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June 2023 Posts

Reader comments closed for the holiday (06-30)
Afternoon roundup (06-30)
Pritzker signs 155 bills into law (06-30)
Everybody knew and nobody objected to the final product (06-30)
Chicagoans could vote on a graduated real estate transfer tax (06-30)
Ohio legislators bash Illinois' clean-energy law (06-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update (06-30)
US Supreme Court says website designer's free speech rights violated by Colorado law (06-30)
Question of the day (06-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-30)
Open thread (06-30)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-30)
Live coverage (06-30)
Afternoon roundup (06-29)
United Airlines blames FAA for its week of mass flight cancellations (06-29)
Question of the day (06-29)
The perils of putting all your promo eggs into one basket (06-29)
Pritzker announces Rainy Day Fund will exceed $2 billion next fiscal year (06-29)
IBHE responds to US Supreme Court: "This ruling is an attack on people of color" (06-29)
ComEd wants ratepayers to help pay some insurance cost increases in the wake of federal corruption trial, but won't say how much (06-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-29)
Open thread (06-29)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-29)
Live coverage (06-29)
Afternoon roundup (06-28)
ACLU files discrimination suit over Chicago traffic stops (06-28)
Question of the day (06-28)
Bears told property tax fairness/certainty go both ways (06-28)
As asylum-seeking migrant influx continues, city says shelters are at max capacity, 600 in police stations (06-28)
Quincy Veterans Home nurses say staffing shortage is worst they've ever seen (06-28)
Report: Illinois making only incremental progress on EV vehicles (06-28)
Open thread (06-28)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-28)
Live coverage (06-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (06-27)
Pritzker signs bill updating state's hiring process (06-27)
More like this, please (06-27)
Afternoon roundup (06-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker addresses coming July 1 tax hikes on groceries, motor fuel (06-27)
Chicago NASCAR preview (06-27)
Harvard officials hope new manufacturer will bring 1000+ jobs to former Motorola campus (06-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Chicago's air quality is worst in world because of Canadian wildfires (06-27)
S&P warns about 2.2 percent annual pension payment growth (06-27)
Bears dangle Taylor Swift, professional wrestling and monster truck jams to woo Arlington Heights (06-27)
Rockton library to go forward with drag queen event (06-27)
Open thread (06-27)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-27)
Live coverage (06-27)
Afternoon roundup (06-26)
Forcing women to travel for abortions has increased costs by 41 percent (06-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Quick updates (06-26)
Rate the 2023 Illinois tourism ad campaign (06-26)
Jim Crown (06-26)
60-30-1 (06-26)
Statewides a big hit at Chicago's Pride Parade (06-26)
Question of the day (06-26)
Progressive hero Pritzker takes heat from the left (06-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-26)
Open thread (06-26)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Isabel’s morning briefing (06-26)
Live coverage (06-26)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-23)
Koehler law makes it to Jeopardy (06-23)
Afternoon roundup (06-23)
Welch and Harmon defend budget process (06-23)
Mayor Johnson's floor leader calls Pritzker limits on some undocumented immigrant healthcare "criminal" (06-23)
Midwest drought has rapidly intensified over the past five weeks and likely to persist (06-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in (06-23)
Welch and Harmon pressed on recent legislative pay hikes (06-23)
Question of the day (06-23)
How the Illinois House and the two parties shifted on parental notification of abortion over 20 years (06-23)
One year in a post-Roe v. Wade Illinois (06-23)
Uber And ASU Are Expanding Access To Higher Education In Illinois (06-23)
More anti-Illinois clickbait (06-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-23)
Open thread (06-23)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-23)
Live coverage (06-23)
End of an era: Jim Leach leaving WMAY (06-22)
Afternoon roundup (06-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in (06-22)
Two steps forward... (06-22)
Question of the day (06-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Something you might not know (06-22)
Some good news on the state hiring front, but procurement reform still awaits (06-22)
Pritzker continues taking heat over curbing growth of healthcare program (06-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-22)
Open thread (06-22)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-22)
Live coverage (06-22)
Afternoon roundup (06-21)
Two steps forward... (06-21)
Lacking context and perspective (06-21)
Is One Central the key to keeping the Bears in the city, or is it an unnecessary and costly boondoggle? (06-21)
The "double tax savings" loophole within Invest in Kids (06-21)
Uber And ASU Are Expanding Access To Higher Education In Illinois (06-21)
Brown University study: Chicago is the most segregated city in America (06-21)
Open thread (06-21)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-21)
Live coverage (06-21)
Thinking of checking out the NASCAR race? Be prepared to pay up (06-20)
Afternoon roundup (06-20)
Pritzker says he's worried about future of Ford's Chicago plant because of the coming end of internal combustion vehicles (06-20)
Report: 12,891 sworn officers in suburbs and Downstate vs. 12,927 former officers or surviving spouses receiving pension benefits (06-20)
It’s almost a law (06-20)
Gov. Pritzker on crime, the city's new mayor and the future of downtown Chicago (06-20)
Pritzker claims "more prosecutions" have led to less corrupt people in office (06-20)
Today's quotable (06-20)
Question of the day (06-20)
End of an era (06-20)
A collaborative approach focused on listening is a much-welcomed change (06-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More news (06-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (Updated several times) (06-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-20)
Open thread (06-20)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-20)
Live coverage (06-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (Use last week's password) (06-19)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-16)
Afternoon roundup (06-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker administration announces some "temporary" enrollment limits, co-pays to hold down undocumented immigrant healthcare costs (06-16)
Weiss trial roundup (06-16)
What in the heck is going on in Will County? (06-16)
Question of the day (06-16)
Pritzker signs drone bill, Medicaid omnibus (06-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-16)
Open thread (06-16)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-16)
Live coverage (06-16)
Weiss found guilty (06-15)
Afternoon roundup (06-15)
Bally’s temporary casino could open this summer after OK from Gaming Board (06-15)
The rest of the Instant Pot story (06-15)
The new anti-book-ban law merely puts teeth into longstanding state policy (06-15)
Uber And ASU Are Expanding Access To Higher Education In Illinois (06-15)
Question of the day (06-15)
Updates on Capitol renovations (06-15)
Open thread (06-15)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-15)
* Live Coverage * Jimmy Weiss trial (06-15)
Live coverage (06-15)
Afternoon roundup (06-14)
Caption contest! (06-14)
From "death spiral" to finger-pointing (06-14)
Meanwhile, in Opposite Land… (06-14)
Just another reason the state now requires lobbying consultants to register (06-14)
Question of the day (06-14)
The Trump primary begins in CD12 (06-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-14)
Open thread (06-14)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-14)
* Live Coverage * Jimmy Weiss trial (06-14)
Live coverage (06-14)
Afternoon roundup (06-13)
Pritzker on Trump: "It looks to me like he committed espionage" (06-13)
New law to help crack down on abuse, cover-ups by human services workers (06-13)
Uber And ASU Are Expanding Access To Higher Education In Illinois (06-13)
Weiss trial closing arguments may start Wednesday (06-13)
Everybody wants to get into the act: Waukegan mayor makes Bears stadium pitch (06-13)
Today's quotable (06-13)
Open thread (06-13)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-13)
* Live Coverage * Jimmy Weiss trial (06-13)
Live coverage (06-13)
Former Rep. Stoneback files defamation suit (06-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Afternoon roundup (06-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (06-12)
Report: Danville abortion clinic site repairs torn down in new attack (06-12)
Caption contest! (06-12)
Civic Committee tries moving from heckling to leadership (06-12)
It’s a law: Pritzker signed 90 bills Friday (06-12)
Open thread (06-12)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-12)
* Live Coverage * Jimmy Weiss trial (06-12)
Live coverage (06-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-12)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-09)
Afternoon roundup (06-09)
Pritzker to sign anti-book-ban bill on Monday (06-09)
DHS Inspector General's report claims Choate staff still covering up misconduct, retaliating against whistle-blowers (06-09)
Lacking context (06-09)
A bit of good news (06-09)
Because... Madigan! (06-09)
Former candidate facing felony charges for allegedly filing false petition signatures (06-09)
Another day, another DeVore loss: "Plaintiffs’ argument ignores well-established law" (06-09)
Pretty much everything you needed to know about catalytic converter thefts (06-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-09)
Open thread (06-09)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-09)
Live coverage (06-09)
Actuarial consultant says Tier 2 pension payments should rise by $5.6 billion through 2045 to put state in compliance with "safe harbor" provisions (06-08)
Afternoon roundup (06-08)
Question of the day (06-08)
I'll believe it when I see it (06-08)
Caption contest! (06-08)
*** UPDATED x1 - COGFA: Scenarios "are not budget predictions" *** Here we go again (06-08)
Weiss trial coverage roundup (06-08)
Um, what? (06-08)
Open thread (06-08)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-08)
* Live Coverage * Jimmy Weiss trial (06-08)
Live coverage (06-08)
*** UPDATED x2 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in (06-07)
Afternoon roundup (06-07)
NYC grabs lion's share of federal migrant aid money (06-07)
Pritzker signs venue restriction bill for constitutional challenges (06-07)
It’s almost a law (06-07)
Pritzker says new budget accounts for AFSCME contract negotiations (06-07)
FY24 budget overview (06-07)
Uber And ASU Are Expanding Access To Higher Education In Illinois (06-07)
Pritzker to use reduction veto to correct "inadvertent" pay raises above legal limit (06-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-07)
Open thread (06-07)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-07)
* Live Coverage * Jimmy Weiss trial (06-07)
Live coverage (06-07)
Afternoon roundup (06-06)
Meanwhile… In Opposite Land (06-06)
State school superintendent warns CPS for fourth time over illegal student restraint (06-06)
Bears stuff (06-06)
Fun with numbers (and history) (06-06)
Giannoulias takes legal action against Coinbase (06-06)
Question of the day (06-06)
DCFS "On-the-Spot Hiring" event in Rockford drew double the expected crowd (06-06)
Open thread (06-06)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-06)
* Live Coverage * Jimmy Weiss trial (06-06)
Live coverage (06-06)
Afternoon roundup (06-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (06-05)
Uber And ASU Are Expanding Access To Higher Education In Illinois (06-05)
Progressives, prosecutors and ISRA come together on bipartisan gun-related bill (06-05)
It’s almost a law (06-05)
Question of the day (06-05)
Welch explains how his caucus avoided the city council's divisive fight over immigrants (06-05)
* Live Coverage * Jimmy Weiss trial (06-05)
Man put on city's "Do No Rehire" list after failing to stop harassment and abuse hired on contract by four alderpersons (06-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-05)
Open thread (06-05)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-05)
Live coverage (06-05)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (06-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Afternoon roundup (06-02)
Bears dangle possible move to Naperville (06-02)
Pritzker suggests changing Invest in Kids tax credit (06-02)
Question of the day (06-02)
Fentanyl overdose deaths have fallen 42 percent in Chicago this year compared to 2022 (06-02)
Crowds ease at Mexican border, but will that lead to fewer asylum-seekers in Chicago? (06-02)
Pritzker, other Dem governors warn school textbook publishers: "Sanitizing our educational texts for the mercurial comfort of a few today ultimately limits the next generation’s ability to make informed decisions for themselves" (06-02)
Justice Jesse Reyes announces second bid for state's top court (06-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (06-02)
Open thread (06-02)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-02)
Live coverage (06-02)
Afternoon roundup (06-01)
Question of the day (06-01)
DCFS responds to yet another explosive report (06-01)
Todd Maisch (06-01)
Civic Committee wants to invest tens of millions of dollars, create thousands of jobs to pull off ambitious crime-prevention program (06-01)
Yes, we have big problems, but we're most certainly not alone (06-01)
Bills that didn’t make the cut (06-01)
Why is this allowed to happen in plain sight? (06-01)
Open thread (06-01)
Isabel’s morning briefing (06-01)
Live coverage (06-01)

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