Jim Nowlan

May 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Chinese tech company DeepSeek released an AI model that is faster than any U.S. software. This should spur more investment in education and STEM.

May 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois Republicans have no bench of experienced prospects to speak of. Because of extreme gerrymandering, the GOP has few state officials.

April 2, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Democratic justices on the Illinois Supreme Court are mired in conflicts of interest; they must recuse themselves from the redistricting lawsuit.

February 27, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois offers arguably the worst illustration in the nation of anti-democratic gerrymandering.

December 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois has been sending the wrong signals with the millionaire tax, which would drive out more of the wealth and job-generating folks.

November 15, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Some of the damage to Illinois higher education can be corrected by making the cost of going to college easier for students to bear.

November 5, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Moderates have been largely squeezed out of relevance by a combination of polarization, plus the extreme gerrymandering in many states.

October 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

We need a 21st century "Great Awakening" to shake us out of our torpor. Otherwise, China will walk over us.

July 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

What is holding Illinois down? Corruption, unfunded liabilities and an unbalanced tax regime, to name a few things.

April 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The decline over the years in voter turnout probably results from the unhealthy interplay of gerrymandering, lack of competition and big money.

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