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June 2014 Posts

"Emergency" roof repairs ordered for Executive Mansion (06-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (06-30)
Cross' parents injured in car accident after Pride Parade (06-30)
Unclear on the concept (06-30)
Question of the day (06-30)
Irony Alert: Rauner asks for $5 contributions to counter Quinn's millions (06-30)
Today's number: $122 billion (06-30)
*** UPDATED x4 - Murphy response - Another Rauner response - Cross responds - Rauner responds *** Quinn vetoes Statehouse renovation money, orders "nearly half" of state planes sold (06-30)
Then and now (06-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Reform and renewal: College of DuPage edition (06-30)
Supreme Court: Some corporations can have religious beliefs (06-30)
Court rules against unions on home care workers (06-30)
Getting "Trumped" (06-30)
*** UPDATED x3 *** This just in... Yes for Independent Maps Withdraws Redistricting Petitions (06-27)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-27)
Senger claims DC going "all in" (06-27)
Initial pension ruling could come next year (06-27)
It's gonna be a long year, campers (06-27)
Question of the day (06-27)
This just in... Judge strikes down two proposed constitutional amendments (06-27)
*** UPDATED x1 - Quinn vetoes bill *** Both sides of the fight (06-27)
A look at what the Supreme Court could do in Harris v. Quinn (06-27)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Putting it into context (06-27)
This just in... AFSCME's Henry Bayer retires (06-27)
Today's quotable (06-27)
*** UPDATED x1 - Video *** A little discretion, please (06-26)
White flight slows, black flight continues in Cook (06-26)
Today's number: 6.1 million pounds (06-26)
On condoms, conservative consternation and construction companies (06-26)
Caption contest! (06-26)
Multiple Rauner oppo dumps (06-26)
One standard for Democrats, another for Republicans (06-26)
*** UPDATED x3 - More evidence - Quinn responds - Rauner responds *** Rauner's Payton Prep story still doesn't ring true (06-26)
Pride parade to be a "teachable moment" about Rauner (06-26)
*** UPDATED x1 - Quinn "no intention" to testify *** Question of the day (06-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Crosstabs (06-26)
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Mautino to sign subpoenas (06-25)
*** UPDATED x2 - Quinn responds *** Rauner plays the loopholes card (06-25)
Rauner says he'll unveil "Step three" (06-25)
Question of the day (06-25)
TRS move creates huge state budget hole (06-25)
Poultry pranksters proliferate (06-25)
Rauner supports concept, doesn't say how he'll vote (06-25)
Why did they get the money in the first place? (06-25)
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? (06-25)
Michelle Obama says she's "definitely" not interested in running for office (06-24)
Question of the day (06-24)
Proft refuses to appear with Walsh (06-24)
The "old" Pat Quinn (06-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Mautino refuses to sign two subpoenas (06-24)
On cars, Adlai and Bruce (06-24)
Manufactured controversy (06-24)
It sure looks like a cover-up (06-24)
Yet another minimum wage attack (06-24)
Audit Commission subcommittee votes to subpoena seven Quinn people (06-24)
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"Freaky fast" Libertarians (06-23)
Cool new political tech (06-23)
Question of the day (06-23)
A sign of the times (06-23)
A complete waste of time and money (06-23)
Today's must-read: Exelon's free-fall (06-23)
Perils of privatization (06-23)
Not a surprise at all (06-23)
Today's quotable: "Do or die" (06-23)
It's not about "signatures," it's about registered voters (06-23)
Lisa Radogno arrangements (06-21)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-20)
An every day thing (06-20)
What now for Roskam? (06-20)
Question of the day (06-20)
Rauner says Quinn should push Shaw to testify (06-20)
Caption contest! (06-20)
Rate the new Quinn video (06-20)
SUBCRIBERS ONLY - Maybe not... (06-20)
Unemployment rate falls, but growth lags, wages drop (06-20)
*** UPDATED x2 - Walsh won't back down - Ives denounces *** Joe Walsh kicked off the air after using "N-Word" (06-20)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Upcoming events list (06-19)
Rauner denounces "sexist political smear campaign" - but won't say what's sexist about it (06-19)
Roskam fails to move up (06-19)
Good for the goose... (06-19)
Question of the day (06-19)
Tale of two LG candidates: One on a short leash, the other unleashed (06-19)
Sabato upgrades Bustos race to "Likely Democratic" (06-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Bending the laws of statistics (06-19)
Wanna have lunch? (06-19)
Differences and simularities on education (06-19)
Polling the obvious (06-19)
"No-party consent" is the law of the land (06-19)
Today's must-read: The ALPLM back-story and accompanying documents (06-19)
Lisa Radogno (06-19)
The Hynes tradition continues for Emanuel (06-18)
Question of the day (06-18)
*** UPDATED x1 - DCCC reservations *** NRCC reserves air time for three of five candidates (06-18)
Important witness likely to testify under subpoena (06-18)
Mo' money (06-18)
Poll: Topinka over Simon 48-37 (06-18)
It's got a good beat and it's easy to dance to (06-18)
Poll: Cross leads Frerichs 42-35 (06-18)
14 months of revenue for a 12-month budget (06-18)
Derrick Smith and MJM (06-18)
Banjo-free caption contest! (06-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (06-18)
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*** UPDATED x1 *** Truly unclear on the concept (06-17)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Anti-fracking "Day of action" appears to have fizzled (06-17)
Rauner's proposal gets formal nod, delay for remap plan (06-17)
Question of the day (06-17)
Today's quotable (06-17)
A better Quinn video (06-17)
Reform and renewal (06-17)
Today's number: 0.1 percent (06-17)
Oopsie (06-17)
Rate the Quinn campaign video (06-17)
Caption contest! (06-17)
Report: New biz-backed IE group hopes to spend $5 million on legislative races (06-16)
Question of the day (06-16)
Today's number: 28 percent (06-16)
Today's most excellent rant (06-16)
Oh, for crying out loud (06-16)
We're Number One! - Oh, wait... (06-16)
A look at Madigan's law firm (06-16)
Worst. Rollout. Ever. (06-16)
Stop it, please (06-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** A post-Watergate record (06-16)
How many niche voters make a majority? (06-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (06-16)
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Jack Roeser's arrangements (06-15)
Bill Luking's arrangements (06-15)
A great Father's Day story (06-14)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-13)
Yowza - $2.5 million in one pop to Rauner (06-13)
Question of the day (06-13)
Jack Roeser (06-13)
A wealth of arrogance (06-13)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Bill Luking (06-13)
Quinn's disturbing pattern of silence (06-13)
Rauner chicken stunt goes social (06-13)
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Quinn cries fowl on Rauner budget plan (06-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Chickens? (06-12)
*** UPDATED x5 *** Rauner releases laughable "budget blueprint" (06-12)
Question of the day (06-12)
Furlough logic (06-12)
AFL-CIO endorses Topinka over Simon (06-12)
Those weren't rumors (06-12)
Caption contest! (06-12)
"I can't stand it, I know you planned it" (06-12)
Rutherford accuser amends lawsuit, includes RICO charge, Romney campaign (06-12)
Rauner to make "policy announcement" (06-12)
Question of the day (06-11)
Voted "least likely to succeed" (06-11)
Reform and renewal (06-11)
Yeah, that'll work (06-11)
The jury got it right (06-11)
Cantor loss has Roskam ripple effect (06-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (06-11)
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McCann now says he won't run (06-10)
Question of the day (06-10)
Where does he really live? (06-10)
Another promise (06-10)
Smith verdict riffs (06-10)
McCann pushing petitions (06-10)
This just in... DERRICK SMITH GUILTY ON BOTH COUNTS (06-10)
Something I'd really like to see (06-10)
"Rauner to city: Drop dead" (06-10)
Cupcake grandstanding (06-10)
Poll: Senger keeping it close (06-10)
Rauner supports same day registration bill (06-10)
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Quinn signs Chicago pension bill (06-09)
Plastic micro-beads to be phased out here (06-09)
Question of the day (06-09)
But for a bounced check... (06-09)
And speaking of the "shadow governor"... (06-09)
Quinn replies to Shakman's lawsuit (06-09)
Rate the new Oberweis ad (06-09)
Today's quotables (06-09)
The "shadow governor" (06-09)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-06)
Question of the day (06-06)
Quinn signs Chicago 911 tax hike into law (06-06)
Another thwarted conspiracy theory (06-06)
Another phony controversy (06-06)
Today's number: $4 million (06-06)
Asked and kinda sorta answered (06-06)
The nightmare scenario may just be a dream (06-06)
Rauner camp dismisses "pay-to-play" claim as partisan politics (06-06)
I'm back... (06-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-06)
Question of the day (06-04)
Fun with numbers (06-04)
Cross wants budget veto (06-04)
Today's number: 0 (06-04)
Caption contest! (06-04)
Smith "hounded for weeks" by federal mole (06-04)
Tribune: Meh (06-04)
Cubs, WGN Radio split after 90 years (06-04)
Quinn: Rauner "too timid, too fearful" to lay out budget plan (06-04)
Lucille Arnold Miller "Gramma Cuz" Cousin (06-03)
House finds itself on both sides of coal debate (06-03)
Robin Eulaine Lorimor (06-03)
"If you want to do something evil, put it inside something boring" (06-03)
Moody's calls "unbalanced budget" a "credit negative" (06-03)
Today's quotable (06-03)
Groupon could be hurt, but brick and mortar shops could be helped by new bill (06-03)
The Cam Brady impersonator (06-03)
Rauner nod was GOProud's last act before dissolving (06-02)
A new record (06-02)
More defining Statehouse moments (06-02)
A selective conspiracy? (06-02)
Question of the day (06-02)
Today's quotable (06-02)
Unclear on the concept (06-02)
Big changes for November voting (06-02)
Why did they do it this way? (06-02)
Stuff you may have missed (06-02)
UNO charged with defrauding investors (06-02)
Defining Statehouse moments (06-02)
Caption contest! (06-02)
A huge hole (06-02)
Rauner blasted for saying he'd veto gay marriage bill (06-02)
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