Politics Over Mercy: Pritzker’s Reported Effort to Keep Blagojevich Behind Bars
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorIn August 2019, I was inside the lobby of a federal prison in Littleton,...
Pritzker’s 2028 Presidential Ambitions Raise Stakes of Illinois Governor’s Race
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorWith Election Day just days away, Gov. JB Pritzker isn't simply seeking a third...
An Officer of the Court Should Know Better: Hoffenberg’s Corruption Allegations Raise Serious Questions
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorLyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg went to police with serious allegations of corruption against...
Springfield Doesn’t Need Ozempic – It Needs Darren Bailey and DOGE
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorGov. JB Pritzker says a weekly GLP-1 shot changed his life – 80 pounds...
Pritzker May Be Shrinking — But Illinois’ Budget Isn’t
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorGov. JB Pritzker made headlines on Monday after revealing he has lost 80 pounds...
Michael Cohen Said Roger Stone Would ‘Rot in Jail Forever’ – He Couldn’t Have Been More Wrong
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorIn 2019, behind closed doors with House Intelligence Committee investigators, Michael Cohen made a...
Lyons Township’s ‘Peck’ Problem: Cromwell Already Showed Us How This Ends
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorNearly eight years ago, a government surveillance camera in Cromwell, Connecticut, captured something the...
Like Welch, Too Many House Republicans Are Choosing Politics Over Protecting Women at the State Capitol
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorIllinois House Speaker Chris Welch has spent years claiming his "life's work" demonstrates respect...
Speaker Welch Talks About Respect for Women—His Record Tells a Different Story
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorIn January 2021, as Emanuel "Chris" Welch campaigned to become Speaker of the Illinois...
The Case for an Independent Federal Investigation of Speaker Chris Welch’s Handling of Sexual Harassment Allegations
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorThe Illinois Legislative Inspector General's report on former State Rep. Harry Benton answers important...
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