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May 2012 Posts

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Session updates (05-31)
If you're looking for constantly updated end-of-session coverage... (05-31)
Question of the day (05-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: New Senate district term list (05-31)
More on the House's budget (05-31)
Today's quote (05-31)
Bill to strip workers of union membership goes to Senate floor (05-31)
11th Hour tax hikes proposed (05-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: End of session party details (05-31)
*** UPDATED x1 - "All funding for research" removed *** Did Madigan kill diabetes research funding out of revenge? (05-31)
*** UPDATED x1 - IFT Responds *** The next time you blame the state for skipping pension payments, remember this (05-31)
*** UPDATED x1 - Archived video *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Live video of Senate district drawings (05-31)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Oops (05-31)
Morning Shorts (05-31)
SB: 1849 A Revenue and Jobs Solution (05-31)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign news, supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-31)
If you're looking for live session coverage... (05-30)
Question of the day (05-30)
Schilling poll: Bustos trails by 16 points (05-30)
Two eavesdropping proposals surface (05-30)
House Republicans go ballistic (05-30)
Translating the Tribune (05-30)
Inspector General Clouseau strikes again (05-30)
Today's numbers (05-30)
Rev. Jackson: People will die (05-30)
ACLU to file equal protection lawsuit over state's civil unions law (05-30)
Morning Shorts (05-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-30)
The Allied Waste Bill – Fact Versus Fiction (05-30)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-30)
Question of the day (05-29)
*** UPDATED *** THIS JUST IN... Harriman drops out of congressional race... Costello, Sr. takes himself out of contention... Plummer responds (05-29)
Old man Ricketts has a new problem (05-29)
Report: Kirk concealed campaign payments to wife, girlfriend (05-29)
SB: 1849 A Revenue and Jobs Solution (05-29)
Major media pension coverage so far today (05-29)
Today's headline (05-29)
Polls: Schneider tied with Dold and Rahm's on a roll (05-29)
Morning Shorts (05-29)
*** UPDATED x2 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... (05-29)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - An important pension update to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-29)
What’s the rush on Allied Waste’s landfill bill? (05-29)
Question of the day (05-28)
Nearing the finish line? (05-28)
Did Emanuel open the door to Cub deal? (05-28)
Sorry, Grover (05-28)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-28)
And, we're back... (05-28)
Reader comments closed until late Memorial Day morning (05-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... (05-26)
Question of the day... Umm... Weekend (05-26)
SGOPs finally find a fee they like (05-26)
But will it work? (05-26)
Today's wrong number: $643,577.09 (05-26)
Some locals would lose pension perk, and it's "void ab initio" for Sheahan (05-26)
Bipartisan cooperation on the tobacco tax (05-26)
Revised SB 678 Expected To Save Ratepayers $437.7 Million, Includes Low Rate Caps For All Customers (05-26)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-26)
Pension plan: Workers who stay with the current retirement system can't buy state health insurance (05-25)
Tweet of the week (05-25)
Weekend update (05-25)
RICO bill heads to House (05-25)
Question of the day (05-25)
Caption contest! (05-25)
Best of the best of today's Medicaid stories (05-25)
Madigan confirms that retirement age won't be raised (05-25)
More like this, please (05-25)
Today's wrong number: 5 (05-25)
Hold your nose. Something stinks about HB3881 (05-25)
Morning Shorts (05-25)
Sen. Noland kills Nekritz eavesdropping bill (05-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-25)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-25)
Patrick Fitzgerald talks about his future (05-24)
Question of the day (05-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: UPDATE TO MEDICAID STORY (05-24)
Medicaid votes, budget battles and a very big cut (05-24)
Retirement age may not be raised (05-24)
Get Illinois Working Again (05-24)
This one might just break the mold (05-24)
A smart move undermined by a petulant boyfriend (05-24)
Revised SB 678 Expected To Save Ratepayers $437.7 Million, Includes Low Rate Caps For All Customers (05-24)
Morning Shorts (05-24)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a campaign and Statehouse roundup (05-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-24)
Question of the day (05-23)
*** UPDATED x1 *** This just in... Fitzgerald to step down (05-23)
Quinn mugs for the cameras as Medicaid plan goes off the rails (05-23)
I'm just not buying it (05-23)
Audio recording bill finally advances out of House (05-23)
Bullying bill comes up short (05-23)
Oh, for crying out loud (05-23)
Get Illinois Working Again (05-23)
Morning Shorts (05-23)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-23)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Dude. Really? (05-22)
Question of the day (05-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Press pop or good governance? (05-22)
Today's wrong number: $10 billion (05-22)
Chico goes on the offensive (05-22)
Medicaid plan surfaces, docs avoid hit (05-22)
Pot, meet kettle (05-22)
Morning Shorts (05-22)
Did you hear? (05-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-22)
HB3881 is anti-jobs, anti-economic development and anti-competitive (05-22)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-22)
Ugh (05-21)
Just out of curiosity (05-21)
A tiny opening? (05-21)
Question of the day (05-21)
Study: IL delegation is above average (05-21)
US Supremes reject remap appeal (05-21)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-21)
Let's play "Rate the TV Ad" (05-21)
Rodney Davis picked to run for Congress (05-21)
OK, so what's your plan now? (05-21)
Hey, Cub fans!!! (05-21)
Morning Shorts (05-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-21)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-18)
Chicago Tribune: Coal plant closures could send electricity costs soaring (05-18)
*** UPDATED x5 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... (05-18)
Question of the day (05-18)
OK, so where's your plan? (05-18)
Caption contest! (05-18)
Topinka: Cigarette tax hike a "common sense solution" (05-18)
Slots at tracks a possibility? Maybe (05-18)
AFSCME loses appeal over canceled raises (05-18)
*** UPDATED x2 - Ricketts gave preliminary approval, lauded TV ad *** Cubs owners try damage control (05-18)
Morning Shorts (05-18)
*** LIVE SESSION UPDATES *** (05-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-18)
Question of the day (05-17)
Tollways, yellow lights and speeders (05-17)
"The people behind those numbers" (05-17)
Two polls show Chicago-area residents think NATO summit is a good thing (05-17)
Morning Shorts (05-17)
Today's photo (05-17)
ComEd’s “Powerful Design” Winners Announced (05-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Ricketts family studies $10 million plan to make voters "hate" Obama, while legislators mull lifting some campaign caps (05-17)
The Single Largest Jobs Plan… (05-17)
*** LIVE SESSION UPDATES *** (05-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-17)
The Tenaska Tax: A $163 Million Annual Residential Rate Hike (05-16)
Question of the day (05-16)
Judges may sue over health insurance bill (05-16)
Media finally catches on (05-16)
Here they come (05-16)
Morning Shorts (05-16)
Spoiled rotten brats (05-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-16)
*** LIVE SESSION UPDATES *** (05-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-16)
Question of the day (05-15)
Quinn: No temporary fixes (05-15)
Bipartisan effort fails after Schock pressure (05-15)
Putting it all into perspective (05-15)
Morning Shorts (05-15)
*** LIVE SESSION UPDATES *** (05-15)
The Single Largest Jobs Plan… (05-15)
No Smoke and Mirrors—Cigarette Tax Increase is Needed (05-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-15)
Words vs. Reality (05-14)
Question of the day (05-14)
Today's quote (05-14)
"Write wingers" (05-14)
Press release of the day (05-14)
Cullerton wants to avoid overtime (05-14)
Morning Shorts (05-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-14)
Reader comments closed for Mother's Day weekend (05-11)
Roger Marquardt arrangements (05-11)
Illinois Needs Private Sector Jobs Now! Why Labor Leaders Support Senate Bill 1849 (05-11)
Caption contest! (05-11)
Blago Lite (05-11)
Question of the day (05-11)
Quinn goes all-in on gay marriage (05-11)
Senate passes repeal of free health insurance premiums, Quinn to sign (05-11)
My advice to Rahm (05-11)
Gas or Coal? Coal or Gas? Either Way, Tenaska Plan Just A Bad Deal for Illinois (05-11)
Morning Shorts (05-11)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-11)
Question of the day (05-10)
Political cover or political payback? (05-10)
Illinois Needs Private Sector Jobs Now! Why Labor Leaders Support Senate Bill 1849 (05-10)
Senate narrowly backs Quinn on facility closures - Chamber backs Quinn pension reforms (05-10)
House approves bill to effectively end free employee health insurance premiums (05-10)
*** UPDATED x2 - VIDEO *** Smith hearing resumes today (LIVE Coverage and Video) (05-10)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Not a big deal at all, but it's probably time to delegate a bit more (05-10)
Morning Shorts (05-10)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - COWL review, supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-10)
Today's number: 2 percent (05-09)
Pols behaving badly (05-09)
Question of the day (05-09)
Illinois Needs Private Sector Jobs Now! Why Labor Leaders Support Senate Bill 1849 (05-09)
Boost for Nekritz bill? (05-09)
Child care rescue? (05-09)
Is 67 too old to retire, or do people keep working anyway? (05-09)
Sen. Kirk releases video, thanks Illinoisans for patience (05-09)
Morning Shorts (05-09)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-09)
And then there were four... (05-08)
Question of the day (05-08)
Mayor Emanuel testifies to House committee on pension issues (Live Video) (05-08)
Hundreds of Illinois Voices Opposing the Taylorville Energy Center (05-08)
House Speaker blames media, downplays pension differences with Senate President (05-08)
Madigan connects retiree health care to budget fix (05-08)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-08)
Morning Shorts (05-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-08)
Question of the day (05-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... (05-07)
Pension dispute boils down to individual vs. collective contract rights (05-07)
Deja vu all over again (05-07)
Fun with numbers (05-07)
Man bites dog (05-07)
Cutting Medicaid ain't easy, Part 9,257 (05-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY *** IMPORTANT PASSWORD UPDATE NOTICE *** (05-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-07)
Reader comments closed for the weekend and a shout-out to the new intern (05-03)
The never-ending nightmare: Child-care payments could be delayed three months (05-03)
Sen. Kirk is moving home (05-03)
Cross distances himself from "senior pension adviser" (05-03)
Maybe not (05-03)
ComEd Announces Smart Meter Deployment Plan for Northern Illinois (05-03)
Cutting Medicaid Slashes Care (05-03)
The big lie on teacher pensions (05-03)
Madigan points to Dixon as reason to block merger proposal (05-03)
Cross walks back Madigan health insurance plan (05-03)
Today's quote: No sleep 'til Brooklyn (05-03)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-03)
ComEd Announces Smart Meter Deployment Plan for Northern Illinois (05-02)
Question of the day (05-02)
Today's maps: Illinois churches (05-02)
Bloomberg's fuzzy math (05-02)
"Oscar Mike" (05-02)
Cullerton advances legislative scholarship ban (05-02)
Nekritz tries again (05-02)
Prisons chief alleges fraud (05-02)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in... (05-01)
*** UPDATED x1 *** COGFA: Don't close anything (05-01)
Question of the day (05-01)
*** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** (05-01)
Lots of questions and Common Cause wants ALEC probe (05-01)
There They Go Again: Nine Times? $12 Billion? Really? (05-01)
Oh, yeah, this will soothe a lot of tensions (05-01)
Let's see what you got, before it's too late (05-01)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a campaign roundup (05-01)
Today's e-mail: Jesse White announces reelection (05-01)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-01)

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