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October 2022 Posts

Campaign notebook (10-31)
Folks in other states might see this as bad news, but it's actually good news (10-31)
No, fentanyl is not in your child’s Halloween candy (10-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraising calendar (10-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Some other stuff (10-31)
AP: Despite admitting to covering up inmate's beating death, six IDOC employees "have flourished" (10-31)
A trans conspiracy theory, broken windows, false claims, big money and Tulsi Gabbard - Just another day in Illinois politics (10-31)
Fun with semantics (10-31)
New Pritzker ad pushes back on SAFE-T Act claims (10-31)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-31)
Morning stuff (10-31)
Open thread (10-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-31)
Live coverage (10-31)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (10-28)
Mountain lion captured, will be transferred to Indiana (10-28)
Campaign notebook (10-28)
A look into Illinois’ annual school report card (10-28)
SAFE-T Act coverage roundup (10-28)
Rate Nikki Budzinski's closing ad (10-28)
I do believe this needs to move forward (10-28)
Duckworth vs. Salvi debate roundup (10-28)
Morning campaign stuff (10-28)
Open thread (10-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-28)
Live coverage (10-28)
Question of the day (10-27)
Tax Foundation: Illinois ranks low for tax competitiveness (10-27)
Campaign notebook (10-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Another supplement to today's edition (10-27)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Sen. Hastings' divorce records are unsealed, and they look ugly (10-27)
State Farm says Illinois 3rd in nation for catalytic converter thefts (10-27)
Shenanigans! (10-27)
Fun with numbers (10-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Rep. Carroll accused of firing staffer who refused to have an abortion (10-27)
Uber Eats Is Investing In Illinois Communities (10-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-27)
Morning campaign stuff (10-27)
Open thread (10-27)
Live coverage (10-27)
Rate the new Bill Foster TV ad (10-26)
*** UPDATED x1 - Another poll *** Poll: Pritzker leads by 9, Duckworth up by 10, Raoul up by 8, Mendoza ahead by 13, Giannoulias up by 9, Frerichs ahead by 10, 54% for Workers' Rights Amendment (10-26)
Campaign notebook (10-26)
Question of the day (10-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Another supplement to today's edition and a campaign update (10-26)
The very long ramp ahead for evidence-based school funding (10-26)
WaPo looks at far-right Illinois radio station (10-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (10-26)
*** UPDATED x1 *** New ads (10-26)
Rochford poll has her ahead by 6 (10-26)
Madden Mental Health Center workers protest staff shortage (10-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-26)
Morning campaign stuff (10-26)
Open thread (10-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-26)
Live coverage (10-26)
Liz Uihlein returns to writing letters to legislators (10-25)
Campaign notebook (10-25)
TRS asking for smallish state funding increase (10-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Some campaign updates (10-25)
Uber Eats Is Investing In Illinois Communities (10-25)
Can we please drop the charade? (10-25)
Question of the day (10-25)
Signs don't vote, but... (10-25)
Hart uses Madigan to bash Conroy in Chicago broadcast TV ad (10-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some campaign updates (10-25)
Morning campaign stuff (10-25)
Open Thread (10-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-25)
Live coverage (10-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (10-24)
Illinois had highest unemployment rate of all 50 states last month (10-24)
AT&T Illinois coverage roundup (10-24)
Another COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle veterans' home (10-24)
Question of the day (10-24)
The victim restitution issue and the upcoming changes (10-24)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Campaign notebook (10-24)
Today's quotables (10-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** This one's for the Dick Bigger, Jr. fans (10-24)
Why it would be difficult to close Choate even if the state wanted to (10-24)
Rate the new Bailey ad (10-24)
Proofread your campaign pitches, please (10-24)
The Democrats have zero excuses here (10-24)
Morning stuff (10-24)
Open thread (10-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-24)
* Live coverage * (10-24)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (10-21)
Giannoulias releases closing TV ad (10-21)
Question of the day (10-21)
Rate the new Michael Frerichs TV ad (10-21)
SAFE-T Act lawsuits combined in Kankakee County (10-21)
Campaign notebook (10-21)
Pritzker, Proft release new ads (10-21)
Gaming news coverage roundup (10-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A few campaign items (10-21)
Rate the new Mendoza ad (10-21)
Morning stuff (10-21)
Open thread (10-21)
Live coverage (10-21)
Campaign notebook (10-20)
The ‘Big Lie’ lives on in Illinois through GOP ‘election integrity’ efforts (10-20)
SAFE-T Act supporters hold two protests (10-20)
Proft PAC airs another crime ad (10-20)
Fun with numbers (10-20)
Many Illinois counties are maternity deserts (10-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-20)
Rate IPI's online hot dog ad (10-20)
Pritzker claims his campaign spending is not excessive compared to the other side (10-20)
Morning stuff (10-20)
Open thread (10-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-20)
Live coverage (10-20)
We have a Googlewhack... Kinda (10-19)
Question of the day (10-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign notebook (10-19)
PPP poll: Plurality oppose any government funding for new suburban Bears stadium (10-19)
BGA points to a possible new reform, while unfortunately ignoring a current one (10-19)
Debate coverage roundup (10-19)
The origins of "Pritzkerville" (10-19)
Pritzker pressed again on SAFE-T Act changes (10-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-19)
Debate discussion thread (10-19)
Morning campaign stuff (10-19)
Open thread (10-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-19)
Live coverage (10-19)
Move over and slow down! (10-18)
Campaign notebook (10-18)
Illinois Supreme Court news coverage roundup (10-18)
PPP also polled the abortion issue (10-18)
Just in case he tries to use the ol' "taken out of context" line... (10-18)
Pritzker's new ad features Highland Park Mayor: "Darren Bailey has no business being our governor" (10-18)
Bailey skips all questions, while Pritzker dodges three (10-18)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Bailey claims own poll shows him two points down, but Pritzker camp calls the survey "junk" (10-18)
Morning campaign stuff (10-18)
Open thread (10-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-18)
Live coverage (10-18)
New Proft PAC ad features Joe Rogan clip (10-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** IBA poll: Pritzker up by 22; Duckworth leads by 19; Raoul ahead by 18 (10-17)
A deeper dive into the Sun-Times poll (10-17)
Campaign notebook (10-17)
BIPA-related payouts piling up (10-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More campaign news (10-17)
Chicago named second-best city... for vampires (10-17)
A major party gubernatorial candidate vows to cut state school funding and the news media yawns (10-17)
Mississippi River’s water levels near record lows, affecting the supply chain, farmers (10-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A bit of campaign news (10-17)
Federal judge puts court-related campaign limits on hold (10-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (10-17)
Poll finds Illinoisans want Pritzker to stay out of presidential race (10-17)
Short-term gain vs. long-term pain (10-17)
Open thread (10-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-17)
Morning campaign stuff (10-17)
Live coverage (10-17)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (10-14)
After Glasgow's appearance on Proft's show, Pritzker administration takes off the gloves (10-14)
Campaign notebook (10-14)
Rate the new Club for Growth TV ads (10-14)
More bad behavior (10-14)
Curran tries to run from his recent past (10-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some campaign news (10-14)
PPP: Mendoza up by 14; Giannoulias up by 11; Raoul up by 9; Frerichs up by 8 (10-14)
Motive and timeline of today's federal case (10-14)
PPP poll has Pritzker ahead by 15 points, and Duckworth up by 14 (10-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-14)
Open thread (10-14)
*** UPDATED x2 *** AT&T Illinois agrees to pay $23 million fine, admit guilt as result of Madigan probe (10-14)
Morning campaign stuff (10-14)
Live coverage (10-14)
In new Proft TV ad, Charles Thomas says Pritzker "should be punished" for not living up to cannabis equity promise (10-13)
Campaign notebook (10-13)
SAFE-T Act news coverage roundup (10-13)
Because... Madigan! (10-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Another supplement to today's edition (10-13)
wut (10-13)
State Board of Elections advised against Schuyler County's ballot mistake "fix" (10-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-13)
Open thread (10-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-13)
Morning campaign stuff (10-13)
Live coverage (10-13)
Campaign notebook (10-12)
SAFE-T Act news coverage roundup (10-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More on today's subscriber edition, plus some campaign news (10-12)
Rate the new AFJ Supreme Court TV ad (10-12)
Question of the day (10-12)
Today's must-read (10-12)
DeVore, in typical fashion, accuses Raoul of defaming him (10-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-12)
Today's quotable: Chicago FOP president calls Cardinal, Pope "hypocrites" for not standing up for Columbus Day (10-12)
Open thread (10-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-12)
Morning campaign stuff (10-12)
Live coverage (10-12)
Question of the day (10-11)
Campaign notebook (10-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign news (10-11)
"Study" claims Illinoisans not likely to survive zombie apocalypse (10-11)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Saying the quiet part out loud in Lisle (10-11)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Rate Darren Bailey's first broadcast TV ad (10-11)
Can we find a way through this, please? (10-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some HGOP news (10-11)
911 call audio exposes more abuse at Choate (10-11)
Proft PAC launches new Charles Thomas ad (10-11)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SAFE-T Act was passed that way on purpose, but it's causing problems now (10-11)
Will wonders never cease? Trib endorses Pritzker (10-11)
Open thread (10-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-11)
Live coverage (10-11)
Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (10-07)
Campaign notebook (10-07)
Question of the day (10-07)
Asked the umpteenth time about specific changes to the SAFE-T Act, Pritzker says Sen. Bennett's proposal is "a pretty good bill" (10-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A few campaign items (10-07)
Live coverage (10-07)
Debate coverage roundup (10-07)
Proft paper, or not? (10-07)
Great mystery solved, kinda (10-07)
Today's quotable (10-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-07)
Open thread (10-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-07)
Debate open thread (10-06)
Gannett confirms it's printing Proft's papers (10-06)
Question of the day (10-06)
Fun with numbers (10-06)
Campaign notebook (10-06)
Pritzker talks pensions (10-06)
SAFE-T Act coverage roundup (10-06)
Greising vs. Proft (10-06)
Debate preview (10-06)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Because... Madigan! (10-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-06)
Open thread (10-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-06)
Oppo dump! Bailey trashed AARP (10-05)
Campaign notebook (10-05)
Question of the day (10-05)
Gaming roundup (10-05)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Gordon-Booth: "For one to think that anybody would be a proponent of crime is silly and it’s quite preposterous" (10-05)
IDPH: 83 percent of recent COVID-19 hospital patients were either not vaxxed or hadn't yet received all three shots (10-05)
A look at the books taught at Bailey's school (10-05)
Rate the new Budzinski broadcast TV ad (10-05)
Yeah, sure, let's just snap our fingers and do that (10-05)
Open thread (10-05)
Attorney General Raoul up with new TV ad focusing on abortion, ERA (10-04)
Things I didn't know until today (10-04)
Campaign notebook (10-04)
The state's first social equity cannabis growing facility finally opens in Rockford (10-04)
COGFA: State to receive big unbudgeted revenue bump from FY23 ARPA funds (10-04)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Former ABC7 political reporter Charles Thomas endorses Darren Bailey in new Proft TV ad (10-04)
Proft, Rinehart square off in dueling Tribune op-eds (10-04)
Rate the first Schneider TV ad (10-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Some more campaign news (10-04)
Lauf's kitty litter silliness is part of a long American tradition (10-04)
Illinois’ annual GDP reaches $1 trillion (10-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-04)
Open thread (10-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-04)
Live coverage (10-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Bill Foster's opponent Catalina Lauf revives old, completely debunked "litter boxes in schools" rumor (10-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (10-03)
U of I's Flash Index shows state economy still growing, but not as fast (10-03)
Planned Parenthood launching mobile abortion clinic in Illinois (10-03)
Question of the day (10-03)
Campaign notebook (10-03)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign news and a GOP primary update (10-03)
The Daily Herald on Proft papers fiasco: "We're sorry this has resulted in challenges to our staff's integrity" (10-03)
Awake Illinois' lawsuit threats expand, defied (10-03)
Chamber backs Mendoza (10-03)
Bailey questions Pritzker's patriotism, Pritzker dumps oppo (10-03)
Illinois facing another steep "ramp" (10-03)
Rate the new All for Justice TV ad (10-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-03)
Please, do a little better, APME (10-03)
Open thread (10-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-03)
Live coverage (10-03)

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