In baseball, it’s often said that you have to be a good pitcher to be a twenty game loser. The reason is simple; if
Tag: Illinois
Romney to export Illinois jobs on Election Day
Mitt Romney’s campaign has come under fire for a number of gaffes recently, but one action by the company he cofounded, Bain Capital, is
When casino gambling hits the race track: Who wins, who loses?
Dr. Martin Luther King said more than once, “Laws cannot change the hearts of humans, but they can change their habits.” He probably did
New coal gasification plant is a bad deal for Illinois
The coal gasification plant that Tenasaka Energy wants to build in Taylorville Illinois is the kind of bargain that does not seem to have
Kids in prison: Illinois’ expensive, dangerous and failed policy
America has one of the highest rates of incarceration for juveniles in the world – as of 2008, the US rate was five times
“Overtaxed” Illinois corporations threaten to leave state
At a time when the greed of the one percent is on the minds of Americans, several Illinois corporations are threatening to leave the
Illinois is behind on its bills, and citizens are paying the price
The state of Illinois originally began to delay payment for services and goods as a way of dealing with budget shortfalls on a short-term
Illinois prison overcrowding is dangerous for everyone
Illinois prisons have a worsening problem, with a ratio of inmates to guards that is producing conditions dangerous to guards, inmates and the citizens
Poverty rate up, as states–like Illinois–cut assistance
The number of impoverished people in the state of Illinois has risen to a 20-year high of 1.8 million. In 2009, the poverty rate
Looking at The Bean, seeing ourselves
Today I joined hundreds of tourists, camp groups, families and local residents who were visiting The Bean in Chicago’s Millennium Park. [British artist Anish