06 Dec 2005

Topinka Candidacy Leads to Flip-Flop Charges

By Rich Miller
Republican gubernatorial candidate Judy Baar Topinka is somewhere in the middle on abortion issues. Because of that, both extremes hate her. Last week, Planned Parenthood and the pro-choice group Personal PAC held a press conference to urge reporters to find out whether Topinka is pro-choice or not.
29 Nov 2005

In Politics, Even the Safest Statement Can Be Twisted

By Rich Miller
The lesson of this story: Be careful what you say, because Washington, D.C., can be a very bizarre, mean, and unforgiving place. From: Tommy Vietor, Barack Obama press secretary To: Rich Miller Subject: Obama press release U.
22 Nov 2005

Democrats Look to Former Republican Governor for Salvation

By Rich Miller
I have two George Ryan-related stories for you this week. First, the irony of former Governor Jim Thompson's decision to defend former Governor George Ryan seems pretty obvious up-front, but there's more than first meets the eye.
15 Nov 2005

Polls Paint a Grim Picture for the Governor

By Rich Miller
Two new polls show pretty much the same thing: Illinois Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka is the only Republican with a solid lead over Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat. An independent poll conducted by the Glengariff Group and a poll paid for by a Republican businessman both show Topinka leading the governor in head-to-head match-ups.
08 Nov 2005

Guillen Squeezes Some Cynicism Out of the Statehouse

By Rich Miller
In my 15 years writing about Illinois politics, I've never had a better day at the Statehouse than last Wednesday. I'm probably biased because that was the day the World Series champion White Sox came to Springfield.
25 Oct 2005

Playing to Win: On Politics and Baseball

By Rich Miller
A friend of mine asked me the other day why I stopped being a Cubs fan five years ago and converted to the White Sox. There were many reasons, but the most important one is that I had grown tired of rooting for a team that didn't seem to care about winning.
18 Oct 2005

New Investigation Adds to a Long List of Probes

By Rich Miller
Something a bit out of the ordinary happened earlier this month. On Saturday, the Chicago Tribune published a story about a relatively minor allegation of corruption at the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS).
11 Oct 2005

New Health-Care Program Smart Politics for Governor

By Rich Miller
If there was any doubt that Governor Rod Blagojevich will use his dramatic new health-care program for children as a core issue in his upcoming re-election campaign, a flier handed out to state employees last week made things perfectly clear.
27 Sep 2005

Illinois Governor Finally Fights an Opponent That Matters

By Rich Miller
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich last week started showing a little of that "new way" of doing business that he has promised for so many years but so often failed to deliver. Since day one, Governor Blagojevich has been deep in the pockets of the state's utility industry.
20 Sep 2005

Prosecutors Clearly Target Illinois Governor with Plea Agreements

By Rich Miller
The U.S. Attorney's office allowed two guilty-plea agreements to weave a sinister tale last week about an alleged "fundraising strategy" supposedly headed by Governor Rod Blagojevich. The alleged "strategy" was designed to strong-arm firms seeking business with the Teachers Retirement System and other state boards into hiring do-nothing consultants who would then kick money back to the governor's campaign fund.

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