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Media News, Midwest

Exit essay: a reflection on more than 50 years of media coverage in the Illinois statehouse

  • By Steve Brown
  • April 7, 2022

Editor’s Note: This is an abridged version of Simon Review Paper #61, first published by the Paul Simon Public.

Media News, Midwest

Journalist’s book on former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan fills in gaps of two storied careers

  • By Susy Schultz
  • March 31, 2022

Ray Long is either the luckiest man in Illinois journalism or he has an inside source. His just-released book.

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