Charlie Wheeler

The longest serving governor in Illinois history died Friday. James R. Thompson was 84 Known as Big Jim for his stature (he stood 6'6"), he had a…

Illinois is in uncharted territory. It'll soon hit its sixth month without a budget. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democrats who dominate the…

The state may still be far from a budget deal, but the General Assembly was able to pass several criminal justice reforms in the spring legislative…

Property taxes are excessively high and oppressive and the legislature should do something about it.Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner, explaining his call for a…

Is Illinois still a “blue” state?Will Mike Madigan work with a Republican governor?Those were among the “insightful” questions being posed by national…