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The argument for self-interest
Vote yes on the Fair Tax to cut your taxes!
Rauner fires new communications team, says the ‘intensity of the battle’ against enemies ‘is going up,’ and other Chicago news
Also, two bars near Soldier Field are supporting Colin Kaepernick by refusing to show NFL games.
Study: Chicago drivers pay more for downtown street parking than in any other U.S. city, and other news
Also, Chicago airport security officers will no longer be considered police officers.
The ACLU wants the mayor and the City Council to amend the ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance for immigrants, and other Chicago news
Also, Governor Bruce Rauner gets a new chief of staff from a high-profile conservative group following the tense budget battle.
If your community news is slanted, Dan Proft may be to blame
Proft’s right-wing newspaper chain employs overseas writers covering “local” politics, and other questionable practices.
New Madigan documentary surprises some of the people in it
New Michael Madigan documentary surprises some people who didn’t know the Illinois Policy Institute was behind it.
Setting the record straight about the Alton Telegraph
With no budget to spend, the paper was right to choose a “flawed, strong” op-ed over “safe and weak” one.
IPI provides the best punditry money doesn’t have to buy
The Illinois Policy Institute plants its story in the papers
Did the Illinois Radio Network just become Rauner Radio?
The Illinois Policy Institute, previously financed by the governor’s family foundation, now owns the radio network.