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December 2020 Posts

Credit Unions: The People Helping People Philosophy (12-31)
Bill Brady to resign his seat (12-31)
*** UPDATED x3 *** House to return January 8 for lame duck session (12-30)
Illinois Credit Unions: A Unique Concept For Financial Services (12-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Madigan; McConchie; Police (12-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Madigan update (12-24)
Change Is Often Fast Amid National Crisis (12-23)
Reader comments closed for the holidays (12-22)
And the winners are... (12-22)
Trouble ahead (12-22)
6,239 new confirmed and probable cases; 116 additional deaths; 4,571 hospitalized; 981 in the ICU; 7.4 percent case positivity rate; 9.0 percent test positivity rate (12-22)
COVID-19 roundup (12-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: New poll (12-22)
Question of the day: Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-22)
The much-hyped vaccine "delay" that wasn't (12-22)
Today's number: 95 percent (12-22)
Open thread (12-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (12-22)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-22)
Another total legal smackdown for Tom DeVore and Darren Bailey (12-21)
Company continues fight to close South Side hospital (12-21)
Human service providers beg governor to stop planned cuts (12-21)
Question of the day: Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-21)
4,699 new confirmed and probable cases; 98 additional deaths; 4,460 hospitalized; 981 in the ICU; 7.5 percent case positivity rate; 9.3 percent test positivity rate (12-21)
*** UPDATED x1 *** COVID-19 roundup (12-21)
*** UPDATED x1 *** House Democratic Women’s Caucus condemns "horrific and dehumanizing treatment" endured by Anjanette Young (12-21)
New remote legislating bill unveiled (12-21)
Video gaming company faces $5 million fine for alleged inducement (12-21)
Rep. Walker on MJM: "I don't believe he'll be a viable candidate by January" (12-21)
Triggered Trib (12-21)
The big gamble that failed (12-21)
Open thread (12-21)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-21)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (12-18)
State has awarded $1.3 billion to business and individuals, but nearly 350 local governments have yet to claim funds (12-18)
*** UPDATED x1 *** COVID-19 roundup (vaccine edition) (12-18)
Up or out for Demmer? (12-18)
Austerity now, austerity forever (12-18)
7,377 new confirmed and probable cases; 181 additional deaths; 4,690 hospitalized; 1,023 in ICU; 8.0 percent case positivity rate; 9.7 percent test positivity rate (12-18)
Here come the lawyers (12-18)
Question of the day: Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-18)
The Anjanette Young case is far from an isolated incident (12-18)
The very real consequences of hospital bed shortages (12-18)
Today's largest logical leap (12-18)
Another day, another DeVore loss (12-18)
Daily Herald demands unspecified House rules changes (12-18)
Open thread (12-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (12-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (12-18)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-18)
*** UPDATED x1 *** This is why that MJM idea ain't going anywhere (12-17)
A thorough reckoning must come (12-17)
Today's must-watch video: "I didn't expect to see families wiped out" (12-17)
Question of the day: Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-17)
Everyone has their own priorities (12-17)
8,828 new confirmed and probable cases; 181 additional deaths; 4,751 hospitalized; 1,056 in the ICU; 8.4 percent case positivity rate; 10.0 percent test positivity rate (12-17)
More horrible unemployment news (12-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Hearing summation: Deflection, deflection, opaqueness, opaqueness (12-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Read past the scary headline (12-17)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Some legislators argue for unspecified corporate loophole closures over cuts (12-17)
*** UPDATED x2 *** When it comes to vaccines, patience will be a virtue (12-17)
Today's quotable (12-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Another poll (12-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** How about everybody try to work together and get something done for a change? (12-17)
Open thread (12-17)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-17)
Black legislators call appalling CPD raid on Anjanette Young's home an "act of racism, gendered violence and yet another violation of a Black woman’s dignity and safety" (12-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - New poll (12-16)
Kinda like that Coor's Light "cold-activated can," only for vaccines (12-16)
Madigan on Pritzker budget announcement: "We cannot ask our most vulnerable residents to bear the burden of this global pandemic" - Plans review of proposal's impact on "various constituencies" (12-16)
COVID-19 roundup (12-16)
7,123 new confirmed and probable cases; 146 additional deaths; 4,793 hospitalized; 1,045 in the ICU; 8.5 percent case positivity rate; 10.3 percent test positivity rate (12-16)
Another professional victim heard from (12-16)
Question of the day: Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-16)
A look at a handful of discovery recounts (12-16)
Illinois’ Recovery Starts With The Clean Energy Jobs Act (12-16)
Yes, you can sometimes beat somebody with nobody (12-16)
Congress to states and cities: Drop dead (12-16)
Rate the new bipartisan video by six regional governors (12-16)
Open thread (12-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (12-16)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-16)
*** UPDATED x5 - AFL-CIO, Harmon, Durkin, AFSCME, Leader McConchie respond *** Pritzker announces $711 million in cuts, calls it "first step" (12-15)
Rep. Buckner elected Chair of the House Legislative Black Caucus (12-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (12-15)
Question of the day: Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-15)
7,359 new confirmed and probable cases; 117 additional deaths; 4,965 hospitalized; 1,057 in the ICU; 8.6 percent case positivity rate; 10.3 percent test positivity rate (12-15)
Way to go, Sangamon County! (12-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Rep. Marron could be in for a long, cold wait (12-15)
He's not wrong (12-15)
Caption contest! (12-15)
C'mon, man (12-15)
How times have changed (12-15)
Open thread (12-15)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-15)
Pot protest planned for Thursday (12-14)
*** UPDATED x3 - Durkin returns fire - Madigan swings back *** And that's all she wrote for the Madigan investigative committee (12-14)
COVID-19 roundup (12-14)
Question of the day: Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-14)
7,214 new confirmed and probable cases; 103 additional deaths; 4,951 hospitalized; 1,070 in ICU; 8.7 percent case positivity rate; 10.3 percent test positivity rate (12-14)
The clock is ticking (12-14)
That "considered as holding continuing offices" statute doesn't mean what some folks are claiming (12-14)
LaHood's flip (12-14)
Today's must-read (12-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Who will be the next House Speaker? (12-14)
Madigan can't keep these campaign promises to his members (12-14)
Are we on a downward curve? (12-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (12-14)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** The 19 won't change their minds, but ask for unity on core issues (12-12)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (12-11)
Unclear on the concept (12-11)
Asked if he bears responsibility for LaSalle deaths, Pritzker says he does, but also places blame elsewhere (12-11)
SoS Inspector General Jim Burns has unexpectedly died (12-11)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Once again, with feeling, Congress needs to act and IDES needs to get its act together (12-11)
COVID-19 roundup (12-11)
Four ComEd-related defendants demand information about grand jury's diversity (12-11)
9,420 new confirmed and probable cases; 190 additional deaths; 5,141 hospitalized; 1,081 in the ICU; 9.4 percent case positivity rate; 11.1 percent test positivity rate (12-11)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Rep. Harper elected new Illinois Legislative Black Caucus chair (12-11)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Know hope (12-11)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Six House Dems plead with 19 Madigan opponents to "come together as a family" (12-11)
Rumor! Rumor! Rumor! (12-11)
If you think your vote doesn't matter, think again (12-11)
Open thread (12-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (12-11)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-11)
*** UPDATED x4 - Eastern Bloc wants AG to support suit - Pritzker weighs in *** AG Raoul opposes "frivolous, unfounded" lawsuit filed by Texas AG (12-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** 12.6 percent of all new unemployment benefit applications were filed in Illinois last week (12-10)
Guzzardi's Fair Tax autopsy (12-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Illinois National Guard medical staff sent to two state veterans' homes (12-10)
Question of the day: 2020 Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-10)
11,101 new confirmed and probable cases; 196 additional deaths; 5,138 hospitalized; 1,081 in ICU; 9.5 percent case positivity rate; 11.4 percent test positivity rate (12-10)
COVID-19 roundup (12-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** It's just a bill (12-10)
Again, does nobody use the Google anymore? (12-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** We have a new Speaker! (12-10)
Goldberg's name floated for state party chairman (12-10)
Open thread (12-10)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** House Illinois Legislative Black Caucus takes caucus position supporting Speaker Madigan's reelection (12-09)
ISP Director calls FOID renewal process "antiquated, outdated, inefficient, ineffective" (12-09)
Congress needs to fix this and IDES needs to get its act together (12-09)
8,256 new confirmed and probable cases; 179 additional deaths; 5,284 hospitalized; 1,176 in the ICU; 9.6 percent case positivity rate; 11.4 percent test positivity rate (12-09)
Rebutting the "whataboutism" on Durkin (12-09)
Question of the day: 2020 Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Doesn't anyone use Google anymore? (12-09)
Illinois’ Recovery Starts With The Clean Energy Jobs Act (12-09)
After LaSalle hearing leaves unanswered questions, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee wants more info from administration (12-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Yednock won't say whether he will vote to reelect Madigan (12-09)
Yet another Democrat expresses interest in running for SoS (12-09)
Liberal newspaper editorial board calls for Madigan's ouster (12-09)
"When the vaccines become available, please take it" (12-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Two different approaches to the hospitality industry crisis (12-09)
Maybe just leave the jabs to others, governor (12-09)
Open thread (12-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (12-09)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-09)
Musical interlude (12-08)
Enrollment remains steady at state universities, crashes at Chicago State, jumps at EIU (12-08)
Congress set to act on Asian Carp as SIUC researcher finds a clue to controlling its population (12-08)
Question of the day: 2020 Golden Horseshoe Awards (12-08)
7,910 new confirmed and probable cases; 145 additional deaths; 5,199 hospitalized; 1,071 in the ICU; Case positivity rate falls below 10 percent (9.9%); 11.8 percent test positivity rate (12-08)
COVID-19 roundup (12-08)
A quick swing through the Eastern Bloc (12-08)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Pritzker sidesteps tax hike question, says he's still waiting on legislative leaders to suggest cuts (12-08)
Unclear on the concept (12-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Chicago FOP to licensing proponents: "Bring it on" (12-08)
Nationally and in Illinois, COVID-19 hospitalizations have tripled since October 1 (12-08)
Open thread (12-08)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-08)
IDVA terminates LaSalle Veterans' Home administrator, nursing director placed on leave (12-07)
COVID-19 roundup (12-07)
Toia's unregistered lobbying and Tunney's "mistake" (12-07)
Pritzker administration defends its vaccine distribution metrics, urges patience (12-07)
8,691 new confirmed and probable cases; 90 additional deaths; 5,190 hospitalized; 1,123 in the ICU; 10.3 percent case positivity rate; 11.9 percent test positivity rate (12-07)
Rep. Halpin refuses to talk about his Madigan vote, says it's a caucus decision (12-07)
Durkin slams Madigan for offering to pass an income tax hike (12-07)
From one extreme to the other (12-07)
Oppo dump! (12-07)
The point of no return (12-07)
Open thread (12-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (12-07)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-07)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Madigan touts his "strong leadership" to Black Caucus, says will work to pass tax hike if Pritzker wants it (12-05)
Former Sen. Martin Sandoval has died (12-05)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (12-04)
The least surprising Tom DeVore news yet (12-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Kifowit requests in-person hearing for her House Veterans Affairs committee (12-04)
Question of the day (12-04)
10,526 new confirmed and probable cases; 148 additional deaths; 5,453 hospitalized; 1,153 in the ICU; 10.3 percent case positivity rate; 12.1 percent test positivity rate (12-04)
COVID-19 roundup (12-04)
SoS announces Driver Services facilities will remain closed for in-person service until January 4 (12-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Illinois turnout hit 72.92 percent; Voting evenly split between early, mail and in-person (12-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** 10.4 percent of all new unemployment claims were filed in Illinois last week (12-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Despite losing by 1.4 percentage points, Oberweis launches discovery recount (12-04)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Expect a Black Caucus endorsement of MJM (12-04)
Open thread (12-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (12-04)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-04)
Senate Democrats choose Harmon for a full term as President (12-03)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Crowded hotel ballroom wedding draws widespread criticism and a county probe (12-03)
Question of the day (12-03)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Slammed for criticizing Trump, Kinzinger pivots to attacking Pritzker (12-03)
Lightfoot piles on Madigan (12-03)
Illinois House Black Caucus to hold candidates' forum for Speaker hopefuls (12-03)
10,959 new confirmed and probable cases; 5,653 hospitalized; 1,170 in the ICU; 10.4 percent case positivity rate; 12.3 percent test positivity rate (12-03)
Tom DeVore loses another court case, refuses to pay bounty, says he's not filing lawsuits to win (12-03)
Oops (12-03)
Explaining Illinois' political shift with Dick Durbin's county maps (12-03)
ISP says it has cut DNA backlog nearly in half (12-03)
Open thread (12-03)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-03)
House Judiciary Committee launches its own probe into massive outbreak at LaSalle Veterans' Home (12-02)
No, the governor isn't going to put himself at the front of the vaccine line (12-02)
"We can’t deal with that when there’s an individual who believes that his power is the most significant question in the state" (12-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Question of the day (12-02)
*** UPDATED x2 *** I'll take "That's never gonna happen" for $50, Alex (12-02)
COVID-19 roundup (12-02)
9,757 new confirmed and probable cases; 238 additional deaths; 5,764 hospitalized; 1,190 in the ICU; 10.6 percent case positivity rate; 12.5 percent test positivity rate (12-02)
24 percent of LaSalle Veterans Home residents have now been killed by coronavirus, 89 percent infected (12-02)
Solar Cliff Is Here. Industry Hemorrhaging Jobs. Businesses Closing Doors. Immediate Legislative Action Needed To Save Solar Jobs (12-02)
Another day, another judicial beat-down of Tom DeVore (12-02)
Thanks. I really needed that (12-02)
Open thread (12-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (12-02)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-02)
Question of the day (12-01)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Durkin urges Greg Harris to restart ethics process (12-01)
COVID-19 roundup (12-01)
Flash Index: Illinois' slow recovery stalled in November (12-01)
Caucus Chair Kathleen Willis becomes 19th House Democrat to announce she won't vote to reelect Madigan (12-01)
12,542 new confirmed and probable cases; 125 additional deaths; 5,835 hospitalized; 1,195 in ICU; 10.4 percent case positivity rate; 12.2 percent test positivity rate (12-01)
Simple solutions are usually neither (12-01)
Another delay in Thompson Center sale (12-01)
Illinois’ Recovery Starts With The Clean Energy Jobs Act (12-01)
What happened to the widely expected House Democratic suburban sweep? (12-01)
PIRG says bipartisan 2011 law will drive ComEd's annual profits to $1 billion (12-01)
Unclear on the concept? (12-01)
Open thread (12-01)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (12-01)

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