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* I am finally leaving St. Louis and driving back to Springfield, so I’ll be away for awhile. Please be nice to each other and keep the conversation Illinois-centric. Thanks.

…Adding… I’m back. Posting to resume in a bit.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 11:53 am

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LOL … just got to the City Museum in St Louis with the grandkids

Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 12:00 pm
Bears in Bearbonais… over 8,000 are watching these practices.

Optimism abounds

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 12:13 pm
Anyone thinks the Cubs going to make it move or not?

Comment by 10th Ward Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 12:15 pm
So many do the Fighting Lovies win this year? I can’t find more than 4 wins on the schedule.

Comment by Give Me A Break Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 12:17 pm
White Sox Caucus is tonight.

Comment by Les Nessman Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 12:18 pm
Excited about the Bears this year but haven’t been following the team. Did they improve, personnel-wise? Are players returning from injuries (WR’s)? I believe Howard is no longer with the team. We really need a kicker.

Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 12:22 pm
Cubs-Cards begin a 3 game series tonight.

After, the Cubs have the Brewers for 3 games.

Not the end-all, but can’t drop 5 of 6 this week.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 12:33 pm
Anyone see the recently released OEIG report about Public Health’s former HIV head, Eduardo Alvarado? Forced to resign after some pretty inappropriate sexualbehavior, falsifying CMS application, abuse of time, and abuse of staff? Brutal.

https://www2.illinois.gov/oeig/investigations/Pages/PublishedOEIGCases.aspx

Comment by Ugh Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 12:37 pm
The budget grim reaper who hates government spending but briefly gorged at the trough in Illinois is back and wreaking harm to the budget, students and the most vulnerable in Alaska: Donna Arduin.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-the-right-wing-consultant-who-goes-from-state-to-state-slashing-budgets

Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 1:00 pm
It’s funny. Every time Rich leaves us on our own I have this impulse to go play with the chemicals under the locked sink cabinet.

But anyhoo
Ugh, I didn’t see that one but I did see something about an EOIG fining the former head of insurance 25,000. I couldn’t open up the article though. Anybody know about it?

Comment by Honeybear Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 1:02 pm
Honeybear, recently? I could not find an article

Comment by R A T Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 1:24 pm
Hannah Meisel this morning I think. It was from her twitter

Comment by Honeybear Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 1:43 pm
Lovie finds 6 wins, added a lot of speed, really good transfers. Of course, they may win those 6 games with a score of 52-45

Comment by Pick a Name Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 1:45 pm
Grandson, guess who is helping her? Our former GOMB Director Hans Zigmund is the Director of Finance for Alaska now. Man if I were the bond houses I’d be lookin hard at AK.

Comment by OneLittleCherry Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 1:46 pm
Do women legislators play softball in the IL vs. MO game too?

Comment by The Young Gov Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 1:47 pm
Aren’t we overdue for another photo of Oscar?

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 2:12 pm
To Rich: On the road again, Just can’t wait to get on the road again….
To Honeybear: He locked the cabinet before leaving.:) We like you alive and uncontaminated.
To Streator Curmudgeon: I second the motion for an Oscar photo. Hear, hear!

Comment by revvedup Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 2:33 pm
Pick a Name I hope you are right. This fan base has seen enough of Lovie ball and are tired of being told how bad the rebuild is.

Comment by Give Me A Break Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 2:34 pm
Anyone else really miss Wordslinger? Not a day goes by that I don’t visit this site and think of him.

Comment by LakeCo Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 2:57 pm
===Anyone else really miss Wordslinger?===

Yep. Think of him quite often.

Then i think of “Bill” too, and Schnorf… and - Arthur Andersen -…

Greats.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 3:02 pm
Growing up in Decatur, we would go to the Rainbow Inn for family dinner out. The owner had been a proud member of the Rainbow Division in WW1. That division had been formed from the best National Guard units from all the states. Hence the name.

Later it became a gay bar. Same name, different meaning. The times they are a changing.

Comment by Last Bull Moose Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 3:03 pm
“Anyone else really miss Wordslinger?”

Absolutely. I’m always reminded of him, what he would say.

Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 3:09 pm
Anyone else really miss Wordslinger?

wow…that made me wince

Comment by Honeybear Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 3:12 pm
Natural resources, lottery, and gaming board all got some backpay. How long for everybody else? Deadline is September 30 but how much sooner?

Comment by Colin Robinson Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 3:36 pm
Give Me a Break, the staff has received commitments from several 3-4 star players, especially out of St. Louis. They really comb the Texas schools for quality players, if they can ink a few of those guys this will be a very good class of recruits.

Comment by Pick a Name Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 4:18 pm
Did the Illinois Department of Insurance regulate Heath Insurance Innovations under the last Rauner director?

Comment by Flag of mine Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 6:04 pm
I’ve been driving through the south today. Roads are wonderful. Gas is cheap. Why can they do it, and Illinois can’t?

Comment by Anonna Tuesday, Jul 30, 19 @ 7:53 pm
==I’ve been driving through the south today. Roads are wonderful. Gas is cheap. Why can they do it, and Illinois can’t?
==

No snow and ice.

Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Wednesday, Jul 31, 19 @ 7:51 am