16 Sep 2018

Rauner Admits Past Mistakes and Makes New Ones

By Rich Miller

Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign-reset speech last week has been described as “contrite,” a “mea culpa,” and even an “apology.”

09 Sep 2018

Will “Governor Veto” Turn Into “Governor Override”?

By Rich Miller

The JB Pritzker campaign slapped a new label on Governor Bruce Rauner the other day, calling him “Governor Veto” because he’s vetoed several bills that the Democratic candidate supports.

02 Sep 2018

Local Improvisation with Rauner and the Republicans

By Rich Miller

I’ve told you about the non-binding referendums to be held in dozens of Downstate counties designed to entice pro-gun voters to the polls. But that’s not the end of the story.

26 Aug 2018

Pritzker Smiles While Rauner Attacks

By Rich Miller

If you were wondering whether the latest NBC/Marist poll showing Governor Bruce Rauner trailing JB Pritzker by 16 points was enough to take the wind out of the incumbent, you only had to look to an event last week for an answer.

19 Aug 2018

A Campaign Mailer to Make You Laugh

By Rich Miller

The Democratic Party of Illinois has sent out what could wind up being the most unintentionally hilarious campaign mailer of the season.

12 Aug 2018

GOP Leaders Scrambling to Find Last-Minute Replacements

By Rich Miller

Lake County politics has been rocked to the core this month by the abrupt resignation of state Representative Nick Sauer (R-Lake Barrington) and the announcement by Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor that he is dropping out of his reelection campaign after earlier disclosing that he was suffering from drug addiction.

It’s really a mess up there.

05 Aug 2018

The Information Monopoly of Dan Proft's News Outlets

By Rich Miller

Last month, Representative Christian Mitchell (D-Chicago) was interviewed by Chicago Public Radio about his new role as interim executive director of the Democratic Party of Illinois.

29 Jul 2018

Mapping the 2018 Democrat/Republican Districts

By Rich Miller

President Donald Trump visited an Illinois county last week which was once considered a Democratic-party bastion, but has been slipping away to the Republicans throughout this decade.

22 Jul 2018

The Short-Term Plan Behind Democratic Fundraising

By Rich Miller

A couple of years ago, a little more than 1,400 voters took Democratic primary ballots in sparsely populated Warren County, which is about an hour west of Peoria. Almost twice that many took Republican ballots.

15 Jul 2018

A Foot in the Door for the Next Generation

By Rich Miller

Right up front, let’s just stipulate that the recent appointment of state Representaive Christian Mitchell (D-Chicago) as the Democratic Party of Illinois’ interim executive director will not usher in an immediate sea-change.

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