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September 2019 Posts

Rick Nielson's Rockford casino gambit pays off (09-30)
Wait. What? Oh. Nevermind. Carry on, carry on (09-30)
Sterigenics to close plant (09-30)
Open thread (09-30)
Question of the day (09-30)
Here we go again with more IDOT excuses (09-30)
Gone in 30 seconds (09-30)
There's a reason why CPS appears to be "daring" CTU to strike over certain issues (09-30)
Vallas billed almost $900K for those infamous campaign texts (09-30)
The Statehouse doors don't open by themselves (09-30)
EIU's enrollment comeback isn't all it seems (09-30)
Sandoval's the one under the gun now (09-30)
Report: "Illinois Asphalt King" Mike Vondra raided by feds (09-30)
*** UPDATED x1 - ACLU warns that February may be too soon *** State delays Medicaid managed care transition for foster kids (09-30)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-27)
Illinois groups suing to overturn New Jersey's new dark money law (09-27)
Ray LaHood: Avoid impeachment "like the plague" (09-27)
Question of the day (09-27)
Breen says he's running again (09-27)
Our sorry state (09-27)
Looking on the bright side (09-27)
Again, governor, what's the rush here? (09-27)
Illinois poverty rate finally returned to pre-recession levels last year (09-27)
A few additional tidbits from yesterday's federal activities (09-27)
State historian: "No evidence" that infamous hat belonged to Lincoln (09-27)
AG Raoul's grand jury subpoenas more Quincy documents (09-27)
State strike law is 0 for 2 (09-27)
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Maybe somebody ought to regulate this before it's thrust on an unknowing public? (09-26)
Krislov circulating petitions for Illinois Supreme Court (09-26)
Sen. Toi Hutchinson to step down, become "cannabis czar" (09-26)
Question of the day (09-26)
*** UPDATED x5 - Looking at McCook contractors - IRS involved - "Investigative activity" in Summit - Lyons mayor insurance office raided - Lyons, "other locations" also raided *** Report: "Multiple locations" raided by FBI (09-26)
It's just a bill (09-26)
MLB open thread (09-26)
Sponsors tightening up cannabis law (09-26)
State sued by Hope School over unequal worker pay (09-26)
Pritzker nominates Ray LaHood to chair the ALPLM board (09-26)
Caption contest! (09-26)
Should Sandoval be moved off the Transportation Committee? (09-26)
Alderman of the week (09-26)
Biz groups launch opposition to new ethylene oxide bills (09-26)
Rep. Art Turner won't run for reelection (09-26)
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Question of the day (09-25)
Probably not a good idea (09-25)
When someone says Downstate is too stodgy, show them this (09-25)
Firing up the Wayback Machine (09-25)
Unclear on the concept (09-25)
"Quit the fighting and work it out" (09-25)
Neighboring industrial states starting to decline (09-25)
Taiwan helps pick up the slack from lost Illinois ag sales to China (09-25)
Never tweet (09-25)
Vaping furor claims CEO's job (09-25)
You don't ever want to be pursued by Mary Ann Ahern (09-25)
It's not necessarily the out-migration, it's the in-migration drop (09-25)
Sandoval raid roundup (09-25)
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Racing Board backs down, votes unanimously to award full season to Arlington (09-24)
Local pension fund association opposes "rush" to consolidate (09-24)
Robert Hunter (09-24)
Question of the day (09-24)
What's the all-fired rush here? (09-24)
Citizens Against Government Waste calls Pritzker "Porker of the Month" (09-24)
Potential casino owners strut their stuff in Rockford (09-24)
Sen. Hastings sued (09-24)
*** UPDATED x2 - IRS agents spotted at Sandoval home, Cicero office - FBI confirms "authorized law enforcement activity" *** Possible raid as guards stationed outside Sandoval's Springfield office suite (09-24)
Good schools can overcome a lot of local problems (09-24)
Rep. John Connor announces bid for retiring Sen. McGuire's seat (09-24)
Lightfoot poll shows major shift in Chicagoans' attitudes about their city (09-24)
Moody's: Climate heat stress poses credit risk for western/central Illinois (09-24)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (09-24)
Not a good look, Rep. Mussman (09-23)
Question of the day (09-23)
Stop Sterigenics furious over Friday night IEPA news dump (09-23)
This Lightfoot vs. Preckwinkle fight could have far-reaching consequences (09-23)
Good reads (09-23)
Liberal Illinois colleagues so far shying away from endorsing Lipinski's opponent (09-23)
*** UPDATED x2 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Fundraisers; McGuire; McSweeney; Jones; Ford; Spain; Butler (09-23)
Looking on the bright side (09-23)
Congressional roundup: Shimkus contender surfaces; Sanguinetti blasts Ives over Madigan; Ives backed by Susan B. Anthony List (09-23)
Sen. McGuire won't run again (09-23)
"We are all test subjects in an unprecedented sociopolitical experiment" (09-23)
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Here we go again (09-23)
Get the money, mayor (09-23)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-20)
*** UPDATED x3 - Pritzker, Curran, Durkin respond *** IEPA issues construction permit to Sterigenics (09-20)
*** UPDATED x1 - AFSCME responds *** Janus files union dues refund appeal (09-20)
*** UPDATED x1 - "Terminated" by Pritzker administration *** Staff shakeup continues at ALPLM (09-20)
Today's number: 37 percent (09-20)
Question of the day (09-20)
Breaking news! (09-20)
Rate James Marter's new campaign video (09-20)
The birds are dying (09-20)
Wait. What? The Tribune wants downtown cannabis sales (09-20)
Opioid deaths declined overall here, but increased for blacks, Hispanics (09-20)
East St. Louis firefighter pension fund attempts to trigger state intercept law (09-20)
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Question of the day (09-19)
Oberweis slammed for releasing poll that has him trailing by 9 (09-19)
The Department of Corrections is (still) a mess (09-19)
Sauer sued, Hampton gets new judge (09-19)
Family friendly? (09-19)
Illinois State Fair sets all-time revenue record (09-19)
Rivian to sell 100,000 electric vehicles to Amazon (09-19)
Sorry, but there's no getting around this (09-19)
State's attorney drops felony murder charges against teens whose friend was killed during alleged burglary (09-19)
Former Gaming Board chairman blasts OEIG report as "unsubstantiated conspiracy theory" (09-19)
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Question of the day (09-18)
Looking on the bright side (09-18)
Today's must-read (09-18)
Arduin continues winning streak (09-18)
Unintended consequences and an apparently confused mayor (09-18)
DCFS "blatantly in violation of basically the entire law" (09-18)
Arlington's racing license in jeopardy (09-18)
Money stuff (09-18)
Trying to look on the bright side (09-18)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (09-18)
You were expecting good news? (09-17)
Question of the day (09-17)
DCFS communication "probably the worst it’s been" (09-17)
It's just a bill (09-17)
State kicks off tax amnesty program (09-17)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Fear and loathing in Itasca (09-17)
Looking on the bright side (09-17)
Republicans, lobbyists still upset about state's minimum wage law (09-17)
Tillman denies personal profit motive in bond lawsuit (09-17)
Erika Harold bows out of congressional bid (09-17)
Pritzker slowly reemerging (09-17)
*** UPDATED x1 *** AOC backs Lipinski foe Newman (09-17)
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Pritzker backs legislative efforts to ban flavored e-cigarettes (09-16)
Taking the long view (09-16)
Question of the day (09-16)
Without debate or specifics, Gaming Board recommends state alter Chicago casino tax structure (09-16)
"What I said is 3% compounded annually is a tough climb" (09-16)
Pigeon poops on pol's parade (09-16)
It's just a bill (09-16)
Ric Ocasek (09-16)
Looking on the bright side (09-16)
Fun with numbers (09-16)
OK, but how do you draft the law? (09-16)
State's red flag law is a "public health tool" (09-16)
"Do not assume that what you look at on the outside is what’s going on on the inside" (09-16)
Pritzker orders budget cutting scenarios (09-16)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (09-16)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-13)
More post-Mapes cleanup by Madigan (09-13)
"80 percent of success is just showing up" (09-13)
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Madigan creates 20-member gun violence task force (09-13)
Looking on the bright side (09-13)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Another update to today's edition (09-13)
Seeing what they want to see (09-13)
Question of the day (09-13)
It comes down to trust (09-13)
Simple solutions are usually neither (09-13)
Pritzker wants "actionable scenario" from agencies on potential cuts, other reductions (09-13)
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In super-rare move, two aldermen sponsored tax break resolutions worth millions for Burke's clients (09-13)
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On the other hand... (09-12)
Question of the day (09-12)
Number of Illinoisans without health insurance grew by estimated 15,000 last year (09-12)
Not every situation requires a counter-punch (09-12)
A quick look at university enrollment (09-12)
Vistra CEO wondered aloud about "shady dealings going on between legislators and lobbyists and ComEd" (09-12)
City continues its winning streak (09-12)
Looking on the bright side (09-12)
Chicago spent $30.1 million last year alone on civil rights defense lawyers (09-12)
Check the laws first, please (09-12)
Marron won't run for Shimkus seat (09-12)
Today's number: 19 dead kids (09-12)
Open thread (09-12)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (09-12)
Fairmount Park official predicts track could add "at least a thousand jobs" (09-11)
What's the governor doing with all that extra time? (09-11)
Looking on the bright side (09-11)
Question of the day (09-11)
Lisa Madigan joins Kirkland & Ellis as litigation partner (09-11)
Check the laws first, please (09-11)
Anne Burke moves up to chief justice (09-11)
Rate the first Illinois Supreme Court cable ad of the campaign (09-11)
Yarbrough may face federal court hiring oversight (09-11)
Rivian lands key investor (09-11)
What could possibly go wrong? (09-11)
Lawsuit claims former UIUC professor assaulted, bullied and raped multiple students (09-11)
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Yell louder! (09-10)
Question of the day (09-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (09-10)
The NRCC's oh-so-subtle press releases (cont.) (09-10)
When campaign promises crash into reality (09-10)
Read this if you haven't already (09-10)
Some valid questions for Secretary White (09-10)
I kid you not: Illinois "easily" voted "sexiest state" (09-10)
Yep, the Du Quoin State Fair boycott was a total failure (09-10)
IDOC to implement new prison book censorship policy (09-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (09-10)
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing (09-10)
New federal straw purchasing charges show limits of local gun regulations (09-10)
*** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition and a campaign update (09-10)
Personal PAC endorses Pritzker's "Fair Tax" proposal (09-10)
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Lipinski says Dem primary opponent "parroted the talking points of radicals" (09-09)
Question of the day (09-09)
Our sorry state (09-09)
Get it together, man (09-09)
Marca Bristo (09-09)
Caulkins rails against "radical agenda" partially pushed by members of his own party (09-09)
Actually, the governor opposes the bill (09-09)
Lightfoot statement rated "Mostly False" (09-09)
Quick reactions to a perceived crisis can easily result in bad laws (09-09)
Candidate releases poll showing himself at 4 percent (09-09)
Plummer plots his course (09-09)
Noland and Clayborne ask judge to force release of back pay (09-09)
Careful what you wish for (09-09)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (09-09)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-06)
Question of the day (09-06)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (09-06)
A gross misdiagnosis (09-06)
*** UPDATED x3 - Sterigenics responds - Pritzker won't commit to immediate special session - Durkin introduces new bill *** Sterigenics consent order approved by DuPage judge (09-06)
Beware the vapes (09-06)
A big day for the Fleischli family (09-06)
"Don’t expect an immediate detente" (09-06)
Pritzker's property not damaged by Hurricane Dorian (09-06)
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Pritzker admin announces delegation to Tokyo trade conference (09-05)
Question of the day (09-05)
Fodder for the right (09-05)
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State "technical flaw" has $3.2 million federal pricetag (09-05)
Justice was served in Schock case (09-05)
This just in... Rep. Dave McSweeney won't seek reelection (09-05)
Priest leads abortion protest, complains about tax hikes (09-05)
SIUC chancellor looks on the bright side (09-05)
State budget gives court system some relief (09-05)
Paprocki promoted to president of the Illinois Policy Institute (09-05)
Ricketts property tax issue referred to state's attorney (09-05)
Tribune asks "Where’s the urgency?" (09-05)
Good morning! (09-05)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (09-05)
Sign of the times (09-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Various updates (09-04)
SIUC continues enrollment plunge (09-04)
Schock officially cleared of all charges (09-04)
Question of the day (09-04)
S&P warns Lightfoot against relying on Springfield (09-04)
Departing Chicago FBI chief warns politicians, supports term limits (09-04)
*** UPDATED x2 *** Governor, you need to get your Department of Corrections under control (09-04)
Reefer sanity starting to prevail (09-04)
Du Quoin State Fair grandstand ticket sales rose 26 percent, revenue up 37 percent (09-04)
Fun with rationales (09-04)
Today's word: "Productive" (09-04)
*** LIVE COVERAGE *** (09-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Fundraiser list (09-03)
The circular firing squad heats up yet again (09-03)
Report: Key administration officials are 41 percent female, 44 percent people of color (09-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Various updates (09-03)
Rose, Righter won't try for Shimkus seat (09-03)
Question of the day (09-03)
The Chicago pension scapegoat that isn't (09-03)
Tillman appeals bond ruling (09-03)
Arduin tries to tank another governor (09-03)
U of I Flash Index drops, but economist says it doesn't signal a recession (09-03)
It ain't all rainbows and ponies (09-03)
Too big to succeed? (09-03)
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? (09-03)
*** UPDATED x1 *** Frank Sinatra, the Teamsters and SIUE (09-03)
How too much tax talk could thwart Pritzker's ‘fair tax' push (09-03)
Unsolicited advice for the new mayor (09-03)
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