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* Between the Statehouse and the Stratton…

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:41 pm

Comments

Looks like they put out the dumpster fire.

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:43 pm
And the FY24 BIMP heads to House Exec for subject matter.

Comment by Linus Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:44 pm
“And to think, Paul Powell only left behind a shoebox.”

Comment by Dysfunction Junction Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:44 pm
The budget has finally arrived.

Comment by JoeMaddon Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:44 pm
They never woulda found Saul Goodman in this one.

Comment by The South Springfield Shoplifter Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:45 pm
Ugh, Proft is inbound.

Comment by curtis Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:45 pm
garbage in, garbage out

Comment by Donnie Elgin Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:45 pm
The latest round of DeVore lawsuits arrive right on schedule.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:47 pm
It’s a portable dumpster fire… equal opportunity for all mushrooms

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:48 pm
New secure email delivery system.

Comment by Res Melius Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:48 pm
That Bears Bailout never had a chance

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:48 pm
Dumpster being readied for official lighting ceremony. The official torch bearer will announced during the closing session remarks.

Comment by Pot calling kettle Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:49 pm
Leave the cannoli, take the dumpster

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:50 pm
Slimy the Pension Cockroach pays a visit, accompanied by his “all you can eat” buffet.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:51 pm
Oh yeah, I almost forgot that they were gonna hang Rauner’s portrait soon.

Comment by Arsenal Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:52 pm
“Giving the closing convocation on the legislative session, will be the Catholic Church”

Comment by TheInvisibleMan Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:52 pm
COGFA sends over a new revenue estimate.

Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:53 pm
That dumpster? Oh, that’s all the empty alcohol bottles and beer cans that never existed in the building. It’s one of 4.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 1:54 pm
(not pictured)
Fred Crespo as Super Mario

Comment by Jocko Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:02 pm
Mike Madigan’s Lobby Express takes to the skies.

Comment by CentralILCentrist Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:02 pm
Freedom Caucus drops new press release.

Comment by Dunwich Snorer Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:03 pm
There’s enough paper in there for a dozen “Bost Tosses”…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:03 pm
Circa 2007—”Hey, has anyone seen Blago? He’s not in his office.”

Comment by Cubs in '16 Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:04 pm
🎶🎵On Metra, the way to really fly🎵🎶

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:09 pm
Linus, that was great

Comment by Soccermom Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:10 pm
we’re gonna need a bigger dumpster.

Comment by Amalia Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:10 pm
This new state transportation plan seems ill-conceived

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:10 pm
The big next thing, indoor landfill.

Comment by Sir Reel Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:10 pm
Leave the dumpster, take the porta potty

Comment by Stuck in Celliniland Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:17 pm
Looks like a tool box to me but I guess you could put trash in there.

Comment by Franklin Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:20 pm
Sorry, forgot a caption. Construction workers move their tools around the worksite.

Comment by Franklin Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:22 pm
Bailey’s old office be relocated out of Capitol Building

Comment by twowaystreet Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:27 pm
Finally getting around to removing the remains of Squeezy the Pension Python.

Comment by CLJ Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:28 pm
Be the first to try out this years’ newest state fair rides

Comment by twowaystreet Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:29 pm
Raising a dumpster before they raze the dump behind it.

Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:29 pm
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum swear it is Lincoln’s original dumpster.

Comment by twowaystreet Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:31 pm
No one was sure if the governor’s new ‘dumpster drop deadline’ threat was real or not.

Comment by Dan Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:36 pm
I’m confused. Are people commenting on the dumpster in the foreground or in the background? 😉

Comment by Lurker Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:41 pm
Evelyn Sanguinetti receives a new shipment of banana peels.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:56 pm
Law & Order films a new episode in Springfield, featuring Pat Quinn as the corpse.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 2:59 pm
When butter cows go rancid…

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:03 pm
The UIS food service’s experiment with Spam-ala-King was not a major success.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:05 pm
The Eastern Bloc prop dumpster just took off when they all wished with all their hearts to be relevant.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:10 pm
Looks Like Niel Anderson.

Comment by Bad Attitude Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:12 pm
We will know we have a budget when white smoke emerges from the ceremonial dumpster fire.

Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:19 pm
Let’s see Bailey try to shoot this budget.

Comment by Jibba Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:41 pm
I thought it was a porta-potty…pardon me.

Comment by Dotnonymous Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 3:42 pm
Removal of blago’s hiding place.

Comment by Huh? Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 4:05 pm
Hurry up bury the evidence in that big hole in the ground, before the concrete trucks get here.

Comment by NorthSideNoMore Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 4:26 pm
The untimely exit of yet another CapFaxer who chose to ignore the Exclamation Point Rule.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 4:28 pm
And now, a word from our sponsors.

Comment by MG85 Wednesday, May 24, 23 @ 4:42 pm