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posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 8:31 am

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Somewhere right now Mike Shildt is thinking about how he will end Mo’s STL career.

Comment by Give Me A Break Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 8:35 am
When will the BGA be called out for the right wing Neoliberal organization that it is?

Comment by Jim Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 8:37 am
There’s a local news story this morning about a school district with about 1200 kids who do not have their regular vaccinations. Not the covid vaccination, but the polio, MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) and DPT (diptheria, pertussis and tetanus) vaccinations.

I imagine there are similar numbers in most districts around the state.

Covid might have been the easy outbreak, if this isn’t resolved soon.

Comment by TheInvisibleMan Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 8:44 am
Very curious about the possibility of new judicial subcircuits in counties with more than 150,000 voters.

Looks like the smallest county this population cut-off would affect is McLean, which voted for both Biden and Durbin in 2020 but only ever has any competition for judge races in the GOP primary.

Comment by hisgirlfriday Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 8:49 am
It is so discouraging to see my Alderman talking about the problem of not having police on the streets (which is a disconcerting) instead of sending the message that people should get vaccinated.

Comment by James the Intolerant Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 9:00 am
==Somewhere right now Mike Shildt is thinking about how he will end Mo’s STL career.==

As a Cub fan, I thought Shildt was a very good manager & MAJOR upgrade over Matheny. I don’t understand the move.

Comment by Interim Retiree Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 9:07 am
Wondering whether we’ll get to see a Miller-Bost primary fight this Summer.

Comment by Shibboleth Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 9:09 am
Worth a read about minority farmers and conservation near Kankakee
https://www.propublica.org/article/conservationists-see-rare-nature-sanctuaries-black-farmers-see-a-legacy-bought-out-from-under-them

Comment by OneMan Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 9:12 am
Well hello there. Can’t wait for the sun to come out this morning.

Comment by Levois J Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 9:24 am
It never fails to amaze me how many people are able to be co-opted to serve the economic interests of others against their own economic interests. Hiring Tom DeVore to get a TRO is the same sort of deal.

What many fail to understand is that DeVore is filing the same case in every school district in order to enrich himself. (200 districts at $5,000 per case = $1M). However, only one such case is necessary to test whether an executive order can be found unconstitutional. All the other cases are superfluous. The other 199 must eventually be declared moot cases.

Yet local citizens across the state, with limited knowledge of the legal system, are giving their money to a single lawyer, making him an instant millionaire. Crazy.

When people cannot see the big picture, it is easy to blind them to the foolishness of their ways, and profit from it.

Comment by H-W Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 9:32 am
Worst clinching moment in baseball history yesterday?

Comment by Cool Papa Bell Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 9:41 am
Good morning.

I noticed a couple people asking when Mike Kasper was hired as city attorney for Calumet City but now I can’t locate the post where this was talked about. It was during a regular city council meeting May 13, 2021, so was one of Thaddeus Jones’ first acts as mayor.

https://calumetcity.org/dept-direct/calumet-city-department-directory-department-of-law/

Comment by yinn Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 9:42 am
What I don’t understand about DeVore is he is constantly saying it’s about the law. He’s doing all this work because of the law. Not because of the Governor. He represents these parents, students, teachers and healthcare workers because of the law.

Then why did the DeVore nonprofit pay for two of the lawsuits against two school districts? I don’t know if that’s about the law there.

Comment by Club J Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 9:55 am
Al, you have a truly dark soul. Seek help.

Comment by Lt Guv Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 10:31 am
Masks Required for All Students
Judge Reversed the TRO in T-Town Case
See Effingham Daily News Article Today

Comment by Red Ketcher Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 10:52 am
Thanks Red (I always wanted to say that).

Comment by H-W Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 11:04 am
I hope all works out with the John Deere strike. Worrisome.

Comment by Lurker Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 11:33 am
glad the Dodgers won last night. think of them as family…they share a spring training facility with the Sox. also watching Cody Bellinger is always hilarious. that face always looks stoned.

Comment by Amalia Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 11:41 am
Thanks for the info Red. Sounds like DeVore is Judge shopping now. I’m sure he’ll have another Facebook Live full of excuses and that he’s just laying the groundwork for a bigger case.

Comment by Club J Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 11:48 am
Lots of controversy over whether it was or wasn’t a check swing on the final pitch last night. Aren’t check swing calls always highly subjective? Seems to be a bit overblown to suggest that the game somehow turned on the last pitch of the 27th out. We likely did see the two best playoff teams go down to the wire yesterday as they did all season long.

Comment by Pundent Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 12:06 pm
==Wondering whether we’ll get to see a Miller-Bost primary fight this Summer.==

That would be fun. However, I don’t think a Democrat can win that seat, which was held by Paul Simon and Glenn Poshard in the not too distant past.

Comment by Deep South Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 12:35 pm
jeez, headline for City of Chicago new Streets and San boss is that they want to add a 5 or 10 cent deposit on all bottles and cans. this is a drag on business. how about they pay people to recycle? as in if you recycle your home waste, you can get a tax break or coupons for local business sent to you? I don’t want to drive into the city and pay a tax on cans and bottles.

Comment by Amalia Friday, Oct 15, 21 @ 4:19 pm
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/iatse-strike-averted-new-amptp-contract-1234671982/

Comment by Dotnonymous Sunday, Oct 17, 21 @ 12:00 pm