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August 2025 Posts

Reader comments closed for the Labor Day weekend (08-29)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-29)
IDPH looking at buying covid vaccines directly from manufacturers (08-29)
Bailey asked about ICE agents: 'As governor of Illinois, there would be no one wearing masks' (08-29)
Pritzker urges disgruntled secessionists to help build a better state by getting involved, showing up, voting - If not, 'get up and move' (08-29)
Your moment of zen (08-29)
M3 poll: 70 percent of Chicagoans oppose sending in the Army, 65 percent oppose National Guard intervention (Updated) (08-29)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-29)
Good morning! (08-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-29)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-29)
Live coverage (08-29)
Pritzker said his administration has spoken to AG Raoul about Adams County sheriff: 'There's no member of law enforcement that should be breaking the law' (08-28)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-28)
Report: Armored vehicles, surge in federal agents expected in Chicago as two-pronged strategy takes shape (08-28)
AG Raoul finally talks (a little) about the Adams County sheriff's apparent Trust Act violations (08-28)
Three Senate Democratic candidates talk about whether they support Schumer (08-28)
Trump says he won’t fund carp project until Pritzker ‘asks’ — but the money’s already set aside (08-28)
The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: Protecting Working People & Fighting Trump’s Predatory MAGA Agenda (08-28)
Another know-it-all (08-28)
IPA: SB40 With Energy Storage Will Slash Sky-High Electric Bills (08-28)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-28)
Open thread (08-28)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-28)
Live coverage (08-28)
Report: ICE planning to send 'strike team' to Chicago (Updated) (08-27)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated) (08-27)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (08-27)
Tracy says he put $2 million into his US Senate campaign (Updated) (08-27)
Insurance company claims Wyndham hotel damage was inside job, refuses to cover losses (08-27)
Navy captain: Potential federal surge in Chicago will focus on downtown (08-27)
More state bashing (08-27)
Consumers Are Getting Slammed With Higher Electric Rates – Don’t Add Fuel To The Fire With ROFR (08-27)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-27)
Open thread (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)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-27)
Live coverage (08-27)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated) (08-26)
Trump hedges again about sending troops to Chicago without an invitation (Updated) (08-26)
After 12 years of promises, large fertilizer plant appears to move forward (08-26)
IPA: SB40 With Energy Storage Will Slash Sky-High Electric Bills (08-26)
Pritzker warns fellow governors not to send their troops to Illinois (08-26)
The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: Protecting Working People & Fighting Trump’s Predatory MAGA Agenda (08-26)
Catching up with the federal candidates (08-26)
Giannoulias: Audit shows Illinois license plate data shared with US Customs, violating state law (08-26)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-26)
Open thread (08-26)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-26)
Live coverage (08-26)
Business leader: 'Deploying federal troops or federalizing the National Guard... is unprecedented and unwarranted' (08-25)
AG Raoul again refuses to answer questions about Adams County sheriff's defiance of state law (08-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More campaign news (08-25)
Did President Trump just back down? (08-25)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-25)
Consumers Are Getting Slammed With Higher Electric Rates – Don’t Add Fuel To The Fire With ROFR (08-25)
Some days I hate everything and this is one of those days (08-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign stuff (08-25)
Today's number: 8 (08-25)
Sen. Karina Villa launches campaign for Comptroller (08-25)
The 'real' Chicago way: Let somebody else pay for it (08-25)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (08-25)
React to Trump’s threat of National Guard deployment in Chicago (Updated x2) (08-25)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-25)
Open thread (08-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-25)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-25)
Live coverage (08-25)
Roundup: Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago after Trump threat (08-24)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-22)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-22)
Numbers dump! Raja poll claims 20-point lead (08-22)
President says Chicago is 'probably next' after DC (Updated x4) (08-22)
Maybe it's time the state did something about this problem (08-22)
Roundup: RTA shifts $74M from Metra, Pace to CTA to buy time before transit cliff (08-22)
Catching up with the federal candidates (Updated) (08-22)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-22)
Open thread (08-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More news (08-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-22)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-22)
Live coverage (08-22)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-21)
Today's number: 144,000 (08-21)
Catching up with the congressionals (08-21)
AG Bondi threatens to cut Illinois' federal funding and send in federal law enforcement (08-21)
Who needs all that water when you’ve got a virtual 'soulmate'? (Updated) (08-21)
Channyn Lynne Parker named CEO of Equality Illinois, first Black transgender woman to lead the organization (08-21)
The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: Protecting Working People & Fighting Trump’s Predatory MAGA Agenda (08-21)
It’s now a law (08-21)
IPA: SB40 With Energy Storage Will Slash Sky-High Electric Bills (08-21)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-21)
Open thread (08-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-21)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-21)
Live coverage (08-21)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-20)
Unclear on the concept (except for the coverage angle) (Updated x2) (08-20)
Study: Illinois pre-apprenticeships boost women, minorities in construction (08-20)
It’s now a law (08-20)
Rate Willie Preston's launch video (08-20)
Consumers Are Getting Slammed With Higher Electric Rates – Don’t Add Fuel To The Fire With ROFR (08-20)
Reform group has 'serious concerns' about Daley/LaHood remap proposal (08-20)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (08-20)
Cat got your tongue, General? (08-20)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-20)
Open thread (08-20)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-20)
Live coverage (08-20)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-19)
What Illinois can learn from Texas (Updated) (08-19)
Question of the day (08-19)
Meanwhile… in Opposite Land (08-19)
It's now a law (08-19)
IPA: SB40 With Energy Storage Will Slash Sky-High Electric Bills (08-19)
Today’s number: 370 (08-19)
The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: Protecting Working People & Fighting Trump’s Predatory MAGA Agenda (08-19)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-19)
Open thread (08-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-19)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-19)
Live coverage (08-19)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-18)
Today's quotable (08-18)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (08-18)
Land doesn't vote, and these new Illinois maps help illustrate that fact (08-18)
It’s now a law (08-18)
The Republicans' most notorious 'Democrat operative' (08-18)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (08-18)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-18)
Open thread (08-18)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-18)
Live coverage (08-18)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-15)
Frerichs calls Pritzker veto 'misguided' (Updated) (08-15)
Pritzker signs controversial bill giving personal injury lawyers more reach in suits over toxic substances (Updated) (08-15)
Stand by for news (08-15)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - A couple of campaign updates (08-15)
A look at the numbers (08-15)
Catching up with the congressionals (Updated) (08-15)
It’s now a law (08-15)
Today's must-read (08-15)
Again, what the heck is going on here? (Updated) (08-15)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-15)
Open thread (08-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-15)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-15)
Live coverage (08-15)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-14)
No, he didn't steal the cop car (08-14)
SB 328: Protects Working People & Helps Fight Trump’s Predatory MAGA Agenda (08-14)
Texas case another example of how non-Illinois civil warrants don't (and shouldn't) mean anything here (08-14)
Some US Senate stuff (08-14)
IPA: SB40 With Energy Storage Will Slash Sky-High Electric Bills (08-14)
What the heck is going on here? (08-14)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-14)
Open thread (08-14)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-14)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-14)
Live coverage (08-14)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-13)
Pritzker gives unnecessary 'tutorial' (08-13)
From the mouths of babes (08-13)
Consumers Are Getting Slammed With Higher Electric Rates – Don’t Add Fuel To The Fire With ROFR (08-13)
Question of the day (08-13)
Tracy says he'll run for US Senate, plus more campaign news (08-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Illinois State Fair Event List (08-13)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (08-13)
Roundup: Pritzker signs Sonya Massey Act (08-13)
SB 328: Protects Working People & Helps Fight Trump’s Predatory MAGA Agenda (08-13)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-13)
Open thread (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)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-13)
Live coverage (08-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Illinois State Fair Event List (08-12)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-12)
IPA: SB40 With Energy Storage Will Slash Sky-High Electric Bills (08-12)
Citing applicable laws, the State Board of Elections refuses to fully comply with federal demand for sensitive voter information (08-12)
Caption contest! (08-12)
SB 328: Protects Working People & Helps Fight Trump’s Predatory MAGA Agenda (08-12)
Trump, Sims and Peters on the end of cash bail (08-12)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-12)
Open thread (08-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-12)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-12)
Live coverage (08-12)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-11)
Consumers Are Getting Slammed With Higher Electric Rates – Don’t Add Fuel To The Fire With ROFR (08-11)
More like this, please (Updated) (08-11)
Former McCook Mayor, County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski sentenced to four years in prison (08-11)
Unclear on the concept (08-11)
Rate Raley's campaign slogan (08-11)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (08-11)
Pritzker makes news on MTP (08-11)
The stakes are real, the tactics are symbolic (08-11)
Rep. Stephanie Kifowit announces bid for Comptroller (08-11)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-11)
Open thread (08-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-11)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-11)
Live coverage (08-11)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (08-08)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-08)
Question of the day (08-08)
Illinois rolls out $4 million in tax credits to fuel local news, but 78 percent of new reporter credits go unclaimed (08-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (Updated) (08-08)
Today's must-read, and a few other important points (08-08)
Consumers Are Getting Slammed With Higher Electric Rates – Don’t Add Fuel To The Fire With ROFR (08-08)
Sen. Martwick defends his pension bill, says mayor and governor agreed (08-08)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-08)
Open thread (08-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-08)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-08)
Live coverage (08-08)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-07)
It’s a law (08-07)
Texas skedaddle coverage roundup (08-07)
Pritzker on Texas (08-07)
Caption contest! (08-07)
SB 328: Protects Working People & Helps Fight Trump’s Predatory MAGA Agenda (08-07)
Pritzker claims Johnson 'never once called me' about pension bill, said he doesn't know if the mayor actually opposes it (08-07)
Open thread (08-07)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-07)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-07)
Live coverage (08-07)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated) (08-06)
Today's quotable (08-06)
It’s a law (08-06)
Barely, if ever, mentioned: That controversial pension bill unanimously passed both chambers (08-06)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (08-06)
Some campaign stuff (Updated) (08-06)
Consumers Are Getting Slammed With Higher Electric Rates – Don’t Add Fuel To The Fire With ROFR (08-06)
Open thread (08-06)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-06)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-06)
Live coverage (08-06)
Here's something you don't see every day: Senate President, House Speaker vie for same party slot (08-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (08-05)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-05)
Final ‘ComEd Four’ defendant Jay Doherty sentenced to 1 year in Madigan bribery case (08-05)
SB 328: Protects Working People & Helps Fight Trump’s Predatory MAGA Agenda (08-05)
Tarver: No state takeover needed (08-05)
Roundup: Texas Dems skedaddle to Illinois to block Trump-backed redistricting (Updated) (08-05)
Hexaware: Your Globally Local IT Services Partner (08-05)
CPS gets larger share of state dollars but still $1.6B short of adequacy (Updated) (08-05)
Open thread (08-05)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-05)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-05)
Live coverage (08-05)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (08-04)
Rate Holly Kim's campaign launch video (08-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign updates (Updated) (08-04)
As Illinois towns debate grocery tax, new poll shows grocery prices stressing out Americans (08-04)
SB 328 Puts Illinois’s Economy At Risk (08-04)
Caption contest! (08-04)
As Republican Day approaches, statewide GOP candidates are hard to find (08-04)
It’s a law (08-04)
An almost unsaid upside to the SAFE-T Act (08-04)
Catching up with the federal candidates (08-04)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (08-04)
How it went down (08-04)
Open thread (08-04)
Isabel’s morning briefing (08-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (08-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (08-04)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (08-04)
Live coverage (08-04)

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