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April 2011 Posts

Army Corps of Engineers press conference live blog (04-30)
*** UPDATED x1 - Explosives moved upriver *** Appeals court denies Missouri injunction motion (04-30)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-29)
This just in... Missouri asks appellate court for injunction (04-29)
*** UPDATED x9 - Missouri to appeal - Sand boils - DNR praised - Regional IEMA problems - Simon & Durbin headed to Cairo - Photos - The Corps' dire warning - IRMA sending "truckloads" of supplies to region - VIDEO: Durbin warns about MO appeal - VIDEO: Phelps to MO: Back off - IEMA responds *** Judge rules against Missouri (04-29)
No Cairo visit by Quinn (04-29)
Today's map (04-29)
Kicking us when we're down (04-29)
*** UPDATED x1 - React rolls in *** Here we go again (04-29)
*** UPDATED 1x - *** No ruling or time set for further proceedings set in levee case (04-28)
This just in... Four SIUC unions announce intent to strike (04-28)
Unclear on the concept (04-28)
*** UPDATED x6 - Bradley: Vaccines needed now - Kentucky intervenes with Illinois - Rep. Bradley: Sue Missouri - Quinn talks about Missouri suit - Tilley apology video - Tilley apologizes *** Missouri House Speaker to Cairo: Drop dead (04-28)
Question(s) of the day (04-28)
State owes businesses $850M in tax refunds (04-28)
Map of the day (04-28)
*** UPDATED x1 *** AG Madigan preparing to intervene today in Cairo flood fight (04-28)
Thompson appointed attorney for state cops in FOID FOIA kerfuffle (04-28)
Priest with strong political ties suspended (04-28)
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Questionable headlines (04-27)
Question of the day (04-27)
Topinka: State could owe $8 billion at end of fiscal year (04-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Quote of the day (04-27)
*** UPDATED x2 - AG Madigan preps defense *** Simon defends flooding Missouri farmland to save Illinois town (04-27)
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*** UPDATED x1 - National Guard activated *** Missouri: Drown IL town to preserve MO farmland (04-26)
HB 14 Gives Customers Tools to Save Money (04-26)
ComEd claims that House Bill 14 is necessary for investments in “smart” technologies. Let’s see what they really say…. (04-26)
Question of the day (04-26)
Remap reality check (04-26)
This problem is decades old (04-26)
AG Madigan wants answers from Apple and Google over privacy concerns (04-26)
Pew's new pension study understates Illinois' pension problem (04-26)
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This just in... (04-25)
A lucky penny, Oprah, moms, quilts and Rachel Maddow (04-25)
Today's numbers (04-25)
Question of the day (04-25)
The fog of war (04-25)
Blagojevich: Keep clothes, laziness, job for wife, Tribune deal out of retrial (04-25)
Cross is now for medical marijuana, but the overall climate is still quite harsh (04-25)
Tax haven plan may backfire badly (04-25)
Audit: Just $89K recouped from $1 million state grant (04-21)
Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (04-21)
Rhetoric and reality (04-21)
AG Madigan blasts Blast as "binge in a can" (04-21)
Well, at least they're consistent (04-21)
Priebus: Unions talk of collective bargaining rights "as if Moses brought them down from Mt. Sinai" (04-21)
More registered voters than residents? (04-21)
*** UPDATED x1 - Unclear on the concept *** Bizarre gun guys (04-21)
Question of the day (04-21)
Rutherford: Pass pension reform and let the courts sort it out (04-20)
Question of the day (04-20)
Poll: When Midwesterners think of the Midwest, majority think of Illinois (04-20)
If at first you don't succeed... (04-20)
The company you keep (04-20)
Everbody OK? (04-20)
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This just in... Quinn AV's SB1 (04-19)
Question of the day (04-19)
A plan is not a bill (04-19)
Miracle worker? (04-19)
Our unfocused governor (04-18)
Crowning Springfield's King of Beers (04-18)
Question of the day (04-18)
Power has its privileges, and limits (04-18)
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Facts aren't matching up with Emanuel's school rhetoric (04-18)
Ignored or buried: Secret meetings preference, broad tax bill opposition and a small protest (04-18)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-15)
*** UPDATED x2 - Radogno responds *** Cullerton: Ideas aren't bills (04-15)
Question of the day (04-15)
Cicero pol resigns from Republican post, feud ensues (04-15)
Feds threaten hospital after Tyree's death (04-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Does Illinois have blood on its hands? (04-15)
"Monumental" education reform bill passes 59-0 (04-15)
*** UPDATED x1 - New winner chosen *** And we have a winner... (04-15)
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Finally, a little common sense on state drug policy (04-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Board doesn't step in, wants change in law so it won't have to (04-14)
Their stories change: Meeks and Daley on retirement and census recount (04-14)
The good, the bad and the ugly (04-14)
Question of the day (04-14)
Was the bidding system biased? (04-14)
Caption contest! (04-14)
School reform teed up for Senate passage (04-14)
Illinois rated number 1 by some outfit I never heard of (04-14)
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C'mon, governor, pay up already (04-13)
A bit much (04-13)
Note to Quinn agencies: There is no extra money (04-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** This just in... Koehler adoption bill goes down in Senate Exec (04-13)
Bill passes to eliminate gun waiting periods for order of protection filers (04-13)
Intent is where the home is (04-13)
Photos on LINK cards cause heated debate (04-13)
Question of the day (04-13)
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Cullerton: Caterpillar CEO said he wanted "stability" - Says room for compromise on key workers' comp proposal (04-12)
Civil unions' Democratic sponsor pushes adoption exemption for churches (04-12)
Baseball open thread: Freaky Cub birds edition (04-12)
I can't drive 55 - And other tales from the road (04-12)
Question of the day (04-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** More workers' comp horror stories (04-12)
Illinois "steps back from the abyss," but serious problems remain (04-12)
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Reform and renewal (04-12)
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Overheated rhetoric (04-11)
Let’s stick to the FACTS about consumer protections under HB14, the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (04-11)
Question of the day (04-11)
The tax hike doesn't look "temporary" to me so far (04-11)
Heartburn and heart-warming (04-11)
Cullerton all but promises a floor vote for concealed carry (04-11)
Maps of the day (04-11)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** The rest of the story (04-08)
Caption Contest! (04-08)
Question of the day (04-08)
The good, the bad and the ugly (04-08)
Supreme Court rules out-of-staters don't need FOID cards - Gun bill dies in House (04-08)
Media hilarity (04-08)
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*** UPDATED x6 - Cosgrove confirmed *** Sparks fly as Cosgrove nomination advanced (04-07)
Some of Jim Edgar's 1990 campaign ads (04-07)
Question of the day (04-07)
A problem of appearances? Or is it more than that? (04-07)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Bradley: Kill off workers' comp system (04-07)
*** UPDATED x1 - Sherman to leave the country after loss *** Low turnout has big costs per vote (04-07)
Charts of the day (04-07)
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Daley cranks up the rhetoric against concealed carry as Chicago police lieutenants announce support (04-06)
Question of the day (04-06)
Yet another one bites the judicial dust (04-06)
Crime and Punishment (04-06)
Vaught: Plenty of money for capital plan (04-06)
Don't hold your breath (04-06)
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Election results open thread (04-05)
Our laws, or lack of them (04-05)
Question of the day (04-05)
HB 14 – “The Wrong Bill, at the Worst Time” (04-05)
*** UPDATED x1 - Praise is thick as two talk *** Caterpillar CEO: Cat's here to stay, and state income tax hike was inevitable (04-05)
Finally, a little good news (04-05)
An extremely dangerous idea (04-05)
Unions and reality (04-05)
WOULD YOU BUY THE HOUSE BEFORE YOU GOT THE BANK LOAN? (04-05)
Election day open thread and a very gullible report (04-05)
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Caption contest! (04-04)
Ald. Stone sued for calling former rival a "terrorist" - Lashes out at Emanuel - Funded by Scott Lee Cohen (04-04)
Question of the day (04-04)
No competition in competing gun polls (04-04)
Behind the workers' comp fracas (04-04)
This job is tougher than it looks (04-04)
So, which is it? (04-04)
A common complaint (04-04)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-01)
Quinn contradicts Madigan, takes credit for something he didn't do (04-01)
Oddities and ends (04-01)
Question of the day (04-01)
Part of McCormick Place reform law struck down (04-01)
Budget battle lines beginning to form (04-01)
Feds launch workers' comp probe (04-01)
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