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Madigan trial delayed until October for SCOTUS review of bribery statute

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At court hearing, former Democratic powerhouse makes first appearance in court By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO –Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan won’t be spending his 82nd birthday in a federal courtroom this spring after a judge on Wednesday granted his request to delay his bribery and racketeering trial...

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Reader’s Voice: U.S. does not need a dictator on day 1

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January 2, 2024Dear editor; As we mark the third anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, it’s important to remember how we got to that moment and who was responsible for it. Donald Trump and his allies engaged in a months-long criminal conspiracy after the 2020 election. They spread lies about...

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Activists protest outside Foster’s fundraiser

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In a demonstration for human rights, 40 activists protested outside congressman Bill Foster’s holiday breakfast fundraiser located at the Office of Giamanco Law Partners, Ltd., in order to escalate their demand that Rep. Foster call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The grassroots activists included Democratic Precinct Committeepeople, members of...

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Supermajority group seeks mobilization of women in politics

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Last of two partsReprinted from The Voice, May 9, 2019 Cecile Richards, a recent guest on the MSNBC Morning Joe television program, announced that she and co-sponsor Alicia Garza have formed a new organization entitled: “Supermajority.” The following article was written by Chantal da Silva for Newsweek. “While Supermajority’s aim...

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Supermajority group seeks mobilization of women in politics

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First of two partsReprinted from The Voice, May 9, 2019 Cecile Richards, a recent guest on the MSNBC Morning Joe television program, announced that she and co-sponsor Alicia Garza have formed a new organization entitled: “Supermajority.” The following article was written by Chantal da Silva for Newsweek. “Three prominent activists...

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Reader’s Commentary: Some Democrats linked to anti-Semitic terrorism

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By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Rashida Talib is a Democratic Party U.S. representative in Congress defending Hamas, a murderous, beheading, terrorist group. AOC, Omar, Presley and other Democrats (BLM, ANTIFA) defend, and speak out in support of this terrorist group that just murdered 1,400 Israelis in an unprovoked terrorist attack. Not...

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Republican Party started as reform in 1854 Aurora

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As we look at what is happening to the Republican Party, it may seem difficult to believe that it was originally formed as a reform party. In the 1850s political landscape, the major parties – the Whigs and the Democrats – struggled for dominance, and neither party was above anti-democratic...

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Illinois county clerks seek help to stop misinformation

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By Peter Hancock Six months before the next presidential primary elections in Illinois, county clerks and other local election authorities are asking for the public’s help in stopping misinformation campaigns before they get started. Officials from 25 counties scheduled a series of news conferences Tuesday, Sept. 26 in Tazewell, McLean...

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Reader’s Voice: On truth twisted and distorted

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September 22, 2023Dear editor; I had quite a few topics that I wanted to share my voice on, but after receiving the latest edition I decided to put them aside and address Bill’s most recent submission. Bill, I see you as an example of many well-meaning, educated, compassionate Americans who...

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Reader’s Commentary: Our country ‘being destroyed’ from within, in collapse

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By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Wayne’s World Johnson and “The Chas” continue to wet their diapers trying hard to outdo each other in their perpetual “sliming” of Donald Trump and yours truly. They continue to bash the former president, I’m assuming, to be entertaining to those who have hate in their...

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Tim Mapes, center, the former chief of staff for longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 24, after being found guilty of obstruction of justice and perjury. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
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Jury convicts Madigan’s longtime chief of staff on perjury, obstruction of justice charges

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Tim Mapes was charged with lying to grand jury investigating Madigan and his inner circle. By Hannah Meisel A federal jury has convicted the once-top aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, finding Tim Mapes guilty on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying to a grand...

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Reader’s Voice: Whiteheads’ silence thunderous

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Sunday, July 30Dear editor; This concerns recent commentaries by John and Nisha Whitehead in The Voice. The Whiteheads warn us in the first paragraph of the June 22, 2023, issue of The Voice, that Donald Trump’s indictment accusing him of mishandling and hiding classified documents and obstruction of justice is...

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Comparison of political tidbits offers items to digest

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This week I feel I have to rear up here and say a few words in defense of fellow The Voice columnist, Chas Coddington. Frequent The Voice contributor Bela “Wild Bill” Suhayda recently stuck his head up out of the MAGA mire to lambast Chas for his comments on disgraced...

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Reader’s Commentary: Hunter Biden selling influence, access to president

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By Bela “Bill” Suhayda There are individuals who are and have been above the law in our country. If you are a Clinton or a Biden, you are not held to account for even serious criminal behavior for which you and I would serve long jail terms. Hunter Biden has...

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Reader’s Commentary: Writer defends Donald Trump, does not recognize country

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By Bela “Bill” SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. We cannot be the shining city on the hill if we are not first a nation of laws and justice. We cannot fulfill our destiny as a free people if we don’t have the lady of justice wearing her blind fold. The president of...

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Reader’s Voice: Thought: Republicans must mail in votes

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June 11, 2023Dear editor; To wrap up the week, please check out my colleagues’ new pieces on Voter ID (Noel Wilkins) and the main subject of this post, mail-in voting (John Pudner’s latest piece in NewsMax, which has overtaken CNN in viewership many time slots). In May 2020, Pudner sounded...

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America’s youngest Black mayor, Jaylen Smith (l), 19, of Earle, Arkansas, met last month with mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, during the African American Mayor’s Association National Conference in Washington D.C. Smith will be Aurora’s guest speaker for the annual Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, January 19 – the 158th anniversary of Juneteenth.
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Youngest Black mayor in America to visit Aurora on Juneteenth

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More than a century and a half ago, the last enslaved Black people received the news that they were indeed free.  Now, 158 years later, the youngest Black mayor in American history will join the first Black mayor of Aurora, Illinois, to honor the Juneteenth holiday. Mayor Jaylen Smith, 19,...

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On the witness stand, ex-legislator finally acknowledges he wore wire for FBI

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By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Former State senator Terry Link, a nearly 24-year veteran of the Illinois Capitol, publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he’d worn a wire to secretly record a fellow lawmaker in 2019. Link, a Vernon Hills Democrat, has spent years denying news media...

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Speaker Pro Tempore Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, presents a budget bill on the House floor early Saturday morning before lawmakers adjourned for the summer around 3 a.m..
Speaker Pro Tempore Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, presents a budget bill on the House floor early Saturday morning before lawmakers adjourned for the summer around 3 a.m.. Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams
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Budget vote brings Illinois General Assembly’s 2023 spring session to a close

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House gives final OK to $50.6 billion spending plan  By Peter Hancock  Capitol News Illinois The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that...

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Reader’s Voice: Situation at Mexican border alarming

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May 15, 2023Dear editor; Can the incompetence of the Joe Biden administration be any clearer than the alarming humanitarian situation we have on the Mexico border? Estimates show thousands of immigrants are coming across the border every day. The current situation is out of control and dangerous. A robust, well-regulated...

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