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Illinois Jew-hatred incidents included harassment, vandalism and assault

PATCH Antisemitic Incidents In IL Nearly Double Amid Nationwide Spike: Report Anna Schier and Megan VerHelst April 17, 2024 Antisemitic incidents in Illinois, which included harassment, vandalism and assault, nearly doubled last year amid tensions over the war between Israel … Continue reading

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Illinois: A case study in how progressives entrench themselves in power

WALL STREET JOURNAL Democracy Dies in Illinois Editorial Board November 16, 2022 …After deposing Mr. Madigan, Democrats last year did him proud by jamming through new state legislative maps that forced 12 Republican incumbents into six House districts. Democrats held … Continue reading

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“Crain’s Chicago Business’ editorial board is endorsing a ‘NO’ vote on Illinois Amendment 1. Two Crain’s columnists did so, also, because of the unchecked power it would grant government unions”

ILLINOIS POLICY Crain’s becomes 5th major newspaper to say vote ‘no’ on Amendment 1 Dylan Sharkey November 2, 2022 Crain’s Chicago Business is the newest editorial board asking Illinoisans to reject Amendment 1. Prior to the editorial board’s endorsement, two of … Continue reading

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New #Pritzker-backed State of Illinois 800-page bill taking effect Jan 1 will release thousands arrested for violent crimes. It carries the #Orwellian name #SafeTAct

BREITBART Illinois Democrats’ Bail Abolishment to Free Suspects Charged with Murder, Kidnapping, Burglary: ‘Gates are Open’ John Binder September 10, 2022 A new law abolishing bail across the state of Illinois, passed by Democrats and signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker … Continue reading

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Caterpillar, a Chicago area-based company with more than $50 billion in annual revenue, announced it will set up its new headquarters outside Dallas, saying the move is “in the best strategic interest of the company.”

FREE BEACON Illinois Dem ‘Shocked’ After Another Manufacturer Leaves Democrat-Run State for Texas Philip Caldwell June 15, 2022 Democratic Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth on Tuesday said she was “shocked” after the world’s largest construction-equipment manufacturer announced it would move its … Continue reading

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“We would be wholly justified in adding Morningstar to state’s list of prohibited investments” said Andrew Lappin, chair of the board’s Illinois Committee on Israel Boycott Restrictions”

JTA Is finance giant Morningstar boycotting Israel? A new BDS battlefront emerges in investing world by Asaf Shalev February 8, 2022 After brushing aside allegations of anti-Israel bias for nearly a year, a multibillion-dollar investment research firm has done an … Continue reading

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Illinois continues to lose population: “Three biggest gainers in 2019 were Florida, Texas and Arizona. Florida was the biggest winner by far”

WIREPOINTS New IRS migration data: Illinois third-biggest loser of people, biggest loser of incomes, to other states in 2019 by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner June 3, 2021 A Wirepoints analysis of the Internal Revenue Service’s just-released 2019 migration data … Continue reading

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“Arab mob crashes pro-Israel rally in Illinois, torching Israeli flag, attacking demonstrators, and calling for massacre of Jews”

ARUTZ SHEVA ‘Kill the Jews’: Arab mob attacks pro-Israel rally in Illinois by Staff May 24, 2021 A pro-Israel rally held outside of Chicago over the weekend was crashed by a mob of Arab protesters who attacked the pro-Israel demonstration … Continue reading

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Illinois’s controversial, sweeping criminal justice reform bill more than 700 pages in length — eliminating cash bail was just one piece — flew through the House and Senate during a lame duck session”

CHICAGO TRIBUNE Policing and outrage at a rushed criminal justice reform bill Editorial Board January 15, 2021 …The Senate voted on the bill in the middle of the night, and House Democrats cut off questions from Republicans minutes before a … Continue reading

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#Illinois Speaker #MikeMadigan: “Polling in 2019 showed a stunning 71% of voters statewide disapproved of the speaker”

ILLINOIS POLICY Madigan’s reign ends as longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history by Austin Berg January 13, 2021 Exactly 50 years after first taking his seat in the Illinois House of Representatives, today marked the end of the longest reign … Continue reading

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