Rabbi Steven Weil is leaving Beth Jacob to run the OU. Moses emails: "In a shul that generally limits its kiruv effort to machers, it is interesting that it has thrown its Israel campaign dollars behind the OU’s campaign for spiritual ammunition for soldiers." Rabbi Weil has always e...

The Beacon News recently ran a story saying over 25% of Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner’s donors have received contracts, employment or funds from the city of Aurora. The article does not allege wrong-doing, but does suggest a problem with appearances which could be an issue for the mayor as he faces...

Republicans have a real problem. The GOP has ruled the United States for the last seven years with President Bush, a Republican majority congress (or a minority practicing unprecedented legislative obstructionism (and here)) and a majority Supreme Court (not to mention lower courts). But despite Rep...

From the Bill Foster Campaign: Durbin, Foster Say Cut Health Care Costs, Don’t End Employers Paying for Health Care The Choice is Clear: Foster wants to take on insurance companies to cut health care costs; Oberweis wants to eliminate employers paying for health care, forcing 7.5 million Illin...