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GUEST EDITORIALS: May fourth felonious governor be the final one

So Rod Blagojevich is one corrupt cat who does not own nine lives, after all.

July 02, 2011 12:00 am

Is Internet sex cheating? Many folks say yes

Jon Austin's wife, Amy, had a blunt assessment for her husband as the Minneapolis couple watched Rep. Anthony Weiner's stunning confessions on television this past week.

June 12, 2011 12:00 am

GUEST EDITORIALS: Underage drinking is a serious matter

About 700,000 middle school students drank alcohol in the past month. Nearly half of them got the booze from home; 16 percent got it from a parent or guardian.

April 09, 2011 1:00 pm

GUEST EDITORIALS: A 'mandate' for Gov. Quinn? Hardly

Shortly after Republican state Sen. Bill Brady conceded the governor's race last week, Gov. Pat Quinn went before the cameras to take a victory lap, claiming he had a clear "mandate" for the next four years.

November 13, 2010 12:00 am

Dems must overcome selves

SPRINGFIELD | Illinois Democrats have formidable opponents in their quest to retain large legislative majorities: themselves.

October 22, 2010 12:00 am

Steep learning curve for Quinn

CHICAGO | Gov. Pat Quinn delivered his first State of the State address with a year of governing under his belt. It was a chance to prove he had a plan for Illinois and to lay out an agenda that would help him win a full term in office.

October 22, 2010 12:00 am Photos

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Visclosky: One of nation's safest Dems?

CROWN POINT | As a long-serving member of Congress in what's shaping up to be a very bad year for incumbents and his Democratic Party, Rep. Pete Visclosky should probably be planning for life after politics. But he's not.

October 19, 2010 1:01 pm

Blagojevich is campaign distraction for Ill. Dems

SPRINGFIELD | Alexi Giannoulias had planned to talk jobs. The Democrat in a tight race for President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat wanted to take the opportunity to say his Republican opponent had helped wreck the nation's economy.

August 19, 2010 3:41 pm