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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan Released From Prison

Ryan was sent to a halfway house early Wednesday morning, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Updated at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30. Just hours after his release from prison, former Gov. George Ryan, 79, was released from a halfway house and sent to his home in Kankakee, the Chicago Tribune reports. Ryan is under house arrest but reportedly will not have to wear an electric monitor. He was allowed to bypass the halfway house due to his age, according to his attorney, former Gov. Jim Thompson. Original story: Written by Morgan Delack Illinois residents can no longer say there are two former governors in prison. George Ryan arrived at a halfway house on Chicago’s west side early Wednesday morning after being released from an Indiana federal prison, the Chicago Tribune reports. WMAQ-TV reports Ryan was silent and dressed in a suit and tie as …

roger hawrylicz

12:00 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

as long as we subsidize the birth of welfare children who are sure to be future democrats we will always have to put up with this mess we are in. We cant march against the current system to the white house or stage protests because we all have jobs to go to so we can make money to pay the higher taxes required to pay the hospital bills and expanded classrooms with bilingual teachers for all the …   more ›

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Walsh Reportedly Considering Run for Governor

After his loss to Tammy Duckworth in the Nov. 6 election, former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh is open to a run for Illinois governor, the Huffington Post is reporting.

After spending $7 million on his campaign to keep his congressional seat in the 8th District and losing to challenger Tammy Duckworth, former Congressman Joe Walsh is reportedly keeping his options open for a potential run for Illinois governor in 2014, the Huffington Post is reporting.  Walsh also would consider, according to the Huffington Post, becoming a television pundit, and has said he wants to be part of a movement.  Walsh lost by more than 10 percentage points against Tammy Duckworth in the Nov. 6 election.

Travis Bickle

1:59 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Go away Joe Walsh, the people of Illinois do not like you.   more ›

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