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October 2023 Posts

Deputy mayor on migrant base camp ETA: 'Ideally, it would be in the next month' (10-31)
Afternoon roundup (10-31)
Happy Halloween, Part 2 (10-31)
Winter is coming and the city is still scrambling (10-31)
Illinois community colleges see enrollment growth (10-31)
Question of the day (10-31)
Coverage roundup: Illinois’ latest school report card shows some pandemic recovery (10-31)
Happy Halloween! (10-31)
Open thread (10-31)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-31)
Live coverage (10-31)
Mayor Johnson's reaction to North Lawndale mass shooting mentions weekend incidents in other states (10-30)
Isabel's afternoon roundup (10-30)
Question of the day (10-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (10-30)
The answer you’ve all been waiting for (10-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A look back and ahead (10-30)
ISBE says chronic absenteeism 'remains alarmingly high' (10-30)
Bailey continues touting Trump ties while Bost struggles to keep up (10-30)
Please, stop doing this (10-30)
*** UPDATED x1 - Ford to invest $430 million in local factories *** Stellantis coverage roundup (10-30)
Clean Air, Big Savings Central To Fleet Electrification Policy (10-30)
Bold crime-reduction promise falls way short, so now what? (10-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-30)
Open thread (10-30)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-30)
Live coverage (10-30)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (10-27)
Sen. Preston accused of altercation with school official (10-27)
Afternoon roundup (10-27)
Report: 6,000 kids - so far - have lost after-school program access after ISBE blunder (10-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** House sponsor indicates SEIU Healthcare is winning legislative battle against nursing homes (10-27)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-27)
These staffing contracts, and the people who oversee them, need a much closer look (10-27)
West Town residents file lawsuit to delay shelter for asylum-seekers (10-27)
Open thread (10-27)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-27)
Live coverage (10-27)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (10-26)
It’s just a bill (10-26)
Question of the day (10-26)
Illinois' lack of an open public school enrollment policy criticized (10-26)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-26)
Today's must-read: Tom DeVore sanctioned by federal bankruptcy judge, will also face ARDC beef (10-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-26)
Open thread (10-26)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-26)
Live coverage (10-26)
Afternoon roundup (10-25)
House passes staff unionization bill 73-35-4 (10-25)
Here’s How To Make The Tax Credit Scholarship Better (10-25)
It’s just a bill (10-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Will the Democrats avoid the trap? (10-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Another update to today's edition (10-25)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-25)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Proponents abandon override attempt of 'Right of First Refusal' bill (10-25)
After legislative turmoil, DCFS will no longer license child care centers (10-25)
No drastic overall changes yet reported (10-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (Updated) (10-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-25)
Open thread (10-25)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-25)
Live coverage (10-25)
Republicans, Democrats, And Independents Agree – NO ROFR In House Bill 3445 (10-24)
Afternoon roundup (10-24)
Question of the day (10-24)
Hard-right House Republicans reject Invest in Kids Act compromise (10-24)
Raoul, other attorneys general file lawsuit against Meta (10-24)
Even after numerous push questions, GOP pollster finds Durkin still only at 40 percent who would consider supporting him (10-24)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-24)
Bruce Simon (10-24)
Today's quotable (10-24)
Here’s How To Make The Tax Credit Scholarship Better (10-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-24)
Open thread (10-24)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-24)
Live coverage (10-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (10-23)
Afternoon roundup (10-23)
Pritzker stands with Arab Americans to denounce surging hatred (10-23)
The rest of the story (10-23)
Big migrant bus surge hasn't happened... yet (10-23)
Dem legislative leaders say no discussions have been held with caucuses and no decisions have been made on Middle East resolutions (10-23)
A super-cringey blast from the past (10-23)
With attack on Pritzker, unions give Dem legislators a preview of what could be in store for them (10-23)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (Updated) (10-23)
Open thread (10-23)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-23)
Live coverage (10-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (Updated) (10-20)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (10-20)
Afternoon roundup (10-20)
It’s just a bill (10-20)
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council denounces violence at anti-migrant encampment protest (10-20)
Villivalam, Olickal ask IEMA to release state funds to help groups protect against rising threats (10-20)
Today's must-read (10-20)
IFT official says Pritzker has aligned himself with 'right-wing Republicans like Abbott and Desantis' (10-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-20)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-20)
Open thread (10-20)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-20)
Live coverage (10-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Comptroller fires employee after she admitted posting horribly anti-semitic comments online (10-19)
Afternoon roundup (10-19)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Mayor Johnson condemns 'physical attack' on alderperson, aide during protest against tent encampment (10-19)
It’s just a bill (10-19)
Getting tense! (10-19)
Question of the day (10-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Health insurance for undocumented hits enrollment ceiling so HFS announces pause, but no co-pays yet imposed (10-19)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-19)
Unclear on the concept (10-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to several subscriber posts from yesterday (Updated) (10-19)
Open thread (10-19)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-19)
Live coverage (10-19)
Afternoon roundup (10-18)
After Bailey attack, Bost touts National Right to Life endorsement, tries to keep up on Trump (10-18)
It’s just a bill (10-18)
Today's quotable (10-18)
New Yorker profiles Pritzker (10-18)
More like this, please (10-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (10-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A look at the leaders (10-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More veto session preview stuff (10-18)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (Updated x4) (10-18)
Caption contest! (10-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-18)
Open thread (10-18)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-18)
Live coverage (10-18)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-17)
Afternoon roundup (10-17)
Question of the day (10-17)
Read beyond the headlines (10-17)
Fingers crossed (10-17)
Ald. Walter Burnett says he's telling commercial building owners to stop offering space to the city for migrants (10-17)
Do The Right Thing – Extend The Tax Credit Scholarship (10-17)
Open thread (10-17)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-17)
Live coverage (10-17)
Legislative staff union surveying potential members ahead of town hall (10-16)
Afternoon roundup (10-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (10-16)
It should be illegal to shoot a dead horse this many times (10-16)
Do The Right Thing – Extend The Tax Credit Scholarship (10-16)
Bost boasts about fundraising, Bailey calls on him to return money from 'woke companies' (10-16)
The CCS Opportunity In Illinois (10-16)
Emerson College Poll: Biden's Illinois job approval at 35-44, while Pritzker is at 41-35 (10-16)
Chicago Bears open thread (10-16)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Asylum-seekers coverage roundup (10-16)
A deeper dive into the new Illinois Economic Policy Institute study (10-16)
Mayor finally accepts Statehouse reality (10-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-16)
Open thread (10-16)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-16)
Live coverage (10-16)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (10-13)
Friday news dump! Pritzker releases tax returns (10-13)
Attorney general files lawsuit against CWLP over massive 2021 coal ash release (10-13)
Afternoon roundup (10-13)
Illinois a 'key player' in $1 billion federal project to develop hydrogen energy hubs (10-13)
Republicans, Democrats, And Independents Agree – NO ROFR In House Bill 3445 (10-13)
Man charged with making bomb threats in Cook County now charged with bomb threats in Kane County (10-13)
*** UPDATED x2 *** No way to run a railroad (10-13)
Sorry, not buying it (10-13)
Best. Meteorologist. Ever. (10-13)
Do The Right Thing – Extend The Tax Credit Scholarship (10-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-13)
Open thread (10-13)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-13)
Live coverage (10-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to previous editions (10-12)
Isabel's afternoon roundup (10-12)
Question of the day (10-12)
Report shows teacher shortage 'showed signs of stability and even improvement,' but other problems worsen (10-12)
Durbin and the rest of the delegation need to stop this (10-12)
*** UPDATED x1 - Speaker Welch: 'Not expecting to do a supplemental budget in veto session' *** I really doubt the mayor's proposal to cut spending on new arrivals is gonna put pressure on the state (10-12)
Drivers Sign Up To Drive With Uber As A Flexible Way To Manage Rising Costs (10-12)
Two Black state legislators publicly vow to oppose migrant funding bill (10-12)
Open thread (10-12)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-12)
Live coverage (10-12)
Afternoon roundup (10-11)
Police arrest suspect for making 16 bomb threats against libraries, schools, others (10-11)
It’s just a bill (10-11)
Some Joliet Township residents publicly rage about botched migrant grant (10-11)
ICC administrative law judge recommends largest Peoples Gas rate hike in Illinois history (10-11)
Do The Right Thing – Extend The Tax Credit Scholarship (10-11)
'I don't see any method at all, sir' (10-11)
Question of the day (10-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-11)
Open thread (10-11)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-11)
Live coverage (10-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (10-10)
Afternoon roundup (10-10)
City may not get state supplemental; Pritzker avoids question on taking control of aslyum-seeker situation; Governor says White House 'taking action in a way that they didn't before' (10-10)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Pritzker says person who threw rocks at his home may be charged with stalking (10-10)
COGFA: State revenue still growing (10-10)
Chicago experienced a 50 percent increase in asylum-seekers housed in staging centers last week (10-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (10-10)
Today's must-read: Millions in misspent TIF dollars (10-10)
Study attempts to bust some Illinois population myths (10-10)
As city voters object while Chicago's mayor aimlessly flails and Venezuelan asylum-seekers arrive in the suburbs, the governor needs to step in (10-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-10)
Open thread (10-10)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-10)
Live coverage (10-10)
Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (10-06)
Afternoon roundup (10-06)
Clown resurfaces, flips on immigration (10-06)
Drivers Sign Up To Drive With Uber As A Flexible Way To Manage Rising Costs (10-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and an update to Wednesday's edition (10-06)
City wants state to 'shift existing budget allocations' for migrants (10-06)
Today's follow-up (10-06)
Question of the day (10-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-06)
Open thread (10-06)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-06)
Live coverage (10-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Some late news (10-05)
Relief in sight? Maybe, maybe not (10-05)
Afternoon roundup (10-05)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Joliet Township Supervisor defends grant request, but big problems remain (10-05)
The migrant levee breaks as city's overreliance on volunteers criticized (10-05)
Drivers Sign Up To Drive With Uber As A Flexible Way To Manage Rising Costs (10-05)
Question of the day (10-05)
Elections have consequences, often in more than one direction (10-05)
Open thread (10-05)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-05)
Live coverage (10-05)
NASCAR returning to Chicago, with some new conditions (Updated) (10-04)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (10-04)
Governor: Illinois HFS, DCFS and Department of Aging directors stepping down at the end of 2023 (10-04)
Illinois DCFS Director Marc Smith announces resignation (10-04)
Invenergy doubling presence, also looking to create clean energy incubator (10-04)
I'll believe it when I see it (10-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (Updated) (10-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-04)
Open thread (10-04)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-04)
Live coverage (10-04)
Afternoon roundup (10-03)
Question of the day (10-03)
Confusion, anger in Joliet after migrant grant announcement (10-03)
Anti-Defamation League releases 'Hate in the Prairie State' report (10-03)
Lopez announces congressional bid, but will he drop out again? (10-03)
Ford lays off 330 workers at Chicago Heights plant as UAW strike continues (10-03)
Fringe group: China for me but not for thee (10-03)
Doesn't take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows (10-03)
ISP seeking public's help locating 'suspect vehicle' in deadly Teutopolis crash (10-03)
When the levee breaks: Up to 25 buses per day (10-03)
Open thread (10-03)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-03)
Live coverage (10-03)
Isabel's afternoon roundup (10-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (10-02)
Pritzker to Biden: 'It is time for the federal government to take a much more active role in managing the transport and destination of the transport of asylum seekers' (10-02)
It’s just a bill (10-02)
Question of the day (10-02)
Five dead after crash involving semi-truck carrying anhydrous ammonia (10-02)
Registration is open for Illinoisans who own assault weapons (10-02)
Asylum-seeker coverage roundup (10-02)
Today's quotable (10-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (10-02)
Let the feds deal with China (10-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (10-02)
Open thread (10-02)
Isabel’s morning briefing (10-02)
Live coverage (10-02)

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