Sitemap - 2024 - The Illinoize

FREE POST: THE ILLINOIZE: By the end of the day, 6 million Illinoisans will have voted...what will they say?...Is the top House race really in the southwest suburbs?

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: In the Field (17th Congressional..with a new poll!, 76th House)

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...All politics is national...Madigan trial...

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: In the Field (112th, 114th House, 13th Congressional)

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: In the field (79th & 104th House)

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: The suburban cash disparity

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Madigan trial...Brandon Johnson's no good, very bad budget...Campaign cash

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Ears to the ground...Former Dem Senate candidate goes GOP

THE ILLINOIZE: Millions being dumped into the top suburban House district

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Madigan...Sorensen...Pritzker

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Senate Republicans pull out of only contested race

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Tapes in the Madigan trial...House GOP sells hope...Affirmative action policy targeted

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Dems hope to hold contested downstate seat

THE ILLINOIZE: Two weeks to go...The most competitive suburban race?...Our updated race rankings! (hint: there's a new #1)

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Madigan trial gets a jury (almost)...Southern Illinois prison guards picket...Pritzker cash for the DNC

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Madigan jury selection stalls...What's the point of advisory referenda?...Downstate wants its piece of transit funding

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: House Democrats head down the stretch with huge cash advantage over GOP

THE ILLINOIZE: Trump in Illinois...The gerrymandering problem

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Madigan jury selection...Threats to election officials

RESENDING: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Is this Metro East race the most competitive in the state?...Pritzker starts writing checks

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Madigan jury selection...Bears stadium stalemate

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: The only competitive Senate race in the state

THE ILLINOIZE: Should GOP campaigns use Madigan as an issue?

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Madigan trial begins this week...Brandon Johnson's latest terrible news cycle

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Is this the best GOP shot to flip a seat in the suburbs?

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Madigan...Frerichs...ADM

THE ILLINOIZE: What's next for Stateville and Logan?

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...More scrutiny for IDES...The fake tax referendum...Pritzker loses two top staffers

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: News and notes

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Suspicious package at State Board of Elections...The CPS mess...Juvenile detention facilities

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Former Dem lawmaker and GOP lobbyist reportedly secretly profited from state program

THE ILLINOIZE: Top GOP target not getting help from House Republicans

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Assault weapons...A "Black Nazi"...La Schiazza

"Black Nazi" gubernatorial candidate scheduled for Lake County fundraiser

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Assault weapons ban...Bears...La Schiazza

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: One year since cash bail ended

THE ILLINOIZE: Top 10 Legislative Seats Likely to Flip in November

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Cash bail...La Schiazza trial...ADM's CO2 issue

THE ILLINOIZE PODCAST: The Coming Mass Transit Doomsday- September 13, 2024

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: How Democrats plan to save mass transit

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...The latest corruption trial...Stateville...Supreme Court takes up SAFE-T Act

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: How House Dems want to expand the map...

THE ILLINOIZE: Campaign cash starts flowing

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Abortion...Another corruption trial...Bears stadium standstill

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Campaign ads begin!

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Madigan thinks the media has been mean...Concealed carry on public transit...Durbin states the obvious

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker continues to dump on every gun owner he can

THE ILLINOIZE: Holiday Tuesday Free For All...Transit funding...Madigan maneuvers...Stateville tranfers

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: House Dems launch another partisan working group

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Madigan, Boeing, a new flag?

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Open House race reflects the mood of downstaters

THE ILLINOIZE: Will allowing slated candidates actually gain GOP any ground?

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Our "culture of corruption"...Illinois Dems to focus on...Wisconsin?..."Katie Stuart Protection Act" officially dead for November

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Budzinski boasts "Silicorn Valley"...Republican Kinzinger says Harris will put "country first"...Lisa Madigan reappears

SUBSCRIBER EXTRA: Mayor Pete goes Illinois

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Pritzker...Duckworth...Labor holds out hope for stadium deals

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker name drops his billionaire status...Dems turn to labor...A top Madigan aide questions charges

THE ILLINOIZE: Free post! Dispatch from the DNC...Durbin, Underwood, Johnson all take the stage Monday...Pritzker, Obamas speak tonight

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...DNC descends on Chicago...Biden designates Springfield Race Riot site a national monument...Illinois GOP hopes for the best

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: The State Fair tale of two parties

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Governor's Day is a big Harris rally...Pritzker goes prime time...Stateville

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: State Fair political days are upon us

THE ILLINOIZE: Remembering Bill Holland...

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...One week from the DNC...Gun sales increase...Should the government prop up a grocery store?

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...More abortion bills signed...ID cards for parolees...Pritzker calls on Sangamon Co. Sheriff to resign

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Why Pritzker was passed over for VP

THE ILLINOIZE: Pritzker signs grocery tax repeal, municipalities prepare to fill the hole...Durbin 2026 speculation reignites

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Did Pritzker make the VP cut?...Bears still shooting for lakefront site...Fights intensify over water rates

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: House Dems staff says Welch "ignoring" constitution...Edgar on Pritzker for VP

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Pritzker signs major labor law...Who is paying for the DNC?...Improving Black infant mortality rates

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: A Pritzker exit could cause legislative and political chaos

THE ILLINOIZE: Pritzker fires back on Chicago school funding...Welch says "changes have to be made" to police training in wake of Massey killing

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Pritzker's Veep update...The state's $700 million bet on quantum

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker on Veep speculation: "I'm not here for tryouts"...Some Republicans fear GOP "blowing" chance to flip congressional seat

THE ILLINOIZE PODCAST: Pritzker's Veepstakes - July 25, 2024

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Harris considering Pritzker...More calls for "Karina's Bill"...How to combat birth mortality rates

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: The pros and cons of Pritzker for Veep

A bit of personal news...

THE ILLINOIZE: Is Governor Pritzker positioning for VP?...Durbin on Pritzker, Harris...Harris impact on legislative races...

BREAKING: Pritzker won't seek Democratic nomination, endorses Harris

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Pritzker for President?...McClain wants to be tried separately from Madigan...Carbon capture bill signed into law

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Senate fundraising reports show few districts in play...McCombie on incumbents, pickups, and 2026

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Salvi meets the media...Pritzker/Bears...Madigan in court

THE ILLINOIZE PODCAST: Republican National Convention with RNC Committeeman Richard Porter and WGN TV Reporter Tahman Bradley

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Campaign finance reports show Democrat advantage statewide, but Republicans holding strong in some races

THE ILLINOIZE: Illinois at the RNC...Bost on Biden...Porter on GOP enthusiasm, running for Governor

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...RNC delegates arrive in Milwaukee following attempted Trump assassination...Salvi elected Illinois GOP Chair

BREAKING: Salvi elected Illinois GOP Chair

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: "Wide open" race for GOP chair...Schneider, Sorensen latest Illinois Dems to call on Biden to step aside

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Pritzker signs key health insurance priority into law...McCann to prison...Pritzker stand with Biden

BREAKING: Salvi enters race for state GOP chair, Plummer out

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker: "I'm all in for Joe Biden"

THE ILLINOIZE: Cabello jumping into race for GOP Chairman...How Dems are dealing with Biden issue

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Pritzker, Quigley, Schakowsky, Budzinski on Biden...Pritzker's business pitch...More pro-Palestine activists target Schneider

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Madigan case fallout...Gas tax increases today...Idiots protest outside of Schneider's house in the middle of the night

THE ILLINOIZE PODCAST: Darin LaHood on Trump, Gotion, IVF, Ukraine, and more...

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: LaHood on Gotion ties to Chinese communists...Department of Ag proposed cuts to Soil & Water Districts

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Is Madigan getting off?...Credit card controversy...Welch and the union

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Chris Welch the union buster? Court battle with employees continues...

THE ILLINOIZE: Soil and Water Conservation districts take huge hit in budget...Burke gets two years...Independent candidate filing

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Proft/Bailey complaint dismissed...Burke sentencing...More GOP fallout

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Who is in the mix for Illinois GOP Chairman?...Why it's the job nobody should want

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Tracy resigns as Illinois GOP Chairman...Conflict of interest for a State Senator?...Proft/Bailey coordination complaint dismissed

BREAKING: Tracy resigns as Chair of Illinois Republican Party

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Downstate House race could turn into one of the hottest across the state in November

THE ILLINOIZE: Will Department of Corrections back off Logan prison closure?...Shaw booted as Vice Chair of Illinois GOP

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...COGFA doesn't show up on prison plan...Transportation funding...Bears sliding into economic development talks

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Mapes to prison...Bailey/Proft coordination case to be tossed...Bears stadium update

UPDATE: Another effort underway to oust Don Tracy as ILGOP Chair, Tracy responds

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Another effort underway to oust Don Tracy as ILGOP Chair

Update for subscribers

THE ILLINOIZE: Dems attempting to keep slated GOP candidates off ballot...again...GOP insiders calling for Illinois GOP Vice Chair to resign

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...DCFS worker sentenced to jail in Freund case...Top Dems push for work permits for migrants...1968 all over again?

SUBSCRIBER PREVIEW: The Illinoize Podcast with Comptroller Susana Mendoza

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Mendoza responds to attacks from Pritzker, staff

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Governor signs budget...Judge throws out slating law...The concerns of homeschooling

SUBSCIBERS ONLY: Pritzker needs facts, not boogeymen

THE ILLINOIZE: Walsh on his late night tax vote switch...Will Trump verdict hurt suburban Republican candidates in November?...Republicans slate 16 legislative candidates

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Over 450 bills sent to Pritzker...Staff sues Speaker Chris Welch...House Speaker tries to play in Peoria

UPDATED: House Democrat staff sues Speaker Welch over stalled union bill... Speaker's office responds

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...The budget all nighter...CO2 storage regulations advance...Cannabis

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: About last night (or, early this morning)

THE ILLINOIZE: High drama in the House...Budget almost falls apart in the middle of the night...What else passed?

THE ILLINOIZE: House returns today, but is the budget a slam dunk?...Some "grumbling" among Dems as we reach crunch time...What's actually in the massive spending plan?

BREAKING: Senate approves $53 billion budget, heads to House later this week

SUNDAY UPDATE: House goes home...Senate back today...Still no deal...GOP blames Dem "mismanagement and dysfunction"...

SATURDAY UPDATE: "What just happened?"..."Everything fell apart"...Session continues...GOP convention gears up for possible war

BREAKING: Senate adjourns without passing budget, extending session until at least Monday

BUDGET BILL DROPS

While we wait for the budget...here's an update on some bills

BREAKING: "Tentative" budget deal reached

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: "Today is going to be an all-timer"...Where things stand...Ozinga staffer charged with harassing Sen. Mike Hastings

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Dems targeting Sunday adjournment..."I think people want to be done."

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Session runneth over...Judge stops law restricting GOP legislative candidates

BREAKING: House and Senate won't finish Friday, missing self-imposed adjournment deadline for the second year in a row

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: "All eyes are on House Democrats"...House Dems being polled for weekend session

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: More "member initiative" dollars proposed for Democrats...Issues & Notes

THE ILLINOIZE: Could House Democrats hold up a budget deal?

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Pritzker administration keeping revenue options on the table...BIPA reform passes...People who shouldn't have guns

Rep. Kam Buckner joins The Illinozie Podcast

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker sticking with tax proposals as Dems waffle...Buckner on budget...House passes BIPA bill

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...CTU's Springfield adventure...Civic Federation urges budget caution...Bears find an unlikely ally

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Some Dems start to warn about spending...List of issues we're watching the final 10 days

THE ILLINOIZE: Pritzker on legislative reticence to his tax increases...GOP candidates sue over slating law...Shakeup in House GOP campaign arm...DNC national committee members chosen

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Democrat opposition to Pritzker tax hikes...The plan to close Logan prison...Judge slaps fake newspapers

THE ILLINOIZE PODCAST: House GOP Leader Tony McCombie joins us to talk budget, Bears, and candidate slating

UPDATE: Both Walker and Canty seeking Senate appointment Saturday

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Both Walker and Canty seeking Senate appointment Saturday

SUBSCRIBER PREVIEW: House GOP Leader Tony McCombie joins The Illinoize Podcast

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: McCombie: still time for Dems to "ramp up the crazy"...RNC Committeewoman candidates question 2020 election, split on Trump legal fees

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Mr. Johnson goes to Springfield...Sex abuse allegations in Dept. of Juvenile Justice...Is the end of cash bail working?

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker administration asks agencies to prepare for $800 million in cuts

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Democrats aren't sweating the closing days of session..."It is pretty chill right now"

THE ILLINOIZE: Illinois GOP "Trump problem" on full display in national committeeman race...Pritzker discourages talk of sales tax on services for transit

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Are Democrats "stealing an election?"...More state employees defrauded PPP loans...Do the Bears stand any chance of Springfield success?

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: GOP races to get House candidate on the ballot after Dems try to kill slating process...Why are Democrats trying to limit democracy?

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Dems aim to protect incumbents in hasty election bill...Bears still "non-starter" for Pritzker...State insurance covering weight loss shots

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker to skip pitch meeting from Bears

THE ILLINOIZE: Pritzker, Johnson asked not to attend officer's funeral...Transit consolidation emerges in Springfield...Logan closure riles GOP...Dems argue Proft and Bailey collusion

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Hidden costs in Bears stadium proposal...School enrollment decreases again...Proft faces the music

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Building a stadium is the least of taxpayers' concern in Bears plan

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Legislative reaction to Bears proposal...National Guard Adjutant General retiring...Native Americans returned some Illinois land

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Bears proposal met with legislative thud

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker: "I remain skeptical" of Bears stadium proposal

FREE POST: Bears stadium plans...What we're hearing

BREAKING: Bears will ask for more than $2 billion in state bonds for new stadium

THE ILLINOIZE: Pritzker punches back at migrant crisis critics...Harris jumping in for Cook County Clerk

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Pritzker on CTA...Slow growth for cannabis sales...The pressure of the migrant crisis

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker takes on CTU...Your questions...answered!

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Prisoner Review Board...Solar investments...Ukraine PM joins Pritzker to call for U.S. help

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Campaign finance reports...Ozinga's clunky move toward 2026

THE ILLINOIZE: Pritzker begins Prisoner Review Board cleanup...O'Hare protestors...Sheehan appointed

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Pritzker's big test...Bears want Arlington tax cut...Changing "Starved Rock?"

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: What's next for BIPA?

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Brewing battle between state and utility companies...The coolest thing made in Illinois...Gillespie resigns this weekend

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Four Tops at Chamber Legislative Day

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Pritzker plays down '26 question

THE ILLINOIZE: Ozinga's sudden resignation...Gillespie leaving Senate for Pritzker cabinet...Prosecutors critical of legislation to eliminate "habitual criminal" penalties

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Eclipse...Karen Yarbrough...The fake "news"papers are back...Tipped wages

The Illinoize Podcast- April 5, 2024

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Plummer: "I hope the Governor has learned his lesson" on Prisoner Review Board

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Prisoner Review Board...Public support for ethics reform...Tipped wages for restaurant workers

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Opinion: Prisoner Review Board failures are on you, Governor

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: House Dems attorney out over media kerfuffle

THE ILLINOIZE: "Tension" between Senate Democrats and Pritzker administration over appointments...Springfield Bishop Paprocki supports Alabama IVF ruling

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Tate-Nadeau's testy appointment...Bost's doomed lawsuit...O'Neill-Burke hangs on to win

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Crisis for the Prisoner Review Board...Why is the Cook SA race taking so long to count?...Pritzker's sports betting proposal would bring the state a haul

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Maybe the IEA should sit out GOP primaries...

THE ILLINOIZE: Prisoner Review Board members resign after parolee accused of murdering child...What Republicans are lining up to run for Governor?...GOP split on IVF

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Speaker Welch and the First Amendment...Cook County State's Attorney down to the wire

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Primary winners reflect

BREAKING: Niemerg to sail to GOP nomination in 102nd District

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...The biggest election roundup...ever?

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Wednesday afternoon updates

THE ILLINOIZE: Bost leads...Flowers, Toro lose...

The Illinoize Election Night Live Show begins at 7!

THE ILLINOIZE: Election Day free post...Mike Bost in the fight of his political life...5 things I'm watching today..."What are you hearing?"

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Rumors, rumblings, and ruminations

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Candidates scramble for votes the weekend ahead of the primary...Pritzker proposes demolishing, replacing Stateville and Logan prisons

The Illinoize Podcast- Primary Preview Show

Pre-election Live Stream show begins at 11!

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Darren Bailey's unlikely path to victory Tuesday...Campaign finance updates

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Rumors, rumblings, and ruminations...

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Pritzker ending health care for some illegal immigrants...Legislature takes up health insurance reform...State revenue growth "firm and steady"

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Could Flowers actually win?...Campaign finance updates

THE ILLINOIZE: Dems soften on Bears stadium plan...In the Field: 53rd Senate candidates differ on how to "get things done"...Campaign finance updates

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Elected Chicago School Board goes to Governor's desk...Trump delegates have said the darndest things...What will be on the ballot in November?

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: In the Field: Three candidates for Senate who all sound alike...Campaign finance updates

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Rumors, rumblings, and ruminations

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Link avoids prison...Senate passes Chicago School Board bill...Piles of political potpourri

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Exclusive: Bost Leads Bailey by 6...Senate caves on Chicago School Board

THE ILLINOIZE: Supreme Court ruling on Trump ballot status...Race hits a downstate legislative race (again)...Your questions...answered!...Campaign finance updates

Pre-primary Q&A tomorrow! Send me your questions!

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Pritzker's abortion gauntlet...Cities pipe up on grocery tax...The Trump ballot predicament

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: In the field: Three kinds of Democrats in one primary...Campaign finance updates

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Trump team appeals

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Trump bounced...Sports organizations regroup...Dems go all-in to defeat Flowers

BREAKING: Trump removed from Illinois ballot

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: A "racist" ad in southern Illinois...Campaign finance updates

THE ILLINOIZE: Suburban Republicans prepare to navigate the "political poison" of Trump...Pritzker defends grocery tax criticism...Campaign finance updates

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...State paying migrants to leave...Pritzker's tax plans...Bost and Bailey differ on a gun issue

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Bailey goes up on TV but is it too little too late?...Reaction to Pritzker's grocery tax and retail tax proposals...Springfield figures on Chicago Mag Top 50...Campaign finance notes

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Pritzker's $900 million in tax hikes...How he's going after insurers...The White Sox pipe dream

Pritzker's Budget Address

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: What's in the budget?

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY...How did Trump's endorsement of Bost happen?...Races under the radar

THE ILLINOIZE: Will this budget be Pritzker's toughest challenge?...Giannoulias calls for ethics reform...One month to primary day

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Will Trump stay on the Illinois ballot?...Previewing Pritzker's budget...The Pritzker vs. Johnson migrant funding fight intensifies

BREAKING: Nichols withdraws

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: More state money to migrant crisis...McCann pleads guilty...Niemerg's union-backed challenger speaks...Campaign finance updates

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Trump...McCann...Mapes

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Bryant goes on the attack...Chamber boss says BIPA bill a "move in the right direction"

THE ILLINOIZE: Life after Durbin...Mapes...Collins...McCann

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All: Democrats hog the pork...McCann in custody...CTU wins the Chicago School Board battle

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: The Illinoize Podcast- February 9, 2024

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: How the Illinois GOP navigates Trump this fall

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Trump Illinois ballot suit proceeds...McCann trial doesn't...Tax credit efforts

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: House GOP to pitch property tax reform through pension savings...Campaign finance notes

THE ILLINOIZE: GOP candidates struggle to raise cash...Legislators behaving badly...Darren Bailey's border stunt

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...BIPA reform...Chicago School Board...Our goofy primary system

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Is Welch throwing two incumbents to the wolves?...TV ads against Wilhour go up

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Congressional campaign finance reports...Health insurance premiums for undocumented/illegal program kicks back up

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Trump stays on Illinois ballot for now...Some lawmakers want to roll back death tax...Bears stadium saga continues

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Bost's big cash advantage...Niemerg and challenger goof write in registrations...Campaign finance notes

THE ILLINOIZE: Pritzker: no suburban shelters for migrants...Pat Quinn, 15 years since the "accidental governor"...Trump ballot ruling expected today...Bryant...Mapes

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Trump's status for the Illinois ballot...Another suit against assault weapon ban (that isn't going anywhere)...State contract for prison health care under fire

SUBSCRIBER PREVIEW: The Illinoize Podcast- January 26, 2024

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Gong-Gershowitz on migrant crisis: influx of migrants "not under our control"...Unions find write in candidate against Niemerg

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Chicago Mayor wants state to shelter migrants outside of the city...The big ask for education next year...Pritzker's climate goals falling short

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: More on that Bailey poll...Kash getting help?

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Bailey poll claims he leads Bost 48%-44%

THE ILLINOIZE: Pritzker, Johnson tension over migrants grows...GOP pollster says Pritzker used poll to "cherry pick" stats...Caulkins taking another shot to overturn gun ban

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Cash bail reform leads to spike in detention appeals...Supreme Court saves pension reform bill...Who pays for a new Sox park?

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Primaries shape up...Pritzker doesn't immediately shut down support for new Sox stadium

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...The legislative agenda...More funding for migrant crisis...Assault weapon registry

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: IEA behind Niemerg ballot removal, searching for write-in challenge...Republicans want to kick migrants out...Campaign finance reports contain rare good news for GOP

THE ILLINOIZE: Will the Senate go along with House Chicago School Board plan?...What to expect when you're expecting a legislative session?...Why the Biden ballot challenge is "foolish"

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...Legislative session kicks off this week...Pritzker defends Biden before heading to Iowa...Dems secret tax hike

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Christie, Niemerg, Katz Muhl, McClure

THE ILLIONIZE: Thursday Free for All...State opens migrant shelter...Abortions spike in Illinois...Bears still can't make up their minds

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Who is getting knocked off the ballot?

THE ILLINOIZE: Sources: Niemerg to be removed from ballot...Does it matter Trump didn't sign loyalty oath?...More Bost/Bailey bickering over guns

THE ILLINOIZE: Monday Free for All...How many unregistered assault weapons are there?...Trump didn't sign Illinois "loyalty oath"...Christie, Haley, DeSantis join Trump on Illinois ballot

The Illinoize Podcast- January 5, 2024

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Who are the delegates?...Why the GOP shouldn't step in the "Madigan trap" this fall

THE ILLINOIZE: Thursday Free for All...Madigan trial postponed...New DCFS director...Capitol bomb threat

THE ILLINOIZE: Back for more in 2024...Bost hits the airwaves (we have the ad first)...Assault weapon registry...Madigan