illinois
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Cook County Braces For Beverage Tax
A penny-per-ounce tax on a wide variety of drinks is set to take effect in Cook County on Saturday. Retailers, looking at a similar failing measure in Philly, are fearful of consequences. I write about it for Illinois News Network. Continue reading
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Public Notices & Eclipses
I have a couple of stories up this week at ilnews.org. Check out this piece on Illinois possibly moving prevailing wage notices from newspapers to the web. It could be a first step toward digitizing a whole bunch of public notices that local governments are mandated to publish. Then read here, especially if you’re heading Continue reading
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Performing Elephant Ban In Illinois Close
Budget, schmudget. Are you curious as to what Illinois lawmakers are doing about performing elephants in the state? I’m your man. I wrote about it here. Continue reading
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Frontier League Looks For Help From State Lawmakers
Independent minor league baseball in Illinois could be threatened without help from lawmakers in Springfield, the attorney for a league with six Illinois teams said. I wrote about it for Illinois Radio Network/Illinois News Network. Check out the story here. Continue reading
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A Duct Tape Double Standard
A joke about placing duct tape over the mouth of a politician is unacceptable speech and the language of a rape culture. Actually placing duct tape over the mouth of a politician in a web ad is a sharp way to get your point across. These divergent points of view are brought you by Illinois Democrats, Continue reading
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Rep. Randy Hultgren: Return to Patient-Focused Care
Illinois Congressman Randy Hultgren was first elected in the Tea Part wave of 2010 and has represented the 14th District well since that time. He’s one of the most earnest lawmakers I’ve had the pleasure of talking to and he’s always well-versed on almost any topic that comes up in the course of an interview. Continue reading
Scot Bertram 