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January 2012 Posts

Question of the day (01-31)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (01-31)
Get ready to rumble, Chicago (01-31)
Decades of school funding debate fly right out the window (01-31)
Is Lollapalooza stiffing the state? (01-31)
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Odds and Ends (01-30)
Sen. Kirk's condition upgraded to "fair" (01-30)
The budget is about people (01-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Hooray! The Stratton tunnel is now open (01-30)
Question of the day (01-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Worst. News. Ever. (01-30)
Too late to die young now (01-30)
Get ready to pay... Again (01-30)
Caption contest! (01-30)
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Another one leaves: Sen. Wilhelmi takes IHA job (01-28)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (01-27)
Question of the day (01-27)
Mark Kirk health update (01-27)
Calm down, it's just a bill (01-27)
The horror (01-27)
Not gonna happen (01-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Quinn does what he can for his president (01-27)
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Oddities and ends (01-26)
Question of the day (01-26)
Cartoonist Chris Britt booted by SJ-R (01-26)
Surgeons operate again on Sen. Kirk (01-26)
Campaign battle over pension reform begins to heat up (01-26)
Madigan clears the field for Degnan son (01-26)
Rep. Mulligan bows out (01-26)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Duckworth poll shows huge lead over Krishnamoorthi (01-25)
Madigan: Capital plan underfunded (01-25)
Madigan on governors, Lee Daniels (01-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Madigan on the budget and pensions (01-25)
Question of the day (01-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Today's Illinois charts (01-25)
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This just in... Cellini won't get new trial (01-25)
Lots of react to the Sun-Times decision (01-24)
Question of the day (01-24)
Pension distractions and scholarship attacks (01-24)
*** UPDATED x4 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Campaign Updates (01-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Illinois Supreme Court approves cameras in courtrooms (01-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Today's project (01-24)
This just in... Sen. Mark Kirk hospitalized after stroke - LIVE COVERAGE (01-23)
Question of the day (01-23)
Caption contest! (01-23)
One more reason why the legislative scholarship program ought to end (01-23)
Critical looks at the proposed closing of two state facilities (01-23)
Unintended consequences (01-23)
Sun-Times won't make political endorsements (01-23)
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*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... (01-21)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (01-20)
Question of the day (01-20)
IL Supreme Court narrows state's SLAPP law (01-20)
*** UPDATED x2 - Job news - More lies *** Today's Wall Street Journal lie (01-20)
"This place has got everything" (01-20)
Quinn lays out plans to close two facilities (01-20)
*** UPDATED x1 - Victory? *** Quigley changes mind, now opposes SOPA (01-20)
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Question of the day (01-19)
Adventures in fundraising (01-19)
Nekritz wants state "eavesdropping" law changed (01-19)
Education problems (01-19)
BGA finds more private sector employees in public pension system (01-19)
Durbin goes to ground during SOPA/PIPA protest (01-19)
Comptroller Topinka estimates bill backlog at $8.5 billion (01-18)
*** UPDATED x8 - Dold opposes - Manzullo opposes - Biggert opposes - Quigley straddles - Schakowsky opposes - Walsh opposes - Hultgren opposes - Kinzinger also opposes *** Kirk announces PIPA/SOPA opposition (01-18)
Pardon politics (01-18)
Today's quote (01-18)
All's well that ends well (01-18)
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IG Homer wants lobbyist ban (01-18)
Offered without comment (01-17)
*** UPDATED x1 Halvorson releases new poll *** Campaign Roundup: Santorum, Jackson, 10CD, Brown (01-17)
Question of the day (01-17)
Union blasts "secret plan" to close facilities (01-17)
Caption contest! (01-17)
A new twist on an age-old campaign dilemma (01-17)
Leave the Internet alone! (01-17)
Budget stuff (01-17)
Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (01-13)
Adventures in the First Amendment (01-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Friday afternoon campaign updates (01-13)
Question of the day (01-13)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Fun with websites (01-13)
It's not always horrible here (01-13)
The best of the best (01-13)
Today's quotes (01-13)
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Question of the day (01-12)
Here we go again (01-12)
Tax hike anniversary - LIVE Coverage (01-12)
Campaign roundup (01-12)
Quote of the day (01-12)
Decatur likely to be hit hard by ADM layoffs (01-12)
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Will gay marriage push begin in 2013? (01-11)
*** UPDATED x5 - Still high in comparison - 1976? - Rutherford statement - Lowest interest rate ever *** Budget Office: Moody's downgrade has opposite effect on bond rates (01-11)
Question of the day (01-11)
Exec who said he was leaving Illinois runs as Romney delegate in Illinois (01-11)
Fun with numbers (01-11)
"Signs don't vote" (01-11)
After obtaining $6 million state tax cut, CEO says he's "embarrassed" to live in Illinois (01-11)
Putting words in Michelle Obama's mouth (01-10)
Question of the day (01-10)
Campaign Updates: Manzullo; Raja-Duckworth; Walsh; Nugent (01-10)
Quinn to sign tax breaks into law this morning (LIVE Coverage) (01-10)
More legislators opt out of scholarship program (01-10)
Illinois' newest car (01-09)
No ID required (01-09)
Question of the day (01-09)
Beyond the smart grid bill (01-09)
Quinn contradicts lt. governor on school consolidation (01-09)
Spin gone awry and the future of the "temporary" income tax (01-09)
Mississippi? Really? (01-09)
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*** UPDATED x2 *** Cardinal George: "I am deeply sorry" (01-06)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (01-06)
This just in... Moody's downgrades Illinois again - No change in S&P rating - S&P threatens future downgrade (01-06)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Drama in Cellini juror hearing (01-06)
*** UPDATED x1 - Ald. Jackson files as independent delegate *** A caption contest and a campaign roundup (01-06)
Question of the day (01-06)
Polling the Chicago area's "1 percent" (01-06)
*** UPDATED x1 - Quinn says press on with Rockford casino *** Casino dithering could mean big loss for Rockford, big gain for Wisconsin (01-06)
Today's chart (01-06)
Lobbying politicians (01-06)
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No question today (01-05)
Want some numbers to make your head spin? Try these (01-05)
The pro-consumer governor raises Downstate electric rates (01-05)
*** UPDATED x2 - Andrzejewski alleges fraud *** It ain't easy out there (01-05)
Unfortunate rhetoric (01-05)
*** UPDATED x1 - Fritchey responds *** No, I'm not joining in (01-05)
Question of the day (01-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... (01-04)
Food for thought (01-04)
The problem is far worse than they're telling you (01-04)
Cullerton says no cellphone while driving ban yet, wants new gaming talks (01-04)
Vaught, Cullerton outline some possible pension changes (01-04)
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The endless debate (01-03)
Question of the day (01-03)
The Sears story may not be over (01-03)
The Cardinal doubles down (01-03)
Report: One in three hospitals are in the red (01-03)
Let's ease our way back in (01-03)
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