Scott Fornek
Assistant Breaking News Editor
Scott Fornek helps edit, oversee and coordinate coverage of daily breaking news stories for the Chicago Sun-Times. He was previously political editor, having covered politics for nearly 30 years as an editor, political reporter and general assignment reporter.
A Cook County judge has ruled against a state law that requires Amazon.com and other Internet companies to collect sales taxes on transactions with Illinois customers. Judge Robert Lopez Cepero ruled Wednesday that the law isn’t enforceable because there is a federal Internet tax moratorium through 2014.
“I want to thank your honor for giving me this opportunity. I have a tendency sometimes to speak before I think. I’ve had plenty of time over the
It’s one book with nine stories.
THE BEGINNING: In 1972 Iowa Democrats moved their caucuses to January, making them the first in the nation and a bellwether for the election cycle.
During a recent TV interview, speaking about this year’s Gay Pride Parade, I used an analogy that is inflammatory.
