Dan McCaleb, Illinois News Network News
Raises should be based on merit, not 'steps'
It's been two weeks since Illinois lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner began congratulating themselves for passing what they claimed was a balanced budget that spends every bit of last summer's $5 billion tax increase.
McCaleb: Is Statehouse conversation fake because it ignores Illinois' fiscal reality?
By definition, fake news ignores the facts. It disregards and/or distorts the truth to deliver a message that is far removed from reality. I would argue that much of the news coming out of the Illinois Statehouse is fake.