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	<title>Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar</title>
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		<title>Bears bill update (Updated x2)</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/bears-bill-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Miller</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[* Subscribers have been briefed on this and other topics all day.  From Crain&#8217;s: &#8220;Illinois lawmakers push Bears stadium plan tied to tax overhaul&#8221;&#8230;
Illinois House leaders are hoping to move three consequential bills this week in a coordinated effort to advance legislation that could help the Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights while asking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Republicans slam Democrats&#8217; proposed redistricting amendment</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/house-republicans-slam-democrats-proposed-redistricting-amendment/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/house-republicans-slam-democrats-proposed-redistricting-amendment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Miller</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[* I&#8217;ve been telling subscribers about this constitutional amendment push the past couple of days.  There are other issues not brought up by the Republicans as well&#8230;
Illinois House Republicans allege Democrats aim to cheat with new Redistricting Amendment to Illinois’ Constitution
Springfield – Deputy Minority Leader Ryan Spain, Representative Dan Ugaste, and Representative Amy Elik [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Isabel’s afternoon roundup</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-508/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-508/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isabel Miller</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[* Sun-Times…

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed an executive order barring state employees from using insider information to bet on prediction market apps, joining six other states that have moved to either restrict or regulate the burgeoning betting field.
Users on apps like Kalshi and Polymarket are betting on everything from the results of elections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today&#8217;s edition</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/subscribers-only-update-to-todays-edition-78/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/subscribers-only-update-to-todays-edition-78/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Miller</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
	<category>Subscriber Content</category>
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		<title>Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Session update (Updated)</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/subscribers-only-session-update-14/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/subscribers-only-session-update-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Miller</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
	<category>Subscriber Content</category>
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		<title>A look at the proposed millionaire&#8217;s tax proposals</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/a-look-at-the-proposed-millionaires-tax-proposals/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/a-look-at-the-proposed-millionaires-tax-proposals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Miller</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[* Crain&#8217;s&#8230;
Illinois lawmakers are considering a new “millionaire’s tax” that could generate billions in new revenue. But the measure, which would have to go before voters on this November’s ballot, faces a tight deadline and political hurdles that sank the “fair tax” proposal in 2020.
On the table in the state legislature are a pair of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Time To Bring Safer Rides To Illinois</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/it%e2%80%99s-time-to-bring-safer-rides-to-illinois-14/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/it%e2%80%99s-time-to-bring-safer-rides-to-illinois-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Advertising Department</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Advertising</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[The following is a paid advertisement.]
Waymo is ready to bring safe, reliable, autonomous rides to Illinois – but we need your help! Waymo is already mapping Chicago’s unique streets and traffic patterns to lay the groundwork for operations.
Never tired or distracted, Waymo provides hundreds of thousands of fully autonomous rides every week across ten major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s just a bill</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/it%e2%80%99s-just-a-bill-340/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/it%e2%80%99s-just-a-bill-340/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isabel Miller</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[* Subscribers know more. Press release…

Who: State Representatives Ryan Spain (Peoria), Dan Ugaste (Geneva), and Amy Elik (Alton)
What: After Speaker Welch filed HJRCA 28 on redistricting, House Republicans will highlight Illinois Democrats’ record of gerrymandering and discuss the consequences of their latest proposal.
When: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM 
Where: Capitol Blueroom

* Capitol News [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Built For Illinois. Built With Transparency.</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/built-for-illinois-built-with-transparency-5/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/built-for-illinois-built-with-transparency-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Advertising Department</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
	<category>Advertising</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[The following is a paid advertisement.]
Public safety technology only works when communities trust it. That&#8217;s why Flock Safety built privacy and transparency into every layer of our system from the beginning of the design cycle — not as an afterthought. In Illinois, that means:

•	Your data belongs to you. 100% community-owned, never sold to third parties.
•	Only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rate the messaging</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/rate-the-messaging/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/rate-the-messaging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Miller</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
	<category>YouTube</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[* I&#8217;m referring to Bailey&#8217;s succinct messaging, not Del Mar&#8217;s comments, which are not all accurate&#8230;


JB Pritzker doubled the gas tax, raised property taxes 27%, and sold us out to data centers. @AaronDelMar and I will undo every bit of it. pic.twitter.com/cPI4fTV0Aj
&#8212; Darren Bailey (@DarrenBaileyIL) April 21, 2026
  
A Republican running against data centers. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Higher Drug Costs Are Harming Hospitals And Patients: Pass HB 2371 SA 2 To Protect 340B</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/higher-drug-costs-are-harming-hospitals-and-patients-pass-hb-2371-sa-2-to-protect-340b/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/higher-drug-costs-are-harming-hospitals-and-patients-pass-hb-2371-sa-2-to-protect-340b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Advertising Department</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
	<category>Advertising</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[The following is a paid advertisement.]
Higher drug prices are a significant factor in many Illinois hospitals struggling to survive. An April 17 Crain’s article, “Drug and supply costs eat into Illinois hospital margins,” showed median year-to-date operating margins were negative 2% for Illinois hospitals in February, a decline from their January median year-to-date margins of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Isabel’s morning briefing</title>
		<link>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-720/</link>
		<comments>https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-720/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isabel Miller</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Illinois</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[* Subscribers know more. ICYMI: Lawmakers sweeten pot to keep Bears in Illinois, with stadium bill linked to statewide property tax relief. Sun-Times&#8230;

- Illinois hopes to take the lead over Indiana in the Chicago Bears stadium battle with a new proposal that would give the NFL team property tax certainty while also providing a statewide [...]]]></description>
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