May 13, 2025
As the field of candidates to replace Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate, we've put together the manual on what it will take to win that seat.
In this episode, Lissa & Thom welcome back professor Robin Johnson of Monmouth College. Robin is the first call anyone should make if you want to really understand voters in the...
May 4, 2025
George Ryan's legacy is built largely on being the Illinois Governor who halted prison executions. The son of a pharmacist, Ryan grew up in Kankakee County where he launched one of the most storied and complicated political careers in Illinois history
In this episode, Lissa Druss and Thom Serafin revisit a conversation...
Apr 28, 2025
This is a tale of two governing bodies. In this episode, we go
to grad school on the stark differences between Illinois' municipal
and state pensions.
Lissa Druss and Thom Serafin are in our chat room with Naperville's
city manager, Doug Krieger and Mark Fowler, executive director of the Northwest
Municipal Conference....
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