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March 2016 Posts

Rauner sends memo on coming state worker pay dispute (03-31)
Goodbye, Pumpkin (03-30)
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Reader comments closed for spring break (03-25)
Your weekly Oscar the Puppy pic (03-25)
CET Survey: 113,918 Illinois Clean Energy Jobs, But Wind and Solar Jobs cut 6.9% in 2015. Time to fix our energy policy! (03-25)
Today's number: $2.8 billion (03-25)
Question of the day (03-25)
Friday random linkage (03-25)
Caption contest! (03-25)
No loophole for you! (03-25)
Really? Let's see the plan (03-25)
*** UPDATED x1 - "What the Governor said is true" *** Madigan spokesman denies a one-on-one invite was extended by Rauner (03-25)
Not an Onion headline (03-25)
RNUG looks at the Cullerton pension plan (03-25)
Today's quotable (03-24)
Lawsuit filed by Topinka's son dismissed (03-24)
Today's number: $2.5 million (03-24)
Unemployment rate rises again, but so do jobs (03-24)
Our sorry state (03-24)
IIT to MAP grant students: Pay up or you can't register for fall classes (03-24)
Will wonders never cease? (03-24)
Question of the day (03-24)
Some African-American politicos feel "taken for granted" by Duckworth (03-24)
Unclear on the concept (03-24)
CTU "showdown" roundup (03-24)
CET Survey: 113,918 Illinois Clean Energy Jobs, But Wind and Solar Jobs cut 6.9% in 2015. Time to fix our energy policy! (03-24)
Could today's ruling impact the impasse? (03-24)
Is "consideration" still alive? (03-24)
Kilbride: "Citizens, businesses, and taxpayers of the State will suffer the consequences" (03-24)
Supremes rule against AFSCME on back pay case (03-24)
*** UPDATED x1 - Emanuel's next moves *** This just in... Illinois Supreme Court again kills pension reform (03-24)
"We're dying on the vine here" (03-24)
This Is Illinois (03-23)
Another hostage calls it quits (03-23)
Caption contest! (03-23)
Today's "outrage" (03-23)
Governor caves after nine-month impasse (03-23)
Question of the day (03-23)
Bad news everywhere (03-23)
Putting the band back together (03-23)
Living on borrowed time (03-23)
Adventures in reporting (03-23)
More on ag education funding (03-23)
Energy companies behaving badly (03-23)
Today's quotable (03-23)
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Did Rauner learn an important lesson? (03-22)
Question of the day (03-22)
We're number one... For now (03-22)
Not quite on the same page (03-22)
This message ain't gonna work, either (03-22)
A tweet unexamined... (03-22)
Time for a messaging reboot (03-22)
Cleaning up Quinn's mess (03-22)
Lip service (03-22)
#Winning! (03-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Question of the day (03-21)
Rauner and "stealth democracy" (03-21)
*** UPDATED x1 - Raw audio *** Rauner says he'll back Trump if nominated (03-21)
Down the memory hole (03-21)
After the general? (03-21)
Newspaper claims the Unabomber "arguably did less damage" than Madigan (03-21)
This Is Illinois (03-21)
Why Dunkin lost and McCann won (03-21)
Rauner has his work cut out for him (03-21)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (03-18)
A dish best served cold (03-18)
Question of the day (03-18)
An uncertain future, to say the least (03-18)
Save the date! (03-18)
Turncoat turns coat again (03-18)
Disastrous White Sox open thread (03-18)
Caption contest! (03-18)
Um... wow (03-18)
Out of context (03-18)
The Dan Proft scorecard (03-18)
Oppo smear or legit hit? (03-18)
Volunteers behaving horribly (03-18)
Tilting at windmills (03-18)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Political events calendar (03-17)
Two things (03-17)
Rauner wants Senate to "stay in Springfield and negotiate a balanced budget alongside structural reforms" (03-17)
Illinois Credit Unions: Supporting Financial Literacy for Future Leaders (03-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** A different take on out-migration (03-17)
Question of the day (03-17)
New CUB Poll: 84% Oppose Exelon Nuclear Bailout (03-17)
Caption contest! (03-17)
Senate Democratic plan called "cruel hoax on those it is purportedly designed to help" (03-17)
Unclear on the overall concept (03-17)
#Winning! (03-17)
Today's number: $168 million (03-17)
What backlash? (03-17)
Chamber board meets today (03-17)
*** LIVE *** Session coverage (03-17)
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You reap what you sow (03-16)
Question of the day (03-16)
Rauner responds to primary election results and Madigan (03-16)
#Winning! (03-16)
Madigan claims "clear message sent by voters" (03-16)
Our sorry state (03-16)
*** LIVE *** Session coverage (03-16)
This year's ROI (03-16)
Sen. Duffy to step down (03-16)
Group won't advocate for more money for one program at expense of others (03-16)
The agony of defeat (03-16)
He won, they agree with him on some things, but he's not loved or trusted (03-16)
Your biggest winners and biggest losers? (03-16)
Unprecedented GOP turnout (03-16)
Surprise! (03-16)
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Question for tomorrow... (03-15)
*** LIVE *** Declared winners (03-15)
*** LIVE ELECTION RESULTS - REPUBLICANS *** (03-15)
*** LIVE ELECTION RESULTS - DEMOCRATS *** (03-15)
*** LIVE ELECTION NEWS *** (03-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** About tonight... (03-15)
AFSCME loses layoff arbitration, vows appeal (03-15)
Late afternoon/early evening precinct reports (03-15)
New CUB Poll: 84% Oppose Exelon Nuclear Bailout (03-15)
Question of the day (03-15)
Late morning, early afternoon local precinct report (03-15)
Ground-level video of post-Trump protest (03-15)
More trouble for McCann (03-15)
More bad news (03-15)
Morning precinct reports (03-15)
Morning money report (03-15)
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Illinoisans have good reason to be angry (03-14)
¯_(ツ)_/¯ (03-14)
Question of the day (03-14)
Because... Madigan! (03-14)
The most amazing story of the year (03-14)
Today's number: $4,835,000 (03-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More campaign stuff (03-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Unclear on the concept (03-14)
Caption contest! (03-14)
Your chance to be Carnak the Magnificent (03-14)
Same as the old boss (03-14)
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Two new polls have Trump maintaining lead, Rubio tanking (03-13)
Two polls show Bernie Sanders surging in Illinois as primary nears (03-13)
Trump Chicago roundup (03-12)
Proft's closing ads in McCann district (03-12)
Two new TV ads in Madigan district (03-12)
Sen. Mark Kirk says he'll endorse Trump if nominated (03-12)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (03-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser and event list (03-11)
Politicians behaving badly (03-11)
Question of the day (03-11)
Our sorry state (03-11)
New CUB Poll: 84% Oppose Exelon Nuclear Bailout (03-11)
Illinois payroll revised upward by 73,800 jobs (03-11)
Garbage in, garbage out (03-11)
$8.75 million spent/available in just two legislative primaries (03-11)
My eyes!!! They burn!!! (03-11)
Caption contest! (03-11)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Seeing what they want to see (03-11)
Watching for a surge (03-11)
Great Lakes Credit Union donates $39,000 to local communities (03-11)
*** UPDATED x1 - "Blatant lie" *** Madigan claims Gonzales workers arrested for allegedly trying to force open a woman's door (03-11)
Unclear on the concept (03-11)
Today's number: $1 million (03-11)
Asked and answered (03-10)
Ferro talks about the Dave McKinney incident (03-10)
New CUB Poll: 84% Oppose Exelon Nuclear Bailout (03-10)
Illinois Chamber denies attacking Emanuel in Dunkin ad that... attacks Emanuel (03-10)
Question of the day (03-10)
*** UPDATED x1 - Smiddy: "Not true" *** "I had to do it for my future" (03-10)
Something that works? (03-10)
Our sorry state (03-10)
Davis, LaHood endorse Benton, AFSCME urges members to vote McCann (03-10)
Illinois Credit Unions: Giving Back to Our Communities (03-10)
Late oppo in 22nd Senate District (03-10)
War of words continues (03-10)
"We have no involvement in that race" (03-10)
More trouble for McCann (03-10)
No postseason tournaments for Saluki men's basketball (03-10)
*** UPDATED x1 - Dunkin had 47 percent Chamber rating *** Chamber spends almost a million dollars on Dunkin TV ad (03-10)
*** LIVE *** Session coverage (03-10)
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Caption contest! (03-10)
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Because... Madigan! (03-09)
SIU President outlines budget cut proposals (03-09)
Reboot Illinois bought by investor group (03-09)
Question of the day (03-09)
"We are not all criminals" (03-09)
Because... Quinn! (03-09)
A hostage goes to jail (03-09)
Today's number: $7.02 million (03-09)
Poll: Clinton with huge lead, while Trump's ahead of a divided pack (03-09)
Because... Rauner! (03-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** After six years, McCann still hasn't produced military discharge papers (03-09)
Rate the new Jason Gonzales ads (03-09)
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*** LIVE *** Session coverage (03-09)
Caption contest! (03-09)
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NEIU "can't sustain operations through summer," announces a furlough day every week (03-08)
Hold at least some of the outrage for a moment (03-08)
Dunkin reacts to Obama snub (03-08)
NRSC kicks up Twitter backlash over Duckworth slam (03-08)
Cullerton responds to Rauner (03-08)
Poll shows vast support for medical marijuana, increased support for recreational pot (03-08)
Question of the day (03-08)
Rule of thumb: If you're not on TV, you don't exist (03-08)
*** LIVE *** Session coverage (03-08)
The Trump effect (03-08)
Cullerton pledges not to hold vote for school funding until he gets the numbers (03-08)
Because... Rauner! (03-08)
Dunkin hit on guns as state's attorney launches probe of vote buying allegations (03-08)
You gotta be quick on your feet with politicians (03-08)
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Rauner reloads... Again (03-07)
John Oliver is a genius (03-07)
Because... Madigan! (03-07)
Another disaster in the making? (03-07)
Today's quotable (03-07)
Follow the money (03-07)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Emanuel: Obama actually endorsing an end to stalemate (03-07)
Indeed (03-07)
Question of the day (03-07)
Because... Rauner! (03-07)
A cautionary tale (03-07)
How do Rauner and Madigan sleep at night? (03-07)
Rauner on an endorsement tour with Shimkus (03-07)
Some good ideas that Madigan should push (03-07)
$2 million in anti-Trump Illinois ads (03-07)
Illini football open thread (03-07)
*** UPDATED x1 - Media "stunt" alleged *** Candidate forehead stapled in brawl (03-07)
Dunkin accused of buying votes (03-07)
McCann vs. Benton debate postponed (03-07)
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*** UPDATED x3 *** This just in... President Obama endorses Dunkin opponent Juliana Stratton (03-07)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (03-04)
Indeed (03-04)
This Just In: Exelon Announces More $$$$ For Shareholders, Higher 2015 Profits And Still Seeks Bailout (03-04)
Politicians behaving badly (03-04)
Question of the day (03-04)
Today's quotable (03-04)
No need for confusion (03-04)
A day late and billions of dollars short (03-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Schneider, Rotering burning through cash (03-04)
Caption contest! (03-04)
Illinois Credit Unions – A Smarter Choice (03-04)
For the millionth time, we need a freaking plan (03-04)
*** UPDATED x1 - Benton responds *** Proft TV ad blasts Sen. McCann: "When he lied about serving in the Marines, that was the last straw" (03-04)
Early voting shows strength, but for whom? (03-04)
Rauner asks mayors to help pass his "preferred" budget (03-04)
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House GOP angry that chamber adjourned until April (03-03)
Zorn: Franks, Drury disprove Dunkin claims (03-03)
COGFA revises revenue estimate down by $442 million (03-03)
Question of the day (03-03)
Senate approves AFSCME's "no strike" bill (03-03)
*** UPDATED x1 *** House overwhelmingly approves elected Chicago school board bill (03-03)
More politicians behaving badly (03-03)
Dunkin race hits $3 million (03-03)
Lightford's epic smackdown (03-03)
This Just In: Exelon Announces More $$$$ For Shareholders, Higher 2015 Profits And Still Seeks Bailout (03-03)
Don't screw this up, guys (03-03)
Not quite the fight that CPS is making it out to be (03-03)
Politicians behaving badly (03-03)
Unfortunate prescience (03-03)
"A Trump delegate said that?" (03-03)
Keeping Illinois Nuclear Plants Open: Good For Our Communities & Illinois (03-03)
Archbishop intervention? (03-03)
Cops "running on fumes" during impasse (03-03)
Voices for Illinois Children unhappy with proposed Democratic "compromise" (03-03)
Simon poll: Rauner underwater everywhere (03-03)
Rauner education czar reaches out to superintendents (03-03)
*** LIVE *** Session coverage (03-03)
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Senate overrides Rauner, House up next (03-02)
Sun-Times revamps disastrous website (03-02)
Credit Union Partners with American Heart Association to Support Schools (03-02)
Dold handed control (03-02)
Because... Rauner! (03-02)
Here we go again... (03-02)
New criminal justice reform package proposed (03-02)
Question of the day (03-02)
Our sorry state (03-02)
Rauner again targets ag education funding for elimination (03-02)
Rev. Jackson compares Gov. Rauner to George Wallace (03-02)
Today's quotable (03-02)
New report details the human carnage of the impasse (03-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Big races see big money (03-02)
*** LIVE *** Session coverage (03-02)
"Awaken your humanity" (03-02)
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Caps busted in Madigan primary race (03-01)
This Is Illinois (03-01)
Question of the day (03-01)
Another hostage on life support (03-01)
*** UPDATED x1 - Maybe not *** WIU announces mandatory furloughs as progress is reported in Springfield (03-01)
The Daily Dunkin (03-01)
Brown softens Cullerton vow on school funding (03-01)
*** UPDATED with complete transcript, clear audio *** Proft PAC claims McCann "stabbing" state workers in the back (03-01)
Today's quotable (03-01)
*** LIVE *** Session coverage (03-01)
Stop it, already (03-01)
RIP Gilbert (03-01)
Batinick defends pension proposal (03-01)
*** UPDATED x1 - Shimkus endorses McCann foe *** Rauner reloads (03-01)
A tiny bit of good news (03-01)
Keeping Illinois Nuclear Plants Open: Good For Our Communities & Illinois (03-01)
No mystery here (03-01)
Today's must-listen audio: Rauner goes off on Madigan, Cullerton (03-01)
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