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July 2019 Posts

No ratings bump, but Fitch revises Illinois outlook from Negative to Stable (07-31)
Pritzker orders staff probe of college aid scam (07-31)
Accused of wage theft and minimum wage violations, former progressive candidate blames staff (07-31)
"People are going to suffer and people are going to die" (07-31)
New laws (07-31)
The perils of lawyerly language (07-31)
A possible work-around of the bluenoses (07-31)
Simmons leads $75 million remake of downtown Alton (07-31)
Caption contest! (07-31)
Question of the day (07-30)
"There's simply no evidence at this time that the ICC is in bed with ComEd" (07-30)
New laws (07-30)
Open thread (07-30)
"We have become the target of whomever these shooters are" (07-30)
*** UPDATED - Pritzker admin say it may not apply to Sterigenics *** Sen. Curran files bill to ban ethylene oxide, wants special session (07-30)
Godspeed and good luck (07-30)
Coli is cooperating with feds (07-30)
Nobody was hurt and we didn't lose, so count it as a win (07-30)
Bustos shakes up staff during DCCC turmoil (07-30)
Rodney Davis hosts first public forum in years (07-30)
College aid "scam" uncovered here (07-30)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-30)
Illinois in a must-win rematch vs. Missouri (07-29)
Pritzker names new Gaming Board chair and another member (07-29)
Question of the day (07-29)
Lipinski was at Gilroy Garlic Festival during shooting (07-29)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Bustos slammed over DCCC hiring, programs (07-29)
The search for affordable housing (07-29)
Another mess that has to be cleaned up (07-29)
Today's must-reads (07-29)
1.9 billion opioid pills sold to Illinois pharmacies and physicians between 2006 and 2012 (07-29)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker on possible Madigan probe: "It's hard to tell what it's really all about" (07-29)
Indiana gearing up to fend off Chicago, south suburban casinos (07-29)
It's mostly show business (07-29)
New laws (07-29)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker shifts on Trump impeachment (07-29)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-29)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (07-26)
Question of the day (07-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (07-26)
Unclear on the concept (07-26)
*** UPDATED x1 - Senate sponsor responds *** Pritzker vetoes first bill, says he needs "flexibility to innovate" on healthcare (07-26)
Lightfoot again worries publicly that potential casino owner profits aren't high enough (07-26)
It's just a bill (07-26)
Report: $5 million in campaign funds drawn for personal purposes since 1998 law took effect (07-26)
The case of Thomas J. Franzen (07-26)
*** UPDATED x2 - Rosemont responds *** Report: Feds eyeing Rosemont (07-26)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-26)
Timeline released of Russian hack of Illinois State Board of Elections (07-25)
The NRCC's slash and burn emails (07-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - News from the front (07-25)
Caption contest! (07-25)
Illinois gained almost 100,000 jobs in past year (07-25)
Question of the day (07-25)
Mental health roundup (07-25)
Eastern Bloc member announces another Confederate Railroad gig (07-25)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Musical interlude: Small Town (Talkin' At The Texaco) (07-25)
Boycotters furious when Harley dealership replaces Confederate flag with US flag on band logo (07-25)
Still no Gaming Board chairman (07-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Rodney Davis operative poses as reporter while Davis freezes out largest TV station in his district (07-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-25)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-25)
Judge rules that nearby towns can file briefs in Sterigenics case (07-24)
"I’m sorry that I said it out loud" (07-24)
Question of the day (07-24)
Old habits die hard (07-24)
The cops don't have to buy new drug-sniffing dogs (07-24)
"A policy paper masquerading as a complaint" (07-24)
Pot, meet kettle (07-24)
It's just a bill (07-24)
Foster gets progressive primary opponent (07-24)
BGA looks at O'Hare (07-24)
Pritzker signs bills designed to protect the children of undocumented residents (07-24)
*** UPDATED x1 - Alaina Hampton responds *** Feds looking at MJM-related payments to Kevin Quinn (07-24)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-24)
Question of the day (07-23)
June home sales plunged 11.2 percent (07-23)
Durbin also says he regrets Al Franken's treatment (07-23)
*** UPDATED x3 - AG Raoul, Pritzker admin respond *** Durkin, Curran and Mazzochi file brief to halt Sterigenics reopening (07-23)
Pritzker admin says SNAP rule change "will hurt families across our state" (07-23)
No, he can't do that (07-23)
Caption contest! (07-23)
Gun dealers complain about new regulations (07-23)
Governing Mag claims Pritzker is "thriving" (07-23)
*** UPDATED x1 *** K3 Democrats remove offensive post, but won't apologize (07-23)
IDCCA will fête Pelosi, Poshard and Gordon-Booth (07-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-23)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-23)
Marvin Perzee (07-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (07-22)
Question of the day (07-22)
Davis and Londrigan spar over fundraising (07-22)
Mendoza retracts podcast claim (07-22)
Sen. Duckworth now regrets role in Al Franken's resignation (07-22)
Once again, Illinois is on a "worst" list (07-22)
Illinois isn't quite the "abortion-rights haven" it's being made out to be (07-22)
The fight over insulin prices (07-22)
Who will benefit and who will pay more under the "Fair Tax" (07-22)
*** UPDATED x1 - Claims Roskam endorsement *** Who is this and what have you done with Jeanne Ives? (07-22)
Republicans step up to denounce racist statement from one of their own (07-22)
Will there be a special session for Sterigenics? (07-22)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-22)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (07-19)
Sterigenics law vs. Sterigenics agreed order (07-19)
Can't this state ever do anything right? (07-19)
Get it together, IDOT (07-19)
Question of the day (07-19)
DCFS attempt to address a big problem could be creating more problems (07-19)
Springfield "mini campus" discussed for UIS, SIU (07-19)
No delay on consent order, but Curran supports special session (07-19)
Stop arguing and get to work (07-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Madigan contributions examined (07-19)
Musical interlude: Get a Job (07-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** ILGOP slams Pritzker for going around federal gag rule (07-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (07-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-19)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-19)
*** UPDATED x1 - Durkin responds *** Pritzker offers to call special session on Sterigenics after claiming Durkin indicated "deficiencies" in his own bill (07-18)
Goodwill president resigns (07-18)
Ives files federal paperwork to run for Congress (07-18)
State to replace federal Title X funding (07-18)
Sterigenics blowback (07-18)
Report: FBI raids McClain’s house (07-18)
Question of the day (07-18)
Reefer madness is alive and well (07-18)
Consultants "punt" ball back to SIU trustees (07-18)
It's gonna be a scorcher (07-18)
Morning Consult Poll: Pritzker job approval 44-35 (07-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-18)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-18)
Question of the day (07-17)
Students In Springfield District #186 Need Your Help! (07-17)
*** UPDATED x4 - Durkin, Curran still opposed *** Sterigenics announces agreement with Illinois, "strictest EO control environment of any facility in the country" (07-17)
Your moment of Zen (07-17)
ISRA files suit to strike down Firearm Dealer License Certification Act (07-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Land of Lincoln Goodwill reverses layoffs, apologizes (07-17)
Lightfoot picks five casino sites outside downtown (07-17)
Go crawl back under your rock (07-17)
I still can't figure out how this is such a thing (07-17)
That is one odd and buggy news bot, but there is an explanation (07-17)
Still no A-List opponent for Durbin (07-17)
Goodwill react roundup (07-17)
Open thread (07-17)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-17)
Question of the day (07-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Belated Willie Wilson fact check (07-16)
Whistleblower strongly disagrees with IG findings (07-16)
Separated at birth? (07-16)
Fun with numbers (07-16)
Madigan has spent $1.2 million on legal fees since fall 2017 (07-16)
You just cannot argue with some people (07-16)
*** UPDATED x7 *** $170K Goodwill director lays off low wage workers citing minimum wage law that doesn't apply, but son makes $96K (07-16)
Chance the Snapper in custody (07-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-16)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-16)
Question of the day (07-15)
Learn something new every day (07-15)
Ives could kick off congressional bid soon as Sanguinetti announces lots of establishment endorsements (07-15)
Pick a lane (07-15)
Elections have consequences (07-15)
Still waiting on the fact check (07-15)
City hires Florida man to trap Chance the Snapper (07-15)
The return of the circular firing squad (07-15)
Zalewski raid/ComEd probe roundup (07-15)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-15)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (07-12)
IBHE exec director not keen on a big reorganization (07-12)
Study: State law isn't catching all municipal pension shorters (07-12)
Question of the day (07-12)
Today's quotable (07-12)
Route 53 extension battle appears to end after nearly three generations (07-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Hard Rock International, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen team up for Rockford casino (07-12)
"Skillicorn’s hyperbolic hypothetical is a gross over-exaggeration" (07-12)
This week in Illinois history: Wets gather in wet Capitol (07-12)
Pritzker, Raoul speak out ahead of planned ICE raids (07-12)
Audit: DoIT an overspending mess (07-12)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-12)
Madigan's lawyers say it doesn't legally matter if alleged sham candidates were sham candidates (07-11)
It sounds like a good idea until you apply some logic (07-11)
Question of the day (07-11)
Let's get a move-on, people (07-11)
Caption contest! (07-11)
Confederate opinions (07-11)
Today's quotable (07-11)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Pritzker abruptly withdraws appointments of two WIU trustees (07-11)
An attempt to save a dying industry (07-11)
Wordslinger's daughter says thanks (07-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (07-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-11)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (07-10)
It's just a bill (07-10)
State's unemployment system felled by computer problem (07-10)
Question of the day (07-10)
Strawberry Hampton released from prison (07-10)
Cassidy was right (07-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** State will pay $7500 to cancel band contract (07-10)
All-Star break open thread (07-10)
State trying to reduce huge Medicaid backlog (07-10)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-10)
Question of the day (07-09)
UIUC offers free tuition to students from median household income families (07-09)
Rezin files paperwork to run for US House (07-09)
Remind me to never ask WIU to negotiate on my behalf (07-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** "I love my people, but they’re crazy" (07-09)
Illinois Policy Institute: Just 1.6 percent of state spending is "waste and pork" (07-09)
Still no A-List Republican to challenge Durbin (07-09)
Because... Madigan! (07-09)
Credit where credit is due (07-09)
Todd Ricketts is in some hot tax water (07-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-09)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-09)
White clarifies national reports (07-08)
Today's quotable (07-08)
Margaret Blackshere (07-08)
Problems as far as the eye can see (07-08)
Judge says midterm legislative furloughs, COLA suspensions are unconstitutional (07-08)
Not everyone is on the same page (07-08)
Emptying my in-box (07-08)
Question of the day (07-08)
*** UPDATED x1 - Bailey announces *** Minister who delivered controversial House prayer to run for House (07-08)
Legal filing called a "crank lawsuit" (07-08)
Pritzker reverses Rauner vaccination change (07-08)
Gaming expansion roundup (07-08)
Start making friends (07-08)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-08)
Reader comments closed until Monday (07-03)
Open thread (07-03)
Caption contest! (07-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign updates (07-03)
Candidate declared winner by 0.361 of a vote (07-03)
Coverage calms down a bit (07-03)
Gas tax roundup (07-03)
Has Madigan changed? (07-03)
Early Word (07-03)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-03)
Question of the day (07-02)
Let's all pitch in to help Wordslinger's daughter finish college (07-02)
Dude, I have the receipts (07-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Cannabis roundup (07-02)
New casino towns heap praise on governor (07-02)
Pritzker's sweet ride (07-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Spooking the markets (07-02)
One of Wordslinger's best stories (07-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-02)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-02)
Lightfoot still pressing for state bailout (07-01)
Wordslinger (07-01)
No huge gasoline price hike yet (07-01)
*** UPDATED x3 - Frerichs: Filing is "absurd" and a "political stunt" - Mendoza: Filing is "ridiculous" and "garbage" *** Tillman wants to blow up $14.3 billion in bond payments, Pritzker admin calls it "quixotic" (07-01)
Jerry Joyce (07-01)
The family had a lot of buffers (07-01)
"A classic example of needing to invest upfront to ensure that you're competitive for the long run" (07-01)
Pick a lane (07-01)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-01)

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