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May 2021 Posts

5 Eastern Bloc members vote against ethics bill (05-31)
Budget spares LGDF, pays down debt, doesn't immediately spend all ARPA money, closes about $655 million in loopholes and spares others (05-31)
*** UPDATED x1 - Lottery vaccine promotion authorized in BIMP *** Session updates: Dems didn't share $1 billion in ARPA capital money with Republicans; Chief of police support criminal justice reform trailer bill (05-31)
Unclear on the concept (05-31)
Today's remap quotable (05-31)
Proposed gaming bill would allow in-person betting on Illinois college teams (05-31)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Ethics reform bill filed (05-31)
Senate Executive Appointments Committee finally acts on three Pritzker nominees, but no action taken on PRB (05-31)
Pass The Omnibus Energy Bill And Let’s Make History! (05-31)
521 new confirmed and probable cases; 33 additional deaths; 1,093 hospitalized; 294 in ICU; 1.6 percent average case positivity rate; 2.0 percent average test positivity rate; 50,162 average daily doses; 50 percent of Illinois adults fully vaxed (05-31)
May 31, 2021 cheat sheet (05-31)
Elections bill would move 2022 spring primary to June 28, makes other changes (05-31)
Speaker Welch forced to make late-session leadership shuffle, as Ammons out, Greenwood in (05-31)
Sunday's legislative roundup (05-31)
Open thread (05-31)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-31)
*** UPDATED x1 *** The budget bill has been filed (05-31)
Gov. Pritzker Says Decarbonization Is Key To Deal On Comprehensive Clean Energy Bill (05-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Exelon update (05-30)
Restraint/seclusion bill passage called a "huge win for students" (05-30)
Caption contest! (05-30)
602 new confirmed and probable cases; 18 additional deaths; 1,078 hospitalized; 298 in ICU; 1.7 percent average case positivity rate; 2.1 percent average test positivity rate; 52,177 average daily doses; More than half of adults fully vaxed (05-30)
76-year-old "fugitive" was actually in the hospital after apparently wandering around the city (05-30)
"The problem is Exelon" (05-30)
What else happened Saturday? (05-30)
House overwhelmingly passes resolution calling for IDES to commit to reopening offices (05-30)
Always check for motions (05-30)
Open thread (05-30)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (05-29)
802 new confirmed and probable cases; 37 additional deaths; 1,164 hospitalized; 313 in ICU; 1.8 percent average case positivity rate; 2.2 percent average test positivity rate; 55,252 average daily doses (05-29)
Just FYI: A quick programming note (05-29)
"I never knew no Godfather" (05-29)
Chicago Tribune: Solar Workers Anxiously Await Bill That Could Determine The Future Of Renewable Energy In Illinois (05-29)
Republican House member blames lack of independent legislative maps for tampons in male bathrooms (05-29)
*** UPDATED x1 *** What else happened Friday? (05-29)
After economists predicted a decline, Chicago biz barometer shot up to record highs (05-29)
Remap roundup (05-29)
Saturday open thread (05-29)
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*** UPDATED x1 *** Bailey, McConchie claim Pritzker is in "hiding" (05-28)
Pritzker signs renegotiated trial lawyers bill (05-28)
Question of the day (05-28)
*** UPDATED x10 - Senate, House start passing maps *** Remap roundup (05-28)
Durkin tells rally-goers seeking huge Exelon bailout that his caucus stands with them (05-28)
982 new confirmed and probable cases; 21 additional deaths (including a teenager); 1,216 hospitalized; 314 in ICU; 1.9 percent average case positivity rate; 2.3 percent average test positivity rate; 58,378 average daily doses (05-28)
It's just a bill and/or almost a law (05-28)
Illinois Credit Unions: A Unique Concept For Financial Services (05-28)
Because... Madigan! No, really (05-28)
Dem remap locks in Board of Review seat (05-28)
Today's oddest quote request (05-28)
"This isn't a hair bill" (05-28)
It Is Time to Protect The Health And Safety Of Young People (05-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Remap update (05-28)
Even with many schools closed, 2,400 Illinois students were physically restrained or secluded more than 15,000 times this school year (05-28)
The smart one picks apart the alleged bright one's latest argument against an elected school board (05-28)
Anti-Blagojevich mailer wins Pollie (05-28)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Illinois on the verge of designating an official state microbe (05-28)
Pass House Bill 3308/SCA 1 To Preserve Access To Telehealth (05-28)
Democrats say Republicans asked to be unpacked, but HGOP denies it (05-28)
Another day, another lawsuit: Concealed carry for teens (05-28)
Open thread (05-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (05-28)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Lots more redistricting details (05-28)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-28)
*** UPDATED x1 - IL Supreme Court remap legislation introduced *** House and Senate release revised maps - Republican packing addressed - Orthodox Jewish area, North Lawndale united - Board of Review map released (05-27)
Another day, another lawsuit (05-27)
Today's most pro-Exelon spin (05-27)
Private nursing homes want more state money, but without any staffing and infection control strings (05-27)
Question of the day (05-27)
Fun with end of session poll numbers (05-27)
It's just a bill (05-27)
IDOT announces $849 million in Chicago project starts as Lightfoot complains about lack of state funding (05-27)
House Bill 3308/SCA 1 To Protect Access To Telehealth (05-27)
891 new confirmed and probable cases; 42 additional deaths; 1,316 hospitalized; 339 in ICU; 1.9 percent average case positivity rate; 2.5 percent average test positivity rate; 63,71 average daily doses (05-27)
New unemployment claims rise a bit here as Fitch predicts full Illinois recovery still 18 months away (05-27)
It's just a beer (05-27)
Our sorry state (05-27)
IHSA pitching non-scientific survey in effort to boost its case (05-27)
Maybe just give Melty a Mel-O-Cream and call it a day (05-27)
Governor Pritzker Said On The Campaign Trail: “I’m In Favor Of Fair Maps.” (05-27)
Horsemen want antitrust probe of Churchill Downs (05-27)
Labor's constitutional amendment heading to voters (05-27)
Nearly 50 Legislators Say They Will Not Support Energy Bill Unless Climate And Equity Are Prioritized (05-27)
Open thread (05-27)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (05-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-27)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-27)
*** UPDATED WITH FULL INDICTMENT *** Tim Mapes indicted (05-26)
Today's quotable (05-26)
Question of the day (05-26)
It's almost a law (05-26)
Chicago Tribune: Solar Workers Anxiously Await Bill That Could Determine The Future Of Renewable Energy In Illinois (05-26)
"This place has got everything" (including vaxes) (05-26)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Lightfoot's top staff knew her claims were wrong that judges were contributing to city violence (05-26)
Illinois Supreme Court remap roundup (05-26)
Supreme Court rejects Foxfire Restaurant appeal (05-26)
1,139 new confirmed and probable cases; 27 additional deaths; 1,395 hospitalized; 351 in ICU; 2.0 percent average case positivity rate; 2.6 percent average test positivity rate; 71,215 average daily doses; 49 percent of adults fully vaxed (05-26)
Four dozen Democratic legislators throw down on ComEd, Exelon, etc. (05-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition (05-26)
All the reformers really needed was three votes (05-26)
*** UPDATED x1 *** New hybrid Chicago school board plan floated (05-26)
A new angle to ComEd's charitable giving (05-26)
Know hope (05-26)
Open thread (05-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-26)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-26)
Because... McConchie? (05-25)
PIRG claims 2013 state law added more than $600 million to ComEd's profits (05-25)
Question of the day (05-25)
COVID numbers are looking good, but not for the unvaccinated (05-25)
Today's must-read (05-25)
Supreme Court remap plan unveiled (05-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** It's just a bill (05-25)
808 new confirmed and probable cases; 17 additional deaths; 1,419 hospitalized; 350 in ICU; 2.1 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 79,485 average daily doses; 49 percent fully vaxed (05-25)
Mapapalooza likely to include Supremes (05-25)
Remap roundup (05-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Caption contest! (05-25)
SGOPs claim "scandal," governor says they're engaging in "dangerous" grandstanding (05-25)
Crain's finds major flaws with Illinois population migration "study" (05-25)
Governor Pritzker Said On The Campaign Trail: “I’m In Favor Of Fair Maps.” (05-25)
Could the primary be moved to accommodate national Dems? (05-25)
SEIU State Council backs Giannoulias for SoS (05-25)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (05-25)
Open thread (05-25)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (05-24)
Question of the day (05-24)
It's just a bill (05-24)
933 new confirmed and probable cases; 10 additional deaths; 1,393 hospitalized; 334 in ICU; 2.2 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent test positivity rate; 76,133 average daily doses (05-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** ILGOP: Speaker Welch stabs 2016 Rep. Welch in the back (05-24)
Matt Jones needs our help (05-24)
Today's remap public service message (05-24)
Could Illinois be headed for an upgrade? (05-24)
Dems pack tons of Republicans together (05-24)
Without specifics, group claims new remap disenfranchises people of color (05-24)
From Children to Seniors, Telehealth Reaches Every Demographic: Pass HB 3498 In The Senate (05-24)
Open thread (05-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-24)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-24)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-21)
*** UPDATED x1 *** New maps released (05-21)
Path To 100 Act Saves Consumers $1.2 Billion (05-21)
Question of the day (05-21)
A possible primary path for Rodney Davis (05-21)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Lots of sizzle in Lightford story (05-21)
1,573 new confirmed and probable cases; 21 additional deaths; 1,426 hospitalized; 360 in ICU; 2.2 percent average case positivity rate; 2.8 percent average test positivity rate; 76,812 average daily doses; 47 percent of adults fully vaxed (05-21)
COVID-19 roundup (05-21)
Go read the whole thing (05-21)
It's just a bill (05-21)
How do you know if it's nonsense if you won't ask for a briefing? (05-21)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Remap roundup (05-21)
No crypto campaign finance laws in Illinois (05-21)
Pass HB3498: Telehealth Increases Access To Healthcare, Improves Patient Outcomes (05-21)
Illinois Credit Unions: A Fair Financial Alternative (05-21)
Doherty lawyer slams feds over job allegations (05-21)
Open thread (05-21)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-21)
Question of the day (05-20)
Exelon has been cutting hundreds of nuke jobs since 2016 bailout law and now wants subsidies for all plants (05-20)
Telehealth Is A Gift That Benefits Patients: Vote ‘YES’ On House Bill 3498 (05-20)
TFW you can't just give it up already (05-20)
Rate the comptroller's second social media PSA featuring Mr. T (05-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Harris: Dems working on plan to pay back MLF borrowing without federal aid dollars (05-20)
Initial unemployment claims down nationally and in Illinois, while state unemployment rate remained at 7.1 percent in April (05-20)
1,542 new confirmed and probable cases; 42 additional deaths; 1,488 hospitalized; 404 in the ICU; 2.2 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 65,998 average daily doses; 47 percent fully vaccinated (05-20)
It's just a bill (05-20)
Education coverage roundup (05-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Stuff I didn't get to this morning (05-20)
Don’t Exempt IL’s Biggest Polluter From Climate Action Plan (05-20)
Candidates get a warning from Supreme Court about gasoline expenditures, but Mautino comes out an overall winner (05-20)
It Is Time to Repeal PNA (05-20)
Rodney Davis one of 35 House Republicans to vote for Jan. 6 commission (05-20)
*** UPDATED x5 - Mendoza, Raoul, Pritzker, Tillman, markets respond *** Another day, another failed lawsuit as Illinois Supreme Court rules against Tillman on state bond sales (05-20)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (05-20)
Governor Pritzker Said On The Campaign Trail: “I’m In Favor Of Fair Maps.” (05-20)
Open thread (05-20)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-20)
Path To 100 Act Saves Consumers $1.2 Billion (05-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Exelon; Remap (05-19)
June 30th remap deadline deemed a "fallacy" by reporter (05-19)
Question of the day (05-19)
Latino Legislative Caucus issues statement supporting fully elected school board, takes swipe at mayor for "pitting families against each other" (05-19)
Lightfoot makes symbolic gesture, gets hammered by reporters (05-19)
1,633 new confirmed and probable cases; 28 additional deaths; 1,518 hospitalized; 405 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 62,884 average daily doses (05-19)
Pritzker rolls out six-year construction plan, Amtrak to resume full service in July (05-19)
It's just a bill (05-19)
It Is Time to Repeal PNA (05-19)
Freshman US Rep. showboating her way through first term (05-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** National poll shows no racial hesitancy difference on vaxes, but there is an outcome difference so far in Chicago (05-19)
Telehealth Flexibilities Benefit Patients: HB3498 Protects Access To Care (05-19)
Jaylan Butler reaches resolution with two police officers (05-19)
Corinne Wood (05-19)
Open thread (05-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some other things (05-19)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-19)
Bailey attends Statehouse rally against masks for children (05-18)
*** UPDATED x1 *** DCFS still has a long way to go in its treatment of LBGTQ+ foster kids (05-18)
Question of the day (05-18)
It's just a bill (05-18)
COVID-19 roundup (05-18)
Telehealth Addresses Health Equity: Pass HB3498 In The Illinois Senate (05-18)
1,495 new confirmed and probable cases; 21 additional deaths; 1,503 hospitalized; 407 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.8 percent average test positivity rate; 56,593 average daily doses, but computer glitch didn't report some vaxes yesterday (05-18)
Lightfoot under fire from all directions (05-18)
Governor Pritzker Said On The Campaign Trail: “I’m In Favor Of Fair Maps.” (05-18)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (05-18)
Eastern Bloc members wring hands over stigmatizing the unvaxed, complain to MLB teams (05-18)
Justice Department looking at matching contributions gimmick (05-18)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Report: Medline hasn't disclosed ethylene oxide emissions since the mid-2000s (05-18)
Pritzker says he won't "pull the rug out from under people" who have legit reasons for remaining on unemployment (05-18)
Supreme Court decision likely won't have any impact on Illinois abortion laws either way (05-18)
Open thread (05-18)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-18)
Pritzker issues new mask guidance and updated EO (05-17)
It's just a bill (05-17)
Question of the day (05-17)
How a bizarre defense notion got its start in Cook County (05-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (05-17)
946 new confirmed and probable cases; 6 additional deaths; 1,512 hospitalized; 398 in ICU; 2.4 percent average case positivity rate; 2.9 percent average test positivity rate; 61,275 average daily doses; 64+ percent of 18+ have received at least one dose (05-17)
Today's quotable (05-17)
Pritzker talks masks, new EO to be issued soon (05-17)
Pritzker says eviction moratorium to be phased out in August as rent relief program announced (05-17)
Uninitialed in-precinct ballots send DuPage auditor race to full recount (05-17)
Party matters: Rep. Halpin elected RICO Dem Chair, may run for Congress; Southern Illinois Dem chairs endorse Giannoulias for SoS (05-17)
"That doesn’t even make sense. We can’t do that" (05-17)
Open thread (05-17)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-17)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-14)
Report: Exelon wants $353 million annual subsidy for just two nuke plants (05-14)
State Fair grandstand stagehands must be vaxed - Sammy Hagar announced for August 12 (05-14)
It's just a bill (05-14)
Question of the day (05-14)
The shark has officially been jumped (05-14)
Governor Pritzker Said On The Campaign Trail: “I’m In Favor Of Fair Maps.” (05-14)
1,841 new confirmed and probable cases; 49 additional deaths; 1,708 hospitalized; 425 in ICU; 2.5 percent average case positivity rate; 3.1 percent average test positivity rate; 72,767 average daily doses (05-14)
Rabine wants state to opt out of federal unemployment bonus (05-14)
Lightfoot takes heat for first half, but while poll shows her above water she's far below her winning margin (05-14)
Edgar to Republicans: Don't "scare the folks up north" (05-14)
ARP funds, state revenues higher than expected, but Leader Harris urges caution (05-14)
Musical interlude: Safety Dance (05-14)
Deputy governor says IDVA kept information from her and lied about LaSalle (05-14)
Another day, another threatened lawsuit (05-14)
Open thread (05-14)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-14)
Question of the day (05-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** "We need a futile gesture at this stage" (05-13)
Dick Kay (05-13)
CDC eases up on the fully vaxed, Pritzker to revise executive orders, Sox and Cubs reserve seating for the vaccinated (05-13)
It's just a bill (05-13)
1,918 new confirmed and probable cases; 35 additional deaths; 1,765 hospitalized; 465 in ICU; 2.7 percent average case positivity rate; 3.2 percent average test positivity rate; 76,082 average daily doses (05-13)
New unemployment applications remain low here, drop nationally (05-13)
Time Is Running Out To Hold Utilities Accountable (05-13)
Bridge Phase will begin tomorrow as scheduled (05-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Always read the bill, including the amendments (05-13)
Rodney Davis claims he missed the Cheney vote (05-13)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (05-13)
*** UPDATED x1 - 50,000 free Six Flags tickets offered *** Vaccine roundup (05-13)
Mendoza argues for state credit upgrade (05-13)
Today's must-read (05-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** US House dismisses Oberweis' election challenge (05-13)
*** UPDATED x1 - GOMB also revises projections upward *** More positive fiscal news as COGFA readjusts its forecast (05-13)
Another day, another lawsuit (05-13)
Secretary of state candidate warned about using official aldermanic Facebook page for his campaign (05-13)
Open thread (05-13)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-13)
Davis won't say how he voted on Liz Cheney, but said "I don't disagree with anything she said," encourages people to get vaccinated (05-12)
Bar's unusual First Amendment lawsuit against state and local mitigations dismissed after it failed to file response (05-12)
Question of the day (05-12)
Expanding Renewable Energy Will Save Illinois Consumers Billions And Create Tens Of Thousands of Jobs (05-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** More sunlight needed in LaSalle Veterans' Home inquiry (05-12)
Pick a lane (05-12)
It's just a bill (05-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** 1,795 new confirmed and probable cases; 26 additional deaths; 1,899 hospitalized; 466 in ICU; 2.7 percent average case positivity rate; 3.3 percent average test positivity rate; 80,591 average daily doses (05-12)
Rate the new Illinois tourism ad "Time for me to drive" (05-12)
Gun pipeline shut down by feds (05-12)
Time Is Running Out To Hold Utilities Accountable (05-12)
Governor Pritzker Said On The Campaign Trail: “I’m In Favor Of Fair Maps.” (05-12)
COVID-19 roundup (05-12)
Challenge to mandatory life sentence for teens reaches Illinois Supreme Court (05-12)
White protégé Burnett says he won't run for SoS (05-12)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Treasury Department won't let states and locals use ARP money to pay off debt (05-12)
Open thread (05-12)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-12)
Rodney Davis could signal statewide intent with Cheney vote (05-11)
It's just a bill (05-11)
Party roles reversed with LaSalle Veterans' Home deaths (05-11)
It's really not that much of a mystery (05-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition (05-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - House; Ryan; Welch; Lightfoot; Ethics (05-11)
US Rep. Miller refuses to apply for district project funding (05-11)
1,562 new confirmed and probable cases; 26 additional deaths; 1,930 hospitalized; 489 in ICU; 2.8 percent average case positivity rate; 3.3 percent average test positivity rate; 83,887 average daily doses (05-11)
Growing numbers embracing vaccine, including Republicans (05-11)
Question of the day (05-11)
Telehealth Saves Lives: Read One Man’s Story (05-11)
The hollowing-out of Illinois government (05-11)
Local Republicans split over redistricting in McLean County (05-11)
State announcement boosts local infrastructure grants to $1 billion, with another $500 million to go (05-11)
As gorgeous as it is, the Thompson Center's function follows its form (05-11)
This week's best typo (05-11)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (05-11)
It ain't over 'til it's over (05-11)
Open thread (05-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some other stuff (05-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-11)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-11)
Question of the day (05-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (05-10)
Coalition To Protect Telehealth Supports House Bill 3498 (05-10)
COVID-19 roundup (05-10)
Treasury Department finally issues ARP rules for states and locals (05-10)
So, what are we, chopped liver? (05-10)
Today's quotable (05-10)
It's just a bill (05-10)
1,424 new confirmed and probable cases; 12 additional deaths; 1,906 hospitalized; 473 in ICU; 2.8 percent average case positivity rate; 3.4 percent average test positivity rate; 81,265 average daily doses (05-10)
Mod Squad gets whip (05-10)
Chicago violating state law, federal consent decree in its investigations of fatal police shootings (05-10)
Dem county chairs jump into national GOP fray (05-10)
Because... Madigan! (05-10)
State to begin vaccinating office building workers (05-10)
Caption contest! (05-10)
Helmut Jahn (05-10)
Here come the LaSalle lawsuits (05-10)
Another Chicago alderman joins race for secretary of state (05-10)
Legislators reminded they're still in a dangerous energy minefield (05-10)
Open thread (05-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-10)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-10)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-07)
Exelon CEO again threatens to close nuke plants, but his numbers are criticized as "ridiculous" (05-07)
Breaking down this week's comedy gold (05-07)
Path To 100 Act Saves Consumers $1.2 Billion (05-07)
Pritzker asked about the return of state workers to job sites and reopening Thompson Center to the public (05-07)
House Bill 3498 Protects Access To Mental Health Care (05-07)
3,321 new confirmed and probable cases; 36 additional deaths; 1,977 hospitalized; 464 in ICU; 3.1 percent average case positivity rate; 3.7 percent average test positivity rate; 65,750 doses average daily doses (05-07)
House Republicans continue to drive Statehouse media coverage (05-07)
Another electric vehicle-maker announces Illinois manufacturing facility (05-07)
Question of the day (05-07)
Unclear on the concept (05-07)
Kinzinger strikes out (05-07)
After Mayor Lightfoot said "We know what the solutions are," mayor's office can't point to a concrete solution (05-07)
Pardoned Mayor Urlacher files paperwork with stated intent of running against Senate GOP Leader McConchie (05-07)
Open thread (05-07)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (05-07)
Large crowd gathers for ceremony to honor fallen Illinois officers (05-06)
Group pressuring U of I on anti-semitism sets its sights on Pritzker (05-06)
It's just a bill (05-06)
Telehealth Is Key Recommendation To Reducing Maternal Mortality And Morbidity (05-06)
Question of the day (05-06)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Citing improving revenues, Pritzker now supports restoring $350 million for evidence-based school funding (05-06)
Pritzker: "Bridge phase" to begin week from tomorrow, full state reopening should happen June 11 (05-06)
Today's quotable: Crime doesn't pay (05-06)
1,778 new confirmed and probable cases; 40 additional deaths; 2,055 hospitalized; 483 in ICU; 3 percent average case positivity rate; 3.8 percent average test positivity rate; 70,063 average daily doses; 85 percent of 65+ have received at least one dose (05-06)
Credit Unions: The People Helping People Philosophy (05-06)
COGFA says tax receipts this fiscal year "clearly have performed much better than any prognosticator could have foretold" (05-06)
Mayor Lightfoot wants to "force a reckoning with Springfield" over pensions (05-06)
HGOPs to mock HDems "transparency" promise on remap (05-06)
Governor Pritzker Said On The Campaign Trail: “I’m In Favor Of Fair Maps.” (05-06)
I'm kinda thinking this isn't gonna work (05-06)
Unemployment claims continue to fall nationally and in Illinois (05-06)
The bad news keeps rolling in: Spring community college enrollment falls 13 percent (05-06)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (05-06)
Rate the new Darren Bailey campaign video (05-06)
CEJA Will Transition Our Power Sector Completely Away From Dirty Fossil Fuels By 2030, Protecting Public Health, Workers, and Our Children’s Future (05-06)
Feds whistling in former HDem members to talk about Madigan's operation (05-06)
Harmon on pension debt: "We're going to have to pay it" (05-06)
Chicago badly lags state in vaccinating seniors (05-06)
Open thread (05-06)
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Question of the day (05-05)
Rodney Davis ranked as most bipartisan US Rep. in Illinois (05-05)
A quick look at CPS' governing history (05-05)
Today's must-read (05-05)
CEJA Will Transition Our Power Sector Completely Away From Dirty Fossil Fuels By 2030, Protecting Public Health, Workers, and Our Children’s Future (05-05)
It's just a bill (05-05)
2,410 new confirmed and probable cases; 30 additional deaths; 2,060 hospitalized; 496 in ICU; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 3.9 percent average test positivity rate; 71,219 average daily doses; 60 percent of adults and 80 percent of seniors have received at least one dose (05-05)
Maybe it's time to stop blaming workers, particularly women workers (05-05)
The state's reopening could happen in about five weeks, as long as the unvaxed don't double down on the crazy (05-05)
Feds hinting of a possible superceding indictment, but won't show their cards (05-05)
Biden's Illinois job approval rating is 51-38 with 11 percent unsure (05-05)
Arlington Heights forbids restrictive covenant on racecourse sale as new track bidder emerges (05-05)
Support Police Accountability (05-05)
Caption contest! (05-05)
Open thread (05-05)
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*** UPDATED x1 *** More reopening news: Rosemont's convention center to resume hosting shows in July (05-04)
Coalition To Protect Telehealth White Paper: Telehealth Addresses Health Equity (05-04)
It's just a bill (05-04)
Question of the day (05-04)
Path To 100 Act Saves Consumers $1.2 Billion (05-04)
2,211 new confirmed and probable cases; 19 additional deaths; 2,074 hospitalized; 493 in ICU; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 4 percent average test positivity rate; 72,613 average daily doses; Just 40,361 doses reported administered yesterday (05-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** More LaSalle Veterans' Home blowback (05-04)
COVID-19 roundup (05-04)
ShotSpotter reliability questioned, but Lightfoot stands firm (05-04)
Rate the new Stand for Children Illinois TV ad (05-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (05-04)
Chicago Auto Show to return in July (05-04)
Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State (05-04)
Three Democratic SoS hopefuls talk about their ideas (05-04)
Today's quotable: Illinois State Fair (05-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (05-04)
Open thread (05-04)
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Good news and not so good news (05-03)
Buffett will run for sheriff while Effingham County sheriff retires, citing state laws as one reason (05-03)
Question of the day (05-03)
Pritzker issues RFP for Thompson Center sale (05-03)
It's just a bill (05-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (05-03)
Afternoon interlude (05-03)
2,049 new confirmed and probable cases; 28 additional deaths; 1,963 hospitalized; 479 in ICU; 3.4 percent average case positivity rate; 4 percent average test positivity rate; 78,440 average daily doses; Only 16,920 doses reported administered Sunday (05-03)
A maddening story of incompetence and chaos at every level (05-03)
COVID-19 roundup (05-03)
U of I's economic tracker shows largest one-month Illinois growth since 1981 (05-03)
Today's quotable (05-03)
Remap stuff (05-03)
Before Attorney General was hit with ransomware attack, Auditor General's office warned the office was sorely lacking in cybersecurity (05-03)
Open thread (05-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (05-03)
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