8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring …

The 9-12 Project itself began and will remain open-minded, impartial and unbiased beyond it’s indestructible base values. The Central Illinois 9-12 Project endorses these values, the principles they form and the policy path they guide. Chief among these values is Honesty because without it, every other path is dark and …

Illinois Senator Roland Burris read this Christmas poem on the Senate floor on Tuesday.
A twist on the old classic “Twas the Night Before Christmas”:

Text of Illinois Sen. Roland Burris’ speech on health care reform Tuesday on the Senate floor (as printed by the Chicago Tribune):
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through …

Senator Jim DeMint
FoxNews reports that some lawmakers and conservative organizations are seeking ways to challenge the constitutionality of the Senate health care reform bill.  The issues that sit at the forefront of this debate include the bill’s mandate that all private citizens purchase health insurance as well as the “deals” that some states …

Perhaps you have — or maybe you haven’t — heard about the Senate healthcare bill’s ”employer mandate” clause.  If the healthcare bill is passed, this clause will require employers to do one of two things: either (1) offer to their employees a “qualified” health plan (and then pay at least 60% of …

Absentee voting in the Illinois primary elections will begin this Thursday, December 24th.   The actual primary election here in Illinois will take place on February 2nd.  There are a variety of resources (especially online resources) that you can use to ensure that your vote is an informed one! 
For example, the Illinois …

After much debate, concession, and controversy, the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference finally concluded with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proclaiming “We Have a Deal” . The deal hardly matched the ambitious hopes the international green proponents had going in to the conference. It wound up being criticized  for being “watered down” and failing to …