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posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 3:01 am

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Don’t know about anywhere else, but it’s going to be a beautiful weekend in southern Illinois.

Comment by Flyin' Elvis'-Utah Chapter Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 7:03 am
Going to be a beautiful weekend almost everywhere in the State. Today I’ll be taking a mental health drive. Probably toss some chairs in the car so we can get take-out and eat in a park or along a river.

Tomorrow will be get leafs out of some gutters, put away some lawn furniture, and put up the few Christmas lights we normally hang.

And possibly get mine and the wife’s classic cars ready for winter storage.

Comment by RNUG Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 7:58 am
Any chance the Illinois sports betting sites start offering odds on Madigan being party chair in 90 days?

Comment by OneMan Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 8:09 am
I’m dizzy now. Just listened to Tom DeVore on the WMAY Morning News Feed. Talk about putting a crazy spin on his recent loss in Sangamon County Court. In his words he won because the Judge did as he asked her to do and the Governor lost. I’d love a real attorney give his take on this.

This spin sounds familiarly like the national news.

Comment by Club J Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 8:38 am
Just posting about how much I love your handle, Flying Elvis. Kudos.

Comment by Paddyrollingstone Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 8:59 am
Even if Madigan were to step down as party chair and speaker, the GOP will continue to attack Democrats because they were Democrats and Madigan was at the helm. The GOP has nothing else.

Comment by Medvale School for the Gifted Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 9:12 am
No matter what the Governor is going to continue to blame the ‘millionaires and billionaires’ for the Fair Tax failing because that is all he has, he has nothing else

Comment by OneMan Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 9:14 am
Finally got a relatively good night’s sleep since Tuesday. The implications of what is happening are tremendous for Illinois, for one in that we are appearing to get national COVID management in the next few months (hopefully).

Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 9:20 am
Fine November day in South Cook County; sun shining, birds singing, Asian beetles being nuisances. Cut some branches and cleaned that up.
Still waiting for Cook County Clerk to notify by
email that my ballot was counted. Avoiding long-term news exposure like the plague.

Comment by thisjustinagain Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 11:55 am
The Sun-Times is reacting to the failure of the Fair Tax by calling for a new Con-Con in Illinois, with the convention call to be put to voters as early as the 2022 election:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/6/21551467/illinois-constitution-flat-income-tax-state-budget-con-con-letters

Comment by Chatham Resident Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 12:20 pm
Constitutional convention? Good luck…

=== If three-fifths of both the Illinois House and Senate vote to call a constitutional convention, then at the next general election (if there are at least six months until the next general election) the electorate (that’s us) gets to decide whether there should be a convention. At least 60% of those voting on that specific question or a majority of those voting in the entire election would have to vote yes.===

Is there 71 and 36?

The last vote on a constitutional convention failed.

If it ran as a ballot measure, it would run during Pritzker’s re-election. The politics to that seem iffy.

The politics kinda make the governing more difficult because time frame and… time frame…

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Nov 6, 20 @ 12:26 pm