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Your moment of zen

* Oscar’s groomer always sends a photo of Oscar when the work is finished. Today… One time, the groomer sent me a pic of Oscar with a Cubs bandana. I showed up wearing my White Sox cap. He immediately apologized. Profusely.

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Isabel’s afternoon roundup

* The Chicago Tribune… Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott don’t have much in common, but one shared policy may soon take effect in Illinois: a crackdown on intoxicating hemp products. Just as Abbott recently did in his state, Pritzker is threatening to use his executive authority to reign in the unregulated sales of [...]

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What Illinois Can Learn From Texas On Battery Energy Storage

[The following is a paid advertisement.] As Illinois confronts skyrocketing electric bills, legislators are on the hunt for solutions that provide relief as quickly as possible. Battery energy storage is our best and most cost-effective solution. But last session— without evidence —opponents attempted to claim that battery energy storage wouldn’t work. Try telling that to Texas, where [...]

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Speaker Welch: ‘We haven’t had any conversations regarding redoing our maps in the middle of a decade’

* House Speaker Chris Welch was in Bloomington this week… In other issues, Illinois was the center of a map redistricting tussle after Texas Democrats came to the state to block a mid-year redistricting bill. […] Some Democrats want Illinois to do the same and change their congressional seat districts to potentially bring more Democrats into Congress. [...]

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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition

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Stay careful out there

* After the assassinations of two Minnesota legislators and then Charlie Kirk, pretty much everyone in this business is on edge… * Shaw Local… Shorewood police responded to three reports of gunfire Tuesday morning, and two residences were damaged. Officers were called to the area of Ca-Crest Drive and Highland Drive for a report of shots fired [...]

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Unclear on the concepts

* Notice anything missing from this brainiac’s “analysis”?… What’s missing is Rep. Benton’s 2024 totals. Benton won by 2,335 votes in 2024 - 52.21 percent to 47.79 percent. That’s a higher margin than his 2022 victory of 51.66 percent to 48.34 percent. Politics ain’t magic, unless you traffic in such a thing and your [...]

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Illinois is an island for adequate MMR vax rates, but trouble could be ahead

* NBC News… The vast majority of counties across the United States are experiencing declining rates of childhood vaccination and have been for years, according to an NBC News data investigation, the most comprehensive analysis of vaccinations and school exemptions to date. […] • Since 2019, 77% of counties and jurisdictions in the U.S. have reported notable [...]

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RETAIL: The Largest Employer In Illinois

[The following is a paid advertisement.] Retail creates more jobs in Illinois than any other private sector employer, with one out of every four workers employed by the retail sector. Importantly, retail is an industry in which everyone, regardless of credentials, can find a viable career path. Retailers like Tim Peterson in Evanston enrich our economy and [...]

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Isabel’s morning briefing

* ICYMI: Oversight panel objects to new Illinois prison mail policy. Capitol News Illinois… - A legislative oversight panel formally objected Tuesday to a new administrative rule that temporarily allows the Illinois Department of Corrections to withhold mail from incarcerated people and instead deliver electronically scanned copies of correspondence they receive from the outside. - That objection [...]

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Open thread

* What’s going on? Keep it Illinois-centric…

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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)

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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and a campaign update

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Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Selected press releases (Live updates)

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Live coverage

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Isabel’s afternoon roundup

* Sun-Times… U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents weren’t wearing body cameras during the deadly shooting of a Mexican immigrant last week in the suburbs because a program requiring them was scrapped by the Trump administration. In late 2021, ICE launched a $25 million body camera pilot program that was discontinued soon after President Donald Trump took [...]

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US citizen says he was briefly detained in latest Chicago-area ICE blitz

An Elgin man who was born in Texas said he was handcuffed and placed in a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol vehicle, as part of the latest Chicago-area ICE blitz.

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Pritzker on Trump: ‘I think he might be suffering from some dementia’

* Trump this morning… Trump: I will go to Chicago, against Pritzker. Pritzker is nothing. If Pritzker was smart, he would say please come in. pic.twitter.com/IDMfLhnIUJ — Acyn (@Acyn) September 16, 2025 * Governor JB Pritzker was asked about the president’s comments today and yesterday during a press conference this afternoon… Reporter: Let’s start on the big [...]

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Services announced for Jim Edgar, Porter McNeil

* From Jim Edgar’s official obituary… On Friday, September 19, Governor Edgar will lie in-state in the Rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol Building. Visitors may sign a memorial book and pay last respects between 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Memorial services for Governor Edgar will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday [...]

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Competition Works: Lower Bills. Reliable Power. Say NO To Right Of First Refusal

[The following is a paid advertisement.] Illinois families are sweating through heat and higher electricity bills this summer. Across the Midwest, some relief from energy inflation is in the forecast. Thanks to competitive bidding, dramatically lower costs have resulted compared to no-bid Right of First Refusal (ROFR) proposals. Here’s the proof: • $87 Million Saved Fairport to Denny Transmission Line [...]

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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Campaign news

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Today’s quotable

* The Wednesday Journal published a story about the numerous endorsements House Speaker Chris Welch has rounded up in his race for Democratic state central committeeman. Senate President Don Harmon, another candidate in that same race, issued this statement in response… In a statement Monday, Harmon said, “A constituent in our community was killed [...]

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Catching up with the congressionals

* HuffPost… Former Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean — known as one of Wall Street’s favorite Democrats during her first tenure in Congress — announced last week she’s running for her old seat in suburban Illinois, joining a Democratic primary contest with nine other candidates. The crowded field in the state’s 8th Congressional District to replace Rep. Raja [...]