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April 2016 Posts

Reader comments closed until Monday (04-28)
The Pat Quinn rehab tour continues (04-28)
Question of the day (04-28)
IML, firefighters unite on "public duty rule" (04-28)
Nuclear Energy: Vital for Illinois’ Clean Power Plan Goals (04-28)
Tackling opioid overdoses (04-28)
Why didn't Hastert's secret come out sooner? (04-28)
A silly idea (04-28)
AG Madigan wants GA to eliminate statute of limitations for felony criminal sexual assault and sexual abuse crimes against children (04-28)
Caption contest! (04-28)
A very weird and specific law applies only to one county clerk (04-28)
Today's quotable (04-28)
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We're number one! (04-27)
Pat, I kinda think they already know who you are (04-27)
Today's number: 12,330 (04-27)
A truly bizarre turn of events (04-27)
Rauner says he may pay for special session (04-27)
Question of the day (04-27)
52,000 hurt by impasse in Will County (04-27)
Opioid use soars in Metro East (04-27)
"Serial child molester" Dennis Hastert sentenced to 15 months in prison (04-27)
Report: Goldner loses big gig over Dunkin debacle (04-27)
Question of the day (04-26)
Hey, Rahm! Pick up the phone! (04-26)
Thanks for the advice, NYT! (04-26)
Something else I don't quite understand (04-26)
OT change prompts protest (04-26)
OK, I think they finally got me (04-26)
The quiet desperation of the middle class (04-26)
Rauner admin claims AFSCME impasse would give sides "cooling-off period" (04-26)
Voices for Illinois Children to legislators: Compromise is not "weakness" (04-26)
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Durkin: Madigan attempting to "prevent future compromise" (04-25)
Madigan warns members about GOP intent (04-25)
It's time for a rethink (04-25)
Today's quotable (04-25)
Benton hit with one-day suspension (04-25)
Utilities behaving badly (04-25)
Question of the day (04-25)
Schools continue freak-out over impasse (04-25)
"Anti-consumer, but pro-politician" (04-25)
Today's number: 60 percent (04-25)
"First step toward compromise" (04-25)
Another hostage about to go belly up (04-25)
*** UPDATED x1 - LIVE coverage *** Hearing begins today on alleged AFSCME impasse (04-25)
More ideas worth thinking about (04-25)
These are good ideas, too (04-25)
More like this, please (04-25)
It wasn't easy, but look on the bright side (04-25)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-22)
New CUB Poll: 84% Oppose Exelon Nuclear Bailout (04-22)
Union denies Rauner administration claim that it violated labor law (04-22)
Question of the day (04-22)
Climate Scientists and Conservationists Call on Illinois Leaders to Preserve the State’s Nuclear Energy Plants (04-22)
Munger to start payment process "immediately" (04-22)
Dunkin revises expenditure report (04-22)
Madigan lashes out: "Time will tell if Governor Rauner has further intentions of destroying our state institutions" (04-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Federal money in jeopardy, warns advocate (04-22)
"Pink tax" and contraception bills advanced yesterday (04-22)
CTU prez doubles down on ISIS remark (04-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to this morning's edition (04-22)
They had one job and they didn't do it right (04-22)
Amen to that (04-22)
Well, yeah, of course (04-22)
Proposal to eliminate lite guv fails in Senate (04-22)
*** UPDATED x3 - Senate passes bill - House passes higher ed funding bill *** Keep calm and carry on (04-22)
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*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-22)
Good morning! (04-22)
Well, OK, take it (04-21)
*** UPDATED x6 *** Face reality, please (04-21)
Credit Unions – A Smarter Choice! (04-21)
Question of the day (04-21)
CPS wins Labor Board backing against one-day strike (04-21)
Flat tax history explained, and what could happen if two similar amendments are on the ballot (04-21)
Prince dies at 57 (04-21)
New CUB Poll: 84% Oppose Exelon Nuclear Bailout (04-21)
Change or die (04-21)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Higher ed funding needs to clear at least one more hurdle (04-21)
Common Cause turns thumbs down on Raoul proposal (04-21)
With friends like these... (04-21)
A heavy lift for a questionable outcome (04-21)
What is wrong with people? (04-21)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-21)
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Madigan: "Thank you very much" (04-20)
U of I prepares for layoffs (04-20)
Impasse hostage barely alive (04-20)
Question of the day (04-20)
*** UPDATED x1 - Madigan bashes Republicans *** It's just a bill... (04-20)
Yeah, this'll help (04-20)
Green shoots breaking through (04-20)
Careful what you wish for... (04-20)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Reporter says he was fired for "disagreeing" with coverage by Illinois Policy Institute-owned radio network (04-20)
NY turnout paled in comparison to Illinois' (04-20)
Candidate censured for "half-truthful, vulgar and destructive campaign of terror" (04-20)
Happy 4/20! (04-20)
*** UPDATED x1 - CTU not impressed *** CPS asks union for binding arbitration (04-20)
Stuff you may not know about Illinois (04-20)
Local governments accidentally overpaid millions (04-20)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-20)
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Rauner on Dunkin's loss (04-19)
Cleaning up Pat Quinn's mess (04-19)
A tried and true template for ending the carnage (04-19)
Beware another criss-cross (04-19)
Lots of moving parts in proposed Lucas deal (04-19)
Lipinski says he'll vote for Sanders if convention's contested (04-19)
Things really are getting better here (04-19)
Maybe now we know why things heated back up in January (04-19)
Nuclear Energy: Vital for Illinois’ Clean Power Plan Goals (04-19)
Question of the day (04-19)
Here comes the criss-cross? (04-19)
React to Munger move publicly muted (04-19)
Illinois Policy Institute lauds state jobs report (04-19)
Bill would force automatic federal fund transfers to community colleges (04-19)
Madigan advances his constitutional amendment (04-19)
*** UPDATED x1 - Sen. Kirk responds *** Poll: Illinoisans overwhelmingly favor criminal justice reforms (04-19)
*** UPDATED x2 - Republicans start to sign on *** Even more green shoots (04-19)
Man, I hope this works (04-19)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - One more thing... (04-19)
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More like this soon, please (04-18)
Madigan asks Rauner to use "his extensive influence" with Republicans to pass constitutional amendment (04-18)
Question of the day (04-18)
The fight begins over graduated tax (04-18)
It's just a bill... (04-18)
Exelon still pushing hard for state help (04-18)
GOP Rep. proposes "stopgap" plan for higher ed (04-18)
CTU president: Strike chance is "100 hundred percent" (04-18)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-18)
It's Rauner vs. Madigan everywhere you look (04-18)
Baricevic says he outraised Bost (04-18)
Jesse White says he could be drafted to run again (04-18)
Another green shoot (04-18)
*** UPDATED x1 - Common Cause, ICPR support bill *** Madigan backs remap reform proposal (04-18)
Cullerton backs off taxing drivers by the mile (04-18)
Dunkin came out pretty well after all (04-18)
Justice Laura Liu (04-18)
It may be an immoral threat, but it's having a big impact (04-18)
History will not be kind (04-18)
Because... Madigan! (04-18)
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*** UPDATED x1 - Mendoza responds *** Munger to delay legislative pay (04-17)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-15)
Lang explains graduated tax hike proposal (04-15)
CET Survey: 113,918 Illinois Clean Energy Jobs, But Wind and Solar Jobs cut 6.9% in 2015. Time to fix our energy policy! (04-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (04-15)
"The straw that breaks the Illinois economy’s back" (04-15)
Question of the day (04-15)
Benatar, Etheridge added to State Fair lineup (04-15)
Illinois Credit Unions: Supporting Financial Literacy for Future Leaders (04-15)
*** UPDATED x2 - AFP responds - Tax cut for "99 percent" hikes revenue by $1.9 billion *** This just in... Graduated income tax plan introduced (04-15)
Find. Another. Way. (04-15)
What the heck happened in DuPage? (04-15)
Group launches online ads on property tax issue (04-15)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-15)
"This puts Lisa Madigan in a position to force the state to stop paying state workers" (04-15)
Kirk continues moving away from GOP on hot-button issues (04-15)
Yet another deadline looming as impasse drags on (04-15)
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Kirk takes a pass on Cleveland (04-14)
New CUB Poll: 84% Oppose Exelon Nuclear Bailout (04-14)
Climate Scientists and Conservationists Call on Illinois Leaders to Preserve the State’s Nuclear Energy Plants (04-14)
After lawsuit, McHenry County to rescind resolution supporting Rauner agenda (04-14)
Illinois adds almost 15,000 jobs in a month, but IDES still gloomy (04-14)
Calm down, already (04-14)
Because... Madigan! (04-14)
Shell Credit Union Supports Local School District (04-14)
Question of the day (04-14)
Group wants "idle" state money dusted off and spent (04-14)
It's just a bill... (04-14)
Lawsuit filed over state health insurance (04-14)
Private group steps up to fund a bus trip so kids can visit their imprisoned moms (04-14)
Thanks! (04-14)
WIU president announces 110 layoffs (04-14)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-14)
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State wants employees to continue working during potential shutdown (04-13)
Question of the day (04-13)
Emanuel police task force: CPD has "no regard for the sanctity of life when it comes to people of color" (04-13)
What's good for the goose... (04-13)
Yes, they can work together on some stuff (04-13)
Bankruptcy cheerleaders, beware (04-13)
Talking past each other (04-13)
Because... Madigan! (04-13)
Today's number: 2 cents (04-13)
Zorn says Rauner is "epic" failure (04-13)
Creating losers with the same old formula (04-13)
Durkin: "I will stop the rhetoric" (04-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Madigan: Rauner's impasse is a feature, not a bug (04-13)
Your weekly Oscar the Puppy pic (04-13)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-13)
AG Madigan all but confirms intent to file suit on employee pay (04-13)
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Good morning! (04-13)
ACLU wants Illinois forfeiture laws reformed (04-12)
Today's number: $1.65 million (04-12)
Rate the new SEIU mailer (04-12)
Rauner points finger at Dems, demands Turnaround Agenda (04-12)
Question of the day (04-12)
It's just a bill... (04-12)
Study: McDonald video aftermath, not ACLU form main cause of problem (04-12)
Climate Scientists and Conservationists Call on Illinois Leaders to Preserve the State’s Nuclear Energy Plants (04-12)
Seeing what they want to see (04-12)
*** UPDATED x2 - Only budget items *** Madigan decides to attend leaders meeting (04-12)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-12)
Save (another) date! (04-12)
Pritchard talks taxes, reforms (04-12)
Goldberg blasts "Another partisan spending bill filled with empty promises" (04-12)
GOP state House candidate stockpiles over $2 million (04-12)
*** UPDATED x5 - Claypool responds - Manar responds - Rauner: City would've lost $189m under Dem plan - Chicago would lose $74 million *** Suburban impact unveiled (04-12)
Cracks forming? Probably not (04-12)
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Let's get ready to Trumple! (04-11)
Mushrooms sprout green shoots (04-11)
This Is Illinois (04-11)
More like this, please (04-11)
Our sorry state (04-11)
Unclear on the concept (04-11)
Question of the day (04-11)
From the twitters (04-11)
*** UPDATED x1 - Kirk releases numbers *** Duckworth says she has "over $4 million on hand" (04-11)
Today's number: 63 percent (04-11)
Protest + Political pressure = Success (04-11)
You just never know what you'll find (04-11)
No bills for you! (04-11)
Looking at history (04-11)
*** UPDATED x1 - GOMB recommends Rauner sign bill *** What wasn't in the plan is more important than what was in it (04-11)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Events lists (04-08)
Question of the day (04-08)
Credit Unions – A Smarter Choice! (04-08)
New CUB Poll: 84% Oppose Exelon Nuclear Bailout (04-08)
Our sorry state (04-08)
Free speech is one thing, jerkiness is quite another (04-08)
Voices for IL Children: Both parties' plans are "flawed" (04-08)
#Winning! (04-08)
Republicans propose social service spending plan (04-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Today's quotable (04-08)
Sweeps can have consequences (04-08)
Another blast from the past to perform at the State Fair (04-08)
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Another hostage goes down (04-07)
Question of the day (04-07)
Dold has $1.5 million cash on hand advantage over Schneider (04-07)
A different way of looking at something (04-07)
CTU cancels election (04-07)
Stuff that gives you hope (04-07)
Illinois Credit Unions: Giving Back to Our Communities (04-07)
New CUB Poll: 84% Oppose Exelon Nuclear Bailout (04-07)
Keeping Illinois Nuclear Plants Open: Good For Our Communities & Illinois (04-07)
Committee deadline week continues with gusto (04-07)
Community colleges say they can't sustain their MAP grant subsidies (04-07)
Illinois plays role in anti bailout ad about Puerto Rico (04-07)
Tribune uncovers more alleged Hastert victims (04-07)
Rauner again asks for negotiations (04-07)
Welcome, Tina! (04-07)
Obama thanks Kirk on Garland (04-07)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-07)
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Good morning! (04-07)
Cullerton lobbied, picketed over city school issues (04-06)
Your weekly Oscar the Puppy photo (04-06)
Merle Haggard (04-06)
Illinois handed a reprieve (04-06)
The end of the impasse as we know it? (04-06)
It's just a bill (Part 28,497) (04-06)
A hostage speaks out: "Our social service infrastructure is facing total destruction" (04-06)
Question of the day (04-06)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Kirk's poll "a clear sign that Kirk is in trouble" (04-06)
Keep your regulating hands off my yoga mat! (04-06)
Locals starting to freak out over K-12 funding (04-06)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-06)
Question of the day (04-05)
Time for an intervention (04-05)
Unclear on the concept (04-05)
Manar unveils new school funding plan (04-05)
Midwife legalization bill stalls... again (04-05)
Oh, for crying out loud (04-05)
Lots more mismanagement uncovered in Quinn's anti-violence program (04-05)
Rauner avoids stepping on his message for a change (04-05)
Today's number: $125.3 billion (04-05)
Our sorry state (04-05)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Protesters make it inside the governor's mansion (04-05)
Madigan's Quinn and Dunkin's caps (04-05)
Keeping Illinois Nuclear Plants Open: Good For Our Communities & Illinois (04-05)
The other side of reality (04-05)
Caption contest! (04-05)
GOP Rep apparently splits from party on school funding (04-05)
Another "turnaround" (04-05)
Kirk poll has him trailing Duckworth in an "incredibly tight" race (04-05)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-05)
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Columbia College won't cover MAP grants for 1800 recipients (04-04)
In which I totally agree with Mayor Emanuel (04-04)
Today's number: 549,040 (04-04)
RNUG begs to differ (04-04)
AG Madigan to Rauner: No (04-04)
It's just a bill (04-04)
Question of the day (04-04)
Today's quotable (04-04)
The perils of hiring protesters (04-04)
More green shoots? (04-04)
*** LIVE *** Session Coverage (04-04)
Grandstand lineup announced (04-04)
A tale of two editorials (04-04)
Let it play out a bit more (04-04)
Today's graph: Unfunded pension liability (04-04)
Time to update the talking points (04-04)
It doesn't look like we're any closer (04-04)
Not the governor's strong suit (04-04)

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