Illinois Review

Illinois Sec of State "mistakenly" registers over 500 non-citizens to vote

BLOOMINGTON - Over five hundred non-citizens were registered to vote mistakenly, the Illinois Secretary of State admitted in December. 

The applicants applying for Illinois driver's licenses clearly selected “No” to an electronic attestation regarding citizenship, but were "mistakenly included in nightly batches of applications to the State Board of Elections," according to the Illinois State Board of Elections' letter.

Skillicorn: Illinois should repeal their part in the National Popular Vote movement

EAST DUNDEE - Illinois Review's piece earlier this week on how an Illinois Republican state senator led the way in the national popular vote movement drew the attention and re-energized State Rep. Allen Skillicorn's frustration over the whole topic.

Duckworth about Trump: Our "Toddler in Chief"

CHICAGO - US Senator Tammy Duckworth went on record this week calling an impeached president about to be tried before her "Toddler in Chief."

Illinois' junior US Senator Tammy Duckworth is most appreciated by Illinoisans for her military service and sacrifice of her legs following a helicopter crash in Iraq. She's the first woman to have a baby while serving in the US Senate. 

All those things tend to warm the hearts of casual political observers - but Duckworth can be brutal with her words - especially towards President Donald Trump. 

Democrat Duckworth votes against conservative values 93% of the time, according to FreedomWorks, a national conservative organization.

Trump confirms religious freedom with executive proclamation

D.C. - President Trump issued an executive proclamation this week on "Religious Freedom Day 2020," quoting Founding Father Thomas Jefferson's admonition that

...All men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in the matters of Religion and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities. 

Trump emphasized his administration's ongoing efforts to preserve the First Amendment that assures Americans, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ..."

Trussell: Nothing like a bright red Trump Rally to beat Chicago winter blues

By Stephanie Trussell, radio talk show host -

Photos by Mark Weyermuller, IR contributor - 

January in Chicagoland can be gloomy. Continuous days of gun metal gray skies can take toll on even the happiest person. Even I had a tiny case of the blahs.

Trying to unplug for a bit, I decided to stay inside until CPAC 2020.  That’s the exciting Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual meeting of the top conservative activists and leaders in the country, held  every February in Washington D.C.

On Monday this week, I got an email that I was approved for a media pass for President Trump’s Milwaukee Rally. I was instantly cured from my ailments. I left early Tuesday with the plan to enter the venue at 2:00 PM at a special media entrance five hours before the president was scheduled to speak.
Group on right were first in line - having stayed overnight 

Di Leo: Benjamin Franklin and the Glass Armonica

By John F. Di Leo -

Reflections on the amazing life of Benjamin Franklin, born on January 17, 1706 A.D.

On February 18, 1762, at Spring Gardens in England, a 19-year-old musician named Marianne Davies gave a concert that introduced the world to a brand new, fascinating musical instrument: a row of delicate tuned glass bowls in a beautifully-finished wooden chest, mounted horizontally on a long spindle, called a glass armonica.

As she came from a musical family, Miss Davies herself was already somewhat well known around London’s musical circles.  Her father was a composer and flautist, and she and her sister had been performing – both singing and playing instruments – since childhood.

Thorner: When Supporting the US Constitution Demands Clarification

Three Muslim faith-affiliated U.S. Congress members

By Nancy Thorner -

Recently I came across a book by Stephen M. Kirby, PhD which every voter should read. The Center for Security Policy announced on December 4, 2019, the publication of Kirby's new monograph, Islamic Doctrine versus The U.S. Constitution: The Dilemma for Muslim Public Officials.

It was written in anticipation of the 2020 election season to come, with consideration given of how starkly Islamic Law differs from the U.S. Constitution in a work that is at once informative, sober, and scholarly.

Chamber of Commerce's Maish: Illinois' Flat tax is really a fair tax

Illinois voters will be asked to amend the State Constitution next November. The Left - led by Gov. JB Pritzker with $5 million of his own money - desperately wants to oust the state's "flat tax." Illinois Chamber of Commerce's Todd Maisch explained why Illinois' flat tax is really the "fair tax" Pritzker wants to remove:

UN Alarmists Blame Beef, Then Chow Down on Whoppers

Participants at the United Nations’ COP25 climate conference in Madrid in December hypocritically formed long lines to buy Burger King flame-broiled hamburgers, all while the U.N. climate establishment lectures down to the rest of us about eating less meat — and particularly beef — to stop climate change.

India refuses to let US pastor leave country 3 months after arrest for being Christian

A Tennessee pastor is still being barred from leaving India three months after his arrest even though a customs case against him for allegedly not paying duty on the money he brought into the country has been resolved, according to a lawyer representing the family.

Non-Compete Shackles Physicians

Tired of regulation and the headache of dealing with third-party payers, increasingly, more physicians are leaving private practices to join hospital networks.

But rather than being a respite from the swamp of bureaucracy, these new employers are acting like roach motels with the liberal and coercive use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts. Physicians suffer, and so do patients.

More HERE

Can You Locate Iran? Few Voters Can.

As Iran gains media attention following President Trump's decision to eliminate Iranian terrorist commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a new Morning Consult/Politico survey finds fewer than 3 in 10 registered voters can identify the Islamic republic on an unlabeled map.

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Abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide in 2019

Over 42 million abortions took place globally in 2019 according to new figures that found abortion to be the single largest cause of death.

The statistics, compiled by tracking service Worldometers, counted approximately 42.4 million abortions took place last year.

In comparison, the organisation which does not include abortion in its mortality rates found the number of deaths attributed to all other causes is approximately 58.6 million, making abortions, in our calculations, account for 42% of all deaths worldwide in 2019.

In comparison, Worldometers found the number of death attributed to all other causes – excluding abortions – was approximately 58.6 million. If abortion rates were included in these figures, it would make terminations, by our calculation, account for 42% of all deaths worldwide in 2019.

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As far back as 2008, an IL Republican launched anti-Electoral College movement

DUPAGE COUNTY - It was an Illinois Republican in leadership statewide that was a key promoter of Illinois' early plunge abandoning the Electoral College and fortifying the early phases of the anti-Republican conservative popular vote movement nationwide.

An important piece written on Illinois' move to the popular vote rather than the electoral college - something radical 2020 Democrat presidential candidates are advocating - is on Wirepoints today. Mark Glennon writes: 

You probably know that many on the left don’t like how the nation elects presidents and that they would like to eliminate the Electoral College system. The elections in 2000 and 2016 still sting, which gave the presidency to George W. Bush and Donald Trump even though they lost the popular vote.

But did you know Illinois was among the first states to pass legislation that may well effectively abolish the Electoral College?

That the legislation is getting very close to the trigger point needed to accomplish that goal? 

REWIND to 2008: Meet Illinois' own Republican former Senator Kirk Dillard.

Trump Campaign reports 58% of 20,395 voters identified in Milwaukee were not GOPers

MILWAUKEE - Brad Pascale, the 2020 Trump Campaign's manager, posted on Facebook Wednesday morning "excellent data" from Tuesday night's rally in Milwaukee.

Not only were 20,395 voters identified (likely by applying for Trump rally tix) but 58% of those voters were NOT Republicans. "(Yuge!) Pascale noted:

Lone Conservative Candidate Emerges To Replace Bobby Rush in IL's 1st CD

CHICAGO - Illinois' 1st CD has been the center of election board attention running up to the March 2020 primaries - with four of the eight hoping to challenge 27 year incumbent Congressman Bobby Rush being tossed from the March 17 ballot.

Those challengers remaining on the 2020 Democrat primary ballot include Robert Emmons Jr., a Hyde Park resident and former community leader at the Obama Foundation, Ameena Matthews, a former gang member and daughter of Jeff Fort, founder of Chicago's El Rukn gang, and Sarah Gad, an Egyptian immigrant that served time in prison for attempting to pass a forged opioid prescription.

On the Republican ballot, while three others either were removed by the board of elections or withdrew voluntarily, only one GOP primary candidate in the 1st CD survived - Philanise White (pictured right).

Shehab: Chicago Islamists Use Interfaith Efforts as Cover to Advance Extremist Politics

By Hesham Shehab - 

At the 2020 World Peace Day Interfaith Prayer Service on January 5^th held in Naperville, Illinois representatives of many faiths came together to celebrate multiple faith traditions.

Representing Chicago’s large Muslim community was the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) Executive Director Abdullah Mitchell.

CIOGC is the umbrella organization for Islamic centers and mosques in Illinois that has been a long time interfaith dialogue participant, working together with four local Christian denominations and two Jewish organizations on interfaith dialogue in Illinois.

But CIOGC’s interest in interfaith is about more than just community cooperation.

Rossi: “Crime of the Century”

By Randy Rossi - 

It has been really great to see some brave Republicans stand up for our country and the truth as they attack the Democrat’s “Crime of the Century”. What is the “Crime of the Century”? The Last “Crime of the Century” was in 1861 when Democrats through their Confederate Army declared war on the United States of America, our Constitution, and our Bill of Rights by attacking Ft. Sumter and starting the Civil War in order to keep slavery on their plantations.

What Is "Fair"?

“Fairness” has become a Progressive obsession. The childhood lament, “it’s not fair!” is now a common refrain among many adults. No political discussion seems complete without someone insisting that the wealthy pay "their fair share.” But what does anybody mean by “fair”? In this video, social commentator Daniel Hannan attempts to answer this critically important question.

Reno, Nevada Declares War on Women

A funny thing recently occurred in Reno, Nevada. The town—nicknamed “The Biggest Little City in the World”—has made it illegal for any woman under the age of 21 to work in a so-called gentlemen’s club.

In response to the city’s dubious law, a handful of women aged 18 to 21 have filed a $15 million lawsuit challenging the legislation. The eight plaintiffs claim the law violates their civil rights. The women argue the anti-stripper statute will prevent them from earning $50,000 to $100,000 annually. Moreover, the women claim the law allows the government the power to prevent them from earning a living.

Although you may be thinking that this law is no big deal, you might think otherwise when you consider its arbitrary nature and its constitutional muster.

More HERE

China exports its ‘social credit’ system to Venezuela

Perhaps the creepiest tool of repression is China's social credit system. The system would essentially establish a “credit” rating for individuals and firms. Be a good citizen and you get financial discounts, better loan terms, and exemption from deposit requirements. Fail to meet the state’s criteria and your child can forget getting into a good university. If the government judges you to be socially bankrupt, you can’t buy a train ticket, rent a hotel room, or even use a credit card. Companies could be treated similarly, with disparate treatment in terms of taxation, credit, and more. A decade ago, Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez sent officials to China to learn about its national ID program. In succeeding years, nothing much happened. However, three years ago, the 1984 nightmare reemerged. With food scarce, medicine nonexistent, and inflation beyond measure, the Nicolás Maduro regime is spending $70 million to create a national database and mobile payment system.

More HERE

First fallout of "rape in Champaign" email: Agriculture Dept director resigns

Former Democrat State Senator John Sullivan from Quincy resigned as Dept of Ag Director

CHICAGO - Monday, the Illinois Director of the Department of Agriculture - a former state senator - resigned from his post, saying he knew about the "rape in Champaign" email and did nothing about it, WBEZ is reporting. 

The announcement stirred a reaction from IL GOP Chairman Tim Schneider.

Beckman: 40 years later, Iran, Russia still challenge US diplomacy

By Hank Beckman - 

Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution and the end of the Pahlavi dynasty that had ruled the nation since 1925.

The overthrow of the Shah of Iran is remembered as a time when militant “students” held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days, the radical cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini founded the fundamentalist Islamic Republic of Iran and the modernization of the nation which began under the Shah’s father, Reza Shah Pahlavi, came to an abrupt end.

Trump in Milwaukee tomorrow

MILWAUKEE - Despite the U.S. House sending articles of impeachment over to the U.S. Senate this week, President Trump is not hiding in recluse. He's staring down his enemies.

In the city which will host the upcoming 2020 Democratic National Convention, President Trump will be holding a rally Tuesday, January 14th in Milwaukee. 

The rally will begin at 7:00 PM CST. Free tickets are available HERE. 

The location is the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, in the Panther Arena at 400 West Kilbourn Avenue. Doors open at 3:00 PM.

Where's Weyermuller? Celebrating Life at Chicago's 2020 March for Life

By Mark Weyermuller - 

The annual March for Life 2020 took place last Saturday with supporters of life gathering at the Daley Plaza at Washington and Dearborn in downtown Chicago.

Weather predictions were dire with heavy snow and ice predicted but it turned out to be a pleasant 38 degrees with a very light rain, perhaps the best weather conditions in the 15 years of the march.  

Cook County bond rating sinks even lower

CHICAGO - Those pesky pension obligations and promises made to Cook County workers over the years that weren't kept are catching up with Cook County ... 

Last Friday, the S&P Global Ratings lowered Illinois' most populated county's general obligation bond rating another notch down - from AA- to A+. The downgrade means any funds the county borrows will cost taxpayers more in higher interest rates.

Rossi: The Democrat's Incredible and Endless Hypocrisy

By Randy Rossi - 

Sadly your internet connection would break down if I tried to cover the long list of examples of hypocrisy the Dems have used to falsely slander President Trump and Republicans but here are just two outrageous examples of Democrat hypocrisy for you to consider.

Study Shows: Both Sides Accept Media Misinformation

The most commonly believed misinformation accords with left-leaning narratives spread by the press, and Democrat voters are more likely to accept these falsehoods than Trump voters.

NBC News reporter and political director Chuck Todd recently railed against “misinformation” and singled out President Trump and “the right” for having an “incentive structure” to spread it. Todd, who according to NBC, “is responsible for all aspects of the network’s political coverage,” also stated that Republicans criticize the media for “sport” and “the loudest chanters of fake news” are “the ones who, under a lie detector, would probably take our word over any word they’ve heard from the other side on whether something was poisonous or not.”

How the left is trying to resurrect the unnecessary Equal Rights Amendment

The long-dead Equal Rights Amendment is making a comeback. Inez Stepman writes:

The amendment’s language sounds unobjectionable enough: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” But precisely because of its broad language, the amendment could open the gateway to all manner of constitutional claims most Americans reject.

American women are living the freest, most prosperous lives in human history. The Constitution protects their right to speak, worship, vote, bear arms and more. The female jobless rate is at a historic low, and women own the majority of wealth in the country, along with earning the lion’s share of higher degrees.

New Child Abuse Reporting Requirements in Illinois

On January 1, 2020, significant changes to the Illinois mandated reporter law took effect. These changes are particularly important for all persons who care for children, such as in houses of worship, schools, and social service organizations.

Except for revealing items given in clergy penitent "confession," pastors are now mandated to report suspected child abuse. The new amendments also enact mandatory reporting for "educational personnel," but unfortunately, the legislation does not contain explicit exemptions for those educational personnel such as Sunday school teachers. Because of this, even volunteers could possibly be subject to the reporting, training, and filing requirements placed on clergy.

More HERE

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Saved Great Britain

You’ve heard her name. You might even have seen a film about her. But do you know the whole story of Margaret Thatcher – where she came from, what she stood for, and the impact she had on Great Britain and the world? Renowned historian Niall Ferguson explains how the Iron Lady earned her status as one of the most important and influential women of the 20th century.

Reform USAID Energy Policies Now!

Apparently unable to grasp the cruel irony, USAID Commissioner Mark Green boasts that “electricity enables access to refrigeration to store fish, milk and vaccines. Electricity brightens the night and helps schoolchildren study. Electricity allows businesses to stay open later and makes communities safer.”

Abundant, reliable, affordable electricity absolutely does all of this, as developed countries prove daily. Expensive, intermittent power does none of these things. Unpredictable, on-and-off power cruelly promises refrigeration, heat, light, factories, businesses, jobs, modern schools and hospitals, better living standards, longer and healthier lives – then takes them all away, for hours, days or weeks at a time.

More HERE

New York considers automatically registering non-citizens to vote. Could Illinois be next?

CHICAGO - New York state is once again "looking at" allowing undocumented immigrants to register to vote when they obtain their drivers' licenses. 

New York Democrats attempted to pass a similar bill last year by slipping it in with another legislation, but the wording was caught and removed by two Republican assembly members, Nicole Malliotakis and Colin Schmitt.  At the time, the legislation was written such that everyone applying for a license was automatically registered to vote, illegal or otherwise," LawEnforcementToday.com reports.

The expected Thursday vote in the New York Senate on the revised legislation comes a day after Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for automatic voter registration in New York in his annual State of the State address, NBC New York says.

IL GOP Congressional Caucus calls for special prosecutor to investigate McClain email rape allegation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An recently discovered email written by close House Speaker Mike Madigan confidante Michael McClain to former Governor Quinn's high level staff argued for a state employee to keep his job because he "kept his mouth shut" about an alleged rape in Champaign County. The Champaign County State's Attorney, a four term Democrat Julia Rietz, is apparently shrugging off the accusation.

That doesn't set well with members of Illinois' Republican Congressional Caucus. 

Monday, U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), John Shimkus (R-Ill.), Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), and Mike Bost (R-Ill.) released a joint statement calling on the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged rape and cover up in Champaign.

“These revelations are extremely troubling and a thorough independent investigation needs to happen immediately. We are very concerned that the Champaign County State’s Attorney has determined she will not investigate this alleged crime. If these disturbing allegations, that were revealed this week, are true there’s a victim out there that deserves justice and a criminal that should be prosecuted. Given the unwillingness of the local state’s attorney to investigate this alleged crime and ties to the governor’s campaign, we believe a special prosecutor is warranted.”

What's this all about? Illinois Review touched on WBEZ's breaking story earlier this week HERE.

2020 GOP 6th & 14th Congressional candidates boast endorsements

WHEATON - As the March 17th 2020 primary nears, Republican candidates hoping to oust Democrat Congressional freshmen in the 6th and 14th Districts are beginning to roll out endorsements. 

Friday, 6th CD Republican Jeanne Ives announced Cook County Republican Chairman Sean Morrison's official support in the GOP primary. Ives, who represented DuPage County's 42nd House District in Springfield until 2019, would be also representing a portion of Cook County within the easternmost 6th CD if she were elected in 2020. 

Oberweis to host pardoned platoon leader Clint Lorance

SUGAR GROVE – Jim Oberweis is hosting several events with 1st Lt. Clint Lorance who was just recently pardoned by President Donald Trump after serving time in Fort Leavenworth military prison for alleged war crimes.

“The story of Clint Lorance is a compelling one,” Oberweis, a GOP candidate for US Congress, said. “What he had to endure is shameful. President Trump did the right thing pardoning him. I think everyone who comes out to the events we are hosting will enjoy having the opportunity to meet him.”

McDermed: On Madigan, Democrat Women Need to Step Up or Shut Up

MOKENA - Frustrated with Illinois Democrats being accused time after time of immoral and illegal activities, one Republican lawmaker is challenging her female Democrat colleagues to hold their Democrat leadership accountable. Revelations through a Madigan insider's discovered emails prompted another round of calls this week. 

The emails written by Madigan confidante Michael McClain suggested ghost payrolling, rape and other coverups. 

“Ghost payrolling is one thing, but to use the coverup of a rape as a positive reason to keep someone employed by the state, is unconscionable," said State Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena). "You have to ask yourself what kind of person uses that as a bargaining chip? A man who in fellow Rep. Cassidy’s own words is a ‘guy who for decades has been seen as the most powerful lobbyist in the state and remains incredibly close to the Speaker.’"

Wirepoints: 93 of Illinois' 102 counties lost residents since 2010

By Wirepoints' Ted Dabrowski - 

If you’re wondering how widespread Illinois’ problems really are, check out the below chart based on U.S. Census data. It shows that 93 of the state’s 102 counties have shrunk since 2010. Illinois’ population dropped by 100,000 people between 2010 and 2018 and few of the state’s counties have been spared.

Illinois has lost more population than any other state in the country and it was one of just four states to shrink since 2010. The other three states were West Virginia, Connecticut and Vermont. By comparison, states like Indiana added 200,000 to its population, while fast growing states like Tennessee and South Carolina added more than 400,000 each. Florida, Texas and California have added millions to their populations since 2010.

The Dangers of Elite Groupthink

The Washington Post recently published a surprising indictment of MSNBC host, Stanford graduate, and Rhodes scholar Rachel Maddow.

Post media critic Erik Wemple wrote that Maddow deliberately misled her audience by claiming the now-discredited Steele dossier was largely verifiable—even at a time when there was plenty of evidence that it was mostly bogus.

Thorner: Nearly 40 years ago, Soviet KGB defector warned about communism going mainstream

By Nancy Thorner - 

A few weeks ago, I received from a friend rare video footage of a powerful interview with Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov that has been banned by YouTube as part of the Google-owned tech giant’s latest censorship efforts against “hate speech."

"A former KGB agent, Bezmenov had some not-so-nice things to say about the horrors of communism. He also warned that communism would eventually creep its way into the United States if Americans failed to spot it and deal with it," one source wrote.

What the Founders Actually Thought About Slavery

One of the ironies of the current American “elite” is that, rather than actually being elite, they have the smug self-assurance of knowing much that isn’t so.

Recently, a video surfaced of South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a Harvard University graduate and Rhodes scholar, explaining to a group of high school students why the Constitution has an amendment process.

He was correct to say that the Framers created a process to change the Constitution in the future, but then followed up with this profoundly absurd statement: “The people who wrote the Constitution did not understand that slavery was a bad thing.”

More HERE

Hotels Look to Government to Help Quash Airbnb Competition

Instead of vying for customers by improving their facilities or service—or lowering their prices—the hotel industry has chosen a different approach: lobbying state, local, and national politicians to quash the competition for them.

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U.S. Fiddling While Forests Burn

The federal government is foolishly planning on setting forest fires intentionally, so they can study them, it says.

What if someone said they planned to burn down your house, for your own good? Suppose they claimed they needed to study how houses burn so they could build better computer models to predict future home fires.

Asinine as this sounds, that is precisely what the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has decided to do, starting in Utah, then Georgia, New Mexico, and South Carolina, as part of an incredible scheme called the Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment.

The agency said it needs to study the behavior of giant, fast-moving forest fires, so it concocted an elaborate plan to set several fires on purpose.

More HERE

McDermed: Property Tax Task Force Sees Disappointing, But Not Unexpected Results

By State Rep. Margo McDermed - 

I told you so.

I'm a mom, so that's a phrase I hate to have to use. 

But it’s what I am thinking given the results of the Property Tax Relief Task Force.

Dept of Justice declares ERA ratification dead

WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel released an opinion that definitively invalidates the movement to revive the 40-year-expired Equal Rights Amendment. In short, as OLC writes in their opinion: "Congress may not revive a proposed amendment after a deadline for its ratification has expired."

The declaration pleased the Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, a group founded after longtime ERA opponent Phyllis Schlafly passed away in 2017.  

After decades of fighting the constitutional amendment's ratification state by state, a renewed effort for the ERA came alive when the Illinois General Assembly passed the amendment, setting the course for a few more states to consider the amendment.

Durkin says newly-found Madigan insider e-mail is "shocking" and "beyond words"

Copy of email obtained by WBEZ radio

CHICAGO - A 2012 e-mail from a longtime close associate to House Speaker Mike Madigan to former Governor Pat Quinn's legislative affairs person attempting to preserve a state worker's job could be providing rare insight into how Madigan's powerful political machine has worked over the decades. 

Republican Illinois House Leader Jim Durkin says WBEZ's e-mail revelation is "shocking" and "beyond words." He's calling for an investigation. 

The email, obtained by Chicago public radio WBEZ through an open records request, was sent by ex-lobbyist Michael McClain to Quinn's legislative affairs rep Gary Hannig and copied to Quinn's chief of staff Jerry Stermer. In the email, McClain said the state worker at the time in Rushville, IL - Forrest Ashby - should not lose his job because he "kept his mouth shut" about a rape, was politically “loyal” to Quinn and stayed silent about “ghost workers.”

Soon after the worker's disciplinary hearing, Ashby reportedly landed a $5000 a month job on Pritzker's campaign.

Where’s Weyermuller? March For Life Chicago, Saturday January 11

By Mark Weyermuller - 

This Saturday, January 11, 2020 is the March for Life starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Daley Plaza on Dearborn in downtown Chicago. Last year the march started at the federal plaza so people should be aware of the new location three blocks north at the Daley Plaza. Thousands are expect to attend.

The annual march coincides with the 47th anniversary of the Supreme Court case legalizing abortion, Roe vs Wade. The case was decided January 22, 1973.  It is estimated 60 million unborn babies have been killed through abortion in the United States since that decision.

Opinion: Bernie's education plans are bonkers

If we all took Sen. Bernie Sanders’ education plans with the requisite grain of salt necessary, there would be a severe salt shortage. But don’t worry, Sanders and friends would surely devise a salt-rationing regimen to supposedly solve the problem.

Sanders, like most good democratic socialists, believes the government should have a heavy-hand in the education arena, never mind the fact that the U.S. public school system is in tatters due to more government influence over the years. However, Sanders always assumes that more spending (and government control) will produce better results.

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How Colleges Dupe Parents and Taxpayers

Colleges have been around for centuries. College students have also been around for centuries. Yet, college administrators assume that today’s students have needs that were unknown to their predecessors. Those needs include diversity and equity personnel, with massive budgets to accommodate.

According to Minding the Campus, Penn State University’s Office of Vice Provost for Educational Equity employs 66 staff members. The University of Michigan currently employs a diversity staff of 93 full-time diversity administrators, officers, directors, vice provosts, deans, consultants, specialists, investigators, managers, executive assistants, administrative assistants, analysts, and coordinators. Amherst College, with a student body of 1,800 students employs 19 diversity people.

China intends to exercise total control over religion beginning February 2020

China will roll out new measures to further circumscribe the spiritual activities of its citizens on February 1st in the New Year, as state news reported Monday that the 42 articles of the Administrative Measures for Religious Groups had been approved.

The articles, which follow the ratification of the Regulations on Religious Affairs published in 2018 that have left in their wake plaques of the ten commandments replaced by photographs of President Xi Jinping in state-run churches, oversee all of a church community's life, activity, and gatherings.

Article 17 states unequivocally that "religious organizations must spread the principles and policies of the Chinese Communist Party...educating religious personnel and religious citizens to support the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, supporting the socialist system, adhering to and following the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics."

More HERE