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August 2014 Posts

Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (08-29)
Fracking rules finally unveiled (08-29)
Question of the day (08-29)
A big IDOT roundup (08-29)
Even Steven, for now (08-29)
*** UPDATED x1 - Confirmed *** Report: Libertarians file charges (08-29)
Big guys dinged a bit, but little guys helped a lot (08-29)
Today's photo (08-29)
Stark contrasts on taxes, minimum wage (08-29)
Oppo dump (08-28)
Rauner doubles down (08-28)
Back in the news (08-28)
Question of the day (08-28)
Time now for another edition of "Fractured Fairy Tales" (08-28)
Frackers loving them some Bruce (08-28)
Rodney Davis launches first TV ad of the fall campaign (08-28)
Caption contest! (08-28)
Today's number: 9 percent (08-28)
*** UPDATED x2 Stock pics - Rauner responds *** Rate Gov. Quinn's new TV ad (08-28)
Now, that's a lede (08-28)
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It ain't over until it's over, unless it's already over (08-27)
Question of the day (08-27)
Fun with numbers (08-27)
Teamsters want fired IDOT workers spared (08-27)
Rahm reverses course, Voices backs wage hike (08-27)
Fracking regs to be released Friday (08-27)
Making the big banks pay (08-27)
Quinn vetoes another speed limit bill (08-27)
Missing the point (08-27)
Ballot initiatives are definitely a major national thing (08-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Callis unveils first TV ad, GOP says she's "lived a life of privilege" (08-27)
Inversion and off-shoring explained in just a few words (08-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Last man standing is leaving (08-26)
Question of the day (08-26)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Quinn again deflects responsibility to IDOT (08-26)
A different sort of ice bucket challenge (08-26)
Group claims it registered 25K voters this summer (08-26)
Today's quotable (08-26)
Rauner claims he's being outspent 2-1 (08-26)
A very good question (08-26)
*** UPDATED x1 - Rauner's stinging response *** Quinn campaign says Rauner trying to "disguise himself as a moderate" (08-26)
How did nobody notice this? (08-26)
Over a million bucks so far spent against Schneider (08-26)
Today's numbers (08-26)
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*** UPDATED x1 *** Unclear on the details, but not on the concepts (08-25)
*** UPDATED x1 - Wrong dates *** IEA pushing early voting (08-25)
Swing and a miss (08-25)
Rauner bids farewell to Downstate (08-25)
Question of the day (08-25)
Durbin hit again on "pay gap" (08-25)
Pot, meet kettle (08-25)
Beware the reformers (08-25)
GOTV: In the streets and online (08-25)
IDOT layoffs could mean lots of lawsuits (08-25)
Grand jury subpoenas Lavin's e-mails (08-25)
Another media slam on Quinn's anti-violence program (08-25)
Rate Rauner's new TV ad (08-25)
*** UPDATED x6 *** Quinn vetoes ridesharing bill (08-25)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-22)
Question of the day (08-22)
*** UPDATED x1 - Rauner response *** This just in... Illinois Supreme Court denies Rauner appeal (08-22)
They need a rich "white knight" (08-22)
Johnson finally backs Davis... So does Joan (08-22)
Schneider throws Quinn under the bus (08-22)
Wincing before the hit (08-22)
Inspector general's IDOT probe places no direct blame on Quinn (08-22)
Today's number: 57 percent (08-22)
*** UPDATED x2 - Not totally clean - Some questions answered *** Stories raise unanswered questions about IDOC policy (08-22)
*** UPDATED x1 - Schneider campaign responds *** US, Illinois Chambers launch TV hit on Schneider (08-22)
Reaching into the past for today's gotcha moment (08-22)
New DGA YouTube video ties Rauner to Romney via outsourcing (08-22)
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This just in... Unions file motion to "gut" the state's pension case (08-22)
Rove spending over a million dollars in two races (08-21)
Question of the day (08-21)
Quinn administration accuses Rep. of "political stunt" that would violate state and federal laws (08-21)
Today's number: 54 percent (08-21)
Rauner files "emergency appeal" (08-21)
Uber ramps up the pressure with new radio ad (08-21)
*** UPDATED x2 - Quinn calls for investigation by county, state, feds - Felonies? *** Playing hardball... with guns (08-21)
Quinn updates new TV ad to add Rauner "Not every job should be in America" quote (08-21)
Uh-oh (08-21)
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Another new way to find and target voters (08-20)
Citizen Action rails against Uber (08-20)
Does it feel like August to you? (08-20)
*** UPDATED x2 - Rauner responds - Decision posted *** This just in... Appellate court affirms term limits ruling (08-20)
Libertarians likely on ballot, Greens up in the air (08-20)
Prank ad posted on craigslist (08-20)
Lewis takes next step, files D-1 (08-20)
Schneider still under fire over tax returns (08-20)
True, but... (08-20)
Is it tightening? (08-20)
Question of the day (08-20)
*** UPDATED x4 - Rauner promised return to NBC5 before primary - Quinn camp says Rauner "proposed a phony alternative of concocted venues" *** Rauner proposes attending four candidate forums, three public debates, one private debate (08-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Yes, he did, but so did Quinn (08-20)
You gotta do what you gotta do (08-20)
Rate Pat Quinn's new TV ad (08-20)
Not nearly enough (08-19)
AG Madigan files blistering motion against Rutherford accuser (08-19)
Rauner again pushes for Uber reg veto (08-19)
Poll: 84 percent of Chicagoans want minimum wage hiked to $13 an hour (08-19)
Adventures in economic development (08-19)
Adventures in lousy governance (08-19)
Question of the day (08-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Rate the new Bill Enyart TV ad (08-19)
Another way of looking at employment, and another look at labor participation rates (08-19)
Today's long read (08-19)
More Cayman Islands stuff (08-19)
Right county, wrong state (08-19)
Manufacturing news (08-19)
Unclear on the concept (08-19)
Rauner attacks Quinn on job numbers while Quinn hits back on tax filing (08-19)
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Question of the day (08-18)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Video shows Rauner joking about wanting to punch somebody (08-18)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Fun with numbers (08-18)
Teachers union not giving up on Tribune (08-18)
Quinn slams Rauner for outsourcing jobs (08-18)
Ummm... (08-18)
Goofy regs and possible political retaliation (08-18)
Tribune poll: Just 15 percent of Chicagoans feel safer with concealed carry law (08-18)
Caption contest! (08-18)
"1998" (08-18)
On Edgar, billionaires and what's ahead (08-18)
What "really" goes on at the Illinois State Fair (08-18)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-15)
Stu Rothenberg moves CD13 race to "Lean Republican" (08-15)
Today's map (08-15)
Question of the day (08-15)
A lame excuse from CMS (08-15)
Simon officiates gay marriage on Republican Day, blasts Topinka (08-15)
Fun little stuff (08-15)
Tax returns still an issue for Rauner (08-15)
Umm... (08-15)
It ain't all about the economy (08-15)
Today's quotable (08-15)
Quinn touts big unemployment news on Rauner's day (08-15)
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*** UPDATED x1 - Rauner at the winner's circle *** And now... this (08-14)
Question of the day (08-14)
Sanguinetti "loves" Springfield (08-14)
Cross campaign responds to Frerichs' response (08-14)
Rod's fourth term? (08-14)
The never-ending MJM fascination (08-14)
*** UPDATED x1 - Sen. Kirk reacts *** Tone it down, please (08-14)
Quinn holds rally after all (08-14)
Durbin upbeat on Dem prospects, defends on Walgreens, opens up new minimum wage front (08-14)
Tribune poll: Mayor in bad shape, trailing CTU prez (08-14)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair (08-14)
Union PAC blasts Rauner for outsourcing (08-14)
The full Frerichs response (08-13)
Jesse White worried about Rauner buying votes - Quinn calls Rauner "King Midas" (08-13)
Question of the day (08-13)
Cross alleges lots and lots and lots of... stuff (08-13)
Rauner buys champion, Repubs go on attack (08-13)
Here we go again? (08-13)
Quinn wants State Museum named after Dixon (08-13)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair (08-13)
Your morning photo (08-13)
Question of the day (08-12)
Words to live by (08-12)
The best and worst counties to live in (08-12)
Today's quotable (08-12)
Signed and vetoed (08-12)
Frerichs pays property taxes (08-12)
Rauner pushes property tax freeze via robocalls (08-12)
Leave the butter cow aloooooone! (08-12)
Behind the attack (08-12)
The tabula rasa effect (08-12)
A watchdog and a partner (08-12)
*** UPDATED x1 - "Celebrity" race CANCELED *** (08-12)
Yeesh (08-12)
Today's number: 4.8 percent (08-12)
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Question of the day (08-11)
Illinois actually scores well in a national survey (08-11)
Mike Smith (08-11)
Polling average: Rauner 7-8 points ahead (08-11)
Quinn demanding debates (08-11)
New AARP poll shows serious anxiety (08-11)
Today's number: 32 percent (08-11)
Using a family member to get back at a columnist (08-11)
"Evelyn loves the Springfield area" (08-11)
A near miss at Bud Billiken parade (08-11)
Quinn's base problem (08-11)
The story behind the government's retreat in the LaShawn Ford case (08-11)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-08)
Turn on the Wayback Machine (08-08)
Question of the day (08-08)
Another Frerichs bumble (08-08)
Adventures in tracking (08-08)
Attention iPhone users (08-08)
Today's number: 0.00002 percent (08-08)
Today's quotable (08-08)
And another one... (08-08)
Rauner focus shifts from the Caymans to Bermuda (08-08)
Quinn ain't alone: Lots of governors in electoral jeopardy (08-08)
Caption contest! (08-08)
*** UPDATED x2 - Quinn defends *** Another political patronage allegation at IDOT (08-08)
Oberweis compares Durbin to Nixon in new radio ad (08-08)
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Question of the day (08-07)
Rauner camp takes Quinnocchio to next level (08-07)
It wasn't cleaned up after all (08-07)
Schilling says he lives "paycheck to paycheck" (08-07)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Teachers unions attack Tribune article (08-07)
For subscribers, blog readers and phone users (08-07)
Yet another Caymans video (08-07)
Quinn's second try is better (08-07)
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Question of the day (08-06)
*** UPDATED x1 - ISP already short-staffed *** Mayor Emanuel requests patrol assistance from state (08-06)
Unclear on the concept (08-06)
Prison mental health costs rising (08-06)
Today's quotable (08-06)
*** UPDATED x1 - Quinn responds *** Rauner says Quinn, teachers benefit from Cayman Islands investments (08-06)
Today's number: $237.3 million (08-06)
Traders pushing up state bond yields, but no state issuances on horizon (08-06)
Bill Brady's advice to Bruce Rauner (08-06)
Why did Walgreens stay put? (08-06)
Time's up - I gotta get a new phone (08-06)
Quinn's animated Internet video explains Rauner's Cayman Islands investments (08-06)
Illinois Freedom PAC launches TV ad (08-06)
"A parent's worst nightmare" (08-05)
Question of the day (08-05)
Feeling a bit peevish today (08-05)
Today's best comment (08-05)
Rothenberg tips race slightly to Rauner (08-05)
Nybo back in the GA (08-05)
Swings and misses? (08-05)
Illinois Education Association endorses Rodney Davis (08-05)
Connecting some ranch dots (08-05)
*** UPDATED x2 - Quinn response - Scripts *** Rauner launches two new TV ads (08-05)
Today's number: 51 percent (08-05)
Marin: Feds back off on ruining a good man’s life (08-05)
Today's quotable (08-05)
*** UPDATED x1 - Rauner campaign responds *** Rauner denied knowing about Cayman investments in June (08-05)
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Caption contest! (08-04)
Confidential memo reveals hostilities, hurt feelings (08-04)
Rauner paying canvassers (08-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Question of the day (08-04)
*** UPDATED - Arrangements announced *** Gene Callahan (08-04)
Shooting for viral (08-04)
Sun-Times uncovers Cayman Islands investments by Rauner, Rauner's firm and Rauner's charity (08-04)
*** UPDATED x3 - One count of "delivering a false federal income tax return" - Report: All felony charges dropped *** Rep. LaShawn Ford to change plea agreement (08-04)
An Illinois budget fix politicians won't touch (08-04)
Can a positive message work? (08-04)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-01)
Today's map: Every state's wealthiest person (08-01)
Question of the day (08-01)
The Sun-Times' inexcusable reefer madness (08-01)
Today's long read (08-01)
How times change (08-01)
4,700 percent increase in Chinese students at UIUC since 2003 (08-01)
Pollapalooza (08-01)
Another day, another $1.5 million (08-01)
Justifiable turnabout or pay to play? (08-01)
Cook moves Enyart district from "Lean D" to "Toss-up" (08-01)
Two important inversion opinions (08-01)
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