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May 2013 Posts

Caption contest! (05-31)
Harris, Mell talk about failure of gay marriage bill (05-31)
Cullerton issues statement on pension reform (05-31)
Concealed carry compromise clears both chambers (05-31)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Session update (05-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - State party chairman update (05-31)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Nekritz: Maybe we should pass both bills (05-31)
A viewer's guide to today's coverage (05-31)
*** UPDATED x1 - Joe Walsh responds *** Yeah, that'll work (05-31)
End of session mental health break (05-31)
Question of the day (05-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A quick gay marriage update (05-31)
Despite impasses, some Statehouse progress made (05-31)
Don’t Tax My Credit Union! (05-31)
Vote Yes on SB 103: Renewables Cut Power Costs $177 Million/Year; Supported by 87% of Illinois Voters (05-31)
Kicking the can (05-31)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Tentative agreement on concealed carry (05-31)
Can Dorgan pull it off? (05-31)
Lobsters hired just a day before session's end (05-31)
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Madigan: Senate lacks leadership (05-30)
*** UPDATED x1 - BIMP *** The mother of all development bills (05-30)
Durkin to run for House GOP Leader, won't vote for gay marriage (05-30)
Question of the day (05-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Nekritz: House pension plan saves more state dollars (05-30)
Finally, a good bill passes (05-30)
Rush says Kirk idea is "upper-middle-class, elitist white boy solution" (05-30)
They're close, on paper (05-30)
Rutherford to announce Sunday (05-30)
Online voter registration advances (05-30)
Unions: Our pension plan actually saves more than House plan (05-30)
Close or not? House gay marriage vote looms (05-30)
Photos: The wall comes down (05-30)
Possible end game, while unions claim unintended problems with SB1 (05-30)
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*** UPDATED x1 *** Fun with numbers (05-29)
Question of the day (05-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - The rest of the story and a Statehouse roundup (05-29)
*** UPDATED x1 - Video *** Jaffe: Put Chicago casino in separate bill (05-29)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Budget roundup (05-29)
Where's the fire? (05-29)
Rep. Ford sticks his neck out (05-29)
Only a matter of time? (05-29)
Against it before he was for it (05-29)
Vote Yes on SB 103: Renewables Cut Power Costs $177 Million/Year; Supported by 87% of Illinois Voters (05-29)
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Puppy lemon law advances (05-28)
Question of the day (05-28)
Rep. Moffitt loses 100 pounds, keeps it off (05-28)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Obamacare implementation passes House with all Republicans opposed (05-28)
Illinois Voters age 18+ Say Natural Gas Rate Increases are a Bad Idea! (05-28)
A little help, please? (05-28)
New Senate concealed carry "compromise" surfaces (05-28)
To Modernize Our Natural Gas Distribution System, Illinois Needs a Legislative Solution – Vote YES on the 2013 Natural Gas Consumer, Safety and Reliability Act (SB 2266, HAM #3) (05-28)
DON’T TAX SATELLITE TV! (05-28)
Scott Ives (05-28)
Storm report (05-28)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-28)
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Cullerton: June 9th deadline is no big deal (05-27)
Question of the day (05-27)
Back off, Dick (05-27)
Fun with numbers (05-27)
BGA's Shaw: Democrats have plunged Illinois "into a fiscal and ethical sewer" (05-27)
Quinn's holiday schedule (05-27)
Crosstown blahs (05-27)
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Question of the day (05-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Statehouse roundup (05-26)
Cullerton still pushing his pension compromise bill (05-26)
Compromise coming on concealed carry? (05-26)
Quotes of the day (05-26)
Isn't this where we came in? (05-26)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-26)
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Reader comments closed until Sunday afternoon (05-24)
Cullerton: "Violently opposed" to parts of "offensive" House concealed carry bill (05-24)
IL Review claims Raoul postcards a "hoax" (05-24)
Quinn says he'll work to stop concealed carry bill "in its tracks" (05-24)
Rahm's message to USA nominee (05-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** State halts transfers out of Murray (05-24)
Group: Fifth arrest during third day of fracking sit-in (05-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Cullerton: Senate's pension bill saves more than previously claimed (05-24)
Credit unions serve as not-for-profit cooperatives; Banks elect Subchapter S to avoid taxes (05-24)
SB103 Protects Consumers and Fixes the Renewable Portfolio Standard (05-24)
*** UPDATED x1 - 85 votes *** House takes up concealed carry today (05-24)
ICIRR takes heat for gay marriage stand (05-24)
Duckworth not a target (05-24)
Sen. Raoul shares disgusting postcards from gun backers (05-24)
Question of the day (05-24)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-24)
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Your moment of, um, Zen (05-23)
Quote of the day (05-23)
Question of the day (05-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Videos and an afternoon roundup (05-23)
Today's letter (05-23)
"That's leadership" (05-23)
Second arrest in anti-fracking protest (05-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (05-23)
Steal this book (05-23)
Friday House floor vote slated for concealed carry (05-23)
Good news, not so good news (05-23)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-23)
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This just in... House's concealed carry bill surfaces (05-22)
Not quite (05-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Today's "prayer request" (05-22)
Question of the day (05-22)
Trib pens "Dear John" letter (05-22)
Fun with numbers (05-22)
IEA claims cost shift could be called today (05-22)
To Modernize Our Natural Gas Distribution System, Illinois Needs a Legislative Solution – Vote YES on the 2013 Natural Gas Consumer, Safety and Reliability Act (SB 2266, HAM #3) (05-22)
*** UPDATED x2 - Video - Protest at House doors *** This just in... (05-22)
All apologies (05-22)
Cuts ain't easy (05-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - What's in a name? (05-22)
Griffin lashes out at critic (05-22)
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ComEd’s Smart Grid Program Created Nearly 2,700 Jobs in First Quarter 2013 (05-22)
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Lang withdraws from gaming bill sponsorship (05-21)
Rauner claims more money and more "likes" (05-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Behind the story (05-21)
Unclear on the concept (05-21)
Another step ahead for fracking regulatory bill (05-21)
Question of the day (05-21)
Nothing to see here, move along, and get it together (05-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: A closer look at the Sun-Times poll of the House Black Caucus (05-21)
Today's quote (05-21)
Expect a floor vote soon (05-21)
No sign of abatement, but markets bounce anyway (05-21)
Billionaire attacks old buddy Rahm for not doing enough (05-21)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-21)
Vote NO and Uphold VETO on SB9 - ComEd Retroactive Electric Rate Hikes (05-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-21)
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Senators call for Hamos ouster (05-20)
Question of the day (05-20)
Repubs demand answers on Gill while speculation grows about Harold (05-20)
ComEd Bills Remain Stable, Making Now the Time to Invest in Grid Modernization (05-20)
Kotowski to call gun magazine amendment today (05-20)
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Deliberately unclear on the concept (05-20)
Timing is everything (05-20)
Credit unions serve as not-for-profit cooperatives; Banks elect Subchapter S to avoid taxes (05-20)
Everybody's right and everybody's wrong (05-20)
Don't hold your breath (05-20)
Did Oberweis pull a Brady? (05-20)
Should Cullerton step aside and allow a vote? (05-20)
Leader Cross eyeing attorney general bid (05-20)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-17)
This just in... (05-17)
Question of the day (05-17)
Under siege (05-17)
The first step (05-17)
Today's quote (05-17)
Friday mental health break (05-17)
"Good moral character" requirement to be removed from Senate's concealed carry bill (05-17)
Paranoia will destroy ya (05-17)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-17)
Question of the day (05-16)
Separated at birth? (05-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Behind the story (05-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** AFT President apparently unclear on agreement details (05-16)
This just in... Raoul files concealed carry bill (05-16)
Compare the pension plans (05-16)
Adlai on Madigan and Daley (05-16)
Helping the SGOPs and another self-inflicted wound (05-16)
Springfield council talks about drop dead date (05-16)
Credit Union (noun) – volunteer led, locally owned, democratically controlled cooperatives (05-16)
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Today's numbers - And a quote (05-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-16)
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Fracking regulations, taxation agreement finally reached (05-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Afternoon updates (05-15)
Really bad advice (05-15)
Caption contest! (05-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Sandack withdraws (05-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Big McCormick Place deal in works while Chicago retiree health care subsidies cut (05-15)
Question of the day (05-15)
New Raoul proposal would let locals add to gun-free zones (05-15)
How can we miss you if you won't go away? (05-15)
Another look ahead (05-15)
Pollapalooza (05-15)
Patience, please (05-15)
Behind the headlines (05-15)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a big Statehouse roundup (05-15)
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Indeed (05-14)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-14)
Question of the day (05-14)
A look ahead (05-14)
CDOT appears to stonewall inspector general on red light cams (05-14)
SB103 Protects Consumers and Fixes the Renewable Portfolio Standard (05-14)
AFT backs pension compromise (05-14)
Quinn the Yankee (05-14)
Minister: Gays "have more rights than I do" (05-14)
Credit Union (noun) – volunteer led, locally owned, democratically controlled cooperatives (05-14)
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Our broken state (Part 42,910) (05-13)
Empty rhetoric (05-13)
Question of the day (05-13)
Reality bites (05-13)
Two votes shy? (05-13)
Lang fires back at the Tribune, Msall endorses Madigan plan (05-13)
Poll results an "indictment of the political landscape" (05-13)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-10)
Texas, schmexas (05-10)
Question of the day (05-10)
Mental health break (05-10)
DON’T TAX SATELLITE TV! (05-10)
Another ISRA blast at gun violence victims: "These people love the limelight" (05-10)
Gidwitz: GOP central committee "destroying any chance that the Republican Party has in 2014" (05-10)
Madigan: "Throw it in the ash can" (05-10)
Legislator: Medical marijuana bill is "excuse" to make Illinois "more liberal" (05-10)
Timing is everything (05-10)
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The place to be (05-09)
Question of the day (05-09)
This just in... ISRA issues apology (05-09)
Caption contest! (05-09)
Poll: Quinn job disapproval at 62 percent (05-09)
Anti corporate protesters storm IMA headquarters (05-09)
ISRA: Gun owners really don't put much credence in what the Newtown parents have to say (05-09)
Medical marijuana bill heads to Senate floor (05-09)
Poison pill? (05-09)
Today's quote (05-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Today's Facebook post (05-09)
Credit Union (noun) – not-for-profit, consumer-focused cooperative (05-09)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Crosstabs and a Statehouse roundup (05-09)
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To Modernize Our Natural Gas Distribution System, Illinois Needs a Legislative Solution (05-09)
*** UPDATED x1 - He's in *** Report: Dold staffing up for another run (05-08)
Question of the day (05-08)
*** UPDATED x2 - AP buys into the hype *** No wild west here (05-08)
Madigan: Time for cost shift (05-08)
Lawsuit threat could hurt momentum (05-08)
Not stellar (05-08)
Now they're liberals? (05-08)
How can we miss you if you won't go away? (05-08)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-08)
Protect Consumers Uphold the SB 9 Veto (05-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a Statehouse roundup (05-08)
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*** UPDATED x1 *** Today's letter (05-07)
Not good (05-07)
Variations on a theme (05-07)
Today's quote (05-07)
Override SB 9 Veto to Get Smart Grid Back on Track (05-07)
Farm Bureau backs AT&T rewrite (05-07)
Today's maps (05-07)
Unions now have to face their members (05-07)
Madigan: Not enough (05-07)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-07)
Question of the day (05-07)
Brady resigns as state GOP chairman (05-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and polling crosstabs (05-07)
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This just in... Union pension proposal unveiled (05-06)
Tell us what you really think... (05-06)
Robocalls and the doomsday lobby (05-06)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-06)
Question of the day (05-06)
She'd better be ready for a fight (05-06)
Today's e-mail (05-06)
What did Quinn promise? (05-06)
Perpetuating the crisis or a good first step? (05-06)
Sheriff Dart readies concealed carry ordinance (05-06)
Credit Union (noun) – not-for-profit, consumer-focused cooperative (05-06)
Back to square one (05-06)
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Caption contest! (05-06)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-03)
*** UPDATED x1 - Callis resigns to run for Congress *** Quinn makes Gill an assistant director (05-03)
Question of the day (05-03)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Murphy has surgery to repair knee damage (05-03)
Rep. Ford's defense (05-03)
What's in a name? (05-03)
Madigan talks about his pension bill (05-03)
This just in... Supreme Court grants AG Madigan extension on concealed carry case (05-03)
On the General Assembly's "police powers" (05-03)
End in sight (05-03)
State revenues skyrocketed, but there's a catch (05-03)
About that "guarantee" (05-03)
Caption contest! (05-03)
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Puppy lemon law clears Senate (05-02)
Gaming bill heads to House (05-02)
DON’T TAX SATELLITE TV! (05-02)
"Never bet against the Speaker" (05-02)
Unions bring Cullerton "credible" pension proposal (05-02)
Caption contest! (05-02)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-02)
Today's quote (05-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (05-01)
Question of the day (05-01)
A hypothetical answer to a hypothetical question (05-01)
Worst. Law. Ever. #Fail (05-01)
"Evolving" positions (05-01)
AFSCME begins contract re-vote over back pay, recommends approval (05-01)
Credit Union (noun) – an essential financial cooperative (05-01)
*** LIVE *** SESSION COVERAGE (05-01)
Madigan's preamble (05-01)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Madigan presents pension proposal (05-01)
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