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Monday, Nov 19, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

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Thank you for putting safety first by supporting rules for car rental platforms

Friday, Nov 16, 2018 - Posted by Advertising Department

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Members of the Senate did the right thing by voting to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of SB2641.

Under this bill, car rental platforms would no longer be allowed to skirt safety regulations designed to keep unsafe vehicles off the road. Legislators on both sides of the aisle should be applauded for being proactive in preventing tragedy.

They also deserve praise for recognizing the unfair nature of letting car rental platforms operate tax free, even though the vehicles they profit from contribute to both airport and neighborhood parking congestion as well as roadway wear and tear. This bill will help ensure public roads, bridges and airports are maintained safely, while guaranteeing fair competition and protections for all consumers.

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Friday, Nov 16, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

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It’s just a bill

Thursday, Nov 15, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

* AP

The Senate has overturned a veto by Gov. Bruce Rauner on a measure that would regulate so-called peer-to-peer car-rental businesses.

The vote Wednesday was 39-12 to require the companies to comply with the same safety standards and pay the same taxes as traditional rental-car companies.

Turo and Getaround are examples of businesses that provide online apps for people to rent cars from other people.

Republican Rauner says the measure is too restrictive and could “smother” growth of an innovative new industry. He suggested a rewrite of the regulations.

* WTTW

Illinois lawmakers are set to consider legislation this week that would limit the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals, a practice that has been shown to fuel drug-resistant bacteria that can be dangerous to humans.

On Thursday, the Illinois Senate’s Agriculture and Public Health committees are scheduled to hold subject matter hearings on a bill introduced earlier this year by state Sen. Daniel Biss that would further restrict antibiotic use on the nearly 20,000 Illinois farms with beef cattle, hogs or pigs.

Experts from the World Health Organization have for years warned that the routine use of antibiotics on animals that aren’t sick leads to drug-resistant bacteria that can have deadly consequences for humans.

Each year, millions of Americans get sick with antibiotic-resistant infections, and at least 23,000 of them die as a result, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A recent study estimates that by 2050, drug-resistant bacteria could kill more people worldwide than cancer kills today.

…Adding… The hearing was postponed due to weather.

* Tribune

Meanwhile, lawmakers started moving a bill aimed at the Chicago mayoral race. A plan that cleared a House committee would open a special election for Cook County board president to more people if Toni Preckwinkle is elected mayor. Now, only Cook County commissioners could run for president if she won and left the board president job.

Also, lawmakers are trying to negotiate a compromise on dueling proposals aimed at companies such as Sterigenics in west suburban Willowbrook that emit dangerous ethylene oxide gas.

Separate bills from House Republican leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs and Democratic state Rep. Carol Sente of Vernon Hills would limit and eventually ban use of the chemical in Illinois. Lawmakers say they’re trying to come up with legislation by the end of the month.

* Sun-Times

Also on Wednesday, the Senate failed to override the governor’s veto of a measure that would remove the state from the Crosscheck voter registration system. But senators are expected to try again for an override. Democrats say the measure would help protect voter information, but Republicans say the extra check is needed to make sure voters aren’t also registered elsewhere.

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*** UPDATED x1 *** Subpoenas fly from Adams County grand jury

Thursday, Nov 15, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

* One bit thing grand juries do is issue subpoenas. So this was bound to happen

A downstate grand jury has subpoenaed records from Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office and at least two more state agencies as part of a criminal investigation into fatal Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy veterans’ home, WBEZ learned Wednesday.

Rauner’s administration surrendered copies of the Adams County grand jury subpoenas in response to a series of open-records requests.

The grand jury’s demand for Legionnaires’-related records tied to outbreaks at the Illinois Veterans Home went to the governor’s office and to the Illinois Departments of Veterans’ Affairs and Labor. Last week, WBEZ reported that the grand jury had also subpoenaed the state public health department.

The subpoenas, which went out Oct. 25, demand that Rauner’s administration turn over the documents by Thursday. No one has been charged with any wrongdoing relating to the outbreaks.

* From the IDPH story ten days ago

The subpoena sought a sweeping array of public health records about Legionnaires’ cases at the Illinois Veterans Home, where nearly 70 residents and staff have been sickened since 2015, with 14 deaths linked to the illness.

The query for records also sought information about, among other things, agency procedures for providing notice about Legionnaires’ at the facility and any communications by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration and officials in other locales that have experienced big Legionnaires’ outbreaks, including Flint, Mich.

*** UPDATE *** I should’ve included this story in the post

Illinois senators have rejected Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of legislation allowing for larger damage awards in lawsuits against the state.

Sen. Michael Hastings is the sponsor of the measure which would raise the $100,000 limit on damage awards to $2 million. The Orland Park Democrat and military veteran noted the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Quincy veterans’ home where 14 residents have died in the past three years. Families of several deceased victims have filed lawsuits against the state.

Hastings contended that the administration fell short in preventing the problem and notifying the public about what was happening. Rauner has repeatedly said his staff did everything it could and followed national experts’ advice.

Rauner rewrote the bill in an amendatory veto and suggested a $300,000 limit.

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Thursday, Nov 15, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

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*** UPDATED x1 - All-clear given *** Statehouse evacuated

Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Rep. Art Turner just gave notice to the House chambers to evacuate the third and fourth floors of the Statehouse “immediately.” Senators were also told to leave. Stay tuned.

…Adding… The bomb squad and Springfield K9 are reportedly at the Capitol Complex.

* Outside the north entrance…

..Adding… Yikes…



* So, they have sniffer dogs and the third and fourth floors were evacuated, but not the rest of the building…


* More details…



…Adding… The SoS is clarifying that they’re not totally sure a legislative office reported the threat.

* They’re still focusing on the 4th floor…



*** UPDATE *** An “all clear” has been given for the entire building. The SoS office says the threat was called into the tourism office on the first floor about a bomb on the 4th floor.

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Well, here’s one way of getting an Oscar pic on the blog

Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

* I’ve told you about my friend Rob Werden several times

Rob is a farmer, sportsman, entrepreneur, former high school agriculture teacher, current director of the Madison County Career and Technical Education System and a very good friend of mine who was born and raised in rural Madison County.

Rob lives near Prairietown, the home of the “World’s Fair.”

As we’ve already discussed, Rob ran for Madison County Regional Superintendent this year to replace retiring incumbent Bob Daiber. You’ll recall that Daiber ran for governor as a Democrat.

I didn’t bother to check on his race for some weird reason, but Rob defeated his Democratic opponent 52-48. Must’ve been those nifty yard signs.

* Or maybe it was because Oscar fully endorsed his ol’ buddy. Here’s a silly pic of the two of them…

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