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GOP Illinois House candidate Kemper: 'Parents should have a say in what is taught to their children'

By David Beasley | Sep 13, 2022

George Kemper, a Republican candidate for the Illinois House District 12, opposes SB 818 requiring schools to align their sexual education curriculum with national standards.

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Vallas after school shooting: 'What’s the plan to keep Chicago’s school children, teachers, staff safe?'

By David Beasley | Aug 31, 2022

Democrat Paul Vallas, a mayoral candidate and the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), raised the issue of school safety after multiple children were shot outside of Carl Schultz High School. There have been shootings near two Chicago high schools already this school year.

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Chicago radio show co-host on rising transit crime: 'The chanters and the looters did less damage than your elected officials'

By David Beasley | Aug 8, 2022

The refusal by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to support law enforcement is partly to blame for skyrocketing crime on Chicago's public transit, said Dan Proft, co-host of Chicago's Morning Answer radio program.

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Best-selling author on businesses leaving Chicago: 'Who can blame them?'

By David Beasley | Jun 27, 2022

High taxes and violent crime are driving businesses out of Chicago, best-selling author Jim Rickards said in a tweet June 23.

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Lightfoot: Overturning Roe v. Wade 'will establish a precedent for gutting the legal underpinnings used to protect against gender-based discrimination'

By David Beasley | May 4, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D), a vehement supporter of abortion rights, claimed that overturning Roe v. Wade will lead to the prohibition of same-sex and interracial marriage.

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Stephens: 'Illinois Democrats are scrambling to fund the police again'

By David Beasley | May 1, 2022

Illinois Democrats passed the SAFE-T Act last year that was detrimental to law enforcement, but now that it's an election year they have proposed a pro-law enforcement bill package, State Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont) said on Facebook.

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Morrison on tax bill delay: 'This is a serious financial situation that needs to be avoided'

By David Beasley | Apr 28, 2022

Cook County's second-installment property tax bills are being delayed past the usual deadline of Aug. 1 to at least December, but they could possibly be pushed back even to January, a Chicago Sun-Times report said.

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Stephens: 'The Governor has broken yet another promise to the people of Illinois'

By David Beasley | Mar 3, 2022

The Better Government Association (BGA) recently reported that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's blind trust bought stock in health insurance giant Centene Corp. in 2020. Centene is one of Illinois' biggest Medicaid contractors, BGA noted.

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Zuckerberg, wife donate $300 million to election nonprofits

By David Beasley | Sep 2, 2020

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $250 million to a non-profit organization to “promote safe and reliable voting in states and localities during the COVID-19 pandemic,” a news release said.