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* Rev. Jesse Jackson introduces Isaac Hayes at the 1972 Wattstax festival… “I’m a preacher, I can’t say it”
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Official Arlington Heights statement says Bears ‘have repeatedly assured the Village that the news regarding Indiana does not mean that they have made any decisions on a final site location’
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Official Arlington Heights statement says Bears ‘have repeatedly assured the Village that the news regarding Indiana does not mean that they have made any decisions on a final site location’
* Village of Arlington Heights… On Wednesday afternoon, Village Manager Randy Recklaus participated in a 3-hour meeting in Springfield with representatives of the Illinois Governor’s office, Illinois House and Senate Leadership, and the Chicago Bears. This meeting was highly productive and forward moving, as various aspects of the Mega Project Bill were discussed. The cancellation of [...]
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
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* Crain’s… A day after the Chicago Bears said Indiana lawmakers took “the most meaningful step” in their pursuit for a new stadium, Gov. JB Pritzker said the team needs to make abundantly clear if they are still interested in negotiating a deal to move to Arlington Heights. The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved [...]
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Catching up with the congressionals
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Catching up with the congressionals
* Even more super PAC money is heading to the 9th and 8th congressional districts. NBC… A new progressive group is promising to spend at least $10 million to boost preferred Democratic candidates and counter pro-Israel groups that have spent tens of millions of dollars to shape party primaries in recent years. The group, called American Priorities, [...]
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IFT puts Pritzker on blast over unfunded education mandates, lack of K-12 state funding
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IFT puts Pritzker on blast over unfunded education mandates, lack of K-12 state funding
* Pritzker press release… Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined students, educators, and state leaders at Oak Park and River Forest High School to advocate for a cell phone ban in Illinois classrooms, a critical measure that would support Illinois teachers and help students across the state reach their full potential. Governor Pritzker championed the initiative [...]
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Bailey only GOP gov candidate to denounce Sen. Anderson’s abortion bill; Heidner calls to end infighting; US Senate candidate Don Tracy, Cardinal Cupich oppose penalties
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Bailey only GOP gov candidate to denounce Sen. Anderson’s abortion bill; Heidner calls to end infighting; US Senate candidate Don Tracy, Cardinal Cupich oppose penalties
* WAND… Democratic lawmakers are bashing a Republican bill to ban abortion in Illinois just days after the sponsor celebrated with advocates. Sen. Neil Anderson’s plan states that anyone choosing to have an abortion could face the same charges as someone killing a person. House Democrats said this bill is extreme and criminalizes abortion patients, people going [...]
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Big Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Turning Patient Discounts Into Corporate Profits
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Big Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Turning Patient Discounts Into Corporate Profits
[The following is a paid advertisement.] Across Illinois, large hospital systems and corporate PBMs are profiting from a program meant to help patients. The 340B program allows hospitals to buy medications at steep discounts, but those savings aren’t passed on to patients in need. Instead, large hospitals charge patients full price for 340B-discounted drugs, keep the difference, [...]
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AG Raoul: ‘Today’s ruling makes clear that we are not a nation governed by royal decree’
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AG Raoul: ‘Today’s ruling makes clear that we are not a nation governed by royal decree’
* The decision is here. The SCOTUSblog story is here. More background is here. And here’s Attorney General Raoul… Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the president’s unprecedented and unlawful use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Raoul and a coalition of attorneys [...]
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It’s just a bill
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* The Sports Betting Alliance… The Sports Betting Alliance applauded members of the Illinois House Gaming Committee for passing House Bill 4171, sponsored by House Gaming Chair Rep. Daniel Didech. HB 4171 passed out of committee Wednesday and will prohibit Illinois home rule cities from implementing regulations or licensing on the sports betting industry to maintain [...]
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HB 3799 Raises Premiums And Destabilizes A Stable Insurance Market
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HB 3799 Raises Premiums And Destabilizes A Stable Insurance Market
[The following is a paid advertisement.] Illinois’ competitive system protects consumers and keeps carriers investing here—let’s not break what works. Independent research shows slow, uncertain rate reviews push insurers out and costs up. HB 3799 was already defeated in Veto Session—keep it that way. Vote NO. Protect affordability. Vote NO on HB 3799.
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Isabel’s morning briefing
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* ICYMI: Pritzker’s budget plan calls for education funding increases but fall short of requests. Chalkbeat Chicago… - Pritzker’s $56 billion budget proposal, which he released Wednesday, calls for a $305 million increase in the evidence-based funding formula, with a total investment of $9.2 billion. That’s $45 million less than what the Illinois State Board of [...]
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Good morning!
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* The Ramsey Lewis Trio… This is an open thread.
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some campaign stuff
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
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Live coverage
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
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* Tribune… More than seven years after he agreed to become an FBI mole, former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday for his role in a massive bribery conspiracy to win the influence of then-House Speaker Michael Madigan by funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to do-nothing subcontractors. “I [...]
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Catching up with the federal candidates
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Catching up with the federal candidates
* US Senate candidate Juliana Stratton is out with her first TV ad, with cameos by Sen. Duckworth and Gov. Pritzker. Rate it… * Even more PAC money is making its way into the 9th CD. Matthew Eadie… NEW – The Progressive Caucus PAC @electprogress is coming into #IL09 with cable ads (CPC is backing [...]
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Keep Insurance Affordable
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Keep Insurance Affordable
[The following is a paid advertisement.] The Illinois General Assembly is considering legislation (HB 3799, SA 2 &3) that could make homeowners insurance unaffordable for many Illinoisans. The proposal would destabilize a healthy, competitive market, creating a regulatory framework that is more extreme than what exists in any other state. This will increase premiums and reduce competition. Our [...]
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UPDATE: Pritzker talks about Bears: "They asked us not to move forward" with the bill yesterday. "Now they’re saying to us that that statement is not some confirmation that they’re moving to Indiana, but rather that Indiana had asked them to say that"
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ABATE, Teamsters release polls on driverless taxis
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ABATE, Teamsters release polls on driverless taxis
* ABATE Illinois press release… Illinois Residents Demand Safety Reforms Before Embracing Driverless Taxis, Survey Reveals As driverless taxis are increasingly being introduced in cities and states across the country, for the safety of our members and everyone who shares our roads, ABATE believes it is important we slow down and ensure the right safety regulations are [...]
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340B Legislation: Support Your Constituents, Your Communities And Our Patients
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340B Legislation: Support Your Constituents, Your Communities And Our Patients
[The following is a paid advertisement.] The Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act (HB 2371 SA 2) restores the federal 340B program in Illinois to how U.S. lawmakers intended. There’s nothing new except transparency requirements that Illinois hospitals agree with. HB 2371 is an urgently needed response to drugmaker restrictions on 340B providers. Created in 1992, [...]
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition
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UPDATE: HDems back up governor's version about Bears hearing
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Calm down
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* From what I’ve gathered so far, this is just not true… Big update in Indianapolis: According to Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston… Bears will commit $2 billion to a stadium project near Wolf Lake in NW Indiana. Rest of public funding will be similar to Lucas Oil Stadium. According to Huston, team is expected to [...]
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* From what I’ve gathered so far, this is just not true… Big update in Indianapolis: According to Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston… Bears will commit $2 billion to a stadium project near Wolf Lake in NW Indiana. Rest of public funding will be similar to Lucas Oil Stadium. According to Huston, team is expected to [...]
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Groups begin debating Pritzker housing proposal
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Groups begin debating Pritzker housing proposal
* From the governor’s office… Unlock existing housing potential in communities across Illinois: • Legalize a wider range of family friendly housing types (duplexes, triplexes, four-flats, etc.) statewide, expanding access to homes families can afford. • Allow homeowners to boost their income and increase housing supply by allowing them to add Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs, like granny flats, [...]
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Showcasing the Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
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Showcasing the Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
[The following is a paid advertisement.] Retail provides one out of every five Illinois jobs, generates the second largest amount of tax revenue for the state, and is the largest source of revenue for local governments. But retail is also so much more, with retailers serving as the trusted contributors to life’s moments, big and small. [...]
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Rate some very different ads
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* I’m coming late to these ads. Sorry. Press release… Today, Ted Dabrowski, conservative candidate for governor, released a new ad that will air on television, digital platforms and radio. Dabrowski takes Gov. J.B. Pritzker up on his challenge that dares anyone to end his protection of illegal alien criminals. Pritzker’s protection comes at the [...]
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Illinois Interchange Decision Threatens Local Financial Institutions
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Illinois Interchange Decision Threatens Local Financial Institutions
[The following is a paid advertisement.] On February 10, a court decision regarding the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act introduced new uncertainty for the financial institutions that quietly power our communities every day. Local credit unions aren’t faceless corporations — they are neighbors, Little League sponsors, small business lenders, and first-time homebuyer champions. Every dollar [...]
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Isabel’s morning briefing
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Isabel’s morning briefing
* ICYMI: In State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker pitches affordability and Illinois resilience to Trump. Tribune… - With an eye toward this election year and potentially the next, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker used his State of the State and budget address Wednesday to cast Illinois as a bulwark against Republican President Donald Trump [...]
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Good morning!
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* Wake up to the Staple Singers… I know a place, y’all This is an open thread.
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
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Selected press releases (Live updates)
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Live coverage
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
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* Fox News… Illinois could lose millions in federal funding if it does not clean up its driver’s licensing system after the U.S. Department of Transportation warned Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and the state’s top licensing official that one in five commercial licenses issued to noncitizens were issued illegally. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a written ultimatum [...]
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Addendum to today’s edition
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Question of the day
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* Your own reaction to the governor’s State of the State/Budget address?
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You'll find lots of details from the governor's budget proposal at our live blog today
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State of the State/Budget address open thread, live coverage, react, etc.
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* We’ll use this automatic app thingy today…
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Rate Stratton’s new TV ad
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* Juliana Stratton highlights her ties to Gov. Pritkzer in her new TV ad. Press release… Today, Illinois Future PAC announced the launch of a new broadcast and digital ad highlighting Juliana Stratton’s record of delivering real results for Illinois families and her readiness to take that fight to the U.S. Senate. The new spot underscores [...]
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HB 3799 Raises Premiums And Destabilizes A Stable Insurance Market
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HB 3799 Raises Premiums And Destabilizes A Stable Insurance Market
[The following is a paid advertisement.] Illinois’ competitive system protects consumers and keeps carriers investing here—let’s not break what works. Independent research shows slow, uncertain rate reviews push insurers out and costs up. HB 3799 was already defeated in Veto Session—keep it that way. Vote NO. Protect affordability. Vote NO on HB 3799.
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Caption contest!
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* “This has to be the most Stratton caf thing ever,” texted the person who shared this photo with me…
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More budget preview stuff
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Keep Insurance Affordable
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[The following is a paid advertisement.] The Illinois General Assembly is considering legislation (HB 3799, SA 2 &3) that could make homeowners insurance unaffordable for many Illinoisans. The proposal would destabilize a healthy, competitive market, creating a regulatory framework that is more extreme than what exists in any other state. This will increase premiums and reduce competition. Our [...]
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Totally uncoordinated, I’m sure
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Totally uncoordinated, I’m sure
* Usually, the rule of thumb is that when a candidate goes up on TV, they don’t go dark unless they run out of money. The Evanston RoundTable published this report on Sen. Laura Fine’s very curious TV ad flight in CD9… Fine is the only other candidate in the 9th District race to have [...]
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Big Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Turning Patient Discounts Into Corporate Profits
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Big Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Turning Patient Discounts Into Corporate Profits
[The following is a paid advertisement.] Across Illinois, large hospital systems and corporate PBMs are profiting from a program meant to help patients. The 340B program allows hospitals to buy medications at steep discounts, but those savings aren’t passed on to patients in need. Instead, large hospitals charge patients full price for 340B-discounted drugs, keep the difference, [...]
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Roundup: Pritzker to pitch ‘maintenance’ budget, statewide zoning law, social media fee, two-year data center incentive freeze
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Roundup: Pritzker to pitch ‘maintenance’ budget, statewide zoning law, social media fee, two-year data center incentive freeze
* Tribune… One day before Gov. JB Pritzker’s scheduled budget address, Illinois’ four top legislative leaders briefed on the plan Tuesday agreed it will have to hew to the line in a tight fiscal year, with one Democratic leader saying he doesn’t expect the governor to embrace calls by some progressive lawmakers to more aggressively [...]
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