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* Hope you all had a relaxing weekend. What’s going on in your part of Illinois?

posted by Isabel Miller
Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 7:34 am

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Yesterday was amazing. Every once in a while Mother Nature or God take your pick throws you a perfect day. I actually got a sunburn, feels pretty good in February.

Comment by Mason born Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 8:41 am
– Yesterday was amazing.–
Second the motion. Road tripped to Carbondale for the SIU basketball game and it was a phenomenal day. Sunshine, 60-degrees, Salukis, victory!

Comment by Gus Bode Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 8:44 am
Ditto to the previous comment about the weather. It was a great weekend (and a good day today) in Central Illinois for taking the family out to the park.

Comment by Former ILSIP Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 8:56 am
Where oh where did Illinois’ CAFR go?
Where oh where can it be?
With assets cut short & pension liabilities cut long.
Where oh where can it be?
[Sarcasm font off?]

Why is this “accounting exercise” so important?

December 2022 IOC released the Traditional Budgetary Financial Report (cash basis), showing General Funds improved from -$3B deficit to $0B. Back of envelope, CAFR could show General Funds deficit of $0B. Yet, the State will get no benefit from this.

Without OAG’s imprimatur on CAFR, this means nothing. Any benefit will be realized 6 months late. Through 2000, CAFRs were on time. They’ve been late ever since, mostly due to acts of omission / commission by John Filan, Pat Quinn, & Bruce Rauner.

Comment by Anyone Remember Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 9:10 am
Hard to believe this is early Feb. Here in the 217 we are seeing bulbs starting to send up growth and trees forming buds.

Comment by Give Me A Break Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 9:13 am
Relaxing? Rich’s OR Goldmine statement piqued my bored mind’s interest to have some internet fun. Started with family, always know that. Brother in casino connections, wife who worked for brother. Meh. Sadly, son who died in 20s from addiction. So sad. Who is Gus Vallas? A Gus Vallas from San Antonio donated $500 in 2019 to Paul’s campaign. And in 2022 a Gus Vallas in San Antonio who is a police officer was involved in a deadly on duty shooting. Oh now this is way above my bored searching no pay grade…..

Comment by Amalia Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 9:38 am
anyone down South see the balloon?

Comment by Amalia Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 11:24 am
per one list that shows San Antonio and Palos for the San Antonio Gus Vallas and a comment on Twitter from April that criticizes the shooting…comment right on Vallas Twitter…the police officer involved in the deadly shooting, Gus Vallas, is the son of Paul Vallas. this colors everything.

Comment by Amalia Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 11:31 am
and per the Sun Times notice of the death of their son, it says that his mother is a former police officer. deeper and deeper.

Comment by Amalia Monday, Feb 6, 23 @ 12:15 pm

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