Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Another Difference Between Democrats And Republicans
Dan Johnson-Weinberger blogs about how Illinois Senate Republicans voted yesterday to keep government barriers to voting in place for taxpayers while the Democrats in the Illinois Senate Elections Committee voted to reduce some of those government restrictions.
The First 100 Days
Robert Creamer writes that during Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, he has consistently scored very highly on each of the nine qualities that voters use to evaluate leaders.
Walking In Another's Shoes
The Galesburg Register-Mail highlights state Rep. Don Moffitt's experience "walking in the shoes" of home care worker Phyllis Clifford as part of SEIU's effort to highlight what possible state budget cuts would mean to those who need home health care workers and those who provide the services.
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