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August 2022 Posts

Campaign notebook (08-31)
TRS responds to Ennis (08-31)
Question of the day (08-31)
*** UPDATED x1 - AFSCME responds *** Pritzker announces plan to address staff shortage (08-31)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Bailey says parents upset about not getting kids into U of I, points to "foreign" students, says U of I is wasting money, calls on school to come up with pension solution (08-31)
Pritzker pushes abortion rights despite lack of special session (08-31)
Rate the opt-out mailers (08-31)
Illinois and Chicago join briefs on “hot button” US Supreme Court case (08-31)
Secretary of State Jesse White tests negative, heading back to work (08-31)
Open thread (08-31)
Live coverage (08-31)
Campaign notebook (08-30)
$100 million in gun violence prevention money announced, FOID reform bill introduced, Raoul prosecutes three for false FOID info (08-30)
Indiana oil fire could lead to more Illinois ethanol sales (08-30)
Sentence reduction credits allegedly ignored at Galesburg correctional facility (08-30)
Question of the day (08-30)
Rate the new Alexi Giannoulias digital ad (08-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** BGA takes another look at Pritzker's investment in Centene (08-30)
Bailey hit on campaigning again with 1/6er, lashes out at "liberal media," claims Dems looking to take away free speech rights (08-30)
Today's quotable (08-30)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Bailey wants 90 percent of University of Illinois enrollment reserved for Illinois residents (08-30)
Union membership rate now higher in Illinois than Michigan (08-30)
Open thread (08-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-30)
Live coverage (08-30)
Campaign notebook (08-29)
Another day, another demand for using the Illinois National Guard (08-29)
Batinick on pensions (08-29)
Opt-out battles rage over state sex ed law, which impacts a minority of school districts (08-29)
Appellate court clears way for vote on Workers' Rights Amendment (08-29)
Brady wishes Bailey would tone down the rhetoric, but says "both sides have a problem" (08-29)
Pritzker refuses to admit he was wrong about Bailey's eminent domain claim (08-29)
Special session not looking likely (08-29)
Open thread (08-29)
Live coverage (08-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Some late campaign news (08-26)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-26)
Question of the day (08-26)
Campaign notebook (08-26)
COVID hospitalizations fell 9 percent in past week (08-26)
Pritzker administration responds to Tribune's pension editorial (08-26)
Task force discusses hate crimes (08-26)
Was connecting the Fair Tax to a tax on retirement income the magic bullet? (08-26)
Bailey's "Punisher" preacher ally was at Stop the Steal rally (08-26)
The Tribune editorial board really needs to hire a fact-checker (08-26)
Open thread (08-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-26)
Live coverage (08-26)
Campaign notebook (08-25)
Bailey's claim of an electrical brownout in his district doesn't check out (08-25)
Question of the day (08-25)
Gubernatorial campaign notebook (08-25)
When bots attack (08-25)
Secretary of State Jesse White tests positive for COVID (08-25)
Second former Illinois correctional officer convicted in prisoner death (08-25)
Pritzker falsely accuses Bailey of lying about eminent domain provision in CEJA (08-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and some other campaign items (08-25)
Out of 40 complaints this year, Legislative Inspector General says none showed wrongdoing (08-25)
Open thread (08-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-25)
Live coverage (08-25)
Freep this poll! (08-24)
Campaign notebook (08-24)
Two Illinois brothers charged with attacking officers at Capitol on Jan. 6 (08-24)
Mayor Lori Lightfoot accuses Proft's PAC of darkening her skin tone in TV ad (08-24)
Bailey says Pritzker owes an apology to students and parents for virtual learning during pandemic (08-24)
Illinois student loan borrowers have seventh-highest average debt in US (08-24)
Sen. Sims' attorney claims his client is being smeared by someone upset about his crime-reform bill (08-24)
Good news is always, always, always somehow bad (08-24)
Bailey on FBI's court-approved search of Mar-a-Lago: "I believe it is political" (08-24)
Open thread (08-24)
Live coverage (08-24)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign notebook (08-23)
Rate Esther Joy King's first TV ad (08-23)
American Asian history is now required to be taught in Illinois public schools (08-23)
*** UPDATED x2 *** It's just a non-binding referendum (08-23)
More debate over cashless bail (08-23)
Federal appeals court tosses RICO lawsuit against ComEd (08-23)
IL SGOP press secretary is new Mrs. America (08-23)
Good news is always, always, always somehow bad (08-23)
National political group receives $1.6 billion from Chicago donor with long history in Illinois politics (08-23)
Open thread (08-23)
Live coverage (08-23)
Pritzker antes up for fall campaign with $5.5 million to top Dem committees (08-22)
Question of the day (08-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (08-22)
Campaign notebook (08-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (08-22)
Abortion access raises stakes in state Supreme Court races (08-22)
Hey, Uihlein, you helped get the guy nominated, so maybe do something to help him now? (08-22)
DeVore objects to Bailey's use of the term "hellhole" to describe Chicago (08-22)
Open thread (08-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-22)
Live coverage (08-22)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Some updates (08-19)
Campaign notebook (08-19)
Cashless bail debated in the suburbs (08-19)
Unemployment rate falls again in Illinois (08-19)
Republican Day coverage roundup (08-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and one other item (08-19)
The butter cow reimagined (08-19)
Today's overlooked quotable (08-19)
Organizer of J6 bus trip recruited poll watchers for Bailey during Republican Day event at the Illinois State Fair (08-19)
Open thread (08-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-19)
Live coverage (08-19)
Bailey takes less than 5 minutes of reporters' questions (08-18)
Rep. Ford's property victim of apparent arson (08-18)
Pritzker says he will participate in two debates, Bailey hedges but says he will debate (08-18)
Pritzker criticized for worsened medical and mental health care in prisons (08-18)
Republicans say Pritkzer overlooked "gap" in FOID card review process (08-18)
Comed pays up, but watchdogs ain't happy (08-18)
Pritzker blames "you guys in the press" for covering the real acrimony between himself and Durbin (08-18)
Governor’s Day coverage roundup (08-18)
All's well that ends well, I suppose (08-18)
Rate the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association state fair video (08-18)
Open thread (08-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-18)
Live coverage (08-18)
Governor, spouse again bid up price of grand champion steer (08-17)
Sign of the times? (08-17)
Democratic county chairs' brunch roundup (08-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Sen. Hastings resigns leadership position (08-17)
Pritzker says special session will depend on if legislators can devise bills "that will meet my requirements that could get done before the new session" in January (08-17)
Pritzker says he will "definitely" debate Bailey, criticizes opponent for dodging news media (08-17)
With 83 days to go until election day, Bailey's messaging still focused on CRT and sex ed while ducking reporters (08-17)
Open thread (08-17)
Live coverage (08-17)
Korean chemical company and ADM team up with state help (08-16)
Campaign notebook (08-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Updated State Fair events list; Fundraiser list; House transitions (08-16)
Another governor attempts to sell off Damen Silos (08-16)
Question of the day (08-16)
Caption contest! (08-16)
Must-see State Fair events today (08-16)
Another day, another Darren Bailey revelation (08-16)
FDA rules change means some of us can now donate blood (08-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-16)
Secretary of State race roundup (08-16)
Open thread (08-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-16)
Live coverage (08-16)
Campaign notebook (08-15)
"We're bigger than US Steel" (08-15)
Crime, punishment and politics (08-15)
Pritzker appears to hedge a bit on special session (08-15)
Caption contest! (08-15)
Bailey to give away a $100 gas card each day at Illinois State Fair (08-15)
"Now youse can't leave" (08-15)
Comptroller Mendoza backs bill to require annual $200 million addition to state's Rainy Day Fund (08-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Open thread (08-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-15)
Live coverage (08-15)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-12)
A quick note from Isabel Miller (08-12)
Campaign notebook (08-12)
AFSCME forces Pritzker administration to back down on Vandalia prison consolidation (08-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (08-12)
Annual Redneck Fishing Tournament reels in 20,000 pounds of invasive species (08-12)
Bally’s files application with state to open first Chicago casino (08-12)
Caption contest! (08-12)
Pritzker unveils six-year transportation plan (08-12)
Labor-backed group's report claims Workers’ Rights Amendment would boost incomes and improve working conditions (08-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-12)
Open thread (08-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-12)
Live coverage (08-12)
Rate the new People Who Play By The Rules PAC ads (08-11)
Bipartisanship, teamwork, fun at Bi-State Softball Showdown (08-11)
2022 Illinois State Fair begins Thursday (08-11)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign notebook (08-11)
Illinois abortion clinics still grappling with surge of out-of-state patients (08-11)
*** UPDATED x3 *** UIS drops out of DCFS simulation training program because state won't follow its best-practice simulation recommendation (08-11)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Question of the day (08-11)
With latest deposit, state's rainy day fund now exceeds a billion dollars (08-11)
Governor's office says Will County state's attorney spreading "misinformation" about SAFE-T Act (08-11)
Skilly appears to eke out a win (08-11)
Open thread (08-11)
Live coverage (08-11)
Illinois State Fair Butter Cow unveiled (08-10)
Witt, Lewis step down from DPI positions (08-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition, Part 2 (08-10)
Question of the day (08-10)
Libertarian Party explains Jesse White surrender (08-10)
Governor says CHIPS and Science Act will benefit Illinois (08-10)
Campaign notebook (08-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Missouri House Dem Leader pleads with Illinois for help on abortion funding (08-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Illinois Department of Corrections held in contempt over "staggering" health care failures (08-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Hastings sues Frankfort police, alleges release of a "fabricated" report (08-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition, Part 1 (08-10)
Open thread (08-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-10)
Live coverage (08-10)
Bailey calls Trump raid "shocking" (08-09)
Rate the new People Who Play By The Rules PAC ads (08-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Updated fundraiser list (08-09)
*** UPDATED x3 *** Tribune editorial board chief's Ken Griffin interview goes off the rails (08-09)
Question of the day (08-09)
Leader Durkin supports assault weapons ban, bashes Democrats (08-09)
Pritzker, Lightfoot announce clean energy deal (08-09)
Why is Chicago's homicide rate so much higher than LA and NY? (08-09)
Fun with numbers (08-09)
Bailey FOP endorsement coverage roundup (08-09)
Rate the new Vote Yes for Workers Rights TV ad (08-09)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Darren Bailey: "The Jewish rabbis, they said, ‘No, you’re actually right’" to compare abortion to the Holocaust (08-09)
Open thread (08-09)
LIVE COVERAGE (08-09)
Minimalist license plate sticker explained (08-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (08-08)
Question of the day (08-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Campaign notebook (08-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Eli Lilly, Cummins warn Indiana about new abortion ban (08-08)
Central and southern Illinois lung cancer rates double those in Chicago region (08-08)
Progress made, but still a long way to go (08-08)
Why has Illinois' "red flag" law not lived up to expectations? (08-08)
*** UPDATED x3 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-08)
Report: Sen. Sims "approached" by law enforcement (08-08)
Shakman case react (08-08)
Pritzker couldn't have won the DPI battle without Welch (08-08)
Open thread (08-08)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-08)
LIVE COVERAGE (08-08)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-05)
Downstate daycare worker tests positive for monkeypox virus, but no additional cases have yet been found (08-05)
Question of the day (08-05)
A couple of COVID-19 updates (08-05)
Campaign roundup (08-05)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Federal appeals court vacates Shakman Decree: "The power to hire, fire, and establish accompanying policies needs to return to the people of Illinois and the Governor they elected" (08-05)
IMA touts manufacturing's impact on Illinois' economy (08-05)
Duckworth and Pritzker take different paths on Lightfoot endorsement (08-05)
Chair Hernandez asks DPI staff to stay on board (08-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-05)
Open thread (08-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-05)
LIVE COVERAGE (08-05)
Question of the day (08-04)
Far-right group becoming political liability; Another Bailey Facebook post surfaces; Bailey lashes out at Pritzker; MyPillow guy spreads a false Illinois conspiracy (08-04)
Former Rep. Scott Drury wins court round against Dan Proft (08-04)
Pritzker announces 20 percent increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates for abortion providers (08-04)
Extended open thread (08-04)
LIVE COVERAGE (08-04)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Second Republican criticizes Sen. Bailey for comparing abortion to the Holocaust: "He’s using the greatest criminal act in human history to score political points" (08-03)
Pritzker embarks on a ribbon-cutting spree (08-03)
Question of the day (08-03)
More like this, please (08-03)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Bailey blames media, says Holocaust remarks were "taken out of context," but recording shows otherwise (08-03)
Federal judge puts off motion deadline in Madigan case until next February (08-03)
Skillicorn loses again (08-03)
Open thread (08-03)
LIVE COVERAGE (08-03)
Question of the day (08-02)
After defending ties to far-right group that called Pritzker a "groomer," Paul Vallas changes his tune (08-02)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Durkin scolds Bailey over Holocaust reference (08-02)
Today's chart (08-02)
Oops (08-02)
Pritzker campaign on Bailey: "Conflating a woman’s bodily autonomy to the systematic mass murder of Jewish people is antisemitic and disqualifying" (08-02)
Open thread (08-02)
LIVE COVERAGE (08-02)
Bailey in 2017: "The attempted extermination of the Jews of World War II doesn’t even compare on a shadow of the life that has been lost with abortion since its legalization" (08-01)
Pritzker declares monkeypox virus a public health emergency (08-01)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (08-01)
IGPA: Illinois growth rate slows as tax revenues return "to a more normal pattern" (08-01)
Question of the day (08-01)
A quick look at some judicial races (08-01)
Declining county inmate populations and upcoming state bail reforms credited for jail closure (08-01)
General election season is almost upon us (08-01)
A huge backlog is about to become significantly larger (08-01)
Griffin spokesperson confirms his boss won't back Bailey (08-01)
DPI coverage roundup (08-01)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-01)
Open thread (08-01)
LIVE COVERAGE (08-01)

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