MIDDLE CLASS ILLINOIS MAY PAY 50% MORE TAXES
March 13, 2009 at 10:11 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on MIDDLE CLASS ILLINOIS MAY PAY 50% MORE TAXESTags: Illinois, taxes
MIDDLE CLASS ILLINOIS MAY PAY 50% MORE TAXES: “Quinn said Friday that he plans to hike taxes for families that make more than $56,000 a year.“
Burris Backtracks
February 17, 2009 at 9:17 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Burris BacktracksTags: government, Illinois
Burris Backtracks: “Sunday afternoon, Roland Burris told a roomful of Chicago reporters that his plainly inconsistent sworn statements about his dealings with cronies of a now-defrocked governor aren’t…inconsistent.“
Blagojevich Erased From State Capitol
January 30, 2009 at 10:58 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Blagojevich Erased From State CapitolTags: Blagojevich, Illinois
Blagojevich Erased From State Capitol: Welcome sign, nameplate, official state photo removed.
Blagojevich Is Out!
January 29, 2009 at 3:37 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Blagojevich Is Out!Tags: Blagojevich, Illinois, impeachment, politics, scandals
Blagojevich Is Out! “Senators voted unanimously to convict Blagojevich, 59-0 and shortly thereafter, Quinn was sworn in as Illinois’ new governor.”
59-0, ouch! And he can never hold political office in Illinois again. So… what’s an ousted governor to do now?
Illinois High Court Affirms Burris Appointment
January 9, 2009 at 8:00 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Illinois High Court Affirms Burris AppointmentTags: Illinois, politics
Illinois High Court Affirms Burris Appointment: “The court’s opinion states that “no further action is required by the secretary of state or any other official to make the governor’s appointment of Roland Burris to the United States Senate valid under Illinois law.”
Someone in Illinois is happy tonight.
Blagojevich Impeachment Looming
January 8, 2009 at 8:57 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Blagojevich Impeachment LoomingTags: Blagojevich, Illinois, politics
Blagojevich Impeachment Looming: “The Illinois House panel investigating Hot Rod BLagojevich recommended impeachment today.”
Will it be successful? Probably, but we’ll see.
Chicagoans go from joy to shame
December 10, 2008 at 4:50 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Chicagoans go from joy to shameTags: Blagojevich, Chicago, Illinois, Obama, politics, scandals
Chicagoans go from joy to shame. “I thought a politician was supposed to be a respectful person…”
The IL govornor’s scandal is apparently nothing new
December 9, 2008 at 10:46 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The IL govornor’s scandal is apparently nothing newTags: Illinois, scandals
The IL govornor’s scandal is apparently nothing new: In the old days, buying a Senate seat was not unusual.
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR TRIED TO SELL OBAMA’S SENATE SEAT
December 9, 2008 at 10:02 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on ILLINOIS GOVERNOR TRIED TO SELL OBAMA’S SENATE SEATTags: Blagojevich, corruption, Illinois, politics, scandals
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR TRIED TO SELL OBAMA’S SENATE SEAT: FBI heard Blagojevich say “I want to make money.”
“By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.”
Proverbs 29:4 (NIV)
ILLINOIS THREATENS BANK
December 8, 2008 at 1:58 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on ILLINOIS THREATENS BANKTags: banks, Illinois, sit-in
ILLINOIS THREATENS BANK: “…will no longer do business with Bank of America until the bank restores credit to the shuttered factory…”
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