A political podcast that focuses on issues in Illinois outside of Cook County. Illinois has a total population of 12.2 million people but only 5.2 million of them are in Cook County. The remaining 7 million people are often overlooked in state politics. This show is for them so we cover State and County events and policy from that point of view.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:40:59 GMTThu, 16 Jul 2026 21:36:28 GMT60Russ Clark<p>A political podcast that focuses on issues in Illinois outside of Cook County. Illinois has a total population of 12.2 million people but only 5.2 million of them are in Cook County. The remaining 7 million people are often overlooked in state politics. This show is for them so we cover State and County events and policy from that point of view.</p>episodicRuss Clarkrussclark2000@yahoo.comnoRuss Clark provides a breakdown of some Illinois legislative races that will be hotly contested this November. What does Trump's new mail-in ballot requirements entail? Could it impact these races and shake up the General Assembly?

]]>67173558-2597-4a26-8300-9eafa887fee5Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT<p>Russ Clark provides a breakdown of some Illinois legislative races that will be hotly contested this November. What does Trump's new mail-in ballot requirements entail? Could it impact these races and shake up the General Assembly?</p>no00:29:16Session 7: An Election PreviewfullIn today's episode, Russ Clark review the changes to road funding that were made as part of the Chicago Transit Authority bailout in 2025. These changes mean gasoline and diesel sales taxes generated outside of Chicago funding Chicago Transit and short changing highway funding in the rest of the state.

]]>6f57fff5-95cb-489b-9294-c1236214eed7Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:24:53 GMT<p>In today's episode, Russ Clark review the changes to road funding that were made as part of the Chicago Transit Authority bailout in 2025. These changes mean gasoline and diesel sales taxes generated outside of Chicago funding Chicago Transit and short changing highway funding in the rest of the state. </p>no00:24:34Session 6: Money for the RoadfullThe Chicago Public School board passed a bill they new was out of balance and the CTU is demanding another 150 million dollars to fill the gap. They already get 200 million off the top of the education budget. Russ looks at how education was funded before and after the CPS bailout in 2018, where they get their 200 million every year first before your school sees a dime.

]]>996f666d-0a19-491c-b639-6270a1b14463Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:17:45 GMT<p>The Chicago Public School board passed a bill they new was out of balance and the CTU is demanding another 150 million dollars to fill the gap. They already get 200 million off the top of the education budget. Russ looks at how education was funded before and after the CPS bailout in 2018, where they get their 200 million every year first before your school sees a dime.</p>no00:19:18Session 5: Surprise! Its Another BailoutfullRuss Clark shares another reaction video. This time it is the NPR report on the Illinois partition movement in Illinois. The NPR report had a different spin than the Chicago 5 report from Session 3. Russ explains a few of the specific complaints that the partition movement has about Illinois government and why downstate residents want to break away from Cook County.

]]>8bbdd61d-4519-4d0f-bb68-899288ca9f31Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:55:18 GMT<p>Russ Clark shares another reaction video. This time it is the NPR report on the Illinois partition movement in Illinois. The NPR report had a different spin than the Chicago 5 report from Session 3. Russ explains a few of the specific complaints that the partition movement has about Illinois government and why downstate residents want to break away from Cook County.</p>no00:46:2014Session 4: NPR snarks at Downstate IllinoisfullThis episode is a reaction video to a report from Chicago 5 on the New Illinois and Illinois Separation movement. Over 33 counties in Illinois have overwhelmingly voted to partition or remove Cook County from the State of Illinois.

]]>f637f05e-92e6-447a-a497-6a0aa2e5dc5cThu, 16 Jul 2026 21:39:59 GMT<p>This episode is a reaction video to a report from Chicago 5 on the New Illinois and Illinois Separation movement. Over 33 counties in Illinois have overwhelmingly voted to partition or remove Cook County from the State of Illinois.</p>no00:56:2713Session 3: Its Not Me, Its Youfull