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* Gov. Pritzker posted several signs around his ceremonial office for his post-session press conference. I call dibs on this one…


We legalized adult-use cannabis, creating the most equity-centric system in this nation which will right historic wrongs and reinvest in the communities that have suffered the most because of the War on Drugs. pic.twitter.com/4grMqIzG5E

— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) June 2, 2019


* But, Illinoisians? No thanks…


We gave 1.4 million people a raise by putting all our minimum wage workers on a path to a $15 an hour living wage. pic.twitter.com/V9vT1QtGLb

— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) June 2, 2019


posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:05 pm

Comments

  1. The extra I is for the Eastern Bloc

    Comment by Ok Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:08 pm

  2. Illinoisians? Oof.

    Midnight printing by an over-worked staffer.

    It could have been worse. It could have been an under cover Cheesehead operative, infiltrating below the Cheddar curtain to spread propaganda calling us “Illannoyances.”

    Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:10 pm

  3. Good luck to all those who don’t have a high school diploma and work experience on that $15 an hour thing.

    Comment by Steve Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:13 pm

  4. Also, I like the scales of Justice in the cannabis sign. Very cool double entendre.

    Mom: What’s this I found in your room?
    Me: A scale.
    Mom: What’s that for?
    Me: Measuring, um, justice?
    Mom: Really? How much is a gram of “justice” going for these days?

    Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:13 pm

  5. Illinoisian had to be written by someone who puts catsup on a hot dog.

    Comment by No Dog in the Hunt Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:15 pm

  6. ===Good luck to all those who don’t have a high school diploma and work experience on that $15 an hour thing.===

    The troll game is getting weak around here. I suppose the best trolls are off preparing for the Eastern Bloc’s Secession Convention.

    Comment by Candy Dogood Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:16 pm

  7. ===catsup===

    Ketchup.

    Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:17 pm

  8. I would like two of these also…put em next to my Scott Lee Cohen Sign…Illinois embarrassments should be displayed together..

    Comment by Unpopular Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:19 pm

  9. The second poster will be wort money. Get J.B. to sign it. Will be like upside down airplane on stamp

    Comment by DuPage Saint Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:22 pm

  10. Should have hired a Superstar to make the signs.

    Comment by Harvest76 Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:23 pm

  11. Nothing will ever top the end-of-session presser where Rauner got the deer-in-the-headlights look when he realized he didn’t know how the amendatory veto worked.

    https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/gov-rauner-issues-av-of-sb1/

    Comment by wordslinger Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:23 pm

  12. Ugh. Not the worst, but think how many saw that, and it still got thru.

    As for me, I have my eye on another sign…

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:26 pm

  13. Steve, you are such a little ray of sunshine.

    Comment by Ole' Nelson Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:27 pm

  14. Ranks right up there with wearing a tan suit as a major failure of governing.

    Comment by Hamlet's Ghost Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:28 pm

  15. What is someone from Oswego?

    Oswegan?

    Oswegoan?

    Oswegian?

    Oswegish?

    Comment by Fax Machine Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:39 pm

  16. I prefer

    Os-we-gan

    Seen it that way most, especially in reference to Oswego NY

    Oswegoan is a bit much…

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:42 pm

  17. How does one misspell Illinoisans…and work for the Governor of Illinois?

    Comment by Interested Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 12:43 pm

  18. It’s the Block I Illini!

    Comment by d. p. gumby Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 1:02 pm

  19. An Illinoisian is an Illinoisan who spends significant time in Louisiana. Not to be confused with those who frequent Hawaii — the Illinoiians.

    Comment by Peter Torque Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 1:13 pm

  20. “We gave”…..no you have it wrong. You are forcing over 225,000 small businesses to pay for your promise on the minimum wage hike. Try to go easier with other people’s money. Please.

    Comment by The Bashful Raconteur Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 2:31 pm

  21. worked on an out of state campaign where our Illinois group was dubbed too tough and we were called the Illannoyances.

    Comment by Amalia Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 3:33 pm

  22. Surely the state will have no problem raising the rates they pay for Medicaid services at nursing homes, social services, and health care programs where many salaries are in the $11-$12 range. An Illinois Partners survey estimated the adjustment needed at about $4B. Shouldn’t be a problem.

    Comment by zatoichi Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 3:44 pm

  23. Best Paid Team in America

    Comment by Da Lobsta Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 6:45 pm

  24. They were noisi about it.

    Comment by A guy Monday, Jun 3, 19 @ 6:46 pm

  25. No dog in the hunt: “We shall put ketchup on hotdogs, and on fries; we shall put ketchup on these things on the beaches, and in the streets, we shall never surrender…”

    But even I know I’m an Illinoisan :)

    Comment by revvedup Tuesday, Jun 4, 19 @ 7:28 am

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