Invoking an old wives’ tale referring to ambivalent, “average" amphibians, the Chicago Tribune recently created an analogy between disinterested Illinois taxpayers and a hypothetical pot of frog stew to illustrate the state’s simmering fiscal status.
Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno is at the heart of a bold new plan aimed at ending the state’s two-year budget stalemate, which includes income and corporate tax hikes and billions more in added borrowing.
Several Illinois legislators have responded to the House’s latest capitulation to longtime Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), decrying the body’s utter lack of independence or apparent motivation to value representation of home jurisdictions over the speaker’s sway.
In a public statement, state Rep. LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago) recently said term limits would be one way to help bridge the gap with GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner on his calls for reform and possibly help end the budget impasse -- a rare departure from the usual Democratic Party protocols in the General Assembly.
Republicans say that, in Illinois, there exists a democracy of one — Mike Madigan, to be exact — with the longtime House speaker managing affairs as if the state were a dictatorship rather than a system of egalitarianism.
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Dr. Jay Kinzler says Illinois has a regulation problem that he plans to treat if elected to the House from the 46th District.
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $45,000 in July contributions to Terra Costa Howard, a Democrat running for the Illinois House of Representatives against incumbent Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard).
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $71,911 in July contributions to Kathleen Carrier, a Democrat running against Amy Grant in retiring GOP Rep. Jeanne Ives' district.
A political action committee says the candidacy of Glen Ellen state House candidate Terra Costa Howard is part of a scheme by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to keep suburban property taxes high.
A political action committee says the candidacy of state House Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-Schaumburg) is part of a scheme by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to keep suburban property taxes high.
Republican Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives is hardly surprised by the revelation of charges in a long-running bribery scheme that, according to the U.S. Attorney's office, involved the Commonwealth Edison utility company and payments to individuals connected to Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Burr Ridge business owner Margot Henshaw has voiced her strong condemnation of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose 36-year tenure is widely seen as having played a significant role in the state's ongoing fiscal crisis.