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* Good morning! What’s going on in your slice of Illinois today?

posted by Isabel Miller
Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 8:44 am

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Not the greatest, considering I misspelled a state legislator’s name twice today. Sigh.

But thanks for asking [banned punctuation]

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 8:48 am
Bye bye Liz Truss.

Comment by Hot Taeks Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 8:56 am
Bailey not answering questions from the press gets me down. All the hard workin’, rough hands,man of the people stuff and he is afraid of a bunch of press nerds. Meanwhile, Mr.Fancy suit, out of touch stands up and takes and answers (mostly) questions from the press.

I just don’t get why some folks don’t see that.

That is what I have been thinking about this morning.

Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 9:04 am
Got a Darin LaHood mailer that said “Paid for by Illinois Republican Party” on it.

Why is the state party doing mailers for a federal candidate with a big bank account and only nominal opposition?

Comment by hisgirlfriday Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 9:18 am
Watching Lightfoot trying to justify the CPD not firing a guy who lied about his connections to the Proud Boys is really something.

Comment by JoanP Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 9:21 am
===Why is the state party doing mailers===

Candidates pay for those and then they get postage discounts. C’mon, now. Keep up. It’s a big reason for the intra party Democrat fight.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 9:25 am
Got Sandy Hamilton mailer, against pensions. Odd being from Springfield and real estate agent, I’m sure she sold at least one home to a Union member who pays with their pension check.

Comment by BTO2 Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 9:27 am
Bailey’s school, in addition to the strange stuff, is also supposed to have a rigorous STEAM curriculum. Will they be abandoning it since kinda in that area do not need it now?

Comment by DTownResident Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 10:01 am
==Candidates pay for those and then they get postage discounts. ==

Plus anything that would help the Postal Service stay in business. Political ads and advertising junk mail among them.

Comment by AcademicUnionStateEmployee Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 10:08 am
Happy about the Bulls’ opening night win as well as upcoming warmer weather.

Uihlein kicks in another $2 million to Bailey. Chump change compared to how much Griffin would have given Irvin.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 10:13 am
I LOVE that I got my Liz Truss news from this thread on Cap Fax. Off to Twitter where Number 10 Cat is surely posting.

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 10:15 am
“A rumour swirling around Number 10 was that Truss’ fate was sealed due in part to her connection to a bloke named Mike Madigan from Illinois…”

- the BBC, maybe

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 10:17 am
Thanks for the laugh, OW.

Comment by Dog Lover Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 10:21 am
(Tips cap to - Dog Lover -)

Madigan does have a wide reach.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 10:24 am
I noticed another 2020 election denier is running for Madison County Board. The almost non-existent Democratic Party hasn’t mentioned this once. They need to do some party building or we’re going to join the Eastern Bloc.

Comment by Highland IL Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 10:29 am
Had the scavengers take my old garage door opener and save me from having to use a garbage sticker. Have to say I have come to appreciate those folks, can make stuff that I can’t take to Goodwill become useful as scrap.

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 10:43 am
To OneMan about the scavengers/scrappers/”junkmen”
While Hammond, Indiana banned them (some were breaking into empty homes and stripping scrap metal, wire, or taking gutters off, etc.) the ones by me take what they can sell for scrap or fix it up. I’d Rather they get it than it even gets to the recycling processing (which is a joke when they dump everything in one truck than have to pay sorters as well).

Comment by thisjustinagain Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 11:01 am
In Chicago, the “scavenger” scrap metal guys provide a great unappreciated service. If you put an old stove in the alley, it will be gone in half an hour.

Comment by Groucho Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 11:04 am
Can you all help me out on Amendment 1? I’m a big supporter of unions in the private sector. I’m more on the fence with public unions, probably b/c of CTU. I oppose “right to work” but I also don’t like when CTU strikes for what appear to be political reasons unrelated to protecting their members. And I never want to give Police or Fire the right to strike.

So, is it a yea or nay on A1?

Comment by WestBurbs Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 11:07 am
OW, what I wrote about fall colors hasn’t shown up which is usually my fault. bottom line come up to the great northwest. It will be a beautiful weekend.

Comment by very old soil Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 11:11 am
- very old soil -

Between us, do not tell anyone, I’m heading to Galena Saturday, have lodging, looking forward to 36 or so hours at one of my favorite places, bar none. The weather and the colors should both be spectacular.

Just keep it between us.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 11:15 am
https://twitter.com/number10cat Cats at my house are watching this Twitter feed.

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 11:24 am
At the McDonough County Board meeting last night, as the county board votes to oppose a proposed CO2 pipeline that could asphyxiate people if it leaks, many union workers showed up to ask that this construction job not be taken from them. The vote was still unanimous against supporting the pipeline.

Comment by Yooper in Diaspora Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 11:37 am
OW, I have never been to the bar “None”

Comment by very old soil Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 12:14 pm
I see what you did there.

Galena, it’s up there, for me, with some incredible places I’ve been lucky enough to visit, like a Charleston, SC or Savannah, GA, the charm and the experience of Galena, big or small cities, Galena stands strong as a place I love.

Plus, I can’t tell all the places in haunt in Galena, even if it’s just between you and I…

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 12:21 pm
So glad I got the new booster almost a month ago. Just in time for XBB and BQ1.1 (and no, I’m not talking about some new barbeque restaurant):

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-coronavirus-updates-what-experts-are-saying-about-xbb-bq-1-1/2972858/

Comment by AcademicUnionStateEmployee Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 3:06 pm
No mention of Pat Quinn in recent mayoral election articles. Could he actually have gotten some common sense and decided that just maybe, running for Mayor isn’t worth it. Especially before MLL comes out with a similar “Quinn or Bailey” website similar to that she released against his 2014 LG running mate. And forces us to reminisce about the days of Squeezy, pension theft disguised as “reform” and the continued presence of Blago hacks in his administration:

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/10/20/lightfoot-pokes-vallas-00062686

Comment by AcademicUnionStateEmployee Thursday, Oct 20, 22 @ 3:15 pm