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July 2023 Posts

Afternoon roundup (07-31)
Question of the day (07-31)
Meanwhile… In Opposite Land (07-31)
Pritzker says the state can reopen enrollment to undocumented healthcare program, but 'within our budget constraints' (07-31)
A look at that Auditor General's report (07-31)
Pritzker announces several reproductive care initiatives (07-31)
Rep. Marron to retire; Reps. Collins, Williams angling for Senate appointment (07-31)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Much ado about very little (07-31)
Report: Illinois cannabis among the highest priced, with least brand options (07-31)
Better management, please (07-31)
How was the budget padded for the AFSCME contract? Administration only offers broad clues, no specifics (07-31)
Open thread (07-31)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-31)
Live coverage (07-31)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (07-28)
Pritzker signs 133 bills (07-28)
Afternoon roundup (07-28)
Report: NASCAR event cost CDOT and CPD at least $3.25 million (07-28)
Meanwhile… In Opposite Land (07-28)
Pritzker witholds judgement on Chicago's proposed 'mansion tax' as big changes floated (07-28)
Caption contest! (07-28)
New law adds crisis pregnancy centers into state's Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (07-28)
Pritzker signs bipartisan 'commonsense, evidence-based' bill to 'make Illinois' supervision system more transparent and effective' (07-28)
Delivery Helps Chicago Restaurants Grow On Uber Eats (07-28)
Good samaritans getting the brush-off, which is creating a Kafkaesque nightmare (07-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (07-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-28)
Open thread (07-28)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-28)
Live coverage (07-28)
Another day, another failed lawsuit (07-27)
Today's quotable (07-27)
I kinda wonder how this conversation went (07-27)
Afternoon roundup (07-27)
Pritzker says difficult to fill positions at developmental centers because they're 'located in places where it's very hard to find' qualified workers (07-27)
Delivery Helps Chicago Restaurants Grow On Uber Eats (07-27)
Report: Illinois siphoned tens of millions from federal infrastructure climate funds and used the cash for general-purpose highway construction (07-27)
Illinois' law discouraging book bans doesn't apply to state prisons (07-27)
Question of the day (07-27)
New law aims to get Illinois to 'functional zero' homelessness (07-27)
I wouldn't put it past them (07-27)
Open thread (07-27)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-27)
Live coverage (07-27)
Giannoulias to expand "Skip-the-Line" program, but you'll still be able to walk in to lower-volume facilities (07-26)
Sen. Tom Bennett won't run in 2024; Sen. Patricia Van Pelt will finally retire next week (07-26)
Afternoon roundup (07-26)
Today's gruesome task (07-26)
Rocky Wirtz (07-26)
Democratic state Senator pushes estate tax change, calls it "the number one reason that people leave Illinois" (07-26)
Question of the day (07-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (07-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-26)
Open thread (07-26)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-26)
Live coverage (07-26)
Afternoon roundup (07-25)
JCAR declares proposed DCFS rule limiting the role of unsupervised early childhood assistants "a threat to the public interest and welfare" (07-25)
Black college student enrollment has plunged by a third since 2010 in Illinois (07-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** AFSCME Council 31 members ratify new state contract (07-25)
Question of the day (07-25)
Mapes' motion denied by federal judge (07-25)
Open thread (07-25)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-25)
Live coverage (07-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (07-24)
Nominating petitions can be circulated starting September 5 (07-24)
Afternoon roundup (07-24)
Fun with numbers (07-24)
Question of the day (07-24)
Safety worries rise over Illinois CO2 pipeline project (07-24)
This isn't going to get any easier, people (07-24)
Huge suburban office parks going the way of malls? (07-24)
A look at the Illinois Supreme Court's SAFE-T Act decision (07-24)
Consultant details big problems facing state prisons (07-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-24)
Open thread (07-24)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-24)
Live coverage (07-24)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (07-21)
Afternoon roundup (07-21)
University of Chicago study shows social-emotional learning reaps benefits for students, schools (07-21)
Republican county sheriff downplays SAFE-T Act impact: "I don’t think we’re going to be releasing a lot when it’s all said and done" (07-21)
My crusade against the Illinois State Board of Elections' janky website continues (07-21)
Question of the day (07-21)
Delivery Helps Chicago Restaurants Grow On Uber Eats (07-21)
Report: Homicides down in cities nationally and in Chicago this year even as police forces shrink; But vehicle theft skyrockets (07-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (07-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-21)
Open thread (07-21)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-21)
Live coverage (07-21)
Afternoon roundup (07-20)
Some JCAR members criticize Pritzker's handling of noncitizen health care cap, but don't block the emergency rule (07-20)
Question of the day (07-20)
Sangamon County judge declares FOID card constitutional, plaintiffs plan to appeal (07-20)
Hurry! This offer won't last long! (07-20)
Too often lost in the reporting: Victims' rights groups supported the SAFE-T Act (07-20)
Meanwhile… In Opposite Land (07-20)
I need a translator, but I think this is good news (07-20)
*** UPDATED x1 - Memorial fund established *** Yvette Shields (07-20)
Open thread (07-20)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-20)
Live coverage (07-20)
Afternoon roundup (07-19)
More react to the Illinois Supreme Court SAFE-T Act ruling (07-19)
What comes with those free speech hot dogs? (07-19)
Your moment of zen (07-19)
Question of the day (07-19)
For a change, Illinois is not included in a "worst-rated states" list (07-19)
What the what? (07-19)
Delivery Helps Chicago Restaurants Grow On Uber Eats (07-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-19)
Open thread (07-19)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-19)
Live coverage (07-19)
Afternoon roundup (07-18)
Beyond the rhetoric (07-18)
Top court rejects "uneven reasoning" on SAFE-T Act (07-18)
Illinois Supreme Court rules ending cash bail is constitutional (07-18)
Open thread (07-18)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-18)
Live coverage (07-18)
Afternoon roundup (07-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list and other stuff (07-17)
Davis campaign raised less than promised ahead of another tough primary (07-17)
Question of the day (07-17)
In Chicago, Black women’s maternal mortality rate is six times higher than white women's (07-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** ComEd's federal bribery charge dismissed (07-17)
Infrastructure alerts: State scrambles to meet federal deadline to avoid losing highway funds; Deep Tunnel overwhelmed (07-17)
Pritzker formally asks Census Bureau for correction (07-17)
Bailey's Guns N’ Roses vs. Bost's Bon Jovi (07-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-17)
Open thread (07-17)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-17)
Live coverage (07-17)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (07-14)
Afternoon roundup (07-14)
I think I got whiplash from looking up these stories (07-14)
Maybe try to work something out (or not) (07-14)
Rev. Jesse Jackson is stepping down from Rainbow/PUSH Coalition (07-14)
Fight over clean truck regulations (07-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - News update (07-14)
No, your janky website is not "fine" (07-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A couple of campaign items (07-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Updated fundraiser list (07-14)
Open thread (07-14)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-14)
Live coverage (07-14)
Afternoon roundup (07-13)
Caption contest! (07-13)
Today's task (Updated) (07-13)
Question of the day (07-13)
Coverage roundup of yesterday’s storms (07-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - News update (07-13)
Open thread (07-13)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-13)
Live coverage (07-13)
Afternoon roundup (07-12)
Feds: "Madigan was sure to line his own pockets as well through the abuse of his official position" (07-12)
Choate management blasted in new IG report (07-12)
Today's must-read: Northwestern baseball's "toxic culture" (07-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Poll: Bost leads Bailey 43-37 (07-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - NU update (07-12)
Krishnamoorthi wants Census Bureau IG audit expanded (07-12)
Question of the day (07-12)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-12)
Open thread (07-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - RIP (07-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-12)
Live coverage (07-12)
Afternoon roundup (07-11)
Rate the new CTBA pension idea (07-11)
Canadian wildfires have burned the equivalent of Indiana (07-11)
Pritzker leading trade mission to UK (07-11)
Feds rebut Mapes' claims about McClain with new filing (07-11)
Looking back at Northwestern’s 2021 cheerleader sexual harassment, racism lawsuits (07-11)
Time for some leadership (07-11)
Lawsuit filed over "horrific conditions" at Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center (07-11)
Fun with numbers (07-11)
Illinois "one of the most backwards states in the nation on everything we know how to measure when it comes to the care of people with developmental disabilities" (07-11)
Open thread (07-11)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-11)
Live coverage (07-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (Updated x4) (07-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (07-10)
Afternoon roundup (07-10)
Pramaggiore stands by innocence claim in appeal (07-10)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Rep. Buckner says he will introduce legislation in response to NU football hazing allegations (07-10)
What’s in IDOT’s 6-year, $41 billion infrastructure plan? (07-10)
The system is still failing (Updated) (07-10)
A small win, but more like this, please (07-10)
Pritzker says state could earn more interest on its cash if bills weren't paid "too fast" (Updated) (07-10)
Chicago crime by the numbers (07-10)
The bitter and puzzling BIPA fight (07-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (07-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (07-10)
Open thread (07-10)
Isabel’s morning briefing (07-10)
Live coverage (07-10)
Friday roundup (07-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A few quick things (07-03)

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