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July 2021 Posts

#ilovemycreditunion (07-30)
Reader comments closed for a week (07-23)
Weekly COVID-19 update: The trend is not our friend (07-23)
Rate Pritzker's three new TV ads (07-23)
Question of the day (07-23)
Tinfoil hats crushed in Kane County (07-23)
Another year, another federal "strike force" for Chicago (07-23)
Kind of odd (07-23)
Unclear on the concept (07-23)
Open thread (07-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-23)
Pritzker campaign manager Quentin Fulks to take over Sen. Warnock's re-election bid, replaced here by Mike Ollen (07-23)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-23)
Tazewell County Clerk slams Dems in Washington Post voting rights op-ed (07-22)
150: "An attack on Scabby the Rat is an attack on workers’ right to free speech" (07-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** New laws: OTC birth control; Telehealth access; Help for homeless college students; Media literacy (07-22)
Vaxed Pritzker to attend Lollapalooza (07-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update and other stuff (07-22)
Asked about White House ambitions, Pritzker says "I have no plans" (07-22)
Giannoulias campaign proposes "Skip the Line" reservation program (07-22)
Illinois to get as much as $790 million from $26 billion national opioid settlement (07-22)
Open thread (07-22)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Rodney Davis email claims he was going to use "sham" insurrection probe to "expose" Democrats "for the lies they have been feeding the American people" (07-21)
Feds to turn over 90,000 documents and secret recordings to Mapes' lawyers (07-21)
Question of the day (07-21)
Today's programming note (07-21)
OK, this is a new one on me (07-21)
Rivian plays supporting role in Bezos liftoff (07-21)
Significant "arson, vandalism, and bomb threats" and much more have kept IDES offices closed (07-21)
*** UPDATED x1 *** More than half of Illinoisans are now fully vaccinated (07-21)
Stuff from the cutting-room floor (07-21)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Lawsuit alleges Chicago hospital participated in "pay to play" with Sandoval, Madigan (07-21)
Pritzker interview roundup (07-21)
ILGOP rebuked for fundraising off of CRT scares (07-21)
Politicians behaving badly (07-21)
Open thread (07-21)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-21)
A programming note (07-20)
Freep this poll! (07-20)
Syverson responds on term limit issue (07-20)
Vox spotlights Illinois in two stories today (07-20)
Question of the day (07-20)
Help Illinois Electric Co-Ops, Municipalities, And Illinois Workers Prevent The Premature Closure Of Prairie State (07-20)
Another day, another lawsuit (07-20)
Major League Baseball open thread (07-20)
No plan for additional state mitigations, but IBHE urges universities to require vaxes (07-20)
Campaign roundup: Supreme Court race; McNamara drops congressional bid; King's big haul; Lombardi's pal (07-20)
*** UPDATED x1 - Pritzker speaks out *** Congress stiffing National Guard that protected them after January 6 (07-20)
Pritzker reelection announcement coverage roundup (07-20)
Pritzker may want to reconsider signing this bill (07-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (07-20)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-20)
Pritzker announces reelection bid, focuses on COVID response (07-19)
Reader comments closed until Tuesday (07-16)
Pritkzer's $400K Facebook ad buy features several Democratic accomplishments, Republican opposition (07-16)
Caption contest! (07-16)
Question of the day (07-16)
Weekly COVID update (07-16)
Um, Kwame? (07-16)
Harmon does deserve some heat on leadership term limits (07-16)
Speaker Welch won't serve on special DPI committee (07-16)
The Thompson Center situation in one photograph (07-16)
Illinois Credit Unions: Committed to the Communities We Serve (07-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Some more money reports and campaign stuff (07-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** A quick look at fundraising reports (07-16)
Black staffer sues US Rep. Schneider's office alleging racially hostile work environment, retaliation (07-16)
Open thread (07-16)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-16)
Prairie State Energy ad criticized (07-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign roundup: Rabine on River North violence; Collins' haul; LaHood's big bucks (07-15)
Question of the day (07-15)
Illinois Supreme Court announces "triage" program to deal with expected flood of eviction cases (07-15)
Closing The Prairie State Coal Plant Protects Clean Air, Consumers, And The Climate (07-15)
Help Illinois Electric Co-Ops, Municipalities, And Illinois Workers Prevent The Premature Closure Of Prairie State (07-15)
Pritzker signs package of criminal justice reform bills into law (07-15)
*** UPDATED x2 - "A purely honorary role" *** Spinning ahead of today's FEC hearing (07-15)
Frerichs tries to bat away questions about retirement tax comments (07-15)
What an improved credit rating could mean for Illinois (07-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker to sign cannabis trailer bill this morning (07-15)
Three-judge panel hears remap case (07-15)
LIG resignation roundup (07-15)
Pritzker discusses unemployment insurance trust fund, statewide gun violence in private talk with POTUS (07-15)
Open thread (07-15)
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*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-15)
Giannoulias continues piling up endorsements: Our Illinois Revolution announces support (07-14)
Legislative Inspector General resigns: "This last legislative session demonstrated true ethics reform is not a priority" (07-14)
Question of the day (07-14)
Unclear on the concepts (07-14)
Pritzker urges grant applications before eviction phaseout ramps up (07-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign roundup: Syverson gets primary challenge; Kinzinger's haul; Charlie Kirk to speak to Northwest GOP; ILGOP mouthpieces; HGOPs on gun violence; Duckworth's reading list (07-14)
Illinois Credit Unions: Keeping Member Funds Safe (07-14)
DH Brown (07-14)
Cook Political Report: Democrats' future congressional majority depends on Illinois, New York remaps (07-14)
Dave Loveday (07-14)
Pritzker files appeal in Shakman case: No ongoing violations and no standing for Shakman (07-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** For the third time, there is no statewide school mask mandate, and Highland proves it (07-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (07-14)
State bows to Medicaid provider's claim of "trade secret," refuses to release basic performance review (07-14)
Pritzker meets with Biden at White House today to highlight infrastructure plans (07-14)
Open thread (07-14)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-14)
Former Sen. McCann seeks another trial delay (07-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign roundup: Kelly's powers to be further clipped; MI remap punt blocked; Dowell's money; Kinzinger's haul (07-13)
Question of the day (07-13)
Once again, with feeling: There is no statewide school mask mandate (07-13)
Help and maybe a tiny bit of hope for long-haulers (07-13)
CNBC: Illinois moves from 30th to 15th top state for business (07-13)
Do better (07-13)
On school masks (and everything else) "should" and "shall" are very different concepts (07-13)
Because... Chicago! (07-13)
Feds allege evidence of bribery ring at Cook County Board of Review (07-13)
Capitol's north drive will be eliminated during renovation (07-13)
Way to go, Kankakee /s (07-13)
Case rates are low, but some hot spots are developing (07-13)
US News: Pritzker "not currently vulnerable" (07-13)
Our sorry state (07-13)
Fitch owes us one (07-13)
Open thread (07-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (07-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-13)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-13)
Reader comments closed until Tuesday (07-09)
The next big state issue is the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund (07-09)
Question of the day (07-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** IDPH fully adopts CDC school guidance (07-09)
Researcher: A separate state made from Downstate counties would be "by far, the poorest state in the country" (07-09)
Campaign roundup: Alexi's $3 million; Duckworth’s $5 million; ILGOP complains about tightening controls on utilities; Davis challenger stretches truth; Casten hit on CRT (07-09)
It's just a (dormant) bill (07-09)
Illinois becomes first state to require a unit of Asian American history in public schools (07-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** CDC to finally issue new school guidance (07-09)
Um, no (07-09)
Help Illinois Electric Co-Ops, Municipalities, And Illinois Workers Prevent The Premature Closure Of Prairie State (07-09)
More sour grapes (07-09)
Our sorry state (07-09)
An antivax, anti-Chicago event that even Darren Bailey skipped (07-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (07-09)
Closing The Prairie State Coal Plant Protects Clean Air, Consumers, And The Climate (07-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (07-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-09)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-09)
Campaign Roundup: McNamara eyeing Bustos seat; King raises big bucks; Miller slammed for fundraiser; Boeing and "the Sedition Caucus" (07-08)
Question of the day (07-08)
*** UPDATED *** S&P upgrades Illinois bond rating for first time since 1997 (07-08)
Huge race, class divide in Cook County vax rates (07-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (07-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** State now has two different vax lotteries (07-08)
Lake Michigan, the Chicago River and climate change (07-08)
80s hair band dudes booked for Illinois State Fair (07-08)
State revenues surged in FY21 (07-08)
Cutting through some of the bail reform hype (07-08)
The broadband divide in Illinois (07-08)
IPI recruiting candidates (07-08)
Closing The Prairie State Coal Plant Protects Clean Air, Consumers, And The Climate (07-08)
Open thread (07-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-08)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-08)
Pritzker filming TV ads in small-town Illinois (07-07)
Question of the day (07-07)
Campaign roundup: Duckworth backs Valencia; SoS poll; Bost stands behind overturning legit results; No, Martwick ain't running (07-07)
Another day, another politician calls for National Guard callup in Chicago (07-07)
ISBE says it's waiting on CDC, then IDPH to issue fall classroom guidance (07-07)
Help Illinois Electric Co-Ops, Municipalities, And Illinois Workers Prevent The Premature Closure Of Prairie State (07-07)
Ogden & Fry: Pritzker fave/unfave at 54-41 (07-07)
Pritzker signs major new Medicaid bill into law (07-07)
Biden's Illinois visit preview (07-07)
As expressway shootings surge, state still working on cam contract (07-07)
Illinois has first Covid death-free day in almost 16 months (07-07)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Another fiscal turning point (07-07)
Open thread (07-07)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (07-07)
Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (07-01)

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