LauraH

My suggestion: Ban former Illinois law makers (and their families) from becoming lobbyist on behalf of businesses, schools, univerities and organizations that do business with the state or other gover...

The picture looks like a tribble invasion. :D...

I miss Blago. Quinn is just as awful as I always knew he would be....

You need to include Al Capone. :) When I got abroad, people mention him a lot. "Does Chicago still have a lot of gangsters like Al Capone?" sort of questions. And I don't think you're the worst blo...

I saw that the 10 day forecast had warmer temps and I just about danced for joy. :-D I'll be glad to get back from vacation to something that isn't the frozen north....

w00t! Frango back in Chicago. Is a name change next? Or is that being overly optimistic?...

I think they have a point. Blago appeared to be impeached because people outside the state were busy laughing at us and our state reps were embarrassed. The post impeachment interview rounds where o...

I think they have a point. Blago appeared to be impeached because people outside the state were busy laughing at us and our state reps were embarrassed. The post impeachment interview rounds where o...

Is there a deadpool going for when/if the Illinois legislature will actually manage to impeach him? Though his attorney was ANGRY and Rod was breathless, nervous and stressed out, I don't see any sig...

Eccentric is a kind word for how I would characterize him. I think an ideal situation right now would be for him to become governor, appoint himself Senator, give Lisa Madigan the governorship. I d...

You missed another important ballot issue: Yes or no to rewriting the state constitution....

@aaronsinger That is why I have a hard time with Rahm on the short list. He's pretty powerful where he is. Why give that up? I wouldn't mind Tammy Duckworth either but I feel like her name got drop...

Wasn't the previous speculation not Rahm or Lisa but Tammy Duckworth? Or even Dan Hines? I wouldn't mind either one of those two....

Wouldn't it be smarter to appoint Lisa Madigan? That way Governor Rod can remove one of his major competitors with high approval ratings if he plans to run for re-election....

I've been debating voting early in Kane County. I'd kind of really like to get it out of the way... but I'm undecided and there is still so much that could happen between now and election day that ma...