Via Austin Talks If the combined $100 million spent this year by Gov. Pat Quinn and newly-elected challenger Bruce Rauner didn’t tip you off, this year’s midterm elections were a big deal. And Chicago’s West Side was paying close attention…
Read MoreThat mighty “whoosh!” you’ll be hearing in a few days will be a collective sigh of relief from Illinoisans as one of the nastiest election seasons in recent memory blessedly draws to a close. In the marquee event, of course,…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Since they won the Super Bowl, members of the 1985 Chicago Bears have made second careers out of promoting apple-pie products like McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and G.I. Joe. Now, they can add a more countercultural item to…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Sun-Times Can an Election Day pilot program be called a success if it was to blame for such long lines that people were still voting at 3 a.m.? Oddly enough, yes. Illinois on Tuesday experimented with same-day…
Read MoreTuesday’s election presented an opportunity for Illinois to pilot a new program. At a limited number of sites pre-determined by the State Board of Elections, Illinois allowed voters to register at the polls on the same day of the election. The select…
Read MoreVia The Washington Times Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan pledged to assemble a bipartisan administration after his defeat of heavily favored Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown — a victory made all the more stunning in that he became the first candidate…
Read MoreVia The Register-Mail CHICAGO — Illinois voters overwhelmingly approved two constitutional amendments, ensuring that voters aren’t illegally discouraged from casting ballots and establishing regulations to give crime victims a larger role in prosecutions. More than 3 million people cast ballots…
Read MoreVia Politico Embracing the irony of setting up a super PAC that would spend big money in order to fight super PACs and other groups that spend big money, Harvard professor Larry Lessig and GOP strategist Mark McKinnon went all-in…
Read MoreVia The Washington Post It’s become fashionable in politics to decry the role money plays in the process. And, there’s no question that a big part of being a candidate is asking people for money. But, it’s also worth putting…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Reporter We’ve now survived an election characterized by vast amounts of money spent mainly on negative advertising, with little more than bumper-sticker slogans aimed at the state’s critical problems. Though he didn’t emphasize them, at least Pat…
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