Speaker Madigan just announced that the House will hold a Committee of the Whole meeting next Wednesday to discuss the GRT.
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Rally report
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller Paul just got back from today’s school funding rally. He said he didn’t think that organizers met their goal of 6,000 participants. We’ll upload pics soon, and perhaps some audio. Meanwhile, I’ve been keeping half an eye on this anti-GRT resolution, which appears to be gaining steam…
Back in a bit with pics. OK, as usual, click for larger images… The Crowd chanting at the start of the rally… [audio:education-rally-chanting.wav] A particularly intense speaker… [audio:intense-speaker.wav]
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Question of the day
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller We’re coming a little late to the game, but the state’s tourism bureau held an Internet voting contest in March to determine the official “Seven Wonders of Illinois.” The bureau announced the results the other day…
Question: What do you think of this list? What, in your opinion, should be on it instead?
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It’s not as clear-cut as you might believe *** Updated x1 ***
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller In yesterday’s Capitol Fax, I complained that the press was ignoring two recent court cases that may very well impact the US Attorney’s ongoing corruption investigations and appeals of past convictions. One of the cases involved a woman named Georgia Thompson, who was in charge of finding a new travel agent for Wisconsin’s state government. The 7th Circuit (which also covers the Chicago area) ordered Thompson’s release, declared her “innocent” and issued a scathing opinion about how she had been railroaded. I didn’t realize it at the time, but oral briefs were scheduled yesterday in the 7th Circuit appeals case of Mayor Daley’s former patronage chief Robert Sorich and three co-defendants. The Thompson case came up during arguments and the Tribune and Sun-Times both have pretty decent stories today about the back-and-forth between the two sides. * Tribune…
* Sun-Times…
* Here are some quotes from the surprisingly strong Thompson appellate decision that I told subscribers about yesterday…
* You can read the Thompson decision here [.pdf file]. Another case almost completely ignored by the media - and Patrick Fitzgerald first real setback in Illinois - was the complete dismissal of all charges against Nick Hurtgen. That decision is here. Fitzgerald’s motion to reconsider is here. The original criminal complaint against Sorich is here. Listen to yesterday’s oral arguments below… [That may not work for you, if not, you can go here and listen to the arguments instead.] Thoughts? *** UPDATE *** You can listen to the oral arguments in the Thompson appeal below…
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Like sands in the hourglass, these are the days of our lives…
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller Eric Krol does a pretty good job today of summing up the problems facing the governor’s gross receipts tax as the session clock ticks away…
[Emphasis added] And then there’s this…
Yesterday, Krol put up this post on his paper’s bloggy-type thingy, Animal Farm…
This made me laugh…
Oy. Meanwhile, Carol Marin makes a prediction about the final deal that is as valid as anything else out there right now…
More budget stuff, compiled by our intrepid intern, Paul Richardson…
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Morning Shorts
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 - Posted by Paul Richardson * Chatting with Rosemont’s new Mayor Stephens * Cindy Richards: For many of us lack of health insurance is no game * Gov supports including ComEd in electric rate freeze * Blagojevich again calls for rate rollback * Sun-Times Editorial: Fix campaign finance laws, Illinois’ image * Boarder business fuels vote on smoke * Gov likely to approve statewide smoking ban:
* State smoking ban clears House * Illinois bill banning smoking goes to Governor * State agrees to stamp out smoking * Statewide smoking ban nears reality * Illinois poised to become a smoke-free state * Get ready to snuff ‘em out * Illinois business owners wince at news of ban * Bans have eateries in flux * IIS radio clips: Smoking, AARP * Illinois children’s psychiatric hospital faces objections and gets approval * Gasoline prices shoot up * Editorial: Going for gold with state’s silver
* Tow policy in crosshairs * Michael Sneed: Rep. Gutierrez, Ald. Reilly * Cook Co. ‘pro-immigrant’ resolution fails * New CTA President’s priorities: cleanliness, reliability
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