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It was 50 years ago last month that a new type of campaign commercial aired -- one devised to make President Lyndon Johnson's opponent look bad, rather…
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Host Amanda Vinicky and guests Kent Redfield (UIS) and Andy Maloney (Chicago Law Bulletin) discuss legal troubles for both Bruce Rauner and Gov. Pat Quinn…
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Host, Amanda Vinicky and guests Kent Redfield (UIS) and Charlie Wheeler (UIS) analyze the Governor's Budget Address. Focusing on the proposal to increase…
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Political experts anticipate the Illinois gubernatorial candidates could spend more than 100 million dollars in the next eight months.University of…
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In the final weeks of 2013, Illinois was among more than 20 states tripping over each other like eager suitors to woo a new Boeing production plant for…
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In the past decade, Kent Redfield, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Springfield, has become widely known because broadcast…
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This month, we report on two issues that should make us ashamed as Illinoisans. One article illustrates a situation we have a moral obligation to remedy;…
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The ultimate symbol of money in Illinois politics is a shoe box. Even though it has been decades since the death of Secretary of State Paul Powell in…
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My feeling about this new year differs from the last few, when January 1 meant little more than waking up for another day. I sense more urgency, but maybe…