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March 2023 Posts

Reader comments closed for the weekend (03-31)
Afternoon roundup (03-31)
Lawsuit promised if crisis pregnancy center regulatory bill becomes law (03-31)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-31)
The art of the possible (03-31)
It’s just a bill (03-31)
Judge calls election fraud lawsuit "an attack on the legitimacy and security of our elections" (03-31)
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Star ComEd 4 prosecution witness grilled hard by defense (03-31)
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Open thread (03-31)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-31)
Live coverage (03-31)
Pritzker says state will work to protect preventative services after Texas federal judge issues ruling striking them down (03-30)
Afternoon roundup (03-30)
TikTok influencer persuades hundreds to settle down in Peoria (03-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** That toddlin' town roundup (03-30)
Birds-eye view of the Capitol Complex construction project (03-30)
Keep Uber Affordable. Stop Lawsuit Abuse. Oppose HB 2231 (03-30)
ComEd 4 trial coverage roundup (03-30)
DPI defends decision to target three Champaign County school board candidates (03-30)
It’s just a bill (03-30)
Hold Uber Accountable. Support HB 2231. (03-30)
*** UPDATED x7 - Mystery solved *** The adventure continues (03-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-30)
Open thread (03-30)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-30)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-30)
Live coverage (03-30)
Madigan apparently did not learn anything from the pounding he took in 2018 (03-29)
Afternoon roundup (03-29)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-29)
Hold Uber Accountable. Support HB 2231. (03-29)
It’s just a bill (03-29)
*** UPDATED x5 *** Caption contest! (03-29)
Keep Uber Affordable. Stop Lawsuit Abuse. Oppose HB 2231 (03-29)
ComEd 4 trial coverage roundup (03-29)
Rate the new Vallas ad (03-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-29)
Open thread (03-29)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-29)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-29)
Live coverage (03-29)
Afternoon roundup (03-28)
Illinois Credit Unions Oppose Regulatory Fee Increase (03-28)
Today's good news: Coffee station to open in Statehouse (03-28)
Another day, another Chicago mayoral poll (03-28)
CTBA: After adjusting for inflation since 2000, state higher ed funding is down 46 percent and tuition is up 110 percent (03-28)
It’s just a bill (03-28)
Today's quotable (03-28)
Question of the day (03-28)
Comed 4 trial coverage roundup (03-28)
Johnson's anti-gay rights supporters and Vallas' Daley people (03-28)
Keep Uber Affordable. Stop Lawsuit Abuse. Oppose HB 2231 (03-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (03-28)
Bishop Paprocki: "Our nation is divided today over the question of abortion as it was in the 19th century over the question of slavery" (03-28)
Better management, please (03-28)
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Open thread (03-28)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-28)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-28)
Live coverage (03-28)
WGN poll: Vallas still stuck at 46, but Johnson still trailing (03-27)
Afternoon roundup (03-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (03-27)
Your feel-good story for today (03-27)
Question of the day (03-27)
Comed 4 trial coverage roundup (03-27)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-27)
Would the real Paul Vallas please stand up? (03-27)
Today's quotable (03-27)
It’s just a bill (03-27)
Could the Highland Park massacre have been prevented? (03-27)
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Open thread (03-27)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-27)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-27)
Live coverage (03-27)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (03-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Cook County Public Guardian: "Maybe we're at point that we should just abolish DCFS altogether" (03-24)
It’s just a bill, late Friday deadline day edition (03-24)
Question of the day (03-24)
Afternoon roundup (03-24)
Three projects put under the microscope (03-24)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-24)
Comed 4 trial coverage roundup (03-24)
How to win friends and influence people... in Opposite Land (03-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (03-24)
It’s just a bill (03-24)
House celebrates historic first (03-24)
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Keep Uber Affordable. Stop Lawsuit Abuse. Oppose HB 2231 (03-24)
Open thread (03-24)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-24)
Live coverage (03-24)
Question of the day (03-23)
Afternoon roundup (03-23)
Keep Uber Affordable. Stop Lawsuit Abuse. Oppose HB 2231 (03-23)
It’s just a bill (03-23)
That toddlin' town roundup: Poll has Vallas' Black support plummeting (03-23)
Democratic Party of Illinois launches $300K direct mail, online ad program for school and library board races (03-23)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Giannoulias awarding grants to combat carjackings and vehicle thefts (03-23)
Defense cross-examines former top ComEd lawyer (03-23)
Watch the rollercoaster, don't ride it (03-23)
Caption contest! (03-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (03-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-23)
Open thread (03-23)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-23)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-23)
Live coverage (03-23)
Illinois Credit Unions OPPOSE HB 3296 (03-22)
Afternoon roundup (03-22)
Bailey predicts "dark day" if Johnson is elected mayor (03-22)
McClain warned ComEd CEO not to "provoke a reaction from our Friend" (03-22)
It’s just a bill (03-22)
Special prosecutors now claim state's police torture law is unconstitutional (03-22)
Question of the day (03-22)
Kane County Republicans battle each other over conspiracy theory (03-22)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-22)
Keep Uber Affordable. Stop Lawsuit Abuse. Oppose HB 2231 (03-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-22)
Open thread (03-22)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-22)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-22)
Live coverage (03-22)
Afternoon roundup (03-21)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Vallas said that Pritzker's executive orders allowed governor to act like a "dictator" (03-21)
It’s just a bill (03-21)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-21)
Illinois Credit Unions Oppose Regulatory Fee Increase (03-21)
ComEd 4 trial highlights (03-21)
Kia and Hyundai really need to fix this problem now (03-21)
Building Trades Council rebukes CTU leader in mayoral split (03-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-21)
Open thread (03-21)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-21)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-21)
Live coverage (03-21)
Illinois Credit Unions: Consumer Owned Financial Cooperatives (03-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (03-20)
Question of the day (03-20)
Afternoon roundup (03-20)
It’s just a bill (03-20)
Meanwhile, in Opposite Land… (03-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** FBI agent confirms that feds have been probing Madigan since at least 2014 (03-20)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-20)
Let's see if we can get this cemetery cleaned up (03-20)
A look ahead (03-20)
Today's quotable (03-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (03-20)
Some possible holes in the defense (03-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-20)
Open thread (03-20)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-20)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-20)
Live coverage (03-20)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (03-17)
Illinois Credit Unions: Safely Protecting The Assets Of Consumers (03-17)
Afternoon roundup (03-17)
One more good reason why we can't ever do that impasse thing again (03-17)
Cheesehead cannabis spending injects $36 million into Illinois tax coffers (03-17)
Today's number: 0.006 percent (03-17)
It's just a bill (03-17)
A look at day 2 of the ComEd 4 trial (03-17)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-17)
Open thread (03-17)
Morning briefing (03-17)
Live coverage (03-17)
Afternoon roundup (03-16)
It’s just a bill (03-16)
Question of the day (03-16)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-16)
ComEd 4 defense attorneys make their case (03-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** A look at the ComEd 4 prosecutor's opening remarks (03-16)
Credit Unions: Better For Illinois Consumers (03-16)
IBHE chair: Nation "standing at a dangerous precipice" (03-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-16)
Open thread (03-16)
Morning briefing (03-16)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-16)
Live coverage (03-16)
Afternoon roundup (03-15)
Discover How Women Who Drive With Uber Pursue Their Passions (03-15)
Question of the day (03-15)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-15)
It’s just a bill (03-15)
You-know-whats are gonna you-know-what (03-15)
Advocates want to eliminate all institutions like Choate, while some legislators demand audit of community providers (03-15)
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Open thread (03-15)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-15)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-15)
Live coverage (03-15)
Isabel's afternoon roundup (03-14)
Supreme Court justices spar with lawyers during SAFE-T Act hearing (03-14)
Another day, another credit upgrade (03-14)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-14)
Credit Unions: Better For Illinois Consumers (03-14)
It’s just a bill (03-14)
State schools superintendent asked about school board "culture wars" (03-14)
Question of the day (03-14)
*** ComEd 4 trial live coverage *** (03-14)
Today's must-read (03-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-14)
Open thread (03-14)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-14)
Live coverage (03-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (03-13)
Afternoon roundup (03-13)
It’s just a bill (03-13)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-13)
More like this, please (03-13)
GOP begs party members to vote by mail, spinning it as an anti-fraud opportunity (03-13)
Discover How Women Who Drive With Uber Pursue Their Passions (03-13)
From the mouths of babes (03-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (03-13)
Today's must-read (03-13)
Illinois government has to get smarter (03-13)
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Open thread (03-13)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-13)
Live coverage (03-13)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (03-10)
Pritzker unveils regulatory proposals for gas utilities (03-10)
Afternoon roundup (03-10)
Question of the day (03-10)
It’s just a bill (03-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** That toddlin' town roundup (03-10)
Judge Leinenweber rules that Comed 4 defendants can use "politics as usual" argument (03-10)
Friday Topinka blogging (03-10)
Discover How Women Who Drive With Uber Pursue Their Passions (03-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-10)
Open thread (03-10)
Isabel’s morning roundup (03-10)
Live coverage (03-10)
Afternoon roundup (03-09)
Choate parent insists facility is safe, but abused former resident and Equip for Equality say it's not (03-09)
It’s just a bill (03-09)
A quick look at the woke poll (03-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (03-09)
Vallas dodges ties to Awake Illinois, Johnson changes subject when pressed on "defund the police" rhetoric (03-09)
Question of the day (03-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-09)
Open thread (03-09)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-09)
Live coverage (03-09)
Pritzker claims state hopes to build "the best behavioral health system in the nation" (03-08)
Your feel-good story of the day (03-08)
Afternoon roundup (03-08)
Question of the day (03-08)
Credit Unions: Better For Illinois Consumers (03-08)
It’s just a bill (03-08)
Progressive income tax opponent Ken Griffin now complains that Illinois taxes are too regressive (03-08)
Our sorry state (03-08)
Giannoulias wants authority to refuse state grants to book-banning library boards (03-08)
New Vallas TV ad includes Bill Clinton shout-out (03-08)
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Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to be "repurposed" (03-08)
Open thread (03-08)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-08)
Live coverage (03-08)
Vallas has $1.3+ million day (03-07)
Jeffreys leaving IDOC (03-07)
Afternoon roundup (03-07)
Principals, teachers say burnout is leading to turnover (03-07)
Drivers Who Use Uber Have The Freedom To Pursue Their Passions (03-07)
Question of the day (03-07)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (03-07)
State hopes to have witness protection grants available later this year (03-07)
Somebody appears to be playing games (03-07)
It’s just a bill (03-07)
Rate the new Vallas/White TV ad (03-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-07)
Open thread (03-07)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-07)
Live coverage (03-07)
Afternoon roundup (03-06)
That toddlin' town roundup (03-06)
NY Times out-pitchbots the pitchbot (03-06)
NEIU University President accuses board of discrimination and ethics violations (03-06)
Pritzker talks about "extreme right-wing" school board candidates who are "on the crazy end of things" (03-06)
Today's feel-good story (03-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (03-06)
The General Assembly needs to somehow stop enabling this behavior (03-06)
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Open thread (03-06)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-06)
Live coverage (03-06)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (03-03)
Afternoon roundup (03-03)
Has the time come for a new state flag? (03-03)
Pritzker highlights new $70 million per year teacher pipeline initiative (03-03)
Question of the day (03-03)
It’s just a bill (03-03)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Walgreens' decision not to sell abortion pills in some states won't apply to Illinois (03-03)
AG Raoul files response in federal assault weapons ban case (03-03)
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Open thread (03-03)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-03)
Live coverage (03-03)
Question of the day (03-02)
Afternoon roundup (03-02)
No, Lori Lightfoot did not blame her loss on racism and gender bias (03-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Jesse White endorsing Paul Vallas (03-02)
It’s just a bill (03-02)
Chicago biotech getting big boost from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (03-02)
Brazenly corrupt political operator sentenced to more than five years in prison (03-02)
Drivers Who Use Uber Have The Freedom To Pursue Their Passions (03-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (03-02)
Open thread (03-02)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-02)
Live coverage (03-02)
Chicago police superintendent submits resignation (03-01)
Afternoon roundup (03-01)
Pritzker calls on mayoral runoff candidates to "articulate their positions" (03-01)
Credit Unions: Better For Illinois Consumers (03-01)
Illinois, Chicago metro receive honors from Site Selection Magazine (03-01)
It’s just a bill (03-01)
Drivers Who Use Uber Have The Freedom To Pursue Their Passions (03-01)
A deeper dive into the Madigan court filings (03-01)
Pollster claims vindication, plus other reacts to yesterday's races (03-01)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (03-01)
Lightfoot is out, Johnson and Vallas head to runoff (03-01)
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Open thread (03-01)
Isabel’s morning briefing (03-01)
Live coverage (03-01)

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