All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.
Republican congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) recently drew criticism from U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan), a charter member of "the Squad” – four famously progressive Democratic U.S. Reps. – after Ives publicly voiced her support for Cook County Board Commissioner Dan Patlak’s reelection efforts.
Alice Reilly donated $1,000 to Republican Katherine M. Keefe's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Katherine M Keefe, on Dec. 5, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
We’re going to take a break from politics in this latest edition of my column to focus on something far more important to our lives: Thanksgiving for all the gifts, blessings and opportunities we have as citizens of this great country.