This just in… Rep. Dave McSweeney won’t seek reelection
Thursday, Sep 5, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Rep. Dave McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) just called to say he’s decided not to run for reelection, but he will complete his current term in office. McSweeney said he wants to focus on a statewide bid in 2022, either for US Senate against Tammy Duckworth or for secretary of state if Jesse White retires. It’s tough to see success in the current political environment, but a statewide GOP win isn’t totally out of the question if President Trump loses next year and the new Democratic president has a rocky start (think 1994 and 2010). McSweeney said he’s forming a super PAC, likely a 501(c)(4), that he’ll use to buttress a statewide bid. He plans to start campaigning statewide soon, but he has been speaking at various Lincoln Day dinners over the past year. McSweeney said he has been encouraging Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin to run for his House seat, but McLaughlin has so far made no commitments. * Rep. McSweeney has fought battle after battle with House Republican Leader Jim Durkin over the years. In retaliation, Durkin has pulled McSweeney’s state staff and McSweeney has called him a corrupt, anti-Trump RINO. A McSweeney exit will undoubtedly lower the tension on the Republican side of the aisle. Durkin’s spokesperson Eleni Demertzis released a brief statement today: “We wish him well.” …Adding… Rep. Mark Batinick…
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Thursday, Sep 5, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Still not sure what to do about this format…
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*** UPDATED x2 *** Governor, you need to get your Department of Corrections under control
Wednesday, Sep 4, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Emily Hoerner at Injustice Watch…
It’s a free country and they can post whatever they want on their stupid Facebook pages, but this is just disgusting and it sure does seem to boost Strawberry Hampton’s claims. Click here to donate to the not-for-profit journalism group. *** UPDATE 1 *** Illinois Department of Corrections…
IDOC also pointed to these rules…
Punishment can include discharge. *** UPDATE 2 *** Ghirlandi Guidetti, Staff Counsel, ACLU of Illinois…
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Du Quoin State Fair grandstand ticket sales rose 26 percent, revenue up 37 percent
Wednesday, Sep 4, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * That “boycott” really worked well, didn’t it?…
I guess that old adage about all publicity being good publicity worked this time. …Adding… But of course they don’t believe it. From the boycott page which has since been rebranded…
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Wednesday, Sep 4, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Any feedback on this new and possibly temporary format would be helpful…
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The circular firing squad heats up yet again
Tuesday, Sep 3, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * From former acting legislative inspector general Julie Porter back in April…
* I told subscribers about this dustup earlier today. Here’s the Daily Herald…
* Excerpt from Rep. David McSweeney’s press release early this morning…
* Response from House Republican spokesperson Eleni Demertzis…
* Back to the Daily Herald…
…Adding… Grant usually lashes out at Democrats on the Twitter machine…
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*** UPDATED x1 *** Frank Sinatra, the Teamsters and SIUE
Tuesday, Sep 3, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * Over the weekend, I decided to re-read Gay Talese’s 1966 “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold” essay for Esquire Magazine which sparked a new journalistic format. I re-read it every few years because it’s so phenomenal. As I was doing so, I came upon this passage…
For some reason, Harold Gibbons’ name stood out to me, so I Googled him. * From Wikipedia…
*** UPDATE *** From Jeff Manuel at SIUE’s Department of Historical Studies…
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Tuesday, Sep 3, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller * ScribbleLive has been a bit buggy lately, so I’m going to use this Twitter-generated feed for the next few days as a test…
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