Reclaim Illinois - News Archive

The Hidden (And Not So Hidden) Costs of
Corruption
(Huffington Post Article August 19th, 2010)

June 22nd, 2010 Article
Is Illinois the New California?
"Illinois has overtaken California as the worst credit risk among American states...
Unlike California, Illinois cannot blame its budget woes on a particularly volatile revenue system or on outsize exposure to the housing bubble. Illinois's crisis is unique in that it is purely a creature of mismanagement by elected officials."
(Real Clear Markets June 22, 2010)

How reform failed in Illinois
Quinn, legislative leaders and activists all played role in passing weak campaign finance bill

Speaker Michael Madigan, Where Did the Money Go
Illinois is:
48th in job growth
36th in education
Leading the nation in youth violent crime
3rd in the nation in gambling revenue.
Last year, over 700 manufacturing companies left Illinois. Over the last ten years, 750,000 people left the state, many of them high income earners.
Article by by Adam Andrzejewski in Big Government

What's the Matter With Illinois?
(Real Clear Markets March 16, 2010)

Quinn budget heavy on borrowing, but no tax details
SJ-R Article

Civic Federation backs income-tax hike (2/22/2010)
"Illinois' fiscal crisis has been many years in the making," Msall said. "It was caused by more than 30 years of pension underfunding and many years of spending unfettered by the state's shrinking revenue sources."
(Reclaim Illinois Comment - Why give a tainted legislature more tax money to waste!! A wiser and more frugal solution along with the removal of tainted officials must be pursued.)

Blagojevich hires holding on
Clout counts, despite Quinn vow to 'fumigate' state government
Chicago Sun-Times, November 23, 2009

(Blagojevich Clout List. Many of these people are still employeed by the state.)

'Regular person' out to 'reclaim Illinois' by Bernard Schoenburg
THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER, Posted Nov 22, 2009

Why is Madigan the Most Powerful Man in Illinois?
Fox News Chicago Published : Monday, 04 May 2009

Feb 20th - Illinois Governor Calls For Burris To Resign

Feb 18th - Burris saga is corruption deja vu for Illinois

Why is it so hard to be truthful?!

Feb. 14th Sun Times
Blagojevich hit up Burris for cash
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother solicited U.S. Sen. Roland Burris for up to $10,000 in campaign cash before Blagojevich named Burris to the coveted post - something Burris initially failed to disclose under oath before an Illinois House impeachment panel, records and interviews show.

Feb. 11th SJ-R
Blagojevich dishes dirt on those who ousted him

Jan. 31st New York Times
A Governor’s Removal Spurs (the Latest) Calls for Political Reform in Illinois