The Capitol Fax Blog

• Reader comments closed for the weekend April 16, 2021
  * Rep. Ryan Spain shared a really cool video from Peoria’s bridge-lighting ceremony a few months ago… I have to check that out in person. But click here and you can watch a live shot of the bridge on YouTube. * Anyway, Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers will play us out… That’s the last they saw [...]
• As Downstate counties return vaccine, state redirects shots where demand is high April 16, 2021
  * From comments today… To the question the other day about if they should threaten to send vaccines to Chicago as a ploy to get people vaccinated that are hesitating to get one. I decided to conduct a little experiment on a Facebook friend that is antivax and always ranting about Chicago. I sent him a [...]
• It’s just a bill April 16, 2021
  * Mike Miletich… Many people struggle to pay processing fees for housing applications when they have little to no income. Democratic state lawmakers want to create a special grant program to provide assistance for anyone left in that situation. Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-Downers Grove) wanted to create the Emergency Solutions Grant program to help families wh […]
• Question of the day April 16, 2021
  * WREX… The City of Rockford pays a lobbyist to advocate on its behalf, and city officials and local lawmakers say that’s a good thing. Exactly one week ago, the BMO Harris Bank Center got millions from the state, but few saw the work behind the scenes in Springfield. “We use our lobbyist in a very efficient [...]
• As electric transportation options increase, car dealers butt heads with manufacturers April 16, 2021
  * Capitol News Illinois… A national clean energy trade organization has released a report showing growth in electric transportation-related jobs in Illinois could position the state to lead the domestic supply chain. Advanced Energy Economy, an industry association which promotes advanced energy technologies and services, released its “Electrifying Illinois” […]
• Bailey, Pritzker talk about Adam Toledo’s death April 16, 2021
  * Sen. Darren Bailey, who is running for governor, speaking on Facebook today… I don’t understand what’s going on. I don’t think most of America understands what’s going on in our news and with our headlines and with these police shootings. Friends, it’s very simple. If you’re pulled over, if you’re asked on the street for [...]
• Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition April 16, 2021
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• Telehealth Provides Access To Healthcare – Support HB 3498 April 16, 2021
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• Credit Unions: A Unique Concept For Financial Services April 16, 2021
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• 3,866 new confirmed and probable cases; 21 additional deaths; 2,058 hospitalized; 468 in ICU; 4.2 percent average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 129,664 average daily doses April 16, 2021
  * Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,866 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 21 additional deaths. - Bureau County: 1 female 80s - Cook County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 70s, 2 males 80s - DuPage County; 1 female 50s, 1 male 90s - Henry County: 1male 80s, [...]