25 Mar 2003

Governor's Borrowing Plan Could Be Bad for Illinois

By Administrator
You might have heard that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich wants to "re-finance" some state debt, which will supposedly free up $1.9 billion to help close the state's massive $4.8-billion budget deficit. But the media coverage of this plan has been ill-informed, at best, mainly because the governor has done a good job of obfuscating the issue.
18 Mar 2003

Legislator Pays the Price for Fighting Illinois House Speaker Madigan

By Rich Miller
Back in the day, Ray Frias was one of the sharpest political operators at the Illinois statehouse. The Chicago south-sider was first elected to the Illinois House in 1992 after securing the unlikely support of the Illinois State Medical Society, a usually Republican-leaning group with very deep pockets.
11 Mar 2003

Robert V.P. Waterman: 1928-2003

By Kathleen McCarthy
The Quad Cities experienced a devastating loss last week when prominent attorney and civic leader Bob Waterman unexpectedly passed away. Bob and his wife Kitty were neighbors for most of my life, and a good portion of my grandmother's.
09 Mar 2003

Illinois' New Deputy Governor Faces a Rough Ride

By Administrator
The general reaction to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Bradley Tusk as his new deputy governor to replace Doug Scofield is not exactly drawing rave reviews. Scofield resigned as deputy governor to "spend more time with his family" after less than two months on the job.
09 Mar 2003

Planning Firm Hopes to Spark Community Conversation about Davenport Development

By Jeff Ignatius
A nationally recognized planning firm will give a presentation Thursday designed to spark a community "conversation" about riverfront development in Davenport, as well as planning for the entire city. Principals from the California- and Massachusetts-based Hargreaves Associates will give the public presentation "Cities & Their Waterfronts: Reclamation & Revitalization" at 7 p.
04 Mar 2003

Illinois Governor Stacks Deck for Telecommunications Giant

By Rich Miller
Just when you think you've seen it all, Pat Quinn hits the mute button - a device nobody ever thought he possessed. Lieutenant Governor Quinn, a self-styled consumer activist, has for well over 20 years raged against the political clout wielded by the company formerly known as Ameritech, then Ameritech/SBC, and now just plain ol' SBC.
04 Mar 2003

U.S. Foreign Policy Has Not Been Altruistic

By Letter to Editor
I am writing in response to the letter in the River Cities' Reader by Tanisha Deuth from Rock Island. (See "Letter Writer Should Check Facts," Issue 413, February 19-25, 2003.) Tanisha, you accuse Ms.
25 Feb 2003

Legislator Learns to Say "No"

By Administrator
Illinois State Representative Julie Hamos (D-Chicago) begged me last week not to make her out to be some kind of lone-wolf hero or get her in trouble with her fellow legislators. But what she did rates a notice.
18 Feb 2003

Illinois Governor Hits the Ground Stumbling

By Rich Miller
Just one month into his term as governor, Rod Blagojevich has already alienated legislators and other politicians who should be completely in his corner. Last Tuesday, a group of 20 elected African-American officials from Chicago's west side, including U.
18 Feb 2003

Letter-Writer Should Check Facts

By Letter to Editor
I am writing in reference to a letter recently posted in The Reader entitled "Will War Make Us Safer?" by Cathy Bolkcom. (See Issue 411, February 5-11, 2003.) Ms. Bolkcom, have you been stuck in a box in someone's basement for the last 60 years? Or do you not bother to check facts before you spout off random opinions to look smart? As an American citizen, you have the right of speech and the right to voice your opinion.

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