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June 2022 Posts

Meanwhile, in non-campaign news... (06-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** IDOT chief says strike halting projects, threatens aggregate companies with suspending contract awards, changing mix designs (06-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - HDem news (06-30)
Pritzker talks about some future plans (06-30)
Today's must-watch video (06-30)
Election notebook (06-30)
Abortion coverage roundup (06-30)
Question of the day (06-30)
State central committee updates (06-30)
Bailey's sole defense of his Chicago "hellhole" comment just ain't true: Suspect was out on cash bail (06-30)
Fabrizio Lee poll: Pritzker 50-43 over Bailey (06-30)
Open thread (06-30)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** More campaign news (06-29)
Google eyeing Thompson Center as it plans to add 1,000 jobs in Chicago (06-29)
Election results notebook (06-29)
Raoul focuses on bipartisanship after DeVore win (06-29)
Up to a thousand steel-making jobs will be lost in Granite City (06-29)
Ken Griffin's no-good, lousy day (06-29)
Delia Ramirez's gigantic win (06-29)
Rate the new Pritzker ad (06-29)
Open thread (06-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-29)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-29)
Election night coverage (06-28)
Election night results (06-28)
Early evening election day notebook (06-28)
Abortion coverage roundup (06-28)
Afternoon/evening precinct reports (06-28)
Question of the day (06-28)
Afternoon election day notebook (06-28)
Sullivan claims he's "surging" as he makes his final pitch (06-28)
Mid-day precinct reports (06-28)
Rate Mary Miller's new TV ad (06-28)
House GOP Leader continues dissing his party's frontrunner (06-28)
Election day notebook (06-28)
Suzanne Deuchler (06-28)
Today's quotable (06-28)
On election day, Pritzker begins new TV ad campaign (06-28)
Morning precinct reports (06-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-28)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-28)
Illinois abortion news coverage roundup (06-27)
Campaign notebook (06-27)
Catching up with Bailey (06-27)
Question of the day (06-27)
Irvin's Aurora wants Census recount, official claims city did not lose "nearly tens of thousands of residents" (06-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (06-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Has Rodney Davis finally met his match? (06-27)
Trump/Bailey endorsement roundup (06-27)
Happy warriors they're not (06-27)
No surprise: Sixth poll has Bailey leading pre-Trump endorsement; Brady has big advantage; DeVore still nip and tuck (06-27)
Behind the upcoming special session (06-27)
Open thread (06-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-27)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-27)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-24)
Campaign notebook (06-24)
Federal judge rejects lawsuit over gas pump signs touting gas tax freeze (06-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some campaign updates (06-24)
Ken Griffin coverage roundup (06-24)
Digging into that new poll (06-24)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Pritzker to call special session on abortion rights (06-24)
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization react (06-24)
Roe v. Wade overturned (06-24)
New law expands sports team license plate options (06-24)
Open thread (06-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-24)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-24)
Campaign notebook (06-23)
AG Raoul, G-PAC say SCOTUS decision doesn't apply to Illinois, but it might (06-23)
Wayne Whalen (06-23)
Question of the day (06-23)
Fifth poll has Bailey leading, this time by 20; Irvin slips to third place (06-23)
After apparent spectacular political failure, Ken Griffin takes ball, goes home to Florida (06-23)
Trump praises "very MAGA" Mary Miller, thinks Bailey might have the best shot against Pritzker (06-23)
Republican US Senate candidate Hubbard compared 1/6/21 insurrection to "a party at Showbiz Pizza," but also warned of "civil war" (06-23)
ILGOP chair worries his party will be "bloodied, bruised, and divided" after primary (06-23)
Open thread (06-23)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A couple more updates to today's edition (06-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (06-22)
Campaign notebook (06-22)
Planned Parenthood demands more funding to expand abortion access (06-22)
Question of the day (06-22)
Crypto industry boosts spending for CD1 Jonathan Jackson above a million dollars so far (06-22)
Bailey, Irvin oppose Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (06-22)
Today's quotable (06-22)
Another day, another bad prediction (06-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and a few campaign news items (06-22)
ComEd-related trial could be pushed off until 2023 (06-22)
Open thread (06-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-22)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-22)
A good point that is often lost on the "My property taxes are too high" suburban crowd (06-21)
Question of the day (06-21)
Campaign notebook (06-21)
Gas stations will post their own sign alongside state-mandated sign (06-21)
Former Sen. Tom Cullerton sentenced to year in prison (06-21)
Countdown to repeal (06-21)
Mary Miller's pollster claims she's edging ahead (06-21)
Dem coordinated committee asks to intervene in Bost lawsuit over vote by mail (06-21)
Crypto billionaire spending big in CD1 (06-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some campaign news (06-21)
Supremes again sidestep ruling on FOID's constitutionality (06-21)
Pritzker visits New Hampshire, then attacks Pence (06-21)
Bailey turning some attention to down-ballot races (06-21)
Kellogg's moving HQ to Chicago (06-21)
Open thread (06-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-21)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-21)
Reader comments closed for the Father's Day/Juneteenth holiday weekend (06-17)
Pritzker ignores critics with new PRB appointments (06-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign notebook (06-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (06-17)
Rate the ad, rate the strategy and talk about turnout (06-17)
Pritzker says protecting rights "seeps into the groundwater" and will eventually boost state's economy (06-17)
Construction starts to slow as strike conflict threatens to widen (06-17)
Ivan Gonzalez's family needs our help (06-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and a bunch of campaign news (06-17)
Rate the dueling DuPage County photoshopped mailers (06-17)
Oppo dump! (06-17)
Audit: Fraudsters stole more than half the PUA money (06-17)
Today's must-read (06-17)
Open thread (06-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-17)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-17)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Trump organization schedules "Save America Rally" near Quincy for June 25 (06-16)
In highly unusual move, LIG says ethics complaint against Sen. Bush was "an attempt to politically weaponize" the probe, clears Bush, bashes accusers (06-16)
Pritzker talks quantum (06-16)
New laws (06-16)
Campaign notebook (06-16)
State unemployment rate unchanged, still lags a point behind national average (06-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign updates (06-16)
Struck employers issue statement defending themselves as Local 150 teams up with the FOP (06-16)
Bailey says it's "obvious" that Pritzker believes he's the "easiest candidate to beat" (06-16)
Question of the day (06-16)
Rate the new Mike Zalewski broadcast TV ad (06-16)
Open thread (06-16)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-16)
Sign of the times? Miller-Bailey-Trump yard signs emerge during bus tour (06-15)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Pritzker gets into two more Democratic state central committee races (06-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Second supplement to today's edition (06-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (06-15)
Campaign notebook (06-15)
Pritzker's spokesperson accuses Durkin of using "racist language," calls Chicago FOP president "racist zealot" (06-15)
Pritzker says he intends to "do a good job" for Illinoisans for four years if reelected (06-15)
New laws (06-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (06-15)
COVID-19 outbreak at state's Manteno veterans' home, state says one asymptomatic vet who was already in hospice has died (06-15)
Sen. Crowe resigns to take over as US Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois (06-15)
Pritzker calls Cat's HQ execs "office personnel" as he downplays company's move of "one office" to Texas (06-15)
Question of the day (06-15)
Fourth poll has Bailey in the lead, this time by 18 points (06-15)
Rate the new VoteVets TV ad (06-15)
All of these things (and more) can be true about the Cat move (06-15)
An oops on so many levels (06-15)
Open thread (06-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-15)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-15)
Pritzker on US Senate gun reform agreement: Meh, but "progress is progress" (06-14)
Question of the day (06-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (06-14)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Caterpillar moving headquarters out of Illinois (06-14)
Bailey campaign counters Irvin with message that Bailey can beat Pritzker in November (06-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign notebook (06-14)
New laws (06-14)
*** UPDATED x3 - Kaegi *** Rate the new TV ads from Schimpf, Bailey, DGA, Logemann and Preckwinkle (06-14)
Pritzker funds another state central committee candidate (06-14)
Gwen Casten (06-14)
Governor campaigning in Maine and New Hampshire this weekend (06-14)
Open thread (06-14)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-14)
*** UPDATED x2 *** New poll supposedly has Bailey ahead of Irvin by 14 points (06-13)
Question of the day (06-13)
Illinois and the abortion issue (06-13)
Campaign notebook (06-13)
New laws (06-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (06-13)
Local 150 says strike will likely force shutdown of asphalt plants this week (06-13)
Irvin campaign roundup (06-13)
Rate the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union TV ad (06-13)
Jim Ryan (06-13)
Pollapalooza: DeVore, Brady lead; Huge undecideds; Trump still very popular with party; "White people" suffer most from racism and bigotry (06-13)
End of an era? (06-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-13)
Open thread (06-13)
LIVE COVERAGE (06-13)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-10)
State Democrats send out another "negative" Darren Bailey mailer (06-10)
Because... Madigan! (06-10)
New laws (06-10)
Dr. Ezike's job acceptance under review (06-10)
Rate the new Dan Proft ad (06-10)
Is it real, or is it the Onion? (06-10)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Question of the day (06-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and several campaign updates (06-10)
How Mike Madigan and Mike McClain killed a Lisa Madigan energy bill (06-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Morning campaign notebook (06-10)
Caption contest! (06-10)
Open thread (06-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-10)
Poll: Bailey ahead of Irvin 32-17, leads in Downstate and suburbs (06-10)
* LIVE COVERAGE * (06-10)
Campaign notebook (06-09)
Irvin's money (06-09)
New laws (06-09)
2nd District Supreme Court stuff (06-09)
Question of the day (06-09)
Irvin ad-switch coverage and react roundup (06-09)
Irvin's scaled-back TV ad campaign reintroduces Irvin with his own intro ads (06-09)
Not a good week for Ken Griffin (06-09)
The DPI battle heats up a little (06-09)
Rate Delia Ramirez's new broadcast TV ad (06-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (06-09)
Comptroller deposits $320 million into rainy day fund (06-09)
Open thread (06-09)
* LIVE COVERAGE * (06-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Irvin pulls Downstate ads, "reassessing" ad strategy with 20 days to go (06-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign notebook (06-08)
The fake news universe cranks up for Irvin (06-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and other news (06-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** New ads (06-08)
Pritzker talks up state budget and biz incentives, Irvin talks crime (06-08)
Bailey wants special session on state gas tax "today" (06-08)
News outlet uses loaded poll questions to make broad policy assumptions (06-08)
Catching up with Jon Seidel: Cullerton; Burke; Thompson; Czernek; Fraud (06-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker jumps into another state central committeeperson race (06-08)
Open thread (06-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-08)
* LIVE COVERAGE * (06-08)
Appellate court says Rotering, Curran, Hutchinson can remain on the ballot for Supreme Court (06-07)
Campaign notebook: Irvin defended "individual who attacked a police officer"; More on DeVore's run-in; Irvin promises not to close prison; Aurora Pride Parade imperiled; Napolitano sides with FOP in Martwick race (06-07)
Rate the new Mary Miller TV ad (06-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Several campaign updates (06-07)
Everything old is new again (06-07)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Lightfoot kicks off race tonight with campaign donors (06-07)
Sullivan urges President Biden to send in National Guard, complains about COVID disaster proclamations (06-07)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Major road projects imperiled as Local 150 walks out on strike at three dozen aggregate quarries and facilities (06-07)
Pritzker backing four candidates on one side of Lake County intraparty battle (06-07)
Sometimes, fighting the good fight can produce fantastic results (06-07)
Open thread (06-07)
* LIVE COVERAGE * (06-07)
John Porter (06-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More campaign news (06-06)
Campaign notebook (06-06)
Question of the day (06-06)
Caption contest! (06-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (06-06)
Chicago Board of Elections fails again (06-06)
Irvin on hot seat: Proft has poll showing Bailey lead; Proft's new TV ad; Pritzker's new TV ad; Irvin doesn't recall saying Trump is "bigoted racist" (06-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some campaign items (Updated x1) (06-06)
It's Only Dolostone (But We Like It) (06-06)
Irvin campaign blames Pritzker for three shot cops (06-06)
Yingling being Yingling (06-06)
Democrats officially launch coordinated campaign (06-06)
Open thread (06-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-06)
* LIVE COVERAGE * (06-06)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-03)
Krishnamoorthi's Democratic primary opponent called out for promoting "anti-gay and anti-abortion activist" (06-03)
New laws (06-03)
Campaign notebook (06-03)
Bailey being Bailey, and not in a good way (06-03)
DeVore airs dirty laundry in lawsuit against girlfriend's mother, appears to advocate using federal law to convict medical providers over vaccinations (06-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some campaign updates (updated x5) (06-03)
Rate Dan Brady's first TV ad (06-03)
GOP gubernatorial debate coverage roundup (06-03)
Well-funded Irvin being outspent on TV (06-03)
Open thread (06-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-03)
* LIVE COVERAGE * (06-03)
Judge strikes down IPI attempt to block union-backed constitutional amendment, group vows appeal (06-02)
Question of the day (06-02)
Campaign notebook (06-02)
Kari Steele called out yet again (06-02)
Legislators looking at more ways to protect abortion rights (06-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some campaign updates (06-02)
Jesse Sullivan tests positive for COVID, will attend debate remotely (06-02)
Report: Southern Illinois is among the most vulnerable places in the country heading into the summer (06-02)
Rate the new anti-Newman TV ad (06-02)
Irvin on the FOID, the 2020 riots and crime (06-02)
Rate the two new anti-Rodney Davis ads (06-02)
DCFS supervisor and investigator removed from child protection duties after child murdered (06-02)
No good deed goes unpunished (06-02)
The state's Biometric Information Privacy Act hits Google for $100 million (06-02)
Open thread (06-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-02)
* LIVE COVERAGE * (06-02)
Flash Index: Illinois growth slows a tiny bit (06-01)
Celebrate Illinois Statesmanship (06-01)
Democratic legislator says he was "attacked" by Democratic governor (06-01)
Campaign notebook (06-01)
Illinois' Parental Notification of Abortion Act officially expired today (06-01)
Question of the day (06-01)
Rate Richard Irvin's new TV ads (06-01)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More campaign updates (06-01)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Coming soon to a DGA TV ad near you (06-01)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and a veto session update (06-01)
Today's quotable (06-01)
Uihlein ups the ante with another $3 million to Bailey (06-01)
*** UPDATED x1 - Jesse Sullivan connection *** New, unknown dark money outfit blasts Irvin over crime, BLM (06-01)
Open thread (06-01)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-01)
* LIVE COVERAGE * (06-01)

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