* Between the Statehouse and the Stratton…

       

51 Comments - Rich Miller - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:43 pm: Looks like they put out the dumpster fire. - Linus - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:44 pm: And the FY24 BIMP heads to House Exec for subject matter. - Dysfunction Junction - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:44 pm: “And to think, Paul Powell only left behind a shoebox.” - JoeMaddon - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:44 pm: The budget has finally arrived. - The South Springfield Shoplifter - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:45 pm: They never woulda found Saul Goodman in this one. - curtis - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:45 pm: Ugh, Proft is inbound. - Donnie Elgin - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:45 pm: garbage in, garbage out - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:47 pm: The latest round of DeVore lawsuits arrive right on schedule. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:48 pm: It’s a portable dumpster fire… equal opportunity for all mushrooms - Res Melius - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:48 pm: New secure email delivery system. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:48 pm: That Bears Bailout never had a chance - Pot calling kettle - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:49 pm: Dumpster being readied for official lighting ceremony. The official torch bearer will announced during the closing session remarks. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:50 pm: Leave the cannoli, take the dumpster - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:51 pm: Slimy the Pension Cockroach pays a visit, accompanied by his “all you can eat” buffet. - Arsenal - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:52 pm: Oh yeah, I almost forgot that they were gonna hang Rauner’s portrait soon. - TheInvisibleMan - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:52 pm: “Giving the closing convocation on the legislative session, will be the Catholic Church” - Give Me A Break - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:53 pm: COGFA sends over a new revenue estimate. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:54 pm: That dumpster? Oh, that’s all the empty alcohol bottles and beer cans that never existed in the building. It’s one of 4. - Jocko - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:02 pm: (not pictured) Fred Crespo as Super Mario - CentralILCentrist - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:02 pm: Mike Madigan’s Lobby Express takes to the skies. - Dunwich Snorer - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:03 pm: Freedom Caucus drops new press release. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:03 pm: There’s enough paper in there for a dozen “Bost Tosses”… - Cubs in '16 - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:04 pm: Circa 2007—”Hey, has anyone seen Blago? He’s not in his office.” - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:09 pm: 🎶🎵On Metra, the way to really fly🎵🎶 - Soccermom - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:10 pm: Linus, that was great - Amalia - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:10 pm: we’re gonna need a bigger dumpster. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:10 pm: This new state transportation plan seems ill-conceived - Sir Reel - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:10 pm: The big next thing, indoor landfill. - Stuck in Celliniland - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:17 pm: Leave the dumpster, take the porta potty - Franklin - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:20 pm: Looks like a tool box to me but I guess you could put trash in there. - Franklin - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:22 pm: Sorry, forgot a caption. Construction workers move their tools around the worksite. - twowaystreet - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:27 pm: Bailey’s old office be relocated out of Capitol Building - CLJ - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:28 pm: Finally getting around to removing the remains of Squeezy the Pension Python. - twowaystreet - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:29 pm: Be the first to try out this years’ newest state fair rides - 47th Ward - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:29 pm: Raising a dumpster before they raze the dump behind it. - twowaystreet - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:31 pm: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum swear it is Lincoln’s original dumpster. - Dan - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:36 pm: No one was sure if the governor’s new ‘dumpster drop deadline’ threat was real or not. - Lurker - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:41 pm: I’m confused. Are people commenting on the dumpster in the foreground or in the background? 😉 - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:56 pm: Evelyn Sanguinetti receives a new shipment of banana peels. - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:59 pm: Law & Order films a new episode in Springfield, featuring Pat Quinn as the corpse. - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:03 pm: When butter cows go rancid… - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:05 pm: The UIS food service’s experiment with Spam-ala-King was not a major success. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:10 pm: The Eastern Bloc prop dumpster just took off when they all wished with all their hearts to be relevant. - Bad Attitude - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:12 pm: Looks Like Niel Anderson. - Dance Band on the Titanic - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:19 pm: We will know we have a budget when white smoke emerges from the ceremonial dumpster fire. - Jibba - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:41 pm: Let’s see Bailey try to shoot this budget. - Dotnonymous - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:42 pm: I thought it was a porta-potty…pardon me. - Huh? - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 4:05 pm: Removal of blago’s hiding place. - NorthSideNoMore - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 4:26 pm: Hurry up bury the evidence in that big hole in the ground, before the concrete trucks get here. - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 4:28 pm: The untimely exit of yet another CapFaxer who chose to ignore the Exclamation Point Rule. - MG85 - Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 4:42 pm: And now, a word from our sponsors. 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