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May 2011 Posts

*** UPDATED w/ videos *** End of session live blog (05-31)
Question of the day (05-31)
Pension, health insurance bills bite the dust... for now (05-31)
Some good news for Shimkus, bad news for Johnson (05-31)
"Governor Irrelevant"? (05-31)
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*** UPDATED x2 - Pension reform delayed until veto session *** Memorial Day session live blog (05-30)
Question of the day (05-30)
Conservative group differs with Rockford Diocese decision to drop adoption and foster care (05-30)
Borrowing, budget and health care (05-30)
Workers' comp reform up in the air (05-30)
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Sunday session live blog, with a new twist (05-29)
Question of the day (05-29)
Unintended consequences (05-29)
Caterpillar expresses strong reservations as workers' comp bill advances (05-29)
Sunday Remapalooza: Republicans and Democrats begin to cannibalize (05-29)
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Sunday video: Three more days (05-29)
Congressional Remapalooza: An intensely partisan work of art (05-28)
Question of the day (05-28)
Then and now on workers' comp reform (05-28)
Lisa Madigan doing robocalls against ComEd (05-28)
Latino division over legislative maps (05-28)
*** UPDATED x1 - Gaming bill advances *** Quinn warns Rutherford, bashes casino bill (05-27)
This just in... Workers' comp repeal bill brought to the floor - Passes 65-48-4 (05-27)
Question of the day (05-27)
Blagojevich trial live coverage (05-27)
Workers' comp reform moves closer to passage (05-27)
*** UPDATED x13 - Kirk: Map designed to force Pelosi back into power *** Dems unveil new congressional maps and revised state maps (05-27)
“This will not be for the faint of heart” (05-27)
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire! (05-27)
The 3 year pension itch (05-27)
The Illinois Grid Modernization legislation (SB 1652) has unprecedented consumer protections in place. (05-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a huge Statehouse roundup (05-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Congressional and state remap data - With additional updates (05-27)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... (05-26)
The Green Side of the Grid Modernization Bill (05-26)
Live Blagojevich testimony coverage (05-26)
Early afternoon updates: Judicial pension amendment dropped for now - Workers' comp deal - Republicans unveil remap plan (05-26)
Question of the day (05-26)
School daze (05-26)
Budget deal starts to come together (05-26)
Republicans "leaning against" filing their own remap proposal as Dem map tweaked for Latinos and congressional map release date still uncertain (05-26)
Here comes the pension bill (05-26)
"Labor peace agreement" stalls gaming bill as McPier refuses temporary site - Plus: A Statehouse roundup (05-26)
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Question of the day (05-25)
Kind of a "ho-hum" day on the witness stand (05-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Quotes which explain a lot (05-25)
ComEd’s SB 1652 is the “new” HB 14…. (05-25)
Morning video: "Seven Days" (05-25)
State Fair racino in the mix (05-25)
Workers' Comp law repeal picks up endorsements (05-25)
Illinois Grid Modernization legislation has been enhanced with new and stronger consumer protections (05-25)
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Please, help if you can (05-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Question of the day (05-24)
The Plan to “Train Up” for Grid Modernization (05-24)
"Smaller" bills also moving, but jobs climate cannot be ignored (05-24)
*** UPDATED x3 *** More on the big stuff: ComEd, Workers' comp, pensions, brewers (05-24)
House, Senate redistricting hearing live-blog (05-24)
Rutherford slammed for "not making any sense whatsoever" (05-24)
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Three stories about kids to make you think (05-23)
Most Illinois Gamblers Prefer Smokefree Casinos (05-23)
Question of the day (05-23)
Look before you leap (05-23)
Caption contest! (05-23)
The clock is ticking on a whole lot of big stuff (05-23)
Monday Remapalooza (05-23)
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Live House remap committee coverage and more remap react (05-22)
Reader comments closed until Monday (05-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** This just in... "Official" map finally posted (05-20)
Quinn to Danville: Don't hold your breath (05-20)
Question of the day (05-20)
Reform and Renewal, Quinn style (05-20)
This just in... House remap posted (05-20)
Senate remap react (05-20)
Bad news, good news for Health Alliance in fight with governor (05-20)
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Morning video (05-20)
Question of the day (05-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: A little remap news (05-19)
A note to blog readers about the news feeds (05-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** This just in... Senate redistricting proposal released (05-19)
Caption contest! (05-19)
Here we go again (05-19)
Map day in the Senate (05-19)
The backpedaling begins (05-19)
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A Statehouse rarity: Republican leader quotes Wu-Tang Clan (05-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... REMAP UPDATE (05-18)
*** UPDATED x1 - GOMB responds *** Locals up the ante against state budget cuts (05-18)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Caption contest! (05-18)
Question of the day (05-18)
Cook Report: 11 to 13 Democratic congressional districts (05-18)
Why aren't these things already illegal? (05-18)
There were no "hush-hush" pay hikes (05-18)
Quinn pledges not to connect budget to the remap (05-18)
Six Reasons Why Electric Grid Modernization Can’t Wait (05-18)
Today's maps: The Great Flood of 2011 (05-18)
Biz handouts - Workers' comp - Slots at tracks - ComEd - Capital bill - And other business news (05-18)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Wirtz v. Quinn (05-17)
Remap report (05-17)
Question of the day (05-17)
Caption contest! (05-17)
Pension contribution numbers made public (05-17)
*** UPDATED x2 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-17)
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Proposed pension contribution increases not as high as some expected, but they're still steep (05-16)
Question of the day (05-16)
Yell at Chicago's mayor, get arrested (05-16)
Caption contest! (05-16)
Face it, we're hostages (05-16)
"Vultures" fight over foreclosure fees (05-16)
Hollywood trust fund wannabe hipsters, not Lisa Madigan (or high taxes), behind Pabst move out of Illinois (05-16)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend. (05-13)
*** UPDATED x1 - Oops *** Question of the day (05-13)
Advertisers are all in the news (05-13)
Federal suit filed over Illinois' concealed carry ban (05-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... (05-13)
Remap red herrings (05-13)
AFSCME sounds alarm on budget cuts (05-13)
Yes, the cuts are totally unacceptable, but so is everything else these days (05-13)
Reforming schools and cutting their budgets (05-13)
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The clock is ticking (05-12)
ComEd Revamps Utility Rate Hikes Bill…. (05-12)
Question of the day (05-12)
The best job in Illinois (05-12)
House moves forward with more cuts, some restorations and a big payment delay (05-12)
Stuck in Exec (05-12)
ATTN: Fax system outage (05-12)
Illinois is #2 in the Nation for Wind Industry Jobs, and With the Right Policies We Can Create Thousands More Local Jobs (05-12)
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Question of the day (05-11)
The death penalty debate continues (05-11)
Not a great thing to emerge during the budget debate (05-11)
*** UPDATED x 2 - VIDEO *** Sen. Cultra: Strip tax deductions from parents of obese kids (05-11)
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Today's graph and a business roundup (05-11)
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Hey, don't forget! (05-10)
Lack of state board members impacts hospital closure ruling (05-10)
Question of the day (05-10)
Very real perils in snubbing our corporate overlords (05-10)
The clown show continues unabated (05-10)
Today's controversies: Small and large (05-10)
Reports: House budget to cut MAP, school aid, DHS to be cut 10 percent (05-10)
Today's poll - Congressman Schock's shirtless pics (05-10)
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Quinn threatens to veto ComEd bill and says he's talking to Sears (05-09)
Question of the day (05-09)
Rahm Emanuel and the Statehouse (05-09)
I hate to say I told you so, but... (05-09)
Today's economic charts, stats and anecdata (05-09)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-06)
Motorola Mobility gets huge state tax credit (05-06)
Question of the day (05-06)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Report: Madigan considers proposal to levy separate property tax for teacher pensions (05-06)
Crazy hysteria over a simple weed (05-06)
*** UPDATED x4 - Doubled down *** Tea Party blasts Republicans over DREAM Act support (05-06)
Otis McDonald says Rep. Davis promised to vote for concealed carry (05-06)
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This just in... Chicago Teachers' Union now wants changes to reform bill (05-05)
"My mom worked in a smoke-filled casino and paid with her life!" (05-05)
Report: $500,000 in campaign contributions hidden from public - Quinn and Emanuel appear to deliberately take advantage of loophole (05-05)
Question of the day (05-05)
*** UPDATED x1 - Chamber disses Quinn workers' comp idea *** Budget reality still not sinking in (05-05)
*** UPDATED x2 - Bill fails with just 53 votes - Video of full debate *** House vote expected today on medical marijuana (05-05)
*** UPDATED x6 - NRA member contradicts Rep. Davis - 65-52-1 - NRA admits defeat before vote - Phelps says he will call bill today - Watch debate live *** A lose-lose? Maybe (05-05)
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Caption contest! (05-04)
Question of the day (05-04)
SEIU Healthcare launches radio ad to protect home care for people with disabilities (05-04)
Please, try just a little bit harder (05-04)
The budgetary training wheels are about to come off (05-04)
Rate the ad - Read the poll - Will Quinn flip again? (05-04)
A closer look at the concealed carry bill (05-04)
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Proposed wind energy developments will bring billions in economic investment to Illinois (05-03)
Question of the day (05-03)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Springfield Chamber proposes big borrowing plan as Senate soundly defeats bill to reduce local governments (05-03)
Quinn vows veto of concealed carry bill (05-03)
A good idea and some bad propaganda (05-03)
*** UPDATED x3 - Levee topped in Olive Branch as Kirk lands in Cairo - Birds Point levee photo *** Ohio River recedes at Cairo, but problems persist all over southern Illinois (05-03)
More budget games (05-03)
HB 14 Gives Customers Tools to Save Money (05-03)
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Missouri levee finally detonated (05-02)
Corps of Engineers live blog - Levee will be blown tonight (05-02)
Legislators: "Desperately looking" for flood relief volunteers (05-02)
Not as easy as it looks (05-02)
*** UPDATED x5 - Blown by midnight? - Phelps, Forby plead for MO levee destruction - Decision to be announced at 5 pm *** Rep. Bradley: "We're losing these towns" (05-02)
*** UPDATED x2 - IL Homeland Security Statement *** National events open thread (05-02)
American Wind Power Launches Ad Campaign to Protect and Promote Illinois Wind Industry (05-02)
Question of the day (05-02)
Curran, Madigan reach out to Latinos (05-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Sun-Times: State Police worked with FBI against Blagojevich (05-02)
Quinn will finally visit Cairo (05-02)
Illinois population center: Grundy County (05-02)
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Justice has been done (05-01)
This just in... Supreme Court rejects Missouri's appeal (05-01)
*** UPDATED x4 - Explosives packed into levee *** Missouri appeals to Supreme Court as Cairo levee begins to degrade (05-01)

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