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November 2021 Posts

Question of the day (11-30)
Pacione-Zayas, Vella and Niemerg profiled (11-30)
The hospitalization trend is unfriendly (11-30)
Springfield Rep. Murphy to step down today (11-30)
Another day, another court ruling: Refusing vaccination is not a fundamental right (11-30)
Unclear on the concept (11-30)
Rodney Davis announces reelection, Mary Miller still mulling (11-30)
Open thread (11-30)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-30)
Gang indictments reveal violence being driven by factions "trying to boost their group’s reputation on the street or on social media" (11-29)
Question of the day (11-29)
A look at campaign Facebook spending (11-29)
House Majority Leader Greg Harris to retire after his current term ends (11-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (11-29)
Legislation on Pritzker's desk would close student "grooming" loophole at the heart of CPS case (11-29)
Democrats file response to redistricting lawsuits (11-29)
Jesse Sullivan hires Youngkin's senior campaign strategist (11-29)
Jim Edgar on his party, the pandemic, vaccinations and 2022 (11-29)
Open thread (11-29)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Remap update (11-24)
Reader comments closed for the Thanksgiving break (11-24)
How federal money can be used to indirectly repay the remainder of the state's Federal Reserve loan (11-24)
21,034 new confirmed and probable cases; 87 additional deaths; 1,982 hospitalized; 384 in ICU; 150 on ventilators (11-24)
A special Thanksgiving message (11-24)
IDES describes huge obstacles to explain its late report (11-24)
Unclear on the concept (11-24)
D'Amico, trade unions put Kelly over the top (11-24)
Open thread (11-24)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-24)
Kinzinger thinks he could beat Pritzker, but has doubts about winning a "purity" primary (11-23)
Pritzker signs congressional remap bill (11-23)
House Republicans float $1.4 billion tax credit (11-23)
Casten gets trade union support while Newman is backed by service workers (11-23)
Question of the day (11-23)
COVID-19 roundup (11-23)
No Statehouse holiday lights again this year (11-23)
Today's moment of Zen (11-23)
Kiplinger rates Illinois the least tax-friendly state for middle class families (11-23)
Winnebago County seeing big spike (11-23)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (11-23)
Open thread (11-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (11-23)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (11-22)
Just eight schools on probation over mask policy violations (11-22)
Some campaign stuff (11-22)
Question of the day (11-22)
Illinois' very extensive catalytic converter theft laws are clearly not working on their own (11-22)
Part-time DuPage Dem social media staffer resigns after horrid and stupid tweets (11-22)
After stinging letter from legislators, Pritzker administration finally attends meeting on south suburban airport (11-22)
Today's must-read (11-22)
Dems forge ahead on remap case (11-22)
Open thread (11-22)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-22)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (11-19)
Question of the day (11-19)
Your moment of Zen (11-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Suburban mayor who has fought repeatedly against virus protection measures will run for Congress against either Casten or Newman (11-19)
Deerfield wins assault weapons ban case after deadlock at the Illinois Supreme Court... but decision doesn't establish precedent (11-19)
Here's something to do if you're not busy: Watch Crain's interview Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell (11-19)
Speaker Welch sat down with former Speaker Brown (11-19)
Lots of land mines in this post (11-19)
Open thread (11-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (11-19)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-19)
Question of the day (11-18)
Payrolls increased here by almost 41,000 jobs in October (11-18)
Let's kill some time on a slow news day to speculate about various slow news day speculation (11-18)
A bit of good news ahead of state's next bond sale (11-18)
Republican gubernatorial candidates talk about (but mostly around) pensions (11-18)
Caption contest! (11-18)
Some political updates (11-18)
The federal roundup continues (11-18)
It ain't over 'til it's over (11-18)
Fischer out after giving special favors to Warren Buffet's son (11-18)
Open thread (11-18)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-18)
You're on your own for a while (11-17)
Rep. Brady announces secretary of state bid (11-17)
More on the infrastructure bill and electric vehicles (11-17)
Groups warn of "unprecedented" surge in bullying, harassment and discrimination against LGBTQ students (11-17)
Open thread (11-17)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-17)
Question of the day (11-16)
BLS admits it underestimated growth by 626,000 jobs (11-16)
COVID-19 roundup (11-16)
When voting against your district gets you reelected (11-16)
Pritzker signs bill designed to limit the types of contributions to judicial campaigns (11-16)
State Board of Elections votes 7-0 to dismiss case against Mautino (11-16)
House Democrat wants $100 million to "increase protections for officers on duty" (11-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Open thread (11-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (11-16)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-16)
Len Lieberman (11-15)
Question of the day (11-15)
COVID-19 roundup (11-15)
Today marks the one-year anniversary of DeVore's bounty (and he still hasn't paid up) (11-15)
Republicans, MALDEF and NAACP propose remedial legislative maps (11-15)
Lightfoot paying little more than lip service to federal consent decree? (11-15)
The Berrios way, but without the patronage (11-15)
Pritzker and Lightfoot to attend White House infrastructure bill-signing (11-15)
Winter is coming: Pritzker says top epidemiologists warning of January-February surge (11-15)
Open thread (11-15)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-15)
Reader comments closed until Monday (11-10)
Carle Illinois College Of Medicine: The Future Of Medicine Lies At The Intersection Of Medicine And Engineering (11-10)
None of the 800 or so election official harassment incidents found by Reuters occurred in Illinois (11-10)
Federal infrastructure plan is big for Illinois and could get bigger with grants, but state's 2019 program was more ambitious (11-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** GOP Rep. Dan Brady files paperwork to run for secretary of state (11-10)
Rival Chicago casino bidder differs with Bluhm on stadium sportsbook impact (11-10)
Question of the day (11-10)
*** UPDATED x3 - Pritzker talks to Crain's - Pritzker, DPI respond *** Ken Griffin says he will go all-in against Pritzker (11-10)
Has "60 days" become "February 15"? (11-10)
"We love the Ike, but the Ike don't love us" (11-10)
The drama is strong in this one (11-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Ald. Villegas kicks off CD3 bid, while former Rep. Wallace launches CD17 race (11-10)
Open thread (11-10)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-10)
Question of the day (11-09)
Dr. Ezike throws cold water on lifting mask mandate by Thanksgiving (11-09)
Newman claims no knowledge of her supporters bombarding Welch, Harmon with calls to their private phones (11-09)
What a difference a year makes: Illinois' five-year budget forecast brightens considerably (11-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (11-09)
Before helping students who are experiencing housing insecurity, we have to find where many of them went (11-09)
The "embarrassed" billionaire fights off competition (11-09)
Here comes the next big construction project push (11-09)
The Sangamon County GOP could teach the legislature a thing or two (11-09)
HCRCA clarification signed into law (11-09)
Open thread (11-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (11-09)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-09)
Candidate can't answer when asked if he thinks there's a conscientious objection to taking a saliva test (11-08)
Question of the day (11-08)
Carle Illinois College Of Medicine: Transforming Medicine Into Its Future (11-08)
Crawling toward normal (11-08)
What's in the infrastructure bill for Illinois? (11-08)
Campaign roundup (11-08)
"Great Resignation" or "Great Refusal"? (11-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** AP vs. AP (11-08)
Pritzker talks about PNA repeal (11-08)
Caption contest! (11-08)
Open thread (11-08)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-08)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (11-05)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Rep. John D’Amico retiring effective today (11-05)
"The Shadow" is busted by feds for allegedly bribing Sen. Martin Sandoval (11-05)
Martwick is back with new proposal for police mirroring city firefighters pension law (11-05)
Deer COVID? IDNR plans to test up to a thousand deer this winter (11-05)
COVID-19 roundup (11-05)
Question of the day (11-05)
Cook County passes new guns and ammo tax to try to comply with high court ruling (11-05)
Kinzinger continues his Hamlet on the Potomac routine (11-05)
"It drives people crazy" (11-05)
Caption contest! (11-05)
Open thread (11-05)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-05)
Question of the day (11-04)
Republican who fundraised with Blagojevich says he's running for Batinick's seat (11-04)
Scott Kennedy is right (11-04)
Despite pandemic, Illinois added more teachers and increased its retention rate (11-04)
Schimpf rejects pension magic beans fantasy (11-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A look at the internal debate (11-04)
Good guys don't always finish last (11-04)
Budzinksi in voter registration flap (11-04)
Dillard, Rauner offer up their takes on the 2021 November elections (11-04)
Open thread (11-04)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-04)
Question of the day (11-03)
These folks just never give up (11-03)
Former state Rep. Luis Arroyo changes plea to guilty in bribery case (11-03)
COVID-19 roundup (11-03)
Pritzker names new deputy governor for education (11-03)
The Batman will retire at end of this term (11-03)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Bailey promotes profit-sharing while candidates tie themselves to Youngkin (11-03)
It probably isn't flattery if it's not attributed (11-03)
Hey, tollway execs, your power doesn't belong to you (11-03)
Open thread (11-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (11-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (11-03)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-03)
It's time for some answers from the Toll Highway Authority (11-02)
Question of the day (11-02)
Pritzker again talks about the state mask mandate as court dissolves a mask TRO (11-02)
FOP case shows stark difference between how the state and city are handling the union vax issue (11-02)
Busted Hoosier student poachers sue their lawyers (11-02)
Push to end car air freshener law (11-02)
Federal grand jury subpoenas Loretto Hospital records (11-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Foster grouses about new district in fundraising appeal (11-02)
Open thread (11-02)
*** UPDATED *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (11-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (11-02)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Updated fundraiser list (11-01)
Question of the day (11-01)
Pritzker issues gun violence EO, pledges $250 million over three years for Reimagine Public Safety plan, including $100 million from next state budget (11-01)
If "communities of interest" is defined as "urban Black people should not represent Downstate whites," then I suppose this argument makes sense (11-01)
COVID-19 roundup: Illinois' languishing senior vax rate; DeVore gets it wrong; Anti-vaxxers shout down special needs kids; More HCRCA misinformation; Dueling court rulings (11-01)
U of I Flash Index shows growth slowed last month (11-01)
SoS finally changes its goofy website name (11-01)
Carle Illinois College Of Medicine Is Educating A New Generation Of Physician Innovators (11-01)
What will Rodney Davis and Mary Miller do now? (11-01)
DPI hires Jake Lewis, Maralea Negron (11-01)
Legislative action was required to counter a ridiculous conscientious objection to being tested for COVID-19 (11-01)
Open thread (11-01)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (11-01)

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