By Travis Akin - In a crowded courtroom recently in Madison County, Associate Judge Clarence Harrison listened as defense attorneys argued to end the trial “reservation” system for asbestos cases while plaintiffs’ attorneys made a passionate plea to ke... »
COLLINSVILLE - State Treasurer Dan Rutherford's Facebook Page is the only source we could find for Mitt Romney Illinois events - if you know of others, please let us know. We're having a hard time getting information about Romney events... »
MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker collected campaign cash from every state in the union and Washington, DC, during the past two months, compiling $4.5 million, campaign finance reports released this week show. More than half – 61 percent – of... »
By John F. Di Leo What does it really take to be a president? Well, we can argue all we want about the relative importance of private sector experience vs. public sector... legislative vs. executive… social issues. vs. economic vs.... »
From Jim Duggan of Duggan Bertsch, LLC - Mitt Romney's recently reported Cayman accounts are in vehicles known as Asset Protection Trusts (APTs). While much money is slipping offshore in illegal ways, these trusts set up by the Republican front... »
Alongside presidential candidate former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich will be an array of notable conservative Republicans on every Illinois congressional district's March 20th GOP primary ballot: 1st CD - Tea Party and GOP activist Chuck Augustynia... »
by Mark Rhoads Yogi Berra once famously said, "it was like deja vu all over again." Here are a few snapshot lessons from Iowa. 1. Like Ronald Reagan in 1980, Rick Santorum benefits when people underestimate him. No one in... »
O'FALLON - Whoever "Dicta" is at the Madison Record, he's pretty darned convinced that Belleville's former mayor Rodger Cook is being helped by Democrats and will get Democrat crossover votes in the March 20, 2012 GOP primary. Cook and three... »
SPRINGFIELD - With Congressman Joe Walsh deciding to run for the 8th CD instead of the 14th, Congressman Randy Hultgren will not face a GOP primary challenger in the 14th next March. But with congressional petition filings opening today, there... »
Madison County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan has asked the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board to investigate whether Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder committed misconduct when she accepted contributions from asbestos firms while she was the asbestos judge. ‘Im... »
by Mark Rhoads The GOP nomination for President should not go to a fake conservative who is supposed to uphold the constitution but threatens to ignore the separation of powers that the Constitution provides. In a blatant appeal to demagoguery,... »
