Author: jnjhackler

  • ILGOP Statement on Beginning of the Tim Mapes Trial

    ILGOP Statement on Beginning of the Tim Mapes Trial

    CHICAGO — As the Tim Mapes trial gets underway, let us remember: Mapes is accused of lying to federal agents and facing prison to protect Mike Madigan. The two of them […]

  • The Corruption Series: Meet Willie Cochran

    The Corruption Series: Meet Willie Cochran

    CHICAGO — Welcome to another edition of Continuing Corruption, where we dig deep into the actions of politicians embroiled in controversies that erode public confidence. Today, we shift our focus to […]

  • Van Pelt Retires, Taxpayers Win

    Van Pelt Retires, Taxpayers Win

    CHICAGO — Senator Van Pelt has officially retired as of today, representing a major win for taxpayers in her district who will finally have a state senator that shows up for […]

  • ICYMI: Pritzker Administration Misaccounts $5.2 Billion in Unemployment Funds

    ICYMI: Pritzker Administration Misaccounts $5.2 Billion in Unemployment Funds

    CHICAGO — Governor Pritzker has asked Illinoisans to trust him to set the state’s finances in order, but his own administration misallocated $5.2 Billion (that’s $5,200,000,000) in unemployment funds over the […]

  • SAFE-T Act Soon to Make Communities UN-SAFE

    SAFE-T Act Soon to Make Communities UN-SAFE

    CHICAGO —  In case you missed it, the Illinois Supreme Court reinstated Pritzker signed legislation that would end cash bail. Now we’re forced to wait and see how this is going […]

  • The Corruption Series: Meet Tom Cullerton

    The Corruption Series: Meet Tom Cullerton

    Chicago — Welcome back to yet another edition of Continuing Corruption, the place you go to every week to learn about how another member of the Democrat Party of Illinois […]

  • ILGOP Statement on SAFE-T Act Decision

    ILGOP Statement on SAFE-T Act Decision

    CHICAGO — Today, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy released the following statement after the state Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision, reinstating J.B. Pritzker’s law eliminating cash bail:  “Today’s […]

  • The Corruption Series: Meet Terry Link

    The Corruption Series: Meet Terry Link

    Chicago – Continuing our commitment to uncovering corruption within Illinois politics, we remember the shady history that the Democrat Party wants us to forget. In the realm of politics, trust […]

  • ICYMI: The Inequity of Public Education in Chicago

    ICYMI: The Inequity of Public Education in Chicago

    CHICAGO — The latest SCOTUS decision over affirmative action has Democrats crying foul. Over what, exactly? Claims that BIPOC students wouldn’t be able to get into good colleges; it is insulting […]