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September 2017 Posts

Rep. Elaine Nekritz to resign on Monday (09-29)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-29)
*** UPDATED x1 - Et tu, Tillman? *** Rauner scrubbed from GOP "family values" event (09-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list, candidate announcement and candidate reacts to HB40 (09-29)
Question of the day (09-29)
Dumped Biss running mate predicts big Latino boost for Kennedy (09-29)
Ever more Democrats eyeing AG bid (09-29)
Today's number: 35,000 (09-29)
*** UPDATED x4 *** Republican candidate refers to Rauner/GOP "chaos" while soliciting support (09-29)
ILGOP tries to taint Kennedy's Garcia endorsement (09-29)
Chris Kennedy pledges to "govern as a feminist" (09-29)
*** UPDATED x3 - IL AFL-CIO, Pritzker respond - Veto issued *** On to the next crisis! (09-29)
IR's head explodes (09-29)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Will Rauner get a primary opponent? (09-29)
Rauner's HB40 coverage roundup (09-29)
Cardinal Cupich on Gov. Rauner: "He did break his word" (09-29)
Will Rauner run again? (09-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (09-29)
2014 Flashback: "I'd describe (Rauner) as a guy who is a morally right-to-life guy" (09-28)
Rep. Breen: "Inevitable" that Rauner will get primaried (09-28)
A sampling of more HB40 react (09-28)
Question of the day (09-28)
ILGOP chairman says he's "disappointed" in Rauner, but blames Madigan (09-28)
House GOP Floor leader: "I can no longer support" Rauner (09-28)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** Rauner press conference on HB40 (09-28)
Traffic tickets lead to huge spike in black Chapter 13 filings (09-28)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Fritz Kaegi busts the cap in his race against Assessor Berrios (09-28)
*** UPDATED x3 - Cardinal Cupich, Rauner staff informed - Sources: Rauner will sign *** Rauner will disclose HB40 plans this afternoon (09-28)
Personal PAC gives me a scare (09-28)
Chuy Garcia says Kennedy is only Dem who can defeat Rauner (09-28)
Governor helps ally showcase new incubator (09-28)
Boykin won't challenge Preckwinkle for county board president (09-28)
AFSCME responds to US Supreme Court decision to hear "right to work" case (09-28)
Pritzker talks about opioid crisis (09-28)
Pritzker questioned on Poshard endorsement (09-28)
US Supreme Court agrees to hear "right to work" case (09-28)
Proft paper: Rauner will sign HB40 (09-27)
Report: Chuy Garcia to endorse Chris Kennedy (09-27)
House candidacy lasts just two days (09-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Question of the day (09-27)
NCSL fires at proposed elimination of SALT deduction (09-27)
SDems unveil female candidate program and other campaign news (09-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Caption contest! (09-27)
Opioid deaths are skyrocketing (09-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Cosgrove tries to stir up pro-life groups against a possible Rauner AV (09-27)
CTBA: Tier 3 plan will cost government, employees more, won't save much money (09-27)
Pritzker campaign releases statement on Mendoza endorsement (09-27)
Rauner administration sets off alarm bells with proposed coal pollution rules (09-27)
ILGOP says Mendoza "repays her debts to Madigan" with Pritzker endorsement (09-27)
"All it did was do more devastation" (09-27)
The cursive mandate debate continues (09-27)
Could Rauner be the first to sign taxpayer funding of abortion into law? (09-27)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Did those police officers really violate the rules? (09-27)
Biss attacks Pritzker on taxes (09-27)
Another problem for McCann (09-27)
Homeland Security confirms Illinois voter registration database was targeted by Russian hackers (09-27)
Special session for Amazon? (09-27)
Will Gov. Rauner AV HB40? (09-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (09-27)
Mendoza to appear with Pritzker for likely endorsement (09-26)
Biss calls pop tax "regressive," but won't say if he wants it repealed (09-26)
Controversial former staffer says Rauners are "strident" about abortion (09-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More candidate announcements (09-26)
Question of the day (09-26)
*** UPDATED x2 - ILGOP responds *** Pritzker says he'll fight to pass progressive income tax in new TV ad (09-26)
Some good economic news for a change (09-26)
This just in... Rep. Al Riley won't seek reelection (09-26)
Mind your mentions! (09-26)
Candidate Question 6: Geolocation Privacy Protection Act (09-26)
Rauner meets with LGBTQ groups at Equality Illinois headquarters (09-26)
Illinois third party full-slate law struck down by federal appeals court (09-26)
Another Republican talks about a gas tax hike (09-26)
Whatever Rauner does, he will break a promise to one side or the other (09-26)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Judge Roy Moore claims Sharia law exists in Illinois and Indiana (09-26)
Rose, Brady have a new higher education plan (09-26)
What the heck is going on in Bloomington? (09-26)
Fowler pledges no criticism of opponents in upcoming campaign (09-26)
The updated legislative retirement list (09-25)
Question of the day (09-25)
Today's quotable (09-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign news; Supplement to today's edition; More candidate announcements (09-25)
Poll: 66 percent of Chicagoans think the city is on the wrong track (09-25)
Our new and unbalanced budget (09-25)
Proft calls HB40 "integrity test" for Rauner (09-25)
There will be no kid glove treatment for Drury now (09-25)
Madigan denies "reports" that Rauner has asked him for budget meetings (09-25)
Catholic group warns Rauner against signing "electoral suicide note" (09-25)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Nekritz out, Raoul backed by Cullerton as unknowns ask "Why not me?" (09-25)
We need a capital bill, but don't hold your breath (09-25)
Biss starting to get questions about his voting history (09-25)
SEIU derides "3 strikes" rule, Rauner admin defends (09-25)
Preckwinkle tries again to defend pop tax (09-25)
*** UPDATED x4 - DGA, Pritzker, Pawar, Biss respond *** Rauner speaks out on NFL protests (09-25)
*** UPDATED x6 *** Harmon will lift the hold on HB40 (09-25)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (09-25)
Personal PAC planning newspaper ad claiming Gov. Rauner and First Lady "lied" (09-24)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-22)
Rauner vetoes DHFS managed care performance audit bill as part of another big Friday dump (09-22)
Rauner vetoes Geolocation Privacy Protection Act (09-22)
Rauner plans three bond sales (09-22)
Caption contest! (09-22)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - HB40 update (09-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More candidate announcements (09-22)
Logrolling? (09-22)
Ricketts' Wrigleyville rooftops benefit from "mom and pop" tax break (09-22)
It would've been a very tough campaign for Lisa Madigan (09-22)
Question of the day (09-22)
Legislative move shines light on antiquated law (09-22)
Chicago FOP wants halt to new use of force policy (09-22)
GOP turkey shoot event image with Madigan's visage pulled down (09-22)
Drury could benefit from contribution cap loophole (09-22)
*** UPDATED x1 - ILGOP responds *** Report: Madigan pushing back against pop tax (09-22)
Poshard backs Pritzker (09-22)
Rep. Reggie Phillips is the latest to retire (09-22)
Intra-party war heats up as Pat Brady calls Illinois Policy Institute "idiots" (09-21)
Senate Majority Leader Clayborne to retire (09-21)
PAC money starts flowing in pop tax debate (09-21)
*** UPDATED x2 - Campaign issues "clarification" - NGP: "Simple case of user error" *** "Awful" Dem software could lead to state fines for campaign (09-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More candidate announcements (09-21)
Dem groups try to crank up the heat on Rauner over Graham-Cassidy (09-21)
Rep. Ives explains why she closed her district office (09-21)
Yep. I can relate (09-21)
Everybody wants to get in on the HQ2 bid (09-21)
McCann faces second tough primary in two years (09-21)
New generation of soybean prompts big spurt in complaints (09-21)
Are we making it too hard to get proper opioid addiction treatment? (09-21)
Downstate's Republican shift (09-21)
"I don’t like to borrow to fund deficits" (09-21)
Kwame Raoul and Maze Jackson bury the hatchet (09-21)
Rate the new Pritzker TV ad (09-21)
Englehart's debut (09-21)
Hastings circulating petitions for SoS and AG as Ald. Burnett declares he's not circulating (09-20)
Backlogged bills hit a new high this week (09-20)
Question of the day (09-20)
"The overall news is good" about Asia trade trip (09-20)
Rate the Sen. Kwame Raoul AG campaign announcement video (09-20)
Raoul takes "full responsibility" for "bad" Erika Harold comment, Maze Jackson apologizes to listeners (09-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Durkin says he doesn't think Illinois "needs to give away the store" to snag Amazon (09-20)
Biss tries to explain the Ramirez-Rosa matter (09-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Legislative candidate announcements (09-20)
An argument against assisting the St. Louis Amazon bid (09-20)
Why did Lisa Madigan retire? (09-20)
Currency exchanges say they want higher fees to boost lagging profits (09-20)
DGA tour coverage roundup (09-20)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Illinois economy "stuck in neutral" (09-20)
The great exodus (09-20)
Rauner signs civil asset forfeiture reform bill (09-20)
Harold unveils long list of legislator endorsements (09-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-20)
MWRD President Spyropoulos interested in AG (09-19)
Yes, Jesse White is (still) running for reelection (09-19)
Dart won't run for AG (09-19)
Question of the day (09-19)
Kadner: Madigan "decided his career was more important than his daughter’s" (09-19)
Best Team In America™ (09-19)
Trover lands very well (09-19)
*** UPDATED x1 - Proft responds *** Durkin asked about Proft (09-19)
"Wanted" fliers distributed on Rep. David Harris (09-19)
DGA lauches two-city tour, Medium page (09-19)
Not if, but when and how high for gas tax? (09-19)
Rauner restores childcare cuts (09-19)
Raoul lets his temper show during WVON interview (09-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Drury says he's in the AG race (09-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker nearly pulls off upset caucus win (09-19)
*** UPDATED x2 - Burke says no - Hynes says no *** Burke won't say which daughter wants to run for AG as Dan Hynes mulls a bid (09-19)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Rauner now undecided on HB40 (09-19)
The governor probably needs to get his stories straight (09-19)
Illinois sending delegation to Seattle to look around, won't meet anyone (09-18)
Rauner signs new EDGE into law (09-18)
Chicago's Latino population expands, black population plummets (09-18)
The return of the circular firing squad (09-18)
Foxx won't run for AG, Drury may (09-18)
Question of the day (09-18)
Berrios reveals Burke daughter may run for AG (09-18)
Rauner also working with St. Louis on Amazon (09-18)
I just don't think a capital bill is yet on the horizon (09-18)
Another oppo dump, this time on Kennedy (09-18)
The mad dash for AG (09-18)
Oppo dump! (09-18)
Mendoza is "one tough lady" (09-18)
A look at the running mates and Kennedy's latest complaint (09-18)
Another potential crisis is on the judicial back burner (09-18)
*** UPDATED x1 *** More extreme DCFS dysfunction (09-18)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Pritzker has new online ad about Trump (09-18)
Cosgrove: HB40 won't be sent to Rauner until he agrees to sign it (09-18)
Two female pioneers announce retirement (09-18)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-18)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-15)
Governor vetoes bill to allow service credit transfer for police/fire pension funds (09-15)
House Republicans explain why they're not backing Dwight Kay again (09-15)
More react to Lisa Madigan's retirement (09-15)
RAGA gives Erika Harold credit for pushing Lisa Madigan out of the race (09-15)
Question of the day (09-15)
ILGOP claims Leader Currie, AG Madigan retirements proof that "the Madigan brand is toxic" (09-15)
Kennedy running mate coverage roundup (09-15)
*** UPDATED x1 - Speaker Madigan responds *** EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Madigan will not run for reelection (09-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (09-15)
Republicans release digital ad tying Pritzker to Blagojevich (09-15)
Caption contest! (09-15)
A new phase for the administration? (09-15)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Another Rauner staff reorg (09-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (09-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-15)
Leader Currie to retire at end of term (09-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - EXTRA! (09-14)
Schuh to Rauner admin? (09-14)
Question of the day (09-14)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Report: Rauner hires crisis expert (09-14)
Bradley Tusk has come a very long way (09-14)
The governor's reelection message (09-14)
Massive Equifax breach prompts legislative, political responses (09-14)
Rauner's changing story on the new budget's deficit (09-14)
Peraica, Gonzales rejoice over judge's course change (09-14)
Pawar releases new video "Don't Close Our Communities" (09-14)
Kennedy rolls out new running mate (09-14)
Speaker Madigan's state party joins "The Resistance" (09-14)
A case of mistaken identity in Gonzales' lawsuit against Madigan? (09-13)
He's ba-ack! But there's a glitch (09-13)
Please, governor, pick a lane (09-13)
Longtime Illinois Poet Laureate to step down (09-13)
Question of the day (09-13)
Campaign odds and ends (09-13)
Cook County Board puts off pop tax repeal vote until October (09-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** The rumor mill is exploding (09-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More legislative candidates announce (09-13)
Judge reverses course, allows part of lawsuit to continue against Madigan (09-13)
Rauner visits Japanese companies that do some Downstate business (09-13)
The story behind why a gun dealer licensing bill stalled (09-13)
First lawsuit filed over TRUST Act as AG Madigan releases enforcement guidelines (09-13)
Maze Jackson forms new PAC (09-13)
*** UPDATED x1 - Proft responds *** Drury loses another round against Proft (09-13)
Pritzker campaign wants questions answered about former Rauner chief counsel (09-13)
Caption contest! (09-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-13)
Question of the day (09-12)
Marwig already has enough signatures for rematch with McAuliffe (09-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** A sparse trade delegation (09-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - House GOP candidates announce (09-12)
Dems slam Rauner over higher education problems (09-12)
State got $1.31 billion from gambling last fiscal year (09-12)
Misadventures in campaigning (09-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Leader Durkin slammed in right-wing robocall (09-12)
IDCCA president wants Pritzker endorsement next month (09-12)
RGA highlights reporters' criticisms of Chris Kennedy (09-12)
RRB is still in denial (09-12)
Republicans pounce, Holocaust survivors defend (09-12)
Rep. Sente won't run again (09-12)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Purvis out (09-11)
Our sorry state (09-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraising event calendar (09-11)
Misadventures in campaigning (09-11)
Sweet: "I don’t think you tread there" (09-11)
Question of the day (09-11)
Stand by for NEWS! (09-11)
Saputo's owner eyes House seat (09-11)
Unclear on the concept (09-11)
Social service money will be released soon, but with a catch (09-11)
Tribune: Madigan and Cullerton should resign to help win Amazon HQ2 sweepstakes (09-11)
Rauner off to Tokyo, says he "can’t afford to wait any longer" (09-11)
Can Rauner recover from the worst summer ever? (09-11)
Bloomberg will spend "whatever it takes" to save pop tax commissioners (09-11)
Despite the process, they passed a decent law (09-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a campaign roundup (09-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-11)
*** UPDATED x2 - Drury "eschews insiders" *** Drury's apparent running mate ran his last campaign (09-11)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-08)
Personal PAC protests Rauner women's health roundtable (09-08)
Kennedy on his running mate search, Biss/Rosa, Pritzker and school funding reform (09-08)
Question of the day (09-08)
Rauner administration sued over avoiding pay hike law (09-08)
Here we go again? (09-08)
Pritzker defends after ILGOP again attacks him over pop tax (09-08)
Biss formally announces Litesa Wallace as new running mate (09-08)
Fight looms over CPS charter funding (09-08)
*** Important message for subscribers **** (09-08)
Chicago wants Amazon's new HQ, but at what cost? (09-08)
Oppo dump! (09-08)
Rate the new Pritzker TV ad (09-08)
Fall veto session dates announced (09-08)
Newly appointed Rep. Phelps Finnie attempts to answer the "Madigan question" (09-08)
Illinois' problem isn't people moving out, it's that they're not moving in (09-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-08)
*** UPDATED x2 - Rep. Wallace - Biss to announce new LG pick tomorrow *** Schneider won't endorse until later, and other Daniel Biss odds and ends (09-07)
Today's number: 72,000 fewer college students (09-07)
Question of the day (09-07)
Somehow, I don't think the Cardinal succeeded (09-07)
Set aside the differences and put people back to work (09-07)
Rauner creates opioid task force, campaign promotes (09-07)
*** UPDATED x3 - Pritzker, Drury, Pawar respond *** Kennedy wants 5 televised debates (09-07)
Pawar campaign explains its new $250K contribution (09-07)
What's up with that Murashko story? (09-07)
*** UPDATED x5 - Chicagoland Chamber, Trotter, Brady, Mendoza, Frerichs applaud *** Rauner to finally issue bonds to pay down backlog, will make "several hundred million dollars" in budget cuts (09-07)
ILGOP uses Ken Dunkin to whack Pritzker on pop tax (09-07)
What kind of a guy would lie about his own grandfather to score political points? (09-07)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Tribune again connects Pritzker to Blagojevich (09-07)
Rosa disputes Biss' explanation about why he was dumped (09-07)
Mendoza releases school funds, warns about growing interest on $15 billion bill backlog (09-07)
The damage done (09-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (09-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-07)
*** UPDATED x3 - DSA calls dumping "cowardly move" - Ramirez-Rosa responds - Our Revolution Illinois/Chicago "disappointed and shocked" *** Biss dumps running mate after anti-Israel flap (09-06)
Rep. Brandon Phelps steps down (09-01)

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