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Sigcho-Lopez: 'A lot of work needs to be done' on redistricting

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 6, 2021

Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez is stressing the need for lawmakers to get things right when redrawing the state's voter maps.

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Burke associate Acosta charged with lying to feds

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 5, 2021

A longtime associate of Chicago Ald. Ed Burke faces up to five years in prison after being charged with lying to the FBI in an ongoing federal corruption probe.

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Vega Samuel: We 'really want to facilitate and engage the public' in the mapmaking process

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 5, 2021

Griselda Vega Samuel wants to make sure Illinois voters are heard in the raging debate over map redistricting.

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Robling: 'Thanks to all who expose this corruption' regarding insurgent candidates

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 1, 2021

Republican political strategist Chris Robling is proud to see parents and concerned citizens across the state taking stands in next month’s school board races.

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Jacobson: 'We should be inside ... watching the game'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 30, 2021

Chicago’s Morning Answer journalist Amy Jacobson finds it hard to hide her rage when it comes to the Chicago Public Schools system latest COVID-19 mitigation tactics.

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Blackroots Alliance: 'The redistricting process needs to be transparent and include community input'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 29, 2021

Black Roots Alliance Public Policy Coordinator Victoria Stewart leaves no doubt about what she feels lawmakers in Springfield need to be doing to assure fair map redistricting.

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Richard Yant, of Union League Club of Chicago, backs independent panel to draw state electoral maps

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 29, 2021

Union League Club of Chicago Board Member Richard Yant recently told a Senate Redistricting Committee hearing he supports fair redistricting maps as a matter of sound public policy.

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Lightfoot’s order makes it easier for records when filing a complaint at Chicago police

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 28, 2021

Residents who file formal abuse complaints against the Chicago Police Department members can now obtain video and documents from the department related to the incident in question more easily.

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Illinois restaurant owners herald $28.5 billion in relief as ‘win for the industry’

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 28, 2021

Restaurant owners and stakeholders celebrated the $28.6 billion in grants pegged for the industry as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.

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Attorney Melrose: Child protection 'cases could sit for months'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 23, 2021

A bill aimed at making certain that child protection cases transferred between counties are heard in a timely manner is now making the rounds in the Illinois Senate.

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Robling: Would not touch Kinzinger allegation 'with a 40-foot pole'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 22, 2021

Republican political strategist Chris Robling is reserving judgment on a story now making the rounds alleging that Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Rockford) had a romantic relationship with a former Russian beauty queen who later applied for an internship in his office.

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Mental health issues in Chicago students increasing as pandemic continues

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 21, 2021

Chicago Public Schools high school students are dealing with mental distress the return to in-person learning remains in flux.

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Acevedo pleads not guilty in alleged pay-to-play scheme

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 21, 2021

Rep. Eddie Acevedo (D-Chicago) pleaded not guilty to tax evasion charges as part of a federal investigation where longtime former House Speaker Mike Madigan has also allegedly been implicated.

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Chicago's Morning Answer brings in insurance head to talk Biden health care

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 21, 2021

Health Insurance Mentor’s C. Steven Tucker warns changes coming to the Bidencare Health system threaten to put the federal government in as bad of shape as it’s ever been.

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Chicago's Morning Answer brings in journalist to talk Cuomo

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 21, 2021

Investigative journalist Michael Volpe claims New York City Gov. Andrew Cuomo had to know the policies at nursing homes across the state never really had a chance of keeping elderly residents safe during the COVID crisis.

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Woodson Center founder calls reparations ‘insulting’ during Chicago’s Morning Answer

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 21, 2021

Woodson Center founder Bob Woodson has no use for the growing talk of reparations.

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French Cornell doctoral candidate uses Chicago's Morning Answer to question point of COVID-19 restrictions

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 21, 2021

Cornell doctorate candidate Philippe Lemoine doesn't think that the COVID-19 lockdowns were "worth it" and doesn't see how anyone thinks the ends have justified the means.

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Chicago aldermen hold subcommittee on Reparations Meeting

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 20, 2021

The City Council recently held The Inaugural Subcommittee on Reparations Meeting, with Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th Ward) among those insisting the moment had been a long time coming.

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Author Lomborg on climate change talk: 'Only a way to scare us'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 19, 2021

Copenhagen Consensus’ Bjorn Lomborg doesn’t want you to believe all the hype when it comes to climate change.

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Journalist Hemmingway on Trump article: 'Story should have never run'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 19, 2021

A Washington Post story about former President Donald Trump with 'second-hand quotes' has stirred the anger of Real Clear Investigation’s Mark Hemmingway.