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...
It’s Time for the DOJ Civil Rights Division to Investigate Speaker Chris Welch and Illinois House Democratic Leadership
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorThe resignation of former State Rep. Harry Benton should not mark the end of...
Speaker Chris Welch Must Resign
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorImagine a private-sector employer in Illinois learning that a young employee had accused a...
Illinois Politicians Stack Salaries, Benefits and Pensions – On Your Dime
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorWhile Illinois families struggle under the nation's highest property taxes, rising living costs, and...
Obama’s Cover-Up? It’s Time for the DOJ to Release His FBI Interview in the Blagojevich Case
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorFor nearly eighteen years, one of the most significant documents from one of Illinois'...
Tulsi Gabbard Exposed What Illinois Families Deserved to Know All Along About COVID’s Origins
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorOn her final day as Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard delivered on one...
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