Metro East Sun

Prenzler again calls out opponent over issue of credit card use

By Karen Kidd | Oct 17, 2016

Madison County treasurer and Republican county board chairman candidate Kurt Prenzler said that stricter oversight is needed to cure a "culture of credit card abuse" that is ailing county government.

Trial lawyers donated more than $35 million to Illinois politicians over 15 years

By Karen Kidd | Sep 10, 2016

Campaign contributions by trial lawyers to Illinois politicians and judges came to more than $35.25 million in the past 15 years and most of it didn't go through the state's Trial Lawyers Association, according to a new study.

Funding shortfalls for higher ed have more to do with bloated pensions and admin costs, not lack of budget, report says

By Karen Kidd | Feb 9, 2016

Those who blame the state's higher education funding shortfalls on Springfield gridlock should focus on the real causes of the crisis: skyrocketing pensions, bloated administrative costs and soaring tuition and fees for students, according to the co-author of a recent study.