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August 2019 Posts

Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (08-30)
News-Gazette announces sale, bankruptcy (08-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Shimkus won't run again (08-30)
Question of the day (08-30)
Today's number: 13,536 (08-30)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Lightfoot: "We can't keep taxing the hell out of all of our people who make substantial income. That's not right. That's not fair. It's not gonna work." (08-30)
Reick gets supervision, fines, counseling (08-30)
State open to public-private partnership on Thompson Center sale (08-30)
I don't think this one's on the GA (08-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (08-30)
Pritzker injury means no Japan trade trip (08-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (08-30)
"Spared sacrifice" or "hard truths"? (08-30)
Attorney General Raoul tries to stop lawmakers from collecting back pay (08-30)
Ode to Du Quoin (08-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-30)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Lightfoot says city faces $838 million spending gap, says committed to a graduated real estate transfer tax (08-29)
Federal appeals court tosses challenge to Cook County's ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines (08-29)
*** UPDATED x6 *** Judge denies request to file taxpayer lawsuit over state bonds (08-29)
Question of the day (08-29)
It's time to come clean! (08-29)
Pritzker has hairline fracture (08-29)
Facebook revises its political ad rules (08-29)
Wishful thinking (08-29)
IDFPR approves first set of adult use cannabis licenses (08-29)
WIU president's "golden parachute" frustrates lawmakers (08-29)
CAFR finally released (08-29)
Today's number: $581 per pupil (08-29)
Families decry state's "lowball" offers to settle Quincy Legionnaires' cases (08-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-29)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-29)
Question of the day (08-28)
Four new lawsuits filed over ethylene oxide emissions in northern Illinois (08-28)
ISP reports some progress, but at this rate it'll take another 25 years to clear the backlog (08-28)
*** UPDATED x1 *** And then there were two: Lipinski and Bustos (08-28)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign updates (08-28)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Churchill Downs points finger at horsemen in threat to close Arlington Racecourse (08-28)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Let's get it together, please (08-28)
New laws (08-28)
Lightfoot marks 100 days in office (08-28)
Pritzker seeks consultants on Thompson Center sale (08-28)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-28)
Gonzales plans to appeal (08-27)
Question of the day (08-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign updates (08-27)
SLAPP 'em down (08-27)
Foxx partners with Code for America to automatically clear convictions (08-27)
New laws (08-27)
Separatist roundup (08-27)
Sponsor thanks governor for vetoing his bill (08-27)
Lightfoot: "Pensions are absolutely a promise" but "structural changes" need to be made (08-27)
CAIR-Chicago files federal complaint over religious headwear rule on driver's license pics (08-27)
An overlooked aspect of gaming expansion (08-27)
Today's must-reads (08-27)
The never-ending quest to push Illinois into default (08-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-27)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-27)
DCCC dips toe into GOP primary waters (08-26)
Question of the day (08-26)
Fein out at Exelon (08-26)
NBC 5 anchor sues Sterigenics (08-26)
Some women encouraged to wear a "fake wedding ring" to fend off House creeps (08-26)
Yeah. It was the shoes. Right. Stick with that, Shirley. (08-26)
Fun with numbers (08-26)
New laws (08-26)
*** UPDATED x1 *** AG Raoul intervenes on behalf of South Bend abortion facility (08-26)
CTU rejects latest CPS offer (08-26)
Federal judge tosses Gonzales lawsuit against Madigan (08-26)
A story in search of a purpose (08-26)
Madigan is ultimately responsible (08-26)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-26)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-23)
Speaker Madigan again busts the caps on his personal campaign account (08-23)
Exelon chief lobbyist given "final warning" on conduct (08-23)
Ald. Ed Burke is no longer a partner at Klafter & Burke (08-23)
The trouble with Harry (08-23)
Today's quotable (08-23)
Question of the day (08-23)
Congressional roundup (08-23)
Caption contest! (08-23)
Cannabis roundup (08-23)
Another lousy audit report for DCFS (08-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (08-23)
Rockford airport finally gets its state money (08-23)
*** UPDATED x2 - Trooper dies from wound *** Two state troopers shot in a week while serving warrants (08-23)
Fixes ain't free (08-23)
State Fair attendance said to be up 37 percent from last year (08-23)
*** UPDATED x2 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign updates (08-23)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-23)
Question of the day (08-22)
Veterans Affairs official who almost became director had to resign over sexual harassment, racial slurs (08-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** False advertising? (08-22)
Sharkey tries to have it both ways (08-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Skillicorn to face primary opponent (08-22)
Elections have consequences (08-22)
*** UPDATED x2 *** South suburban leaders say they got the short end of the stick yet again (08-22)
It's all show business (08-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Question of the day (08-22)
Pritzker addresses Hickey report (08-22)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-22)
Question of the day (08-21)
Chicago casino roundup (08-21)
New laws (08-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign updates (08-21)
Today's number: 108 percent (08-21)
Today's quotable (08-21)
Appellate Court again rules against Mautino's campaign committee (08-21)
"Chicago has more lead on average than Flint, Mich., during its 2015 water crisis" (08-21)
Where are the other probes? (08-21)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Pritzker vetoes bill that would expel students who bring B-B guns, paint ball guns, etc. to school (08-21)
As long expected, Vistra to close some Illinois coal-fired power plants (08-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-21)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-21)
Sherri Garrett responds to Hickey report (08-20)
Hickey wants Madigan to be more available to employees (08-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Mapes responds to Hickey report: "It is my position that the recent criticisms made against me do not truly appreciate the size of the responsibility of my position" (08-20)
Fun with numbers (08-20)
"Bank On" initiative signed into law (08-20)
AG attempts to dismiss lawsuit against gun dealer regulations (08-20)
Pritzker, Lightfoot launch new campaign committees (08-20)
Planned Parenthood loses federal funding for contraception, cancer screening and STD tests (08-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Hickey report released (08-20)
Sandoval issues another statement, but not another apology (08-20)
Pritzker's Chicago office gets a facelift (08-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Lightfoot wants state approval for city tax hikes (08-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-20)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-20)
Question of the day (08-19)
Why insurance companies don't have to worry much about going after innocent policyholders who file claims (08-19)
ISP finally files proposed gun dealer licensing rules (08-19)
Chicago man arrested for threatening to "slaughter and murder any doctor, patient, or visitor" at city abortion clinic (08-19)
Tillman's lawyer actually claims lawsuit to invalidate bonds "will help the state and its ability to borrow" and Wirepoints agrees (08-19)
Could the lead poisoning in University Park be just the beginning? (08-19)
GOP-supporting group promises "video tracking, research, and strategic communications" against Illinois Dems (08-19)
Republican who blamed loss on "wrong people" actually blamed Trump last year (08-19)
Today's must-read (08-19)
Sen. Sandoval issues apology over mock assassination pics (08-19)
The end of the Carrigan era (08-19)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-19)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Extra! (08-16)
Question of the day (08-16)
Jim Oberweis, others picked for NRCC's "Young Guns" program (08-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Justice Neville moves a step closer to being slated (08-16)
New laws (08-16)
Sen. Tom Cullerton enters not guilty plea, will "continue to fight these untrue allegations in court until his name is cleared" (08-16)
"It’s the racial stuff" (08-16)
Republican Day roundup (08-16)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Has Proft's Uihlein money dried up? (08-16)
Hedge fund in bond lawsuit owns derivatives that will pay off if Illinois defaults on the debt (08-16)
County grand jury subpoenas election records related to Ald. Quinn's signature challenge (08-16)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-16)
Open thread (08-15)
Question of the day (08-15)
President, chief of staff were both unaware of important Blagojevich facts (08-15)
Caption contest! (08-15)
Governor's Day roundup (08-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Lightfoot comms director out after just 88 days (08-15)
For third time, White rules out reelection, but claims he'll serve out full term (08-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Republican hopeful slams "slick Dick Durbin," claims "wrong people" moved into Lake County, says Democrats "heading for evil" (08-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-15)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-15)
Open thread (08-14)
New laws (08-14)
Question of the day (08-14)
Cannabis goes upscale (08-14)
Caption contest! (08-14)
McSweeney to focus next on school consolidation (08-14)
Baise launches "Vote No on Blank Check Committee" (08-14)
One step at a time (08-14)
Your moment of Zen (08-14)
Friendly state fair bidding war between governor, first lady (08-14)
Dems gear up for Governor's Day (08-14)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Dorothy Brown won't seek reelection (08-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-14)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-14)
Just one more reason why we need better security at gun shops (08-13)
Conspiracy theorist planned to set off a bomb in Illinois Statehouse last December (08-13)
Question of the day (08-13)
Shenanigans! (08-13)
Did Illinois have a "net loss of tax filers"? (08-13)
Pick a lane, please (08-13)
Hedge fund refuses to say whether it has credit default swaps that would benefit from an Illinois default (08-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition of Capitol Fax (08-13)
Justice claims he doesn't recall applying for illegal property tax exemption (08-13)
Rodney Davis to host second public forum with an Eastern Bloc member (08-13)
Yet another Republican announces US Senate bid (08-13)
IDOT unveils powerful new Scott's Law ad (08-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Casino study shows Lightfoot was right about tax structure (08-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (08-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-13)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-13)
It's not enough to just say you want transparency, governor (08-12)
Question of the day (08-12)
Edgar tees off on Eastern Bloc (08-12)
Should the IEPA hold another Sterigenics hearing? (08-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Gun control added to list of complaints against Rep. Kalish (08-12)
New laws (08-12)
IML wants some medical patients to register with the police (08-12)
Curran says he will be "Tier One" candidate against Durbin (08-12)
John Cullerton won't say if feds have contacted him about Tom Cullerton (08-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Old habits die hard at the Illinois State Fair (08-12)
DoIT does it again (08-12)
We're still waiting, Mr. Speaker (08-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-12)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-12)
President Trump "I'm thinking about commuting [Rod Blagojevich's] sentence very strongly" (08-07)
*** UPDATED x2 - President Cullerton responds; Sen. Cullerton's attorney responds *** Sen. Tom Cullerton indicted (08-02)
Reader comments closed for break (08-01)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (08-01)

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