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PI Original
by Adam Doster
2:29pm
Fri Dec 11, 2009

New Outlet's Pension Article Misses The Mark (UPDATED)

Given Illinois' widening deficit and the repeated calls from
editorial boards across the state to enact budgetary reforms, we were
astonished to notice in recent weeks that not one major publication
covered the final report issued last month by Gov. Pat Quinn's Pension ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:15pm
Thu Dec 10, 2009

Fox Chicago's Jeffcoat Claims Medicare Is "Bankrupt"

This morning, Republican Rep. Peter Roskam took some time out of his schedule to give the hosts of WFLD's Good Day Chicago his opinion about the current health care negotiations. 
But if they were looking for conservative talking points, perhaps the
producers should ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:04pm
Tue Nov 24, 2009

More Faulty Health Care Coverage From Fox Chicago

Yesterday on OpenLeft, David Sirota conducted a little case study
on how local media outlets are covering the debate over the Senate
health care bill. In Denver, where Sirota lives, some newspapers and
television news reports have focused exclusively on the cost of the ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:07pm
Fri Nov 20, 2009

Dept. Of Bad Headlines: Daily Herald Edition

Take a look at this headline from today's Daily Herald:

Reading that, you might guess that the west suburban town of about
150,000 passed a referendum opposing an income tax increase in
Illinois.  Or perhaps someone polled Naperville residents' on the
various ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
7:07pm
Thu Nov 12, 2009

Some Illinois Media Misfires

Combing through the Illinois political coverage today, we found ourselves frustrated by a handful of things.  Here's a rundown: Stantis on early prisoner release Tribune political cartoonist Scott Stantis published a brutal cartoon about the state's early ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
4:56pm
Fri Oct 30, 2009

Health Care Headaches, Thanks To Fox Chicago

It was a big day for health care on Capitol Hill yesterday. The leadership of the U.S. House officially unveiled its health care package and the Congressional Budget Office offered its preliminary score of the measure. To mark the occasion, Fox Chicago whipped up a quick ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
5:03pm
Thu Oct 8, 2009

Why Is Fox Chicago's Jeffcoat Repeating GOP Talking Points?

While making the rounds on FOX's morning news shows, former Mississippi Republican Sen. Trent Lott appeared on Good Day Chicago
this morning to give his two cents on health care reform. We watch the
show regularly and have seen the often under-informed anchor Jan
Jeffcoat ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
11:38am
Thu Oct 1, 2009

The Daily Herald's "Special Interests"

Even as it has acknowledged that the state faces monstrous debts, the Daily Herald editorial board has not hidden
its skepticism about raising income tax rates in Illinois.  What's
frustrating about their editorial yesterday, however, is the way in
which they discount the ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
11:20am
Mon Sep 14, 2009

Sun-Times Pension Reporting Continues To Lack Context

Over the weekend, the Sun-Times continued its investigative series
on the state pension system. In the latest installments, the paper
rolled out more examples of clout-heavy bureaucrats and pols who have
retired from one job only to land another covered under a separate ...