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September 2025 Posts

Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-30)
It’s just a bill (09-30)
President: Chicago, other cities will be 'training grounds' for military to combat 'war from within' (Updated x3) (09-30)
Candidates nudging donors ahead of yet another "key" fundraising deadline (09-30)
Protect The 340B Program To Enhance Healthcare Services In Low-Income Communities (09-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in... (Updated) (09-30)
New super PAC backs Stratton, Raja raises $3 million in Q3 (09-30)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (09-30)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-30)
Open thread (09-30)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-30)
Live coverage (09-30)
Pritzker: DHS wants 100 "military troops" sent to Illinois (09-29)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-29)
Catching up with the congressionals (09-29)
What the state AG could do about recalcitrant sheriffs if he was so inclined (Updated) (09-29)
Grain tour brings global buyers to Illinois farms as China snubs US soybeans (09-29)
Unclear on the concept (09-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign update (09-29)
BIPA may snag energy omnibus (09-29)
When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds (09-29)
ICE coverage roundup (09-29)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-29)
Open thread (09-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-29)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-29)
Live coverage (09-29)
(Comments now open) Mayor: 'ICE is seeking to intimidate the Village of Broadview... We will not be intimidated' (Updated x6) (09-27)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-26)
Charges withdrawn, but Chicago FOP President Cantanzara agrees to voluntary leave of absence as First VP of Illinois State Lodge during probe (09-26)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-26)
Catching up with the congressionals (09-26)
Wirepoints' deficit spending continued as assets were further depleted ahead of staff exodus (09-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Softball (09-26)
It’s just a bill (09-26)
Competition Works: Lower Bills. Reliable Power. Say NO To Right Of First Refusal (09-26)
Isabel’s morning briefing (Updated) (09-26)
Open thread (09-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Addendum to today’s edition (09-26)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-26)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-26)
Live coverage (09-26)
340B Program Savings Help Patients In Need – Vote YES On HB 2371 SA 2 (09-25)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-25)
Some bold polling claims (09-25)
Stratton breaks from Schumer (09-25)
Bailey launches 2026 campaign for governor, DPI labels him ‘extreme MAGA Republican’ (Updated) (09-25)
Maybe it's time for these owners to sell their teams? (09-25)
It’s just a bill (09-25)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-25)
Open thread (09-25)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-25)
Live coverage (09-25)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-24)
Dabrowski holds press conference outside ICE facility, says Pritzker should 'hand over criminals in handcuffs from local and state police directly to federal authorities' (09-24)
Campaign stuff: Plumbers endorse Croke; Bailey announces tomorrow; List of CD9 candidates (09-24)
More like this, please (09-24)
The crackdown is bad for business, and bad for state and local revenues (09-24)
RETAIL: Strengthening Communities Across Illinois (09-24)
Pritzker won't say whether ICE has broken any laws, but says it's broken 'what is a norm' (09-24)
What Illinois Can Learn From Texas On Battery Energy Storage (09-24)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-24)
Good morning! (09-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (Updated) (09-24)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-24)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-24)
Live coverage (09-24)
Pritzker asked about need for new executive order (Updated x2) (09-23)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-23)
Audit: IDoC allowing some employees to use leave time for regular shifts, then work shifts at overtime pay rates (09-23)
Broadview mayor pushes back on Homeland Security, Pritzker, Biss (09-23)
Question of the day (09-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign news (09-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Expected news update (09-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - 'Let's just start a conversation' (09-23)
Pritzker EO directs agencies to identify up to 4 percent of appropriations to create a reserve fund 'to mitigate the impact of Trump’s disastrous economic policies' (Updated x2) (09-23)
Illinois Supreme Court rules that Tom DeVore's law license will be suspended (09-23)
Competition Works: Lower Bills. Reliable Power. Say NO To Right Of First Refusal (09-23)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-23)
Good morning! (09-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a campaign update (09-23)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-23)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-23)
Live coverage (09-23)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-22)
How long can this go on? (09-22)
Broadview protest coverage roundup (Updated) (09-22)
Catching up with the federal candidates (09-22)
News coverage roundup: Former Gov. Jim Edgar remembered for integrity and bipartisanship (09-22)
What Illinois Can Learn From Texas On Battery Energy Storage (09-22)
Edgar knew how to win races in Illinois and worked hard to keep his legacy of 'civility, compromise and compassion' alive (09-22)
RETAIL: Strengthening Communities Across Illinois (09-22)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-22)
Open thread (09-22)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-22)
Live coverage (09-22)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-19)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-19)
About our recent site issues (09-19)
Riding a viral wave (09-19)
Seems to be a pattern (09-19)
Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit filed by Chicago against Glock, others (09-19)
Ignorance of the law is no excuse (09-19)
What Illinois Can Learn From Texas On Battery Energy Storage (09-19)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-19)
Good morning! (09-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some campaign stuff (09-19)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-19)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-19)
Live coverage (09-19)
Poll shows broad Chicago opposition to ICE, National Guard (09-18)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated) (09-18)
A stubborn double-down (09-18)
Competition Works: Lower Bills. Reliable Power. Say NO To Right Of First Refusal (09-18)
Pritzker takes heat over event pic with accused criminal (Updated) (09-18)
Mayor still trying to point fingers over bill that passed unanimously (09-18)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-18)
Open thread (09-18)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-18)
Live coverage (09-18)
Your moment of zen (09-17)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-17)
What Illinois Can Learn From Texas On Battery Energy Storage (09-17)
Speaker Welch: 'We haven’t had any conversations regarding redoing our maps in the middle of a decade' (09-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition (Updated) (09-17)
Stay careful out there (Updated x2) (09-17)
Unclear on the concepts (09-17)
Illinois is an island for adequate MMR vax rates, but trouble could be ahead (09-17)
RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois (09-17)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-17)
Open thread (09-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a campaign update (09-17)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-17)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-17)
Live coverage (09-17)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-16)
Pritzker on Trump: 'I think he might be suffering from some dementia' (09-16)
Services announced for Jim Edgar, Porter McNeil (09-16)
Competition Works: Lower Bills. Reliable Power. Say NO To Right Of First Refusal (09-16)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign news (09-16)
Today's quotable (09-16)
Catching up with the congressionals (09-16)
Trump sends National Guard to Memphis, says Chicago is ‘probably next’ — again (09-16)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-16)
Open thread (09-16)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-16)
Live coverage (09-16)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-15)
Pritzker says amount of threats received in past few days has been an 'enormous multiple' of those that were received in the days before (09-15)
Rep. Smith won't run for reelection (09-15)
Pritzker on political violence, impeachment, Nazis, National Guard, ICE shooting, Gov. Jim Edgar (09-15)
No end in sight (09-15)
RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois (09-15)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-15)
Good morning! (09-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a campaign update (09-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-15)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-15)
Live coverage (09-15)
Jim Edgar (Updated and comments opened) (09-14)
Porter McNeil (Updated and comments opened) (09-12)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-12)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-12)
Bailey releases poll showing him ahead in Republican primary, but lots of undecideds (09-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Various stuff (09-12)
Pritzker signs executive order to 'protect vaccine access' (09-12)
A quick briefing on Ted Dabrowski's running mate (Updated) (09-12)
Trump says the National Guard will deploy to Memphis though he “would have preferred going to Chicago” (Updated) (09-12)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-12)
Good morning! (09-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (09-12)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-12)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-12)
Live coverage (09-12)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-11)
Pritzker says Bears must agree to pay off stadium debt before property tax relief (09-11)
Charlie Kirk (09-11)
Competition Works: Lower Bills. Reliable Power. Say NO To Right Of First Refusal (09-11)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign news (09-11)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-11)
Open thread (09-11)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-11)
Live coverage (09-11)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-10)
Speaker Welch predicts data center regulation will be in energy bill, which he says will pass during veto session (09-10)
Campaign stuff: Del Mar called Bailey "a horrible politician" last month; Reilly announces for county board prez; JYR, DeVore running for state central committee (09-10)
And now for something completely different (09-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today's edition (Updated) (09-10)
Trump appears to back off Chicago, teases Guard deployment with supportive governor (09-10)
When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds (09-10)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-10)
Good morning! (09-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (09-10)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-10)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-10)
Live coverage (09-10)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-09)
Dabrowski said Bailey should've toned down gun stuff, Bailey fires back (09-09)
Competition Works: Lower Bills. Reliable Power. Say NO To Right Of First Refusal (09-09)
Question of the day (09-09)
*Yawn* (09-09)
What Illinois Can Learn From Texas On Battery Energy Storage (09-09)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-09)
Good morning! (09-09)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-09)
Live coverage (09-09)
Source: Darren Bailey has decided to announce for governor (09-08)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-08)
Tribune editorial board uses memory of crime victim to make a faulty both-sides argument (09-08)
Today's quotable (09-08)
Two takes on Wheaton (09-08)
Two more Republican-filed Enrolled Bill Doctrine lawsuits fail (09-08)
When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds (09-08)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-08)
Good morning! (09-08)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-08)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-08)
Live coverage (09-08)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (09-05)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-05)
Trump administration investigating Medicaid spending on immigrants in Illinois, other Democratic states (09-05)
Today's quotable (09-05)
Roundup: Chicago braces for ICE raids (09-05)
Pritzker slams DeSantis over end of vaccine mandates (09-05)
What Illinois Can Learn From Texas On Battery Energy Storage (09-05)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-05)
Good morning! (09-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition (09-05)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-05)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-05)
Live coverage (09-05)
Pritzker asked to respond to several recent news stories (09-04)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-04)
Madigan files appeal in bid to remain out of prison (09-04)
What Illinois Can Learn From Texas On Battery Energy Storage (09-04)
Caption contest! (09-04)
Competition Works: Lower Bills. Reliable Power. Say NO To Right Of First Refusal (09-04)
Catching up with the congressionals (Updated) (09-04)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Stuff (09-04)
The reality behind the rhetoric (09-04)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-04)
Good morning! (09-04)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-04)
Live coverage (09-04)
Pritzker says Trump trying to set a legal trap by demanding the governor call him (09-03)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-03)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (09-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign stuff (09-03)
Is Trump hedging again about Chicago? (Updated x2) (09-03)
Alternative electricity suppliers cry foul, claim AG Raoul suing them to fund Trump fight (09-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Another supplement to today’s edition (09-03)
Once again, Sen. Willie Preston to the rescue! (09-03)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-03)
Good morning! (09-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (09-03)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-03)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-03)
Live coverage (09-03)
State Board of Elections to feds: No (09-02)
Pritzker says he has reason to believe Texas National Guard has begun staging for Illinois deployment - but reporter says story didn't check out (Updated) (09-02)
Isabel’s afternoon roundup (09-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign stuff (09-02)
Justice Department files suit against Illinois over in-state tuition, financial aid for undocumented immigrants (09-02)
Restaurant owners say cost of tipped minimum wage causing them to raise prices (09-02)
Competition Works: Lower Bills. Reliable Power. Say NO To Right Of First Refusal (09-02)
Today's quotable (09-02)
Roundup: Chicago braces for ICE operations that could begin this week (Updated x2) (09-02)
Business leaders show up to take stand with Pritzker (09-02)
Tariffs Impact Everyone (09-02)
Isabel’s morning briefing (09-02)
Good morning! (09-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition (09-02)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today's edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password) (09-02)
Selected press releases (Live updates) (09-02)
Live coverage (09-02)

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