Ho Ho Hope you're ready for holidays? Madeleine Doubek here, filling in for Matt Dietrich this week and I'm so ready, I could knock over a snowman. I'm sure you're scrambling with last-minute lists, but make some time for our holiday treats today. We've got lists and we're checking them twice. Click below and enjoy!
Nuclear winter for IL GOP? Bruce Rauner looked to be rolling to an easy GOP victory until weird word came from Capitol Fax that labor groups and a former chief of staff to Congressman Aaron Schock will try to stop him. I take a look at the report and analyze the far-reaching fall out. You won't want to miss this.
Naughty? You bet. Nice? Got that too Of course, we have a naughty Reboot list for your reading pleasure. We're good little elves so we helped Santa with an Illinois nice list too. Additions? Revisions? Omissions. Check out our lists and see what you'd have done differently.
12 Illinois Days of Christmas We give the old caroling standby an Only in Illinois spin. You won't want to miss Nos. 5 and 12. Check it out here.
And you thought Illinois was bad Chicago's pensions are a wreck. A real wreck. And the state pension bill won't help one bit. State Sen. Bill Cunningham, a Chicago Democrat,explains some key, scary differences for the state's largest metropolis here.
Brady gets the business GOP governor's candidate Bill Brady's family business gets an in-depth look from the Chicago Tribune and the results aren't pretty.The latest news rounded up from around the state just for you.
TOP 5 Here's a look at headlines from around Illinois today:
5. The struggling Cook County Republican Party endorsed Bruce Rauner for the Republican primary in March. (Chicago Tribune)
4. Opinion: It’s too easy for politicians to hide their income and assets. (Chicago Tribune)
3. Illinois Republican Sen. Matt Murphy explains why he voted in favor of the pension reform bill. (Chicago Tribune)
2. There’s a slew of tax and fee increases set to hit Chicago in 2014. (Chicago Tribune)
1. Bill Brady is facing a second business loan default lawsuit over the family business. (Chicago Tribune)
