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April 2021 Posts

Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-30)
Harmon recommends hybrid transition to eventual fully elected Chicago school board (04-30)
Question of the day (04-30)
It's just a bill (04-30)
Pritzker explains why he hired Chapa LaVia to direct IDVA (04-30)
3,207 new confirmed and probable cases; 33 additional deaths; 2,024 hospitalized; 475 in ICU; 3.4 percent average case positivity rate; 4 percent average test positivity rate; 92,747 average daily doses (04-30)
Bustos won't run again (04-30)
AG office was hit by massive ransomware attack, potentially linked to Russia (04-30)
Mayor overplays her hand yet again (04-30)
Major cannabis CEO pulls out of state business association over its resistance to diversity (04-30)
Devastating report released on LaSalle Veterans' Home (04-30)
Open thread (04-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (04-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-30)
Telehealth Provides Access To Healthcare – Support HB 3498 (04-30)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-30)
*** UPDATED x1 - Former Ald. Munoz indicted *** Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson charged (04-29)
Path To 100 Act Saves Consumers $1.2 Billion (04-29)
It's just a bill (04-29)
IDPH working on program to help people prove they've been vaxed (04-29)
3,394 new confirmed and probable cases; 38 additional deaths; 2,115 hospitalized; 475 in ICU; 3.5 percent average case positivity rate; 4 percent average test positivity rate; 97,434 average daily doses (04-29)
Our sorry state (04-29)
Question of the day (04-29)
Show Your Work (04-29)
Former top Exelon lobbyist fined by state in sexual harassment probe (04-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (04-29)
*** UPDATED x1 *** New unemployment claims down again in Illinois, nation (04-29)
WATCH: Legislators Press ComEd on Opposition To Ethics Measures, Ameren Refuses To Be Held Accountable (04-29)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (04-29)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Pritzker energy bill coverage roundup (04-29)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Bears move a real possibility or leverage? (04-29)
Telehealth Provides Access To Needed Care – During COVID-19 And Beyond (04-29)
Open thread (04-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (04-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-29)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-29)
Pritzker unveils energy bill (04-28)
Bailey event draws local health department scrutiny (04-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Ethics updates (04-28)
Today's must-read (04-28)
2,728 new confirmed and probable cases; 33 additional deaths; 2,154 hospitalized; 502 in ICU; 3.4 percent average case positivity rate; 4.1 percent average test positivity rate; 100,823 average daily doses (04-28)
Question of the day (04-28)
State very close to normal 30-day payment cycle as bill backlog falls to just $3.5 billion (04-28)
It's just a bill (04-28)
Loretto execs spent big bucks on buddies while pleading poverty to lawmakers (04-28)
Telehealth Saves Life Of Stroke Patient In Rural Illinois (04-28)
Sen. Tom Cullerton's trial date set for month before 2022 primary (04-28)
Pritzker to appeal latest Shakman decision (04-28)
Chicago convention shutdown cost the city and state $233.8 million in lost tax revenues (04-28)
Today's quotable (04-28)
*** UPDATED x2 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (04-28)
Open thread (04-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-28)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-28)
REAL ID deadline extended to May 3, 2023 (04-27)
Question of the day (04-27)
Southern Illinois judge rules FOID card unconstitutional (04-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Hey, Illinois Senate! (04-27)
The "Illinois Exodus" numbers were all spectacularly wrong (04-27)
2,556 new confirmed and probable cases; 23 additional deaths; 2,180 hospitalized; 502 in ICU; 3.5 percent average case positivity rate; 4.1 percent average test positivity rate; 105,757 average daily doses (04-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker signs fourth Black Caucus "pillar" into law (04-27)
Some good news for deep southern Illinois (04-27)
Pritzker mischaracterizes his own 2018 remap veto pledge, also claims 2011 remap had a "very strong leaning toward fairness" (04-27)
Path To 100 Act Saves Consumers $1.2 Billion (04-27)
Define "everything," Mr. Speaker (04-27)
Another day, another lawsuit (04-27)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (04-27)
Census and reapportionment roundup (04-27)
Abby Witt named new DPI executive director (04-27)
Open thread (04-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (04-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-27)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-27)
Question of the day (04-26)
As expected, Illinois will lose one congressional seat (04-26)
It's just a bill (04-26)
It's good to be the king (04-26)
2,137 new confirmed and probable cases; 10 additional deaths; 2,083 hospitalized; 506 in ICU; 3.5 percent average case positivity rate; 4.1 percent average test positivity rate; 105,873 average daily doses (04-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (04-26)
It's long past time to keep these promises (04-26)
Chicago sues Indiana gun store (04-26)
Pick a lane (04-26)
By the numbers (04-26)
The vast majority who had no vax side effects should let their friends know about it (04-26)
Appearances can be deceiving when it comes to the state budget (04-26)
Open thread (04-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-26)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-26)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-23)
Question of the day (04-23)
All House Republicans side with whipped up anti-vaxxers as Rep. Chesney declares "My body, my choice" during debate (04-23)
Times change and so do political parties (04-23)
Months after feds admitted he's not a target, Gaming Board dismisses complaint against Heidner (04-23)
3,369 new confirmed and probable cases; 22 additional deaths; 2,112 hospitalized; 506 in ICU; 3.6 percent average case positivity rate; 4.3 percent test positivity rate; 118,741 average daily doses (04-23)
Today's quotable (04-23)
It's just a bill (04-23)
Speaker Welch marks first 100 days in office (04-23)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Springfield-area man who allegedly chased Sen. Sims in his car and pointed gun enters not guilty plea (04-23)
Well, that's one way to do it (04-23)
Kinda anti-climactic (04-23)
IMHO, the throw alone earned him a floor vote (04-23)
A Fair Map Prioritizes Voting Rights And Public Input (04-23)
Open thread (04-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-23)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-23)
Fun with numbers? (04-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's roundup (04-22)
Question of the day (04-22)
Pritzker issues two new executive orders on Earth Day (04-22)
Illinois Credit Unions: A Fair Financial Alternative (04-22)
Illinois’ Clean Energy Boom Has Been Waitlisted – Jobs Are At Risk (04-22)
Rhetoric heats up over remap (04-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** It's just a bill (04-22)
3,170 new confirmed and probable cases; 33 additional deaths; 2,147 hospitalized; 511 in ICU; 3.8 percent average case positivity rate; 4.4 percent average test positivity rate; 123,078 average daily doses (04-22)
Lightfoot unveils RFP for Chicago casino (04-22)
Show Your Work (04-22)
New progressive coalition offers up state revenue proposals (04-22)
New Illinois unemployment insurance claims hit pandemic low, but news blackout will likely continue (04-22)
Telehealth Saves Lives: Read One Man’s Story (04-22)
Daily Herald argues against budget cut (04-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some campaign stuff (04-22)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (04-22)
Open thread (04-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-22)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Wednesday roundup (04-21)
Question of the day (04-21)
Labor's energy bill gets ethics upgrade, but CEJA sponsor wants more (04-21)
Ag Director Costello on vaccines and reopening: "A lot, in my opinion, has to do with a positive mental attitude" (04-21)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Burke's FBI tapes are not gonna be pretty (04-21)
If you've been wanting herd immunity, there's a vax for that (04-21)
It's just a bill (04-21)
2,765 new confirmed and probable cases; 28 additional deaths; 2,191 hospitalized; 521 in ICU; 3.8 percent average case positivity rate; 4.4 percent average test positivity rate; 122,842 average daily doses (04-21)
GOP trolls Pritzker on taxes, mainly his own (04-21)
Nature Conservancy report looks at Illinois climate change (04-21)
Some local heavy-hitters are also part of a very small club of national campaign donors (04-21)
Inspector general report finds political influence at US EPA kept public in the dark about ethylene oxide (04-21)
It’s Time To Finally Hold Utilities Accountable (04-21)
"Well, we'll sit down and draw a very fair map" (04-21)
Open thread (04-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-21)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-21)
Chauvin found guilty on all counts (04-20)
Cautious optimism expressed, but test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths among Black Chicagoans remains high (04-20)
Question of the day (04-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Board of Elections head announces resignation after still-unexplained extortion attempt (04-20)
"What we’re trying to do is slow down the process" of Martwick/Ramirez elected school board bills (04-20)
Rush again insists governor should wave a magic wand (04-20)
2,587 new confirmed and probable cases; 9 additional deaths; 2,288 hospitalized; 522 in ICU; 3.8 percent average case positivity rate; 4.5 percent average test positivity rate; 122,531 average daily doses (04-20)
Coalition To Protect Telehealth Supports House Bill 3498 (04-20)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (04-20)
Today's quotable (04-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** It's just a bill (04-20)
"Rural populations are just not coming out to get vaccinated" (04-20)
Senate to require daily wristbands for access (04-20)
Criticisms don't add up (04-20)
It’s Time To Finally Hold Utilities Accountable (04-20)
Open thread (04-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (04-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-20)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-20)
At mayor's request, Pritzker activates National Guard ahead of Chauvin verdict (04-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** ALPLM explains its claims about Lincoln presidential library foundation (04-19)
It's just a bill (04-19)
Illinoisans can get free U of I covidSHIELD tests at community colleges (04-19)
Republicans continue having money problems (04-19)
Question of the day (04-19)
Ethics at issue with energy bill (04-19)
Today's quotable (04-19)
1,959 new confirmed and probable cases; 22 additional deaths; 2,128 hospitalized; 491 in ICU; 4.0 percent average case positivity rate; 4.7 percent average test positivity rate; 125,212 average daily doses (04-19)
Illinois, Chicago right around national average on vaccines so far (04-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraising list (04-19)
Our sorry state (04-19)
Rate Giannoulias' first online ad (04-19)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Key remap Dem says no guarantee US Census data will be accurate (04-19)
Mayor Lightfoot deals with rumor head-on (04-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (04-19)
Lightfoot low-balls elected school board issue (04-19)
Open thread (04-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-19)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-19)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (04-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** As Downstate counties return vaccine, state redirects shots where demand is high (04-16)
It's just a bill (04-16)
Question of the day (04-16)
As electric transportation options increase, car dealers butt heads with manufacturers (04-16)
Bailey, Pritzker talk about Adam Toledo's death (04-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (04-16)
Telehealth Provides Access To Healthcare – Support HB 3498 (04-16)
Credit Unions: A Unique Concept For Financial Services (04-16)
3,866 new confirmed and probable cases; 21 additional deaths; 2,058 hospitalized; 468 in ICU; 4.2 percent average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 129,664 average daily doses (04-16)
Illinois’ Clean Energy Boom Has Been Waitlisted – Jobs Are At Risk (04-16)
DPI asks for FEC guidance on new state chair, temporarily installs Michael Dorf as state funds chair (04-16)
"What the hell are we supposed to do?" (04-16)
Will County GOP chair says party is facing eviction, losing office furniture (04-16)
Peoria's many problems (04-16)
Madigan's legal tab nears $6.8 million (04-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Welch to Republicans: Come to the table and stop wasting "precious time" (04-16)
In 2020, CPD arrested three times as many African-Americans for cannabis than all other ethnicities combined (04-16)
A Fair Map Prioritizes Voting Rights And Public Input (04-16)
Open thread (04-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-16)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-16)
Adam Toledo react (04-15)
Lightfoot's proposal would elect just three school board members (04-15)
3,581 new confirmed and probable cases; 40 additional deaths; 2,043 hospitalized; 468 in ICU; 4.2 percent average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 129,317 average daily doses (04-15)
Adam Toledo videos released (04-15)
Caption contest! (04-15)
New type of power plant could be built in Decatur (04-15)
It’s Time To Finally Hold Utilities Accountable (04-15)
Sixth Illinoisan charged in connection with January 6 insurrection (04-15)
Illinois' streak of low unemployment benefit applications continues for fourth straight week (04-15)
Show Your Work (04-15)
It's just a bill (04-15)
Brood X cicada's re-emergence will provoke copperhead feeding frenzy in southern Illinois (04-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Illinois State Police legislation touches off public spat with gun law reform group (04-15)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (04-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Elected Chicago school board bill advances as mayor ramps up opposition (04-15)
Independent audit finds need for limited, temporary Exelon nuke subsidy (04-15)
MLB open thread (04-15)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-15)
Credit Unions: The People Helping People Philosophy (04-14)
Question of the day (04-14)
High school sports fingered as significant source of case surge in other states, but Pritzker claims state is being careful with resuming activities (04-14)
Speaker Welch creates new task force to review monuments on state property (04-14)
3,536 new confirmed and probable cases; 2,076 hospitalized; 453 in ICU; 4.2 percent average case positivity rate; 5 percent test positivity rate; 132,810 average daily doses - Pritzker says we're seeing "beginning of maybe a lessening of the rise of cases" (04-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Majority Leader Lightford tests positive (04-14)
It's just a bill (04-14)
Duckworth raises $1.8 million with $3.7 million on hand, Giannoulias raises $1.4 million with $2.1 million in the bank (04-14)
Meanwhile, in Effingham (04-14)
More on the J&J pause and Peoria-area variants (04-14)
FOID card expiration date extended yet again (04-14)
Open thread (04-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some other stuff (04-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-14)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-14)
Speaker Welch staffer tests positive for COVID-19 (04-13)
It's just a bill (04-13)
Won't see him no more (04-13)
Question of the day (04-13)
Pritzker, Harmon and Welch outline how they want to deal with $7.5 billion federal aid influx (04-13)
Illinois’ Clean Energy Boom Has Been Waitlisted – Jobs Are At Risk (04-13)
Lawsuits! Lawsuits! Lawsuits! (04-13)
Told 'ya (04-13)
3,193 new confirmed and probable cases; 17 additional deaths; 2,028 hospitalized; 466 in ICU; 4.3 percent average case positivity rate; 5 percent average test positivity rate; 132,979 average daily doses (04-13)
Republican remap roundup (04-13)
AG Raoul says his office's tech network "has been compromised" (04-13)
*** UPDATED x3 - IDPH updates: No large impact - State sends doses to city - J&J responds *** IDPH pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine (04-13)
Welcome aboard! (04-13)
Some more encouraging economic news for Illinois (04-13)
Was January a brushfire or a sustainable course? (04-13)
Great, but maybe hold off on the gold medals for a bit (04-13)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (04-13)
Open thread (04-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (04-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-13)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-13)
Governor's office staff member tested positive, had no close contact with Pritzker (04-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Republicans want to hear Pritzker's remap thoughts while Democrats push back against GOP plans (04-12)
An unintended, but likely forseeable consequence of over-cautious policies (04-12)
COVID-19 roundup: Lawsuit filed over LaSalle Veterans’ Home death; IDOC resuming in-person visitation; Hotel revenues plunged 80 percent (04-12)
Question of the day (04-12)
Legislator pay ruling should not be a surprise (04-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** 2,433 new confirmed and probable cases; 18 additional deaths; 1,998 hospitalized; 418 in the ICU; 4.4 percent average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 132,188 average daily doses (04-12)
More like this, please (04-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** State Board of Elections calls special meeting to discuss Sandvoss situation (04-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraising event list (04-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Big teachers union wins prompt grumbling (04-12)
Center Square network gets grant to offer "an alternate perspective to legacy media’s unfair coverage of individuals who disagree with state shutdowns" (04-12)
Moody's: New Chicago firefighter pension law is "credit negative" (04-12)
Open thread (04-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (04-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (04-12)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (04-12)

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