s fiscal and operational management'

By Bree Gonzales | Jul 6, 2022

Matt Podgorski won the Republican primary election and will face Democrat Maggie Trevor in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 9 on Nov. 8.

McCormick: ‘The Chicago Teachers Union never fails to make itself look awful’

By Bree Gonzales | Jul 5, 2022

Former Illinois public school history teacher and education activist Frank McCormick called out the Chicago Teachers Union in a recent tweet.

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Lightfoot: 'F*** Clarence Thomas’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 28, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot cursed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for comments regarding overturning Roe v. Wade and suggesting in a concurrence that the decision could be a precursor to challenging federal rights to gay marriage.

Cupich: ‘This ruling regrettably will have little impact on abortion in Illinois’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 27, 2022

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, released a statement in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade which established a right to abortion.

Old St. Patrick’s accused of blasphemy: gay couples are not 'legitimate objects of an ecclesial blessing'

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 25, 2022

Old St. Patrick's Church in Cardinal Cupich's Diocese of Chicago is staying silent on accusations of blasphemy after allowing a gay couple to give a “reflection” in place of the church’s homily on Father’s Day.

Giffin: ‘Citadel is moving its global headquarters to Miami’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 24, 2022

After pumping $50 million into the doomed Richard Irvin campaign for governor billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is calling it quits in Illinois.

Carter: ‘I think Irvin was a poor choice’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 23, 2022

Activist Jeffrey Carter is questioning the support of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s gubernatorial candidacy by establishment Republicans.

Proft on Sullivan poll: ‘It’s just not credible’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 21, 2022

Radio host Dan Proft is calling out Jesse Sullivan’s campaign over what he describes as a flawed poll.

Sullivan: CTU ‘using their taxpayer-funded positions to indoctrinate our children with a radical political agenda’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 17, 2022

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan is praising a Chicago Teachers Union whistleblower for a document dump showing the teachers union’s support of what he calls radical ideology in classrooms.

Podgorski: ‘Chicago’s Finest are forced to work 12, 16, even 20 days in a row’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 17, 2022

Cook County Commissioner candidate Matt Podgorski is decrying the way the City of Chicago has been treating its police force.

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Butler: ‘I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police’

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 14, 2022

Democratic Party candidate for First Congressional District Chris Butler has been endorsed by the Illinois State Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council PAC (IL FOP PAC).

Bailey: 'The Democrats’ legacy of debt and fiscal mismanagement is hurting the very people who keep them in power'

By Bree Gonzales | May 31, 2022

Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) recently urged Chicagoans to consider the huge debt burden they have in deciding whom to elect.

JLL backs group promoting transgender students playing youth, HS sports

By Bree Gonzales | May 26, 2022

Jones Lang LaSalle, the real estate company known popularly as JLL, signed a deal to support transgender-positive GenderCool just weeks before one of its largest backers pulled out amid controversy. JLL is based in Chicago.

Bailey: 'So-called Republican Avery Bourne aided Madigan, sponsored a bill in Springfield as a favor for him'

By Bree Gonzales | May 25, 2022

Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey reminded Illinoisans about gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin's running mate who allegedly helped indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan in his plot.

Hogan: ‘Maybe you ought to look to Kym Worthy in Detroit and see how a real prosecutor deals with real problems’

By Bree Gonzales | May 23, 2022

Former federal prosecutor Tom Hogan discussed his selection of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx as one of the worst prosecutors in the country.

Immaculate Conception St. Joseph School returns to masking: 'We need more action from parents to put an end to these illegal mandates'

By Bree Gonzales | May 20, 2022

Immaculate Conception St. Joseph School is wrapping up a week of forcing kids back in masks.

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