Univ. of Ill. Research Org, As Unemployment Hits Almost 10%: State 'In

Tom Blumer
January 29th, 2012 9:45 AM
A report carried at CBS News in St. Louis from Jim Anderson of the Illinois Radio Network (IRN), which appears to be a private entity, tells readers that a research study (summary; PDF of relevant chapter) published by the Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) at the University of Illinois has identified "a combination of tough policies (which) could bring the state into fiscal…
 

AP on Which Vendors Get Paid in Ill.: Both Parties Supposedly Have Pol

Tom Blumer
October 28th, 2011 5:04 PM
The news item I will cite goes back over a week, but the problem surely remains. In light of the ongoing battles over public-sector wages and benefits as well as the taxes which pay for them, it deserves far more attention than it is currently receiving. It follows up on an October 15 post (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog) where I noted, in reviewing an Associates Press story which originally…
 

Unlike Wis. and Ohio, Illinois, the Democrat 'Deadbeat State,' Gets Li

Tom Blumer
October 15th, 2011 9:29 PM
Sometimes it's really hard to understand why certain events get heavy national press coverage while others which are arguably at least as significant and serious get little if any notice. This is one of them. Scott Walker, who solved a $3 billion projected deficit in Wisconsin, is a media and leftist (but I repeat myself) arch-villain because much of the balancing was done by adjusting public-…
 

AP Gives Credence to Ill. Gov. Quinn's Claim of 'Mandate' Despite

Tom Blumer
November 6th, 2010 12:42 AM
It's strange how this "mandate" thing works, at least at the Associated Press. In Ohio, Republican John Kasich defeated incumbent Democratic Governor Ted Strickland on Tuesday with a victory margin of about 2.5%, or almost 100,000 votes. Strickland is the first incumbent Buckeye State governor to lose a reelection bid since Democrat John Gilligan lost to Republican Jim Rhodes in 1974. In that…
 

ABC7 News Chicago: 'Quinn Comes in With a Squeaky Clean Reputation

Mike Bates
January 29th, 2009 10:56 PM
On its Web site this evening, ABC7 News Chicago reports on the new Illinois Democratic governor in "Who Is Pat Quinn?"  General assignment reporter John Garcia tells readers about the man who replaced former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich :Quinn comes in with a squeaky clean reputation at a time when the past two governors have faced serious federal charges. An Illinois Democrat with a squeaky…