Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Thursday, April 25
The Illinois Leader, the former Illinois GOP rag of choice, has died according to many sources. The website still works, but since there's no content, it leaves a slightly empty feeling. Illinois Republicans can go to GOPUSA ILLINOIS website, where I learned that I missed the GOP Chicago happy hour tonight, "Millionaire Republican : Why Rich Republicans Get Rich--and How You Can Too!" Sometimes jokes write themselves.