Liberty Leaders in the News

Congratulations to all of the Liberty Leaders whose work has been recognized here. Your efforts help the Illinois Policy Institute promote liberty-based public policies for a better Illinois.

If your letter to the editor or news story got published recently, contact Brian Costin at bcostin@illinoispolicy.org to be included on this list.

June 2011

June 18: Nancy Thorner: Madison Record: Saving Zion could curtail cost increase
June 17: Nancy Thorner: Champion News: A 60% future increase in cost of electricity calls for the saving of Zion
June 4: Jerald Jacobs: State Journal-Register: District 186 faces cuts – shocking!
June 5: V.R. “Mike” Mitchell: Peoria Journal Star: District 150 needs to end senseless spending

May 2011

May 9: Sheila Devall: Pekin Times: Pension Reform a Necessity
May 12: Susan Sweeney: Mount Prospect Journal: Taxpayers Need to Know Details of Union Bargaining
May 22: Diane Fatouros: Daily Herald: Courage needed to fix pension system
May 24: Nancy Thorner: Lake County News-Sun: Pension reform

September 2010

September 30: Nancy Thorner: Lake Forester: Can We Repeal Obamacare (Health Care)
September 30: Nancy Thorner: llinois Review: Illinois Policy Institute Turnaround Tour Bus Pulls Into Northbrook (Events)
September 30: Pioneer Press: Nancy Thorner: Lake Foreseter: “Can we repeal Obamacare?”
September 27: Barnet Fagel: Fox News Chicago: Some Red Light Cameras Out of Compliance With IDOT Rules (Traffic Safety)
September 21: Nancy Thorner: Illinois Review: “MSM scorns rather than respects Right Nation 2010”
September 19: Nancy Thorner: Madison Record: Lipstick on healthcare won’t make it more palatable (Health Care)
September 13: Nancy Thorner: American Thinker: Wasting Clean, Cheap Power (Energy)

August 2010

August 29: Nancy Thorner: Madison Record: Don’t waste Zion nuclear plant (Energy)
August 27th: Nancy Thorner: Lake County News Sun: Energy Shocks (Energy)
August 25: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: Rod Adams’ Atomic Insights Blog reveals facts about Zion which dispute Exelon’s spin (Energy)
August 25: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: The facts behind the decommissioning of Zion contradict the spin from Exelon Corporation (Energy)
August 17: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: Al Gore’s feelings about CO2 and Climate Change (Energy)
August 12: Nancy Thorner: Chicago Tribune: The problem with the ministimi (Economy)
August 12: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: Federal workers live on a tax-payer-gravy-train
August 11: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Health Care)
August 10: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: More about Dr. Berwick and his conflicts of interest as Medicaid Director

July 2010

July 27: Nancy Thorner; Lake County News Sun: The Debt Bomb (Economics)
July 15: Nancy Thorner: Freedompub:The America People are Smarter Than Obama Realizes (Economy)
July 15: Nancy Thorner: Freedompub: The “Do Something” Congrees Creates a Monstrosity of a Financial Regulation Bill (Economy)
July 14: Barnet Fagel: The Expired Meter: Gov. Quinn Signs Red Light Camera Law (Red Light Cameras)
July 12: Nancy Thorner: Chicago Sun Times: Don’t Let Zion Nuke Plant Go to Waste (Energy)
July 12: Michael Turay: Chicago Sun Times: All hunky-dory in Illinois? (Politics)
July 6: John Parker: Daily Herald: Residents should act to cut D211 budget (Education)
July 6: Nancy Thorner: Illinois Review: Don’t Decommission Zion Plant (Energy)
July 6: Nancy Thorner: Daily Herald: Wasting Zion’s Energy Is Foolish (Energy)
July 4: Nancy Thorner: Illinois Review: Celebrate Freedom in Libertyville on July 5th (Politics)
July 2: Richard Wilkie: Daily Herald: Navistar can come back to public table (TIF Districts)
July 1: Nancy Thorner: Chicago Tribune: Illinois Must Reign in Spending (Spending)

June 2010
June 30: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: Obama Administration Suffers Another Setback at Yucca Mountain (Energy)
June 29: Nancy Thorner: Lake County Journal: Wasting Zion’s Massive Source of Energy is Foolish (Energy)
June 29: Nancy Thorner: Illinois Review: Illinois Policy Institute Event Features Columnist Dennis Byrne (Politics)
June 25: Jim Weekley: Belleville News Democrat: So long, freedom (Politics)
June 25: Nancy Thorner: Illinois Review: Illinois Policy Institute Hosts Arthur Brooks (Politics)
June 24: Stephen Woodward: The Examiner: Illinois is the state most likely to default on its debts (Debt)
June 23: Nancy Thorner: The Chicago Tribune: Illinois gun laws not stopping Chicago violence (Politics)
June 21: Stephen Woodward: The Examiner: Illinois Teachers’ Pension Exposed to Over-the-Counter Derivatives Portfolio (Education)
June 21: Nancy Thorner: Illinois Review: New Guide Available to Bargain for Better Schools (Education)
June 17: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: Why Exelon Mothballed Zion in 1998 (Energy)
June 17: Stephen Woodward: The Examiner: Illinois Policy Institute puts spotlight on wasteful Illinois state spending (Spending)
June 15: Stephen Woodward: The Examiner: The nation focuses on Illinois as a “economic basketcase” (Politics)
June 15: Nancy Thorner: Lake County News-Sun: Yearning for Bush (Politics)
June 15 Nancy Thorner: Nancy Thorner’s Personal Blog: RALC hosted Steve Tucker, Health Insurance Expert (Healthcare)
June 11: Stephen Woodward: The Examiner: Pension Reform not inexplicably is not on cadidates’ radar (Politics)
June 11: Joe Miller: The Examiner: Illinois, poster child for deadbeat State (Politics)
June 11: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: A great new Illinois Policy Institute study series to follow: Part 1- Spotlight on Spending (Politics)
June 10: Denise Cattoni: Wall Street Journal: Why I’m Running as a Tea Party Republican (Politics)
June 10: Nancy Thorner: Lake Forester: Tradition, patriotism on display in Lake Bluff (Politics)
June 10: Nancy Thorner: American Thinker: Reining in the EPA (Energy)
June 9: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub:Why the Zion Nuclear Facility should be reopened (Energy)
June 9: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: Why a yearning for GW is a prevailing trend (Politics)
June 3: Nancy Thorner: Lake Forester: Media is biased on climate chage issue (Global Warming)
June 2: Barnet Fagel: The Expired Meter: Cook County Ok’s 30 Red Light Camera Locations (Safety)

May 2010
May 31: Nancy Thorner: Freedom Pub: Can America’s values endure? (Politics)
May 24: John Parker: Daily Herald: Teachers, Public grow farther apart (Education)
May 18: Richard Wilkie: The Lisle Sun: Lisle plan would lead to TIF district (TIF Districts)
May 6: Nancy Thorner: Lake County News Sun: Wind can’t hold a candle to nuclear power (Energy)
May 6: Nancy Thorner: Lake Forester: Wind energy is a bunch of hot air (Energy)
May 5: Matt Gauntt: Daily Herald: Lake Co. red-light camera debate continues (Red Light Cameras)
May 5: Nancy Thorner: Chicago Sun-Times: Don’t buy windy tales (Energy)

April 2010
April 29: Richard Wilkie: Daily Herald: Is ‘small minority’ so small on Navistar? (TIF Districts)
April 28: Nancy Thorner: Daily Herald: Obamacare, a Cruel Hoax (Health Care)
April 28: Barnet Fagel: The Expired Meter: NMA Tries To Prod, Poke, Cajole, Coax & Pursuade The Chicago Tribune (Traffic Safety)
April 27: Nancy Thorner: Lake County News-Sun: Wind Power Regulation (Energy)
April 21: Nancy Thorner: Lake Forester: Referendum Was Already Voted Down (Taxes)
April 19: Nancy Thorner: Illinois Review: Tea Parties Stir New “Illinois Turnaround” Effort (Events)
April 18: Nancy Thorner: Madison Record: Edgar Strikes Out Twice (Taxes)
April 17: Nancy Thorner: Illinois Review: Illinois Policy Institute Hosts CATO’s Dan Mitchell (Events)
April 14: Richard Wilkie: Naperville Sun: Navistar Agreements Need to be in Writing (TIF Districts)
April 13: Kati Spaniak, Kathryn Ciesla, Mike Basil: Northbrook Star: Northbrook, Wilmette Trustees Create Pension Reform Group (Pensions)
April 12: Nancy Thorner: Lake County Journal: Tea Party Participants Prepare for Thursday (Tea Parties)
April 12: John Parker: Daily Herald: School personnel should share pain (Education)
April 12: Nancy Thorner: IllinoisReview.com: A Double Whammy for Jim Edgar (Politics)
April 11: Richard Wilkie: Naperville Sun: The TIF tiff for Navistar development (TIF Districts)
April 8: Mike Basil: The Reporter: Lawmakers Aim to Fix Public Pension Crunch (Pensions)
April 8: Nancy Thorner: AmericanThinker.com: Tea Party Express III Rolls on to D.C. (Tea Party)
April 5: Richard Wilkie: Navistar Move Wins Support From Autism School (TIF Districts)
April 2: Allen Skillicorn: Transparncy Reveals 177% East Dundee Budget Growth (Transparency)
April 1: Mike Basil: Decatur Tribune: New Group Wants to Unshackle Local Governments (Pensions)
April 1: Nancy Thorner: Lake Forester: Garret, May Get Skeptical Reception (Pensions)

March 2010
March 31: Nancy Thorner: American Thinker: Obama’s Offshore Oil Feint (Energy)
March 30: Mike Basil: Red County: New Pension Plan Idea Debuts (Pensions)
March 30: Brian Costin: Sam Adams Alliance: 2010 Sammies Winners Announced (Watchdog)
March 28: Nancy Thorner: Madison St. Clair Record: ObamaCare, a cruel hoax (Health Care)
March 26: Barnet Fagel: Huffington Post: Red Light Cameras Reform Bill Passes Senate (Safety)
March 25: Mike Basil: PRO Illinois: A Bridge Not Far Enough (Pensions)
March 17: Richard Wilkie: Sun-Times Media: Navistar Wars (TIF Districts)
March 15: Barnet Fagel: Chicago Now: Watered Down Red Light Camera Bill (Safety)
March 15: Richard Lorenc: Chicago Tribune: Progressive tax isn’t the answer (Budget & Tax)
March 8: Barnet Fagel: Fox News Chicago: Fines, Safety At Odds Where Chicago Has Red Light Cameras (Safety)
March 7: Nancy Thorner: Madison Record: Global Warming is a Hoax on the American People (Global Warming)
March 7: Richard Wilkie: Naperville Sun: Navistar Seeks to Placate its Opponents (TIF Districts)
March 6: Nancy Thorner: Daily Herald: Obama Barking up the Wrong Tree (Health Care)
March 5: Richard Wilkie: Daily Herald: Lisle, Navistar Can’t be Trusted (TIF Districts)
March 2: Nancy Thorner: Lake Forester: Tax Hikes No Way To Solve Problem (Pensions)
March 2: Richard Wilkie: Naperville Sun: Navistar Foes Make Another Effort to Halt Plan (TIF Districts)

February 2010
February 27: Nancy Thorner: The Illinois Policy Institute hosts “Obamanomics” author, Tim P. Carney
February 22: Nancy Thorner: Chicago Tribune: Health Alternative (Health Care)
February 15: John Parker: Daily Herald: District 211 fails to deliver on 2005 promises (Education)
February 14: Nancy Thorner: A National Debt of Mind Boggling Proportions (Budget & Tax)
February 3: Nancy Thorner: The Economist: Who Will Take Obama’s Old Seat (Tea Party)

January 2010
January 26: Mike Basil: Chicago Tribune: Wanted: Pols who will Challenge Unions (Pensions)
January 18: John Parker: Daily Herald: District 211 needs to cut spending (Education)
January 7: Nancy Thorner: Lake County Journals: Status quo unacceptable in Illinois (Transparency)
January 7: Nancy Thorner: Madison Record: Status-quo unacceptable in Illinois (Transparency)
January 7: Nancy Thorner: Lake Forester: The Status Quo is Unacceptable (Transparency)