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February 2025 Posts

Reader comments closed for the weekend (02-28)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Updates to previous editions (02-28)
Pritzker: Cuts to Medicaid will be devastating to Illinois (02-28)
A look at the history of Illinois' health insurance program for undocumented residents (02-28)
When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds (02-28)
If you won't listen to me, Sen. Durbin, then listen to this expert and look at what got us here (02-28)
Please, don't do stuff like this (Updated) (02-28)
There’s No End To Credit Card Swipe Fee Greed (02-28)
It’s just a bill (02-28)
Open thread (02-28)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-28)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-28)
Live coverage (02-28)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-27)
Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (02-27)
DuPage County sheriff says he's running for governor (Updated) (02-27)
It’s just a bill (02-27)
Open thread (02-27)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-27)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-27)
Live coverage (02-27)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-26)
There’s No End To Credit Card Swipe Fee Greed (02-26)
Audit finds thousands of improper enrollments in noncitizen healthcare program, massive cost underestimates (Updated) (02-26)
For crying out loud, Chicago: Legalize video gaming and ban these shady sweepstakes games (02-26)
It’s just a bill (02-26)
The Credit Union Difference (02-26)
Local results: Balich slate swept out in Homer Township; Henyard trounced in Dolton; Durbin candidate fails to make Aurora runoff; Dominick, Jackson win in Cicero and Riverdale (02-26)
Open thread (02-26)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-26)
Live coverage (02-26)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-26)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-25)
Chicago Mayor Johnson says the state will have to 'show up in a stronger way' if there are federal grant cuts (02-25)
Question of the day (02-25)
It’s just a bill (02-25)
Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (02-25)
Open thread (02-25)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (02-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-25)
Live coverage (02-25)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-25)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-24)
More about 2025 than 2028 (02-24)
Former Gov. Jim Edgar reveals cancer diagnosis: 'We do not underestimate this challenge, but we have confidence in the medical team helping us address it' (Updated) (02-24)
Poll: Mayor Johnson's re-elect in crowded field is 8 percent; Just 7 percent view him favorably, 80 percent unfavorably (Updated) (02-24)
Dick Durbin wants to put this blog (and others) out of business (02-24)
When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds (02-24)
It’s just a bill (02-24)
Welch on ethics reform, Pritzker, Trump (02-24)
Open thread (02-24)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-24)
Live coverage (02-24)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-24)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (02-21)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-21)
Pritzker's proposed homeless program cuts criticized (02-21)
ILGOP calls out Jewish governor for 'vile, antisemitic attacks" (Updated) (02-21)
RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois (02-21)
It’s just a bill (02-21)
Open thread (02-21)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-21)
Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (02-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (02-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-21)
Live coverage (02-21)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-21)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-20)
Pritzker's new Illinois poll has majority 'extremely concerned' about a host of Trump's recent actions (02-20)
Legislative Black Caucus issues new budget statement (02-20)
There’s No End To Credit Card Swipe Fee Greed (02-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition (02-20)
Commenters get some love (02-20)
It’s just a bill (02-20)
The Credit Union Difference (02-20)
Former Rep. Flowers responds to Pritzker's attempt to reinstate mobile phone ban in schools (02-20)
Open thread (02-20)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-20)
Live coverage (02-20)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-20)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-19)
Black Caucus angrily responds to Pritzker's budget proposals: 'An insult to this entire Black community' (Updated x2) (02-19)
Question of the day (02-19)
Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (02-19)
Pritzker: 'If you come to the table looking to spend more – I’m going to ask you where you want to cut' (02-19)
Pritzker: 'We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one' (02-19)
Pritzker zeroes out health plan for undocumented immigrants - Slashes welcoming center funding (02-19)
Budget react (02-19)
Today's number: $2 billion (02-19)
McClain's lawyer: 'The jury saw through the speaker trying to deny their relationship' (02-19)
It’s just a bill (02-19)
Stop doing this, please (02-19)
The state of the state (02-19)
RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois (02-19)
Roundup: Pritzker to pitch $500 million for shovel-ready real estate, crypto ATM regulations, expanding 4-year degree offerings at community colleges, ‘screen-free schools’ (02-19)
Open thread (02-19)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (02-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-19)
Live coverage (02-19)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-19)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-18)
The Credit Union Difference (02-18)
Poll unsurprisingly finds Trump/Musk and their actions unpopular in Illinois, except for a close division on immigration (02-18)
There’s No End To Credit Card Swipe Fee Greed (02-18)
It’s just a bill (02-18)
We are living in a strange timeline (02-18)
Isabel’s morning briefing (Updated) (02-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (02-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-18)
Live coverage (02-18)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-18)
Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (02-14)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-14)
Cost containment reduces projected immigrant healthcare spending by almost half (02-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Session update (02-14)
Carol Marin named Lincoln Laureate (02-14)
It’s just a bill (02-14)
There’s No End To Credit Card Swipe Fee Greed (02-14)
Open thread (02-14)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-14)
Live coverage (02-14)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-14)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-13)
What is a Credit Union? (02-13)
The jury reached a partial verdict. Now what? (02-13)
AG Raoul says more attorneys needed for Trump admin lawsuits (02-13)
It’s just a bill (02-13)
RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois (02-13)
Open thread (02-13)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-13)
Live coverage (02-13)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-13)
Roundup: Madigan, McClain trial verdict (02-12)
What is a Credit Union? (02-12)
Madigan/McClain verdict react (Updated) (02-12)
Madigan/McClain trial verdict cheat sheet (02-12)
Madigan jury has come to a unanimous decision on 17 counts, deadlocked on 12 counts (Updated x8) (02-12)
Reader comments closed for Abraham Lincoln's birthday (02-11)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated) (02-11)
Why is this so difficult for some people to understand? (Updated x2) (02-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Session update (02-11)
Magic phrase returns: 'Forensic audit' (02-11)
It’s just a bill (02-11)
RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois (02-11)
Open thread (02-11)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-11)
Live coverage (02-11)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-11)
Blagojevich pardon react (02-10)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-10)
Federal judge grants injunction to block Trump cuts to NIH research grant payments (02-10)
Here we go again (02-10)
Caption contest! (02-10)
Pritzker signs Karina’s Law (02-10)
It’s just a bill (02-10)
Some tough sledding ahead, and it could get much worse (02-10)
Open thread (02-10)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (02-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-10)
Live coverage (02-10)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-10)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (02-07)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-07)
It could take a while, or maybe not (02-07)
Pritzker asks Canadian, Mexican ambassadors not to retaliate against products important to Illinois if tariffs are implemented (02-07)
Judge denies bid to extend swipe fee injunction to credit card companies, applies it to out-of-state banks (02-07)
It’s just a bill (02-07)
Open thread (02-07)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-07)
Live coverage (02-07)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-07)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-06)
Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work (02-06)
That's really good advice, so why won't you take it? (02-06)
DOJ sues Illinois, Chicago over immigration enforcement (Updated x4) (02-06)
Um, what? (02-06)
It’s just a bill (Updated) (02-06)
Some react to US Transportation Secretary's directive tying funding to birth and marriage rates (02-06)
Open thread (02-06)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and more news (Updated) (02-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-06)
Live coverage (02-06)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-06)
House Republicans walk out of chamber as J6/Trump resolutions begin (Updated x5) (02-05)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated x2) (02-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Quick session update (02-05)
Bat nabbed in Capitol (02-05)
Today's number: 0.0009 percent (02-05)
There’s No End To Credit Card Swipe Fee Greed (02-05)
Here's something you don't see every day (02-05)
It’s just a bill (02-05)
Today's quotable (02-05)
Open thread (02-05)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and more news (02-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-05)
Live coverage (02-05)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-05)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (02-04)
Pritzker goes from saying state should ‘not resort to tax increases’ to balance the budget last week, to taxes ‘should not be the first, but rather the last’ resort today (02-04)
Take care of each other, please (02-04)
COGFA: Base state revenues up 2.8 percent over last fiscal year, but lots of weakness in corporate and sales taxes (02-04)
An odd way to push a bill in Illinois, of all places (Updated) (02-04)
It’s just a bill (02-04)
Report: IDOT's obsequence to DNC VIPs delayed Kennedy project finish by a month (02-04)
Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work (02-04)
Open thread (02-04)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and more news (02-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-04)
Live coverage (02-04)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-04)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated) (02-03)
Retailers lose bid to help defend Illinois swipe fee law (02-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (02-03)
Question of the day (02-03)
There’s No End To Credit Card Swipe Fee Greed (02-03)
C'mon, man (02-03)
It’s just a bill (02-03)
Bruce Rauner on steroids (02-03)
Open thread (02-03)
Isabel’s morning briefing (02-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (Updated) (02-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (02-03)
Live coverage (02-03)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (02-03)

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