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Krupa reflects on federal inquiry: 'The evidence is really starting to pile up against Mike Madigan'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 11, 2020

Chicago Republican Party leader David Krupa insists he wouldn’t want to be the man many consider to be the state’s most powerful right now.

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Northwest Side GOP Club president, Chicago police officer Kessem attends president's White House address

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 4, 2020

Northwest Side GOP Club President Ammie Kessem is still basking in the glow of being on the White House grounds to hear President Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention speech.

Krupa hopes voters are ready to take a stand against Democrats' 'corrupt tax hikes and property tax laws'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 2, 2020

Conservative activist David Krupa regrets that corruption continues to run so rampant among Springfield Democrats that it’s almost become a full-time occupation for some.

Krupa blasts governor's proposed plan: 'The progressive tax may as well be called the corruption tax'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 30, 2020

Republican activist David Krupa has what he views as a surefire prediction he takes no joy in making.

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Kessem sounds off on Chicago Teachers Union for again trying to 'scam taxpayers'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 28, 2020

Northwest Side GOP Club President Ammie Kessem thinks Chicago Teachers Union leaders could use a lesson in integrity.

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Krupa insists Springfield Democrats' ethics reform discussion is 'laughable' until embattled House speaker is gone

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 18, 2020

David Krupa is convinced the ethics reform effort now being spearheaded by Democrats in Springfield appears destined to become an exercise in futility.

Krupa has bold message for governor: 'Mask mandate is not enforceable legislation, period'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 11, 2020

David Krupa wonders how Gov. J.B. Pritzker can expect small business owners to enforce policy he admits not even the government has been able to do the way he thinks is necessary.

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Northwest Side GOP Club's Kessem says 'science' demands Chicago students return to the classroom

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 5, 2020

Northwest Side GOP Club President Ammie Kessem fails to see the logic in Chicago Public Schools turning to a remote learning plan for the upcoming fall semester.

Krupa insists governor's action 'did more harm than good' in COVID-19 fight

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 4, 2020

Former candidate for Chicago alderman and local activist David Krupa fears for Illinois should Gov. J.B. Pritzker get everything he wants in his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kessem is enraged that embattled speaker 'has controlled the purse strings of the Democrat Party in Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 29, 2020

Ammie Kessem rages she’s seen it all before when it comes to Democrats' reluctance to speak out against House Speaker Mike Madigan, even when the situation clearly calls for it.

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To Krupa, Springfield Democrats' failure to condemn speaker's corruption amounts to approval of his misdeeds

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 28, 2020

Republican activist David Krupa fumes that Democrats’ lackluster reaction to the scandal House Speaker Mike Madigan now finds himself at the center of as an indictment of the entire party.

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Lightfoot allocates $56 million in federal funding to enhance Chicago's COVID-19 contact tracing efforts

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 23, 2020

The City of Chicago will allocate up to $56 million in COVID-19 relief funding as part of a plan to expand contract tracing across the state.

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Northwest Side Republican on Madigan scandal: 'I’ve been calling on him to resign for years now'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 20, 2020

With longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan now implicated in a widening federal corruption probe, Northwest Side GOP Club President Ammie Kessem is urging Illinois voters to take back their power.

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Republican leader Krupa believes 'ridding Springfield of corruption needs to start with Madigan Madigan in handcuffs'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 19, 2020

David Krupa argues he knows all too well about the way House Speaker and Democratic Party Chairman Mike Madigan operates.“I believe he’s been taking bribes for years and I know rules don’t mean anything to him,” Krupa, who ran against Madigan-backed Chicago Ald.

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Kessem warns governor's progressive tax plan means 'Illinoisans are going to face even more burdens'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 15, 2020

Northwest Side GOP Club President Ammie Kessem fears what Illinois could become if Springfield Democrats get what they want in the form of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive income tax.

Robling believes Pritzker's push for progressive tax is 'a bargaining chip to the unions, who run the state'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 15, 2020

Republican political strategist Chris Robling is convinced Gov. J.B.

Krupa laments governor's COVID-19 response 'caused thousands of residents and businesses to leave the state'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 15, 2020

Former Chicago alderman candidate David Krupa argues it was always senseless for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to put himself out on an island when it comes to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Chicago GOP chair labels Pritzker a hypocrite over participation in protests during pandemic

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 9, 2020

Through all the chaos and confusion of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago Republican Party Chairman Chris Cleveland thinks he’s finally come to realize just who Gov. J.B. Pritzker truly is.

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Robling blames Pritzker for COVID-19 policy that 'is really insulting to the grownups that make Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 8, 2020

Republican political strategist Chris Robling is longing for the day when a new Gov. J.B. Pritzker emerges in Springfield.

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Unemployment system 'glitch' released applicants' Social Security numbers, other private data

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 27, 2020

Illinois’ new online system for processing unemployment benefits for independent contractors is off to an inauspicious beginning after the private information of some applicants was inadvertently made public.