blog posts Illinois moderates frustrated with GOPs on economy, giving credible Democrats an opening Nov 5, 2018 11:30 am by CNNIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images CNN (Nov. 4) 'Illinois is lagging behind the U.S., but locally, there is a very strong sense that state government is dysfunctional and to blame,' says political science professor Brian Gaines Share on Facebook Tweet Email