CAN ILLINOIS FLIP RED?
Published on: 04/01/2026
As conservative values surge nationwide, Illinois remains stuck. Is it voter apathy—or party failure—that keeps the state from flipping red?
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OUTRAGE IS EASY. FACTS TAKE WORK. THAT’S THE PROBLEM.
Published on: 19/12/2025
We’ve learned to react before reading and repeat before thinking. This editor’s note breaks down a real exchange that exposes how outrage replaces facts — and why choosing headlines over truth is tearing honest discussion apart.
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ILLINOIS KEEPS LOSING — LEADERS KEEP WINNING
Published on: 13/12/2025
Illinois’ economy is shrinking, people are leaving, and businesses are exiting—yet the same leadership stays in power. This fact-based op-ed exposes two years of decline, political failure, and why Illinois keeps rewarding the very policies hurting it.
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INSIDE ILLINOIS’ TIP TAX TRAP: WHY WORKERS ARE FLEEING THE STATE
Published on: 30/11/2025
Illinois is the only Midwest state still taxing tips after federal reform. This investigation reveals how Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s policy is costing service workers hundreds of dollars per year and pushing jobs across state lines.
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THE HAUNTING OF SPRINGFIELD: ILLINOIS’S HALLOWEEN VETO SESSION UNLEASHES 13 NEW TAXES
Published on: 31/10/2025
In Illinois’s eerie Halloween veto session, lawmakers summoned 13 new taxes—toll hikes, grocery fees, and more—leaving taxpayers haunted by fiscal ghosts and a state trapped in a chilling cycle of debt and disappearing growth.
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PRITZKER’S NUMBERS DON’T ADD UP — AND TAXPAYERS PAY THE PRICE
Published on: 23/10/2025
Illinois’ “balanced budget” narrative collapses as deficits soar, SNAP mismanagement costs taxpayers millions, and businesses flee. Pritzker blames D.C., but critics say reckless spending—not revenue—has pushed Illinois to the fiscal brink.
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