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- Budget-related, transit bills finally start to move (05-31)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Even more session updates (Updated x5) (05-31)
- UPDATE: Digital ad tax deleted in proposed amendment - Digital ad tax revived in revenue omnibus (Updated x3) (05-31)
- The Utah weirdness deepens (05-31)
- Villivalam lays out transit plan to reporters (Updated x4) (05-31)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More session updates (Updated x3) (05-31)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-31)
- Timeline cleansers (05-31)
- Live coverage (05-31)
- *** 2025 end of session cheat sheet *** (05-31)
- All hands on deck! (Updated x2) (05-31)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Session updates (Updated x3) (05-31)
- It’s just a bill (05-31)
- The state budget has grown even less than I thought (05-31)
- Open thread (05-31)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-31)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-31)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-31)
- Live coverage (05-31)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More session updates (Updated x4) (05-30)
- Prosecutors want 12.5 year sentence for former Speaker Michael Madigan (Updated x2) (05-30)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Session updates (Updated x6) (05-30)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-30)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-30)
- Fun with numbers (05-30)
- See What Real Shoppers Have To Say About The IFPA (05-30)
- The Jay giveth and the Jay taketh away (05-30)
- It’s just a bill (05-30)
- See What Real Shoppers Have To Say About The IFPA (05-30)
- Roundup: Collar counties, labor push back hard on transit funding proposal (Updated) (05-30)
- Repeal The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Now (05-30)
- Open thread (05-30)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-30)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-30)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-30)
- Live coverage (05-30)
- Rep. Buckner talks about the budget, says legislature on track for timely adjournment (05-29)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More session stuff (Updated x3) (05-29)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-29)
- Will the US Senate Democrats use the nuclear option? Sen. Duckworth says it may not work (05-29)
- Senate unveils transit funding proposal, but DuPage County's Conroy is a hard 'no' on much of it (Updated: Labor opposes funding proposals) (05-29)
- Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (05-29)
- *** UPDATED x3 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Session stuff: Energy; Transit (05-29)
- It’s just a bill (05-29)
- Transit governance reform bill roundup (Updated x2) (05-29)
- RETAIL: Strengthening Communities Across Illinois (05-29)
- After Trump commutation, Larry Hoover must clear major state hurdle (Updated) (05-29)
- As Budget Is Finalized–Remember That Senior Care Can’t Wait (05-29)
- Open thread (05-29)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-29)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and more (05-29)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-29)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-29)
- Live coverage (05-29)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Transit updates (05-28)
- Civic groups blast union-backed Tier Two pension bill (05-28)
- After saying everything is on the table, Pritzker says a budget including broad tax increases would be vetoed (05-28)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-28)
- Prosecutors say ComEd Four sentencing on track (05-28)
- Illinois Medicaid: Working Together To Support The Health Of Our Families, Communities, And State (05-28)
- Caption contest! (05-28)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-28)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition (Updated) (05-28)
- Transit governance reform bill surfaces, but without a revenue source (Updated x3) (05-28)
- It’s just a bill (05-28)
- Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (05-28)
- Question of the day (05-28)
- See What Real Shoppers Have To Say About The IFPA (05-28)
- Open thread (05-28)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-28)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Addendum to today’s edition (05-28)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-28)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-28)
- Live coverage (05-28)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-27)
- Unions call on Pritzker to support their Tier 2 pension overhaul (05-27)
- The fight over working hours for Direct Support Professionals (Updated) (05-27)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Updated context to today’s subscriber edition (05-27)
- As Budget Is Finalized–Remember That Senior Care Can’t Wait (05-27)
- Mayor Johnson says 'some room' to delay transit funding after May 31, but 'not very much' (05-27)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-27)
- It’s just a bill (05-27)
- RETAIL: Strengthening Communities Across Illinois (05-27)
- What the proposed Medicaid and SNAP cuts mean for Illinois (05-27)
- Repeal The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Now (05-27)
- Open thread (05-27)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-27)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Addition to today’s edition (05-27)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-27)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-27)
- Live coverage (05-27)
- Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (05-23)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-23)
- Rep. Gordon-Booth shares her pain, hopes ahead of Memorial Day (05-23)
- CNI takes a look what the US House budget plan does to Illinois (05-23)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-23)
- It’s just a bill (05-23)
- Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (05-23)
- Open thread (05-23)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-23)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-23)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-23)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-23)
- Live coverage (05-23)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-22)
- Caption contest! (05-22)
- Advocates: Big hits coming for consumers, economy (Updated) (05-22)
- What we know so far about Chicagoan who killed two at Capital Jewish Museum (Updated x2) (05-22)
- Don’t Greenwash Discrimination: Demand Inclusive Labor Standards In Energy Storage Legislation (05-22)
- Krishnamoorthi continues fundraising prowess (05-22)
- Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (05-22)
- It’s just a bill (05-22)
- Repeal IFPA Now (05-22)
- Open thread (05-22)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-22)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (Updated) (05-22)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-22)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-22)
- Live coverage (05-22)
- Man arrested for threatening Rep. La Ha (05-21)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-21)
- 340B Drug Discount Savings Help Patients In Need – Vote YES On SB 2385/HB 3350 (05-21)
- Could legislators return later this year? Yes, they could (05-21)
- When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds (05-21)
- The Atlantic takes a look at the Sun-Times AI fiasco (05-21)
- Today’s must-read (05-21)
- Illinois Medicaid: Working Together To Support The Health Of Our Families, Communities, And State (05-21)
- It’s just a bill (05-21)
- Seniors' Lives Are On The Line (05-21)
- Open thread (05-21)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-21)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-21)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-21)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-21)
- Live coverage (05-21)
- Wellness check! (05-20)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-20)
- Sun-Times in AI flap (Updated x2) (05-20)
- Let's play 'Fun with Numbers' with your host Juliana Stratton (05-20)
- Completely unclear on the concept (Updated) (05-20)
- 340B Drug Discount Savings Help Patients In Need – Vote YES On SB 2385/HB 3350 (05-20)
- It’s just a bill (05-20)
- Wall interviews Pritzker (05-20)
- Don’t Greenwash Discrimination: Demand Inclusive Labor Standards In Energy Storage Legislation (05-20)
- Wall St. Journal paints grim picture of WIU, Macomb (05-20)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-20)
- Pope Leo might've put the kibosh on a White Sox move (05-20)
- Repeal IFPA Now (05-20)
- Open thread (05-20)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-20)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-20)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-20)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-20)
- Live coverage (05-20)
- Underwood tells CNN she won't run for US Senate (Updated x4) (05-19)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-19)
- Catching up with the congressionals (05-19)
- Today's quotable (05-19)
- DCFS staffing increases 44 percent, IDHS direct care workers now fully staffed (Updated) (05-19)
- It’s just a bill (05-19)
- Illinois Medicaid: Working Together To Support The Health Of Our Families, Communities, And State (05-19)
- Your moment of small-town Illinois zen (05-19)
- When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds (05-19)
- Welch on Crespo: 'I can’t allow someone to go rogue and be an individual' (05-19)
- Seniors' Lives Are On The Line (05-19)
- Open thread (05-19)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-19)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-19)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-19)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-19)
- Live coverage (05-19)
- Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-16)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated) (05-16)
- Repeal IFPA Now (05-16)
- Rep. Morgan calls congressional AI proposal 'as dumb as it is risky' (Updated) (05-16)
- Governor moves some universities to 'no position' on his community college baccalaureate bill (05-16)
- False alarm - Pritzker will not be traveling to Utah on May 31 (05-16)
- Still not a done deal, but Bears now focusing far more intently on Arlington Heights (05-16)
- Free clinic warns it can’t replace state health insurance program for undocumented residents (05-16)
- It’s just a bill (05-16)
- Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (05-16)
- Sen. Peters reports good haul in first 72 hours (Updated with Biss $ numbers and comparison to 'influencer') (05-16)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-16)
- Open thread (05-16)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-16)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-16)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-16)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-16)
- Live coverage (05-16)
- Jackson says he didn't formally endorse Robin Kelly (05-16)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-15)
- Catching up with the federal candidates (05-15)
- Question of the day (05-15)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-15)
- Roundup: CPS unveils budget banking on uncertain city, state revenue (05-15)
- RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois (05-15)
- It’s just a bill (05-15)
- Advocates, Lawmakers Delivered A Clear Message At Capitol Rally Wednesday: Invest In Home Care Workforce (05-15)
- Everything old is new again (05-15)
- See What Real Shoppers Have To Say About The IFPA (05-15)
- Open thread (05-15)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-15)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-15)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-15)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-15)
- Live coverage (05-15)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-14)
- Don’t Greenwash Discrimination: Demand Inclusive Labor Standards In Energy Storage Legislation (05-14)
- Question of the day (05-14)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition (05-14)
- Try again (05-14)
- Musical interlude (05-14)
- It’s just a bill (05-14)
- 340B Drug Discount Savings Help Patients In Need – Vote YES On SB 2385/HB 3350 (05-14)
- Harmon on transit funding: 'Perhaps the greatest accountability is cutting off the checks' (Updated) (05-14)
- Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois (05-14)
- Open thread (05-14)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-14)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-14)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-14)
- Pritzker suggests Axelrod comments may be linked to Rahm Emanuel’s ambitions (05-14)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-14)
- Live coverage (05-14)
- Manar: Trump, Musk are to blame for revenue dip (05-14)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-13)
- AG Raoul to jointly file two new lawsuits over federal immigration enforcement threats that could slam Illinois' budget (05-13)
- Axelrod, Giangreco urge Pritzker not to run for reelection (05-13)
- Repeal IFPA Now (05-13)
- Speaker Welch on possible return to Springfield, the budget and his members (05-13)
- It’s just a bill (05-13)
- Illinois Medicaid: Working Together To Support The Health Of Our Families, Communities, And State (05-13)
- Maybe just adapt to a better reality (05-13)
- Today's must-read (05-13)
- Don’t Greenwash Discrimination: Demand Inclusive Labor Standards In Energy Storage Legislation (05-13)
- Sen. Robert Peters launches bid to succeed Robin Kelly (05-13)
- Protect The 340B Drug Discount Program: Support SB 2385/HB 3350 To Preserve Healthcare Services For Underserved Rural Communities (05-13)
- Open thread (05-13)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-13)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-13)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-13)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-13)
- Live coverage (05-13)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-12)
- Farm Bureau exec director on townships: 'Legislators in urban areas are seeing it from their perspective and they're not seeing the other perspective' (05-12)
- RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois (05-12)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Updates to today’s edition (05-12)
- Embargoed campaign stuff (05-12)
- It’s just a bill (05-12)
- “I Love What I Do, But May Have To Walk Away”: Home Care Workers Leaving Because Of Poverty Wages (05-12)
- Going forward, the party's over (05-12)
- Vote YES On SB 2385/HB 3350 To Protect The 340B Drug Discount Program And Invest In High-Poverty Chicago Communities (05-12)
- Today's must-read (05-12)
- Illinois Medicaid: Working Together To Support The Health Of Our Families, Communities, And State (05-12)
- Open thread (05-12)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-12)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-12)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-12)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-12)
- Live coverage (05-12)
- Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-09)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-09)
- Illinois Medicaid: Working Together To Support The Health Of Our Families, Communities, And State (05-09)
- Bost announces reelection with Trump's 'complete and total endorsement' (05-09)
- Report: Belvidere plant will still reopen, but without a $3.2 billion battery factory and parts hub (05-09)
- Repeal IFPA Now (05-09)
- Second candidate announces for Sen. Fine’s seat (05-09)
- Illinois Medicaid: Working Together To Support The Health Of Our Families, Communities, and State (05-09)
- It’s just a bill (05-09)
- Support SB 2385/HB 3350 To Protect The 340B Drug Discount Program And Invest In Healthcare Services (05-09)
- Open thread (05-09)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-09)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-09)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-09)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-09)
- Live coverage (05-09)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition (05-08)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-08)
- Cole Henke's Emma Shafer story is a must-watch (05-08)
- More like this, please: MPs granted training reciprocity to become Illinois police officers (05-08)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-08)
- It’s just a bill (05-08)
- The legal front: AG wins court order 'stopping Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries, museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide' (05-08)
- Don’t Greenwash Discrimination: Demand Inclusive Labor Standards In Energy Storage Legislation (05-08)
- Former Gov. Jim Edgar: Last hundred days 'scariest of my life' (05-08)
- Healing Communities: Pinckneyville Community Hospital (05-08)
- Open thread (05-08)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-08)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some campaign news (05-08)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-08)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-08)
- Live coverage (05-08)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-07)
- It's Illinois bacon day! (05-07)
- From the legal front: AG Raoul helps win preliminary injunction to restore federal education grants (05-07)
- Repeal IFPA Now (05-07)
- Emma Shafer's memory used by Secretary Noem to buttress argument on Illinois laws (Updated) (05-07)
- Protect Access To 340B: Drug Discount Savings Means More Services For Low-Income Communities (05-07)
- Coverage roundup: Krishnamoorthi launches bid for Durbin seat (05-07)
- 12 Million: The Number Of Care Hours Illinois Seniors Need And Aren’t Receiving (05-07)
- Roundup: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to visit Springfield (Updated x9) (05-07)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-07)
- Open thread (05-07)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-07)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some Statehouse news (05-07)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-07)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-07)
- Live coverage (05-07)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated) (05-06)
- Noem says people without REAL ID can still board airplanes (Updated) (05-06)
- Misguided Insurance Regulation Proposals Could Increase Premiums For The Majority Of Illinoisans (05-06)
- Coverage roundup: Rep. Robin Kelly launches US Senate bid (05-06)
- It’s just a bill (05-06)
- Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future (05-06)
- From the legal front: AG Raoul requests preliminary injunction to block Trump EO on voting restrictions (05-06)
- RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois (05-06)
- Open thread (05-06)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-06)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-06)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-06)
- Live coverage (05-06)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-05)
- Schakowsky finally makes it official (Updated x6) (05-05)
- PPP Poll: US Sen. Dem primary 'wide open' (05-05)
- More from the legal front: AG Raoul, others file lawsuits over wind energy development freeze, dismantling of HHS (05-05)
- Pass it on: REAL IDs will still be issued after May 7 (Updated) (05-05)
- Make-work at the editorial board (05-05)
- Treasurer Frerichs won’t run for Durbin’s seat: “I don’t need to be in Washington to make an impact” (05-05)
- Healing Communities: Pinckneyville Community Hospital (05-05)
- It’s just a bill (05-05)
- Care Can’t Wait: Illinois Seniors Demand Legislature Invest In Home Care, Raise Worker Wages (05-05)
- Some reasonable requests as the governor eyes 2028 (05-05)
- Don’t Greenwash Discrimination: Demand Inclusive Labor Standards In Energy Storage Legislation (05-05)
- Open thread (05-05)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-05)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and more (05-05)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-05)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-05)
- Live coverage (05-05)
- Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-02)
- COGFA increases revenue forecasts, but FY26 prediction is still below Pritzker's estimate (05-02)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (05-02)
- Moody’s cuts Illinois GDP growth forecast by half, but its national jobs prediction is, so far, off the mark (05-02)
- George Ryan (Updated x2) (05-02)
- The last acceptable prejudice (05-02)
- Group rebuts, fact checks Comptroller Mendoza's SAFE-T Act remarks (05-02)
- US DOJ: Illinois’ workplace privacy law impedes federal immigration authority (05-02)
- What the heck? (05-02)
- Healing Communities: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Provides Free Physicals For Special Olympics (05-02)
- Today's must-read (05-02)
- Working Together To Support The Health Of Our Families, Communities, And State (05-02)
- Open thread (05-02)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-02)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (05-02)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-02)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-02)
- Live coverage (05-02)
- Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated) (05-01)
- Musical chairs (Updated) (05-01)
- Powering Illinois' Energy And Economic Future (05-01)
- Comptroller Mendoza points to SAFE-T Act provision, says it's time to 'get rid of policies that have not made our communities safer and have in fact, put officers and residents at risk' (Updated) (05-01)
- Repeal IFPA Now (05-01)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition (05-01)
- Securing The Future: How Ironworkers Power Energy Storage With Precision And Skill (05-01)
- Judge blames mistrials on 'confusing' jury notes, moves La Schiazza retrial to next year (05-01)
- It’s just a bill (05-01)
- Illinois Medicaid: Working Together To Support The Health Of Our Families, Communities, And State (05-01)
- Open thread (05-01)
- Isabel’s morning briefing (05-01)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some other stuff (Updated) (05-01)
- SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (05-01)
- Selected press releases (Live updates) (05-01)
- Live coverage (05-01)
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