The Capitol Fax Blog

• Pritzker contributes $51.5 million to his “Fair Tax” campaign account July 4, 2020
  * Whew… Pritzker dumps huge money into fund pushing his graduated income tax: A-1: $51,500,000.00 Vote Yes For Fairness https://t.co/ePG0Y6nfso — Rich Miller (@capitolfax) July 4, 2020 I figure that’s just a down payment. …Adding… Hearing the other side is about to make a big move soon. Stay tuned. The governor also reported putting $1.2 million [...] […]
• Protected: *** UPDATED x1 *** SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in… July 3, 2020
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• Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend July 2, 2020
  * I hope you can find some joy this weekend, but also please use some common sense and don’t get sick. Happy birthday, America! Radiohead will play us out… Everyone is so near Everyone has got the fear
• *** UPDATED x3 *** Devore tells reporters he’s won both cases July 2, 2020
  * Attorney Tom Devore emerged briefly from the Clay County courthouse to tell reporters that he won both cases he was litigating today, according to Tony Yuscious at BlueRoomStream.com, who is on site. One of those cases was Rep. Darren Bailey’s lawsuit that the state tried to move to federal court. Among other things, Bailey [...]
• Question of the day July 2, 2020
  * Your 4th of July holiday plans?
• 869 new cases, 36 additional deaths, 2.6 percent positivity rate July 2, 2020
  * Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 869 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 36 additional confirmed deaths. Cook County: 1 male 40s, 2 females 50s, 1 male 50s, 1 female 60s, 4 males 60s, 3 females 70s, 4 males 70s, 3 females 80s, 2 males 80s, [...]
• *** UPDATED x2 - ILGOP will appeal *** Federal judge denies ILGOP’s TRO request: “Granting Plaintiffs the relief they seek would pose serious risks to public health” July 2, 2020
  * United States District Judge Sara Ellis in the Northern District… In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Defendant JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, has issued a series of executive orders including Executive Order 2020-43 (“Order”). The Order prohibits gatherings greater than fifty people but exempts the free exercise of religion from this limit. […]
• Today’s must-watch video July 2, 2020
  * San Antonio went from a positivity rate of less than 4 percent to more than 20 percent in a month. Here’s what is happening at one hospital. You really should take the time to watch this… “If you want to see August 1st, then maybe you should stay indoors and isolate on July [...]
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• After returning from Florida, Rep. Bailey won’t get tested “on the advice of his doctor” July 2, 2020
  * Mike Miletich… Rep. Darren Bailey’s court battle against Gov. JB Pritzker will return to Clay County Thursday afternoon. The Xenia Republican is cutting his Florida vacation short to make it back to court. However, Bailey’s spokesman says he won’t get tested for COVID-19 “on the advice of his doctor.” Jose Durbin explained Bailey has no symptoms [...] […]