Nearly half of Illinois residents want to leave the state, a poll of 1,000 registered voters recently taken by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University indicated.
James O’Keefe and his Project Veritas group set off a firestorm last week when they posted a video allegedly detailing some provocative tactics used by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Hillary Clinton campaign. The video accuses the DNC and its affiliates of using bird-dogging, intimidation, and scare tactics during Trump rallies and Republican meetings.
Mike Strick, Republican candidate for the District 84 state House seat, is excited about the election, which has been a long journey for him.
The Illinois unemployment numbers for September have arrived, and it paints the same picture that the state has seen in previous months: Unemployment shrank, as did the work force. The state is also losing its manufacturing jobs, which saw a loss of about 800.
One day before the election, Mike Strick, Republican candidate for the District 84 state House seat, is feeling determined.
Mike Strick, the Republican opponent to Rep. Stephanie Kifowit for the state House in District 84, has lost his bid for the seat.