Fresh from winning re-election, long-time Republican State Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington said Monday he’s extending the hand of friendship to Democratic Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker.
Politics
Advocates: Bloomington far from welcoming for disabled residents
Bloomington is a long way from being a welcoming place for disabled residents to get around, according to advocates attending a mayor’s open house Friday at city hall.
Illinois State Redbirds
Redbirds playoff hopes diminish with loss to Indiana State
A 21-point second-quarter output for Indiana State (6-4, 4-3 MVFC) erased a 10-point first quarter lead for Illinois State (5-5, 2-5 MVFC) and the Redbirds fell by a final score of 28-23 to the Sycamores in front of 4,016 fans on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
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Senators, Kushner prepare to launch sentencing overhaul push in lame duck session
Democrats flip Arizona US Senate seat with Sinema victory
US and China reportedly resume trade talks ahead of Trump and Xi meeting
Voices
WJBC Voices: Mutual buyer’s remorse?
Buyer’s remorse applies to politics as well as consumer transactions. Possible application: Governor-elect J.B. “No Neck” Pritzker.
WJBC Voices: The safe, legal and rare fraud
At one time, Hillary Clinton’s mantra about abortion was that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.” I suspected then that she really meant only the “legal” part, and time has borne out that suspicion.
WJBC Voices: Rauner’s Toyota claim a misleading, false promise
On September 27, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner told the Pantagraph that Bloomington-Normal was in serious contention for a Mazda-Toyota auto plant, but the existence of unions and Illinois laws lost the potential jobs to Alabama.
WJBC Voices: “Progressive” has nothing to do with progress
One of the gubernatorial candidates is advocating a progressive income tax as the solution to the state’s economic problems.